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THE TROJANS



 



"Life's A Bowl Of Cherries" according to the king of the saxophone

Rudy Jones & we all agree!

Blending hypnotic Ska & Reggae rhythms with infectious Gaelic

Soul, Rhythm & Blues and World Roots, The Trojans legacy spans over

twenty years of good time partying.

Formed in late 1986 by front man Gaz Mayall, son of Bluesbreaker legend

John Mayall, with help from "Lucky" Pete Lambert, Crispin Gill, Andrew

"Big Arn" Crawford & the mighty horns of Troy AKA Rudy Jones &

Colin Humphries, The Trojans set the eighties London Ska scene alight

with debut album "Ala-Ska" released on Gaz's homegrown label Gaz's Rockin'

Records.

Several more albums followed on Gaz's label including the highly popular

"Spirit of Adventure" in 1988 which secured a licensing deal with Sony

records in Japan featuring the anthemic single "Lumpi" which won critical

acclaim & exposure on BBC television. Also around this time The Trojans

were invited to record sessions at the BBC's studios for the late, great,

John Peel & the lineup was augmented by percussionist Mark Hamilton.



Tours of Europe & Japan followed the large exposure the band was

now getting & things were hotting up until a cruel turn of fate resulted

in the death of the Trojans bassist Big Arn. Although a huge blow to the

band & to his then girlfriend Jenny from the Bellestars, the band

carried The Trojan spirit on & recruited Rick Baxendale to inherit

the bass playing duties.

1992 saw the release of the album "Wild & Free" & hugely successful

tours to Germany & later Japan with The very best bag piper in town

Anton Ban O' Dochairtaigh.

Line up changes occurred through the mid '90's & out went Rick, Crispin

& Pete & in came Ben Mayall, Chris Compton & Mark Hamilton

on Bass, Guitar & Drums respectively, Mark having joined the band

as percussionist several years previously.



 



More tours, albums & good times ensued throughout the 90's

& early 2000's bringing us up to date with the present gargantuan lineup

featuring: - The original veritable leader Gaz on vocals

& melodica,

- Former Trojans bass player turned sticksman Rick Baxendale on Drums,

- "Randy" Neil Aptaker on bass,

- Charlie "The Night Doctor" Wood on rhythm guitar,

- Benoit Viellefon on lead guitar,

- Rudy "Valentino" Jones on tenor saxophone,

- Miss Megumi on alto saxophone.

- Colin "The Kid" Humphries on tenor saxophone,

- Anton Ban O' Dochairtaigh bagpipes / banjo / percussion,

- Sean McGloin bagpipes / harmonica / fiddle . &

from the most esteemed school of Jamaica's finest original studio 1 session

musicians: - Tony Uter on percussion

- Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton on trumpet.



 



The Trojans are regular performers at Glastonbury festival & The

Notting Hill Carnival when in the UK so make sure you catch some Gaelic

Ska soon.

With 20 years on the road, trojans toured extensively and released

15 Lps and numerous singles etc. They are still kicking with new projects

in the pipe and will make all their tracks (most rare and out of print)

available for download on Itunes and other online retailers worldwide

before the end of 2007.



 



See also.

Gaz Mayall's London club (est1981) Gaz Rockin' Blues - www.myspace.com/gazrockinblues

Gaz Mayall's record label - www.gazrockin.com

This page is maintained by www.johnjohnrecords.com



 



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