Jr. Gone Wild
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Jr. Gone Wild was a country
/punk rock
based in Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
, founded in 1982.
The band's founding members were Mike McDonald, Tom Wolfe, Adele Wolfe, and Bill (Will) Pontez(sp), they formed in Calgary
, Alberta, Canada. They played several gigs in Calgary including The Calgarian Hotel and The National Hotel but after only a few gigs broke up. McDonald eventually took the band and the name back to Edmonton, where he had previously fronted the band Joey Did and the Necrophiliacs, later known as Malibu Kens, (McDonald, Dobek, Scott Alloy, Dennis Lenarduzzi).
The band's next members were Mike McDonald, David Lawson, Dave "Dove" Brown, and Ed Dobek.
They broke up in 1988. A newer version of the band continued with McDonald and Brown using the same moniker and momentum gained from the original lineup, but never gained the notoriety of the first Edmonton lineup. They broke up in 1995 after suffering a dwindling fanbase, dismal album sales, and losing their recording contract. Their last show was poorly attended by only a few friends and they quickly faded into obscurity.
They were also closely associated with Montreal-based band Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra
. According to a CBC Radio
interview in the late 1980s, k.d. lang
played with both bands until Gerry Woods (Jerry Jerry) advised her that "she didn't have the voice to make it".
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
/punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
based in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
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, founded in 1982.
The band's founding members were Mike McDonald, Tom Wolfe, Adele Wolfe, and Bill (Will) Pontez(sp), they formed in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta, Canada. They played several gigs in Calgary including The Calgarian Hotel and The National Hotel but after only a few gigs broke up. McDonald eventually took the band and the name back to Edmonton, where he had previously fronted the band Joey Did and the Necrophiliacs, later known as Malibu Kens, (McDonald, Dobek, Scott Alloy, Dennis Lenarduzzi).
The band's next members were Mike McDonald, David Lawson, Dave "Dove" Brown, and Ed Dobek.
They broke up in 1988. A newer version of the band continued with McDonald and Brown using the same moniker and momentum gained from the original lineup, but never gained the notoriety of the first Edmonton lineup. They broke up in 1995 after suffering a dwindling fanbase, dismal album sales, and losing their recording contract. Their last show was poorly attended by only a few friends and they quickly faded into obscurity.
They were also closely associated with Montreal-based band Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra is a Canadian alternative rock band whose musical style blends elements of surf music, gospel music, rockabilly, garage, and punk. The band also experimented with jazz on their third album Don't Mind If I Do....
. According to a CBC Radio
CBC Radio
CBC Radio generally refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which are outlined below.-English:CBC Radio operates three English language...
interview in the late 1980s, k.d. lang
K.D. Lang
Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress...
played with both bands until Gerry Woods (Jerry Jerry) advised her that "she didn't have the voice to make it".
Discography
- Less Art, More Pop! (1986)
- Folk You (The Guido Sessions) (1989)
- Too Dumb to Quit (1990)
- Pull The Goalie (1992)
- Simple Little Wish (1995)
- Live at the Hyperbole (1995) (with Three Dead Trolls in a BaggieThree Dead Trolls in a BaggieThree Dead Trolls in a Baggie are a Canadian comedy group from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Childhood friends Wes Borg and Joe Bird met actress Cathleen Rootsaert at a weekly Theatre Sports comedy jam to form the initial group. Later, Neil Grahn was recruited...
)
External links
- http://www.answers.com/topic/jr-gone-wild
- http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/bio/jr-gone-wild/450872
- http://exclaim.ca/Features/Research/lonesome_ballads_of_handsome_ned_jr_gone_wild-long_time
- http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/record+store+ready+defy+odds/3882237/story.html