The Mighty John Waynes
The Mighty John Waynes are an American rock band often recognized as the progenitors of a garage rock/post-punk revival and garage punk resurgence in the Mid West.[citation needed] Founded in 1996 in Indianapolis, Indiana by singer/guitarist’s Jade Gordley and Justin Allen, they released two 7” vinyl records.
Jade "Gooch" Gordley died on June 24, 2015, at the age of 39.[citation needed]
History[edit]
The Mighty John Waynes was founded in 1996 by Jade Gordley and Justin Allen.[citation needed] Gordley had been playing in local bands of South Carolina and NYC since 1988, including a rare Christmas set as the guitarist of the Ramones at CBGB.[citation needed] He relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana where he met Allen, who had sung in the bands the Abnormals and Sicko (not to be confused with Seattle's Sicko).[1] They began writing garage punk tunes together and by the year 2000 The Mighty John Wayne’s had dominated the Indianapolis punk scene.[2] As the band began to receive praises under the national spotlight, they were personally hitting rock bottom via death, drug and addiction problems causing them to disband in 2002.[citation needed]
Cultural influence[edit]
The Mighty John Waynes draws from a variety of influences including 1960s garage rock and 1970s punk. The former bands of TMJW’s members nurtured the growing 1990s garage punk scene of the Mid West and by the turn of the century they were considered the face of original garage rock revival / post-punk revival.[citation needed] The band is credited with influencing many other popular acts including The Slurs & The Jabs.[citation needed] They were voted in Maximumrocknroll’s top ten list several times.[3]
Albums[edit]
Rip Off Records producer Jim Kuczkowski, produced The Mighty John Wayne’s two 7” releases. The first was Kill That Girl released in 2001 on Record Records. It was originally slated for Rip Off Records who were starting to dissolve. This record featured 4 songs: Kill That Girl, Eyes All Over You, Minute Man and Gotta Let You Know. The second was She Gets Dirty released in 2002 on Rocknroll Blitzkrieg Records. This record featured 3 songs: She Gets Dirty, Wanna Be Your Toy and You Threw Me Out.
Discography[edit]
- Kill That Girl (2001)
- She Gets Dirty (2002)
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/107663274/
- ↑ "Indy's Top 38 Bands, The Jabs grew out of the now-defunct group the Mighty John Waynes, which dominated the local punk scene before imploding last year". nuvo.net. Retrieved 2003-04-09.
- ↑ Maximumrocknroll Issue No. 230 |title=Top 10 |publisher=Maximumrocknroll Magazine|date= |accessdate=July 2002
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