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The Judy's | |
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Origin | Pearland, Texas, United States |
Genres | Power pop, punk rock, new wave, Southern rock |
Years active | 1979–1992 |
Labels | Trix Music (1979-1990); Machintosh Music (1990-1992); Wasted Talent Records (2007); |
Members | David B. Bean Dane Cessac Jeff Walton |
The Judy's were a Pearland, Texas-based punk and new wave band that flourished from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Judy's song, "Guyana Punch", recounted the infamous Jonestown massacre. Several of their songs were topical: "Dogs" refers to the Son of Sam murderer; "Radiation Squirm" refers to the Three Mile Island accident; "How's Gary" refers to the execution of convicted killer Gary Gilmore; and "Vacation in Tehran" refers to the Iranian hostage crisis, among others. On December 1, 2007, The Judy's announced the opening of their own label and website, Wasted Talent Records. On this website, the albums Moo and Washarama were released on CD and vinyl, having been previously available only on vinyl and cassette tape.
The band was founded by four Pearland High School students: Sam Hugh Roush (a guitar, vocals) (Pearland '80), David B. Bean, (songwriter, vocals, guitars, keyboards) (Pearland '80), Dane Cessac (né Dane Urshel Cessac; born 1962) (Pearland '80), drums, vocals, and Jeff Walton (Pearland '81) (bass, vocals). Roush, while a senior in high school, died January 9, 1980, from a one-car accident near his home while driving home from school band practice. Twenty-eight days earlier, The Judy's had recorded its debut single, "Teenage Hangups." Sam's father, an educator in the Houston Public Schools, was a former musician in the Air Force Band at Connally Air Force Base in Waco, Texas. After Roush's death, The Judy's continued as a trio.
After The Judy's first disbanded, Bean, in 1983, recorded a solo EP album titled Modomusic and Walton, in 1983, recorded a solo album titled Danger Boy. Both Bean and Walton continue to make music professionally.
Year | Artist | Title | Label | Notes |
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1980 | The Judy's | Teenage Hang-Ups (45 rpm) |
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1980 | The Judy's | Wasted Talent Records (pressed by Houston Records) |
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1981 | The Judy's | Washarama (LP) | Wasted Talent Records JWT-2324 |
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1983 | David Bean | Modomusic (EP) | Wasted Talent Records |
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1983 | Jeff Walton | O'Tropiko Records |
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1985 | The Judy's | Moo (LP) | Trix Music, Wasted Talent Records (2007) |
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1987 | The Judy's (Ансамбль Джудиз) | "Girl of 1000 Smells" (331⁄3 rpm single) | Wasted Talent Records JWT 5019 |
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1990 | The Judy's | Land of Plenty (LP) | Wasted Talent Records |
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The 1988 film, Married to the Mob, used the song "Ghost in a Bikini," composed by David Bean from The Judy's 1985 Moo album.
The Judys is a short 2003 documentary on YouTube by Elizabeth Skadden. [6]
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