Jegsy Dodd
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Jegsy Dodd is an English
performance poet from Wirral
. He first came to prominence in the 1980s with his backing group, The Sons of Harry Cross
.The sons of harry cross where,Paul Spencer-Drums,Ian Jackson-Bass,Ken Hancock-Guitar. His current backing band is called The Original Sinners.
's BBC Radio 1
show in 1985 after sending Peel a demo tape. At Peel's suggestion he formed a band to work with, which he called The Sons of Harry Cross, a reference to the Brookside
character.In September 1985 Jegs and the boys recorded Polluted Minds an 8 song cassette recorded at the Station House in New Brighton.This was self financed and sold at Jegsys stand up gigs.The cassette featured 8 tracks,4 with music and 4 without.Four of these tracks were later re-recorded for the Winebars and werewolves album. His Winebars and Werewolves album was a hit on the UK Indie Chart
in 1986, reaching number 19.The album was recorded in two days in Jan 1986 at the naffi in Warrington with Sir Freddie viaduct.The first gig Jegs did with the Sons of Harry Cross was on Thursday the 27th of Feb 1986 at London Dingwalls supporting Half Man Half Buscuit.After 11 shows some of them supporting Half Man Half Biscuit Paul Spencer and Ian Jackson left the group after the international garden festival gig on Sunday the 8th of June 1986.Ken Hancock carried on with jegs till he became the guitarist for Half Man Half Buscuit.
With The Original Sinners he has released two albums - Wake Up And Smell The Offy (2005) and Loquacious, Loquacious, Loquacious (2008). The track Grumpy Old Men from Wake Up And Smell The Offy reached number one in the 2005 Festive 50 as voted for by listeners to the OneMusic shows of Huw Stephens
, Rob da Bank
and Ras Kwame
.
He is co-author of REDMEN-A Season On The Drink, and Here We Go Gathering Cups in May; Both books are based on his experiences as a fan of Liverpool FC.
Compilations:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
performance poet from Wirral
Wirral Peninsula
Wirral or the Wirral is a peninsula in North West England. It is bounded by three bodies of water: to the west by the River Dee, forming a boundary with Wales, to the east by the River Mersey and to the north by the Irish Sea. Both terms "Wirral" and "the Wirral" are used locally , although the...
. He first came to prominence in the 1980s with his backing group, The Sons of Harry Cross
Brookside
Brookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003...
.The sons of harry cross where,Paul Spencer-Drums,Ian Jackson-Bass,Ken Hancock-Guitar. His current backing band is called The Original Sinners.
Biography
Dodd recorded a session for John PeelJohn Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
's BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
show in 1985 after sending Peel a demo tape. At Peel's suggestion he formed a band to work with, which he called The Sons of Harry Cross, a reference to the Brookside
Brookside
Brookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003...
character.In September 1985 Jegs and the boys recorded Polluted Minds an 8 song cassette recorded at the Station House in New Brighton.This was self financed and sold at Jegsys stand up gigs.The cassette featured 8 tracks,4 with music and 4 without.Four of these tracks were later re-recorded for the Winebars and werewolves album. His Winebars and Werewolves album was a hit on the UK Indie Chart
UK Indie Chart
The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered...
in 1986, reaching number 19.The album was recorded in two days in Jan 1986 at the naffi in Warrington with Sir Freddie viaduct.The first gig Jegs did with the Sons of Harry Cross was on Thursday the 27th of Feb 1986 at London Dingwalls supporting Half Man Half Buscuit.After 11 shows some of them supporting Half Man Half Biscuit Paul Spencer and Ian Jackson left the group after the international garden festival gig on Sunday the 8th of June 1986.Ken Hancock carried on with jegs till he became the guitarist for Half Man Half Buscuit.
With The Original Sinners he has released two albums - Wake Up And Smell The Offy (2005) and Loquacious, Loquacious, Loquacious (2008). The track Grumpy Old Men from Wake Up And Smell The Offy reached number one in the 2005 Festive 50 as voted for by listeners to the OneMusic shows of Huw Stephens
Huw Stephens
Huw Stephens is a radio presenter currently broadcasting shows on BBC Radio 1.-Early life and career:Stephens was born in Cardiff, Wales, the son of the author and literary journalist Meic Stephens...
, Rob da Bank
Rob da Bank
Robert John Gorham, known by the pseudonym Rob da Bank, is a British disc jockey. He presents a Friday-night/Saturday-morning show, Rob da Bank, on BBC Radio 1 from 5am-7am, focused on promoting new left field music...
and Ras Kwame
Ras Kwame
Ras Kwame is a British radio DJ and presenter. He started in the music industry as a club DJ playing hip hop, R&B and reggae in the early 1990s. He then moved on to promoting for Kiss100's groundbreaking Starlight Club night and the Mean Fiddler’s Subterranea Club, bringing over talent from the US...
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He is co-author of REDMEN-A Season On The Drink, and Here We Go Gathering Cups in May; Both books are based on his experiences as a fan of Liverpool FC.
Albums
- Winebars & Werewolves (1985), Probe PlusProbe plusProbe Plus is a record label based in Liverpool, England. It was founded by Geoff Davies, an enthusiastic promoter of small, unsigned bands, who describes the label as "Music to drive you to drink"....
- Wake Up and Smell the Offy (2005), Piffle
- Loquacious, Loquacious, Loquacious (2008), Piffle
Compilations:
- The Probe Plus Stuff (2010), Probe Plus
Books
- Here We Go Gathering Cups In May: Liverpool In Europe, The Fans' Story (2008), Canongate
- Redmen: A Season On The Drink (2009), Matador