The J. & B.

Also known as: J. & B., The

Origin: London, England

This ensemble was actually Michael "Mick" Leslie Jones (guitar) and Thomas "Tommy" Francis Brown (drums) who went by the moniker the J. & B. (the initials of their last names) for one single ('There She Goes' b/w 'Wow! Wow! Wow!'), which was issued on the Polydor label in the summer of 1966. A second reason why the group briefly called themselves the J. & B. was because they were both soul music junkies and huge fans of the "Godfather of Soul", James Brown (initials J. B.). In the early 60s, the duo had been in one of the many lineups of Nero & The Gladiators, a band that enjoyed a couple of m…

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