Jegsy Dodd

Jegsy Dodd (born 1958) is an English performance poet from Wirral. He first came to prominence in the 1980's with his backing group, The Sons of Harry Cross, which consisted of Paul Spencer - Drums, Ian Jackson - Bass and Ken Hancock - Guitar. The band didn't make any records until Jegsy Dodd formed The Original Sinners. With The Original Sinners he has released two albums - Wake Up And Smell The Offy (2005) and Loquacious, Loquacious, Loquacious (2008). The track Grumpy Old Men from Wake Up And Smell The Offy reached number one in the 2005 Festive Fifty as voted for by listeners to BBC Radio One's OneMusic shows of Huw Stephens, Rob Da Bank and Ras Kwame. Dodd is also co-author of REDMEN-A Season On The Drink, and Here We Go Gathering Cups in May; Both books are based on his experiences as a fan of Liverpool FC.

Links To Peel
Dodd recorded a session for John Peel's BBC Radio One show in 1985 after sending Peel a demo tape. At Peel's suggestion he formed a band to work with, which he called The Sons of Harry Cross, a reference to the Brookside character.

Festive Fifty Entries

 * 2005 Festive Fifty: All I Ever Wanted Was You #25
 * 2005 Festive Fifty: Grumpy Old Men #01
 * 2008 Festive Fifty: Liverpool 2008 #45

Sessions
1. Recorded: 1985-08-06. Broadcast: 19 August 1985. Repeated: 04 September 1985
 * Welcome To Hillview Heights / No Place To Run / A Scouse Werewolf In London / Why The Clown? / The Beer Bellied Bully Boys Bash The Boys In Blue / Who Killed New Brighton? / The Day My Flat Turned Weird

Other Shows Played
(The following list was compiled only from the database of this site and Lorcan's Tracklistings Archive and is certainly incomplete. Please add further details if known.)
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