Band of Joy

Band of Joy was originally formed in 1966 in West Bromwich, a town near Birmingham, England, by Chris Brown (keyboards), Vernon Pereira (guitar),{{cite web |url=http://birminghammusicarchive.co.uk/?page_id=51 |title=Welcome to the Birmingham Music Archive – Band of Joy |publisher=Birminghammusicarchive.co.uk |date=30 March 2010 |access-date=5 July 2010 |archive-date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927160528/http://birminghammusicarchive.com/the-band-of-joy/ |url-status=dead }} and singer Robert Plant. A third incarnation of the band, including Plant's friend John Bonham lasted from 1967 to mid-1968. This line-up included Kevyn Gammond's guitar and Paul Lockey on bass. Their brand of soul and blues was popular with Birmingham mods. This line-up recorded a number of demo recordings in early 1968, but broke up in May 1968 when a recording contract failed to materialise.{{cite web|last=Theakston |first=Rob |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p15632|pure_url=yes}} |title=Band of Joy: Biography by Rob Theakston |publisher=allmusic |access-date=5 July 2010}}

Lead guitar duties were briefly served by Dave Pegg, who later played the bass guitar with Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull. Pegg rehearsed with Band of Joy but did not tour with them.{{cite web |author=Cynthia Blair Webdesign |url=http://www.memoriesinmusic.com/fairport.html |title=Memories in Music |publisher=Memories in Music |access-date=5 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714071838/http://www.memoriesinmusic.com/fairport.html |archive-date=14 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}

For a 1968 tour of Scotland, Plant and Bonham used bassist John Hill (ex–Uncle Joseph) and guitarist Mick Strode to fill in a temporary line-up.

In 1977 Gammond and Paul Lockey revived Band of Joy, rounding out the line-up with John Pasternak, Peter Robinson, and keyboardist Michael Chetwood. Gammond, Lockey, Pasternak and Robinson had previously played in Bronco. The two albums recorded under this line-up went on to define the trademark sound of the band, with progressive melodies, blues hooks and experimentation with new sounds blending the sounds of the punk movement with classic genres of rock, blues and progressive influences. The group released a second album in 1983 before breaking up.

Gammond later worked with Plant in his group Priory of Brion.

In 2010 it was announced that Plant would form a new band, record an album and tour as Robert Plant & the Band of Joy.{{cite news|author=Sean Michaels |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/mar/29/robert-plant-band-of-joy |title=Robert Plant to tour with new Band of Joy lineup | Music |work=The Guardian|date= 29 March 2010|access-date=5 July 2010 | location=London}} The album was number 8 on Rolling Stone{{'}}s list of the 30 Best Albums of 2010."[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/30-best-albums-of-2010-20101213 The 30 Best Albums of 2010]". Rolling Stone (25 December 2010). Retrieved 18 January 2011

In October 2010 the band appeared, alongside the London Oriana Choir at the Roundhouse, London for a special performance at the BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms.{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/music/robert-plant-19-1288066|title=Robert Plant brings his Band of Joy to BBC Electric Proms – NME|date=30 October 2010|work=nme|access-date=7 November 2016}}

• Band of Joy (1978)
• 24k (1983)
• Sixty Six to Timbuktu (2003) – Robert Plant retrospective album; includes some Band of Joy recordings, more specifically the covers "Hey Joe" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience and "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield.
• Band of Joy (2010)

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• Robert Plant – vocals (1966, 1967–1968, 2010–2011)
• Chris Brown – keyboards (1966, 1967–1968)
• Vernon Pereira – guitar (1966)
• John Bonham – drums (1967–1968; died 1980)
• Paul Lockey – bass, guitar, vocals (1967–1968, 1977–1983)
• Kevyn Gammond – guitar, vocals (1967–1968, 1977–1983)
• Dave Pegg – guitar (1968)
• John Hill – bass (1968)
• John Kelsey – keyboards (1968)

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• Mick Strode – guitar (1968)
• Michael Chetwood – keyboards, vocals (1977–1983)
• John Pasternak – bass, vocals (1977–1983; died 1986)
• Peter Robinson – drums (1977–1983)
• Marco Giovino – drums, percussion, vocals (2010–2011)
• Patty Griffin – vocals, guitar (2010–2011)
• Byron House – bass (2010–2011)
• Buddy Miller – guitar, vocals (2010–2011)
• Darrell Scott – vocals, mandolin, guitar, accordion, pedals, lap steel guitar, banjo (2010–2011)

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• British rock
• Music of the United Kingdom

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• Hornby, Laurie. Brum Rocked On! (Solihull: TGM Limited, 2003) {{ISBN|0-9536951-5-8}}
• {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140512220158/http://www.led-zeppelin.org/media-reviews/27 Band of Joy interview]}} – Achilles Last Stand (1992). (Retrieved 18 August 2005.)
• Yorke, Ritchie. Led Zeppelin: The Definitive Biography (London: Virgin, 1993) {{ISBN|0-86369-648-1}}

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