Desperation Squad | |
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| Origin | Pomona, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Avant-garde, Punk Rock, Outsider Music |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Website | http://www.desperationsquad.com |
| Members | Mr. P "Papa" Bob Jones Ian Crosstown Vidal Lepe |
Desperation Squad is a rock and roll band from Pomona, California. They played their first live show on May 19, 1984 and are still active as of 2012. They toured with the Warp Tour in 2001 and 2007 and gained an international audience when they appeared as semi finalists on the first season of Simon Cowell's "America's Got Talent". They are currently playing the Punk Rock Picnic on April 26, 2012.
Drummer Alan Waddington had previously worked with Steve Jones and the band The Unforgiven in the mid-to-late 1980s in Southern California.[1]
Members
Original 1984 lineup
- Mr. P - vocals
- Alan Waddington - drums
- Jeff Nixon - guitar, vocals
- "Papa" Bob Jones - guitar
- Laura Kovach - bass
- Ian Crosstown - trumpet
2006 lineup
- Mr. P - vocals
- "Papa" Bob Jones - guitar
- Ian Crosstown - drums
- J.P. Maramba - bass
Current Band Performers
- Mr.P-vocals
- Bob Jones-guitar
- Ian Crosstown-drums
- Vidal Lepe-bass
Other featured players
- Becky Hamm - vocals (1985–2000)
- Dave Carpenter - bass (1987–1990)
- Mark Givens - keyboards (1985–1988)
- Elaine Donaldson - vocals (1984–1985)
- Caroline Topalian - vocals (1985–1986)
- Dan Scratch - bass (1991–1993)
- The "Alarm" - bass (1993)
- Rod Curtis - bass on "That Thing" recording (1983)
- John "Rockin' in the Free World" Harris - bass (2005)
Discography
- (In Memory Of) The Soul Cleanser (1988)
- Hot Diggity Dogs (1990)
- I Am The Mayor (The Rock and Roll Mayor) (1993)
- This Is Our Demo (2001)
- A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit Neil (Neil Diamond Tribute CD) (2005)
References
- ^ Shelly da Cunha (November 1985). At last there's a band that's not afraid to crank their guitars and pick up where the Good, the Bad and the Ugly left off. Spin. p. 55. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
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