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This article is about the Australian rock band. For the Japanese boy band, see Johnnys.
The Johnnys
OriginAustralia
Genres
punk
Years active1982–1989, 2004
LabelsRegular, Mushroom, Festival, Urbane
Past membersRoddy Ray'da
Graham Hood
Billy Pommer
Spencer P. Jones
Michael Armiger
Paul "Slim" Doherty

The Johnnys are an Australian

punk musical styles. Members are Graham Hood, Billy Pommer Jr and Slim Doherty and have included founder, Roddy Ray'da (aka Roddy Radalj) and Spencer P. Jones
.

History

The Johnnys formed in 1982 in Sydney when bass guitarist Graham Hood tried out for the

Darlinghurst Sydney Australia in November 1982. New Zealand-born Spencer P. Jones joined on guitar and backing vocals.[1] The four-piece released "I Think You're Cute" in October on Regular Records, Ray'da left the group in early 1984 and formed Love Rodeo.[1] Jones took on lead vocals and the band signed with the Green Label to release "My Buzzsaw Baby (Really Cut Me Up)" and an extended play, The Johnnys in November 1984.[1]

"(There's Gonna be a) Showdown"
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In 1985, the band had signed with Mushroom Records which released their single, "Injun Joe" in November. "(There's Gonna Be a) Showdown" followed in March 1986 and then "Bleeding Heart " in June. Their debut album Highlights of Dangerous Life appeared in August and was produced by Ross Wilson of Daddy Cool and contained the three singles.[1] Two non-album singles followed in 1987. Wilson produced their second album, Grown Up Wrong, released in August 1988 which included two further singles, "Motorbikin" (July) and "Anything Could Happen" (November).[1][2] Michael Armiger (ex-Paul Kelly Band) replaced Hood on bass guitar. The band broke up in 1989 with Jones continuing in his side-project Beasts of Bourbon.

According to rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, "Despite being one of the most popular bands on the pub-rock circuit, The Johnnys never crossed over into the premier league".[1] They gigged sporadically before performing as a three-piece with guests for a Sydney benefit show for Spencer P Jones in JUne, 2016. They remain a trio and have toured New Zealand in 2018. They played most of the support spots on the 2019 Australian "Still Here" Tour by The Beasts (ex-Beasts of Bourbon).

Members

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
AUS
[3]
Highlights of a Dangerous Life 19
Grown Up Wrong 71

Live albums

Title Album details
Live At La Dolce Vita
  • Released: 1991
  • Format: CD, Cassette
  • Label: Houlala (HILP 9130)

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Peak chart
positions 		Album
AUS
[3]
1983 "I Think You're Cute/Mountain Man" - non album single
1984 "There's Time"/"Way of the West" - non album single
"My Buzzsaw Baby (Really Cut Me Up)" - non album single
1985 "Injun Joe" 32 Highlights of a Dangerous Life
1986 "(There's Gonna Be a) Showdown" 46
"Bleeding Heart" 71
1987 "Elvisly Yours/Black Bart" - non album single
1988 "Motorbikin'"/"Shameless Girl" - Grown Up Wrong
"Anything Could Happen"/"Bounty Hunter" -
"Don't Put the Blame on Me" -

References

General
  • ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original
    on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2010.     Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e f g McFarlane. Encyclopedia entry for 'The Johnnys'. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus; Georgieff, Didier; Zurek, James; Simonetti, Vince. "The Johnnys". Australian Rock Database. Magnus Holmgren. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  3. ^
    ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
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