| Bronco | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Rock/Country |
| Years active | 1969–1973 |
| Labels | Island Records, Polydor |
Bronco were an English rock/country band signed to Island & Polydor Records 1969-1973.
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Formed August 1969 by Jess Roden following his split from The Alan Bown Set, Bronco were signed to Island Records and released two albums 'Country Home' and 'Ace of Sunlight'. Roden left the band mid 1972 to start a solo career, guitarist Robbie Blunt soon followed, the remaining members drafted in Paul Lockey on vocals (who both Kevyn Gammond and Pete Robinson knew form various incarnations of The Band of Joy) and Dan Fone on guitar, they released one last album this time with Polydor records 'Smoking Mixture'.
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.
Two Bronco tracks are featured on Island records compilation albums: 'Love' appears on 'Bumpers' released in 1970 and 'Sudden Street' appears on 'El Pea' (1971).
More recently the Bronco track 'Time Slips Away' has been included on the Island Records compilation 'Meet On The Ledge', released as part of Island's 50th anniversary in 2009.
1969 - 1972
Jess Roden Lead Vocals
Robbie Blunt Guitar
John Pasternak - Bass
Kevyn Gammond - Guitar
Pete Robinson - Drums
1972 - 1973
Paul Lockey - Guitar, Lead Vocals
John Pasternak - Bass
Kevyn Gammond - Guitar, Vocals
Pete Robinson - Drums, Harmonica
Dan Fone - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Country Home
1970 Label: Island ILPS 9124
1. Civil Of You Stranger
2. Love
3. Misfit On Your Stair
4. Bumpers West
5. Home
6. Well Anyhow
7. Time (So Long Between)
Ace Of Sunlight
1971 Label: Island ILPS 9161
1. Amber Moon
2. Time Slips Away
3. Some Uncertainty
4. Woman
5. New Day Avenue
6. Discernible
7. Sudden Street
8. Joys & Fears
Smoking Mixture
1973 Label: Polydor 2383 215
1. Steal That Gold
2. Tennessee Saturday Night
3. Tell Me Why
4. Attraction
5. Southbound State Express
6. Turkey In The Straw
7. Zonker
8. Blueberry Pie
9. Strange Awakening