Bronco were an English five piece rock and country band, who were signed to Island and Polydor Records between 1969 and 1973. They released three albums during their existence, Country Home (1970), Ace of Sunlight (1971) and Smoking Mixture (1973).
Following a serious motorway accident between Cheltenham and Bristol (in which the group's crew – Dick Hayes and Alan Stone – and drummer Pete Robinson and bassist John Pasternak were badly injured) and a later, ill-fated West Coast of America tour, Roden left the band after a final British tour with label-mates Mott The Hoople and John Martyn in the early 1972, to start a solo career.[1] Guitarist Robbie Blunt soon followed and the remaining members drafted in Paul Lockey on vocals (who Kevyn Gammond knew from Band of Joy) and Dan Fone on guitar. This incarnation of Bronco signed to Polydor and released one album, Smoking Mixture.[5]
Bronco's bass player John Pasternak died of a heart attack in September 1986. Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant fronted a tribute event for Pasternak in December of that year, that featured Plant and The Big Town Playboys, and concluded with an ensemble band featuring Plant, Jimmy Page on guitar and Jason Bonham on drums.
Two Bronco tracks are featured on Island records compilation albums: "Love" appeared on Bumpers released in 1970 and "Sudden Street" was on El Pea (1971). "Time Slips Away" was included on the Island Records compilation Meet on the Ledge, released as part of Island's 50th anniversary in 2009.
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reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bronco English band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Bronco were an English five piece rock and country band who were signed to Island and Polydor Records between 1969 and 1973 They released three albums during their existence Country Home 1970 Ace of Sunlight 1971 and Smoking Mixture 1973 BroncoGenresRock countryYears active1969 1973LabelsIsland PolydorPast membersKevyn GammondJohn PasternakPete RobinsonRobbie BluntJess RodenDan FonePaul Lockey Contents 1 History 2 Members 3 Discography 3 1 Country Home 1970 3 2 Ace of Sunlight 1971 3 3 Smoking Mixture 1973 3 4 Hidden Masters The Jess Roden Anthology 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditBronco were formed in August 1969 by Jess Roden following his split from The Alan Bown Set 1 They were signed to Island Records by Guy Stevens and after initially recording tracks at Olympic Studios with him recorded their first album Country Home 1 at Island s own Basing Street Studios during 1970 with the final mix being overseen by Paul Samwell Smith One of the album s tracks Love was included on Bumpers an Island sampler album 2 The group similarly recorded their second album Ace of Sunlight at Basing Street 1971 which was produced by the band and Richard Digby Smith Singer songwriter Clifford T Ward guested on their debut album Country Home Trevor Lucas sang back up vocals on Ace of Sunlight and both Ian Hunter and Mick Ralphs from Mott The Hoople also guested on that album 3 In January 1971 Bronco appeared on BBC Two s Disco 2 4 Following a serious motorway accident between Cheltenham and Bristol in which the group s crew Dick Hayes and Alan Stone and drummer Pete Robinson and bassist John Pasternak were badly injured and a later ill fated West Coast of America tour Roden left the band after a final British tour with label mates Mott The Hoople and John Martyn in the early 1972 to start a solo career 1 Guitarist Robbie Blunt soon followed and the remaining members drafted in Paul Lockey on vocals who Kevyn Gammond knew from Band of Joy and Dan Fone on guitar This incarnation of Bronco signed to Polydor and released one album Smoking Mixture 5 Bronco s bass player John Pasternak died of a heart attack in September 1986 Led Zeppelin s Robert Plant fronted a tribute event for Pasternak in December of that year that featured Plant and The Big Town Playboys and concluded with an ensemble band featuring Plant Jimmy Page on guitar and Jason Bonham on drums Two Bronco tracks are featured on Island records compilation albums Love appeared on Bumpers released in 1970 and Sudden Street was on El Pea 1971 Time Slips Away was included on the Island Records compilation Meet on the Ledge released as part of Island s 50th anniversary in 2009 Members EditKevyn Gammond guitars backing vocals 1969 1973 John Pasternak bass backing vocals 1969 1973 died 1986 Pete Robinson drums backing vocals harmonica 1969 1973 Robbie Blunt guitars backing vocals 1969 1972 Jess Roden lead vocals acoustic guitar 1969 1972 Dan Fone guitar keyboards backing vocals 1972 1973 Paul Lockey lead vocals guitar 1972 1973 Discography EditCountry Home 1970 Edit Label Island ILPS 9124 Civil Of You Stranger Robbie Blunt 3 54 Love Jess Roden 4 31 Misfit On Your Stair Clifford T Ward Kevyn Gammond 3 12 Bumpers West Suzy Worth 5 51 Home Jess Roden 4 08 Well Anyhow Jess Roden Kevyn Gammond Robbie Blunt John Pasternak Pete Robinson 7 02 Time So Long Between Jess Roden Robbie Blunt 5 13PersonnelJess Roden lead vocals acoustic guitar percussion Kevyn Gammond electric and acoustic guitar backing vocals Robbie Blunt electric and acoustic guitar backing vocals John Pasternak bass backing vocals Pete Robinson drums backing vocals harmonica Jeff Bannister piano 3 5 Clifford T Ward backing vocals 3 6 Ace of Sunlight 1971 Edit Label Island ILPS 9161 Amber Moon Jess Roden Suzy Worth 4 02 Jess Roden lead vocals acoustic guitar Kevyn Gammond electric guitar Robbie Blunt electric guitar John Pasternak bass Pete Robinson drums Ian Hunter piano Mik Ralphs organ Time Slips Away Robbie Blunt 6 05 Jess Roden vocals parts 1 and 2 Robbie Blunt electric and acoustic guitars vocals part 1 Kevyn Gammond electric guitar John Pasternak bass Pete Robinson drums Paul Bennett vocals Trevor Lucas vocals Some Uncertainty Clifford T Ward Kevyn Gammond 3 39 Jess Roden lead vocals harmonica Kevyn Gammond rhythm acoustic guitar Robbie Blunt lead acoustic guitar John Pasternak bass Pete Robinson drums Paul Davenport piano 4 Woman Clifford T Ward Kevyn Gammond 4 18 Jess Roden lead vocals Kevyn Gammond electric guitar Robbie Blunt electric guitar John Pasternak bass Pete Robinson drums New Day Avenue Jess Roden Suzy Worth 6 39 Jess Roden lead vocals acoustic guitar percussion Kevyn Gammond electric guitar Robbie Blunt electric guitar outro solo John Pasternak bass Pete Robinson drums congas Discernible Kevyn Gammond Suzy Worth 3 47 Jess Roden lead vocals Kevyn Gammond electric and acoustic guitars Robbie Blunt electric and acoustic guitars John Pasternak bass Pete Robinson drums Terry Allen organ Sudden Street Jess Roden 6 23 Jess Roden lead vocals acoustic guitar Kevyn Gammond lead electric guitar Robbie Blunt rhythm electric guitar John Pasternak bass Pete Robinson drums Paul Bennett backing vocals Joys amp Fears Jess Roden Suzy Worth 3 39 Jess Roden special guitars lead vocals piano 7 Smoking Mixture 1973 Edit Label Polydor 2383 215 Steal That Gold Tennessee Saturday Night Tell Me Why Attraction Southbound State Express Turkey In The Straw Zonker Blueberry Pie Strange Awakening 8 Hidden Masters The Jess Roden Anthology Edit Label HiddenMasters HM 3001 2013 contained a number of previously unreleased tracks by Bronco including Lazy Now a different mix to the original 7 single mix released in 1970 All The Love I Sing Love a different mix of the song that was included on Country Home New Day Avenue a different mix to the song that was included on Ace of Sunlight Bumpers West a different mix of the song that was included on Country Home Sudden Street a different mix of the song that was included on Ace of Sunlight Joys And Fears a different mix of the song that was included on Ace of SunlightReferences Edit a b c Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music First ed Guinness Publishing p 331 ISBN 0 85112 939 0 Bumpers Various Artists Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Retrieved 24 June 2019 Ace of Sunlight Bronco Credits AllMusic Retrieved 24 June 2019 Rock On TV Disco 2 Archived 2013 11 05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 5 November 2013 Smoking Mixture Bronco Credits AllMusic Retrieved 24 June 2019 Bronco 4 Country Home Discogs com Retrieved 30 March 2019 Bronco 4 Ace Of Sunlight Discogs com Retrieved 30 March 2019 Bronco Album Discography AllMusic Retrieved 24 June 2019 External links EditBronco page on Jess Roden s website Bronco discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bronco English band amp oldid 1039257342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
