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Desperation Squad

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Years active
  
1984–present

Record labels
  
Harsh, Outerspace Records

Website
  
http://www.desperationsquad.com

Members
  
Mr. P "Papa" Bob Jones Ian Crosstown Vidal Lepe

Origin
  
Pomona, California, United States

Albums
  
Best Ass (Original Demo), Live At Oscars Cornhusker 1984, Hot Diggitty Dogs, (In Memory Of) The Soul Cleanser

Genres
  
Avant-garde, Punk rock, Outsider music

Similar
  
Corina Brouder, Clayton Miller Band, N'Versity, Celtic Spring, Rappin' Granny

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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.

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Drummer Alan Waddington had previously worked with Steve Jones and the band The Unforgiven in the mid-to-late 1980s in Southern California.

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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
  • 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)

    • Songs

    Me and My Drug ProblemHot Diggitty Dogs · 1990
    No Pussy TonightBest Ass (Original Demo) · 2013
    Your Girlfriend's UglyBest Ass (Original Demo) · 2013

    References

    Desperation Squad Wikipedia
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