60's garage, northern soul, Mod, psyche, blues, surf, soul, Stax, Atlantic, Nuggets, Pebbles, freakbeat, Hammond grooves, cool soundtracks, library music (Alan Hawkshaw, Keith Mansfield, etc.), Carry On films, Viz magazine, Small Faces, The Who, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Prisoners, The Stooges, The Pretty Things, Wilson Pickett, The Creation, The Animals, The Chocolate Watchband, The Sonics, Love, The Buzzcocks, The Jam, 13th Floor Elevators, Tha Yardbirds, The Litter, The Fuzztones, Otis Redding, Manfred Mann, The Spencer Davis Group, The Birds, MC5, The Electric Prunes, The Action, The Seeds, The Smoke, Julie Driscoll & The Brian Auger Trinity, The Stone Roses, The Smiths, The Kinks, The Artwoods, The Easybeats, The Seeds, The Velvet Underground, John Shuttleworth, The Doors, ? & The Mysterians, Bo Diddley, The Ramones and many, many more.
Sounds Like
A punked up Spencer Davis Group mixed with The Stooges & a hint of Stax.
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This is the gradually expanding biography of Jarvis Humby, from their inception right up to the day before yesterday. Every day we shall unfold a story so spine shakingly groovy, yet so ball bustingly intense that you won’t know your arse from your big toe. So keep a beady eye open on this page, ‘cause if you don’t I’ll find out where you live and soil your front step!
Jarvis Humby started as a two song, two chord, two piece in 1990, the two songs being Love Me Lies by The Prisoners & Oh, Yeah by Bo Diddley. Consisting of Andy on guitar and a chap called Tony on organ/vocals, they did their 1st gig in the dining room of the the latter’s grandmother’s house to a handful of pissed up friends who couldn’t understand why they hadn’t bothered to a) learn the songs and b) how to play their instruments.
In true garage band style they didn’t let lack of talent and musical ineptitude stand in their way and began the hunt for the rest of the band……..
….the next band member was Stodge, a harmonica playing robot who was programmed to play constantly without any sort of idea of how to punctuate songs with his instrument. Then a bass player was found. He played a short scale bass and his favourite musician was Sting (for fucks sake!), but blaggers can’t be choosers.
We then set about putting a set together…………
We covered some classic Bo Diddley (Oh, Yeah) and Sonny Boy Williamson (Help Me) as well as cool track like I'm Rowed Out by The Eyes, Leaving Here by The Birds/Eddie Holland and Bad Part Of Town by The Bare Facts. Threw in some down and dirty originals and we were ready for our first gig! Or so we thought...........
It was at the Green Dragon public house in the small hamlet of Stockton-on-Tees. It was packed full of drunks, tramps, dope heads, layabouts, freaks and head cases. But it wasn't just our mates in there, there was a few locals too.
We kicked of the set with the first song and ended it with the last, and during those 8 (count 'em) songs, we saw that every man, women and child in the place was moving and shaking. At first we thought it was a group of people with bad nerves heading for the door, but no! They were dancing like St. Vitus himself was inside them (steady now). The whole place was bouncing.
After the gig, we were hailed as the best thing since pickled mole (a local delecassy) and we began to get offers of gigs from near and nearer.
Then, as our reputation grew, the offers came from the length and breadth of the U.K.
We had arrived.....
The band's top 5 favourite songs are;
Andy ;
5. Bad Girl – Zachary Thaks
4. You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away – The Beatles
3. Shake 26 – The Underground Set
2. No Thanks – Georgie Fame
1. Gypsy Woman – Joe Bataan
Trav;
5. Bird Doggin - Gene Vincent
4. Robin's Theme - The Sensational Guitars Of Dan & Dale (Sun Ra & The Blues Project)
3. Swamp Beat - Sandy Nelson
2. I said, she said, Ah Cid - The Animated Egg
1. Express Way (to your heart) - Amen Corner
Dave;
5. I'm the one to do it - Jackie Wilson
4. Bellswagged & beautiful - Les Canards du Glories
3. Dr. Love - Bobby Sheen
2. The Italian Theme - Marrione
1. Baby please don't go - The Amboy Dukes
Mick:
5. Poke Salad Annie - Tony Joe White
4. Good Lovin - The Young Rascals
3. Act Nice & Gentlemanly - The Black Keys
2. I Hate it Here - Wilco
1. Strugglin - The Snugs
Hey there Andy,shame you didnt make York on saturday,The Mourning After were on top form as usual and the beer was icy cold.Would have been fab to see you.Chris has become a Geordie with a Yorkshire twang,it makes for a very bizarre sound am sure you'd agree. Hope you fit. Liss.x
After a 6 month lay off Thee Strawberry Mynde are back with a gig in Ferryhill this Sunday (see details below).
Ferryhill Is United is a community festival hosted by Show Racism The Red Card & Dean Banks residents association. The festival takes place on Sunday 5th July 2009 at Ferryhill Business & Enterprice College, Merrington Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8RW.
The festival kicks off at 11am and will bring the community together to celebrate diversity and show that there's no place for racism in County Durham. There will be loads of activities for all ages including: Youth football tournament, sports & art workshops, fairground & climbing wall, live music including Sounds Of The World & Thee Strawberry Mynde.
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Thanks 4 the addddd !
We have new items on Ebay, and this time the link is working, thanks for all your messages !
Hey guys... thanks for the add... i enjoyed your set you did down our way a few months back at the Becon Court Tavern, Gillingham, Kent... hope to catch you guys again somtime... but in the meantime... you might want to check out the Crews very own band who supported you that night... the effectives... we got some new tunes on the myspace for your pleasure should you fancy a cheeky listen... heres to keepin it real eh... cheers fells
I have to say the design on your page is awesomely psychadelic...I have a shirt with a similar pattern (it's more wavey), I love the shirt and I love your sound! Nice one guys.
Hey Humby's what's the sit'ch hey?? I wanted to give your new song pride of place on my page but it seems ya aint up for sharing,bet your greedy with your ket's too! Have to admit i'm miffed like. Liss. x
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