Jack O’ Fire were an American blues-rock combo from Austin, Texas assembled by guitarist and bandleader Tim Kerr, a veteran of several eclectic punk bands including Big Boys, Poison 13 and The Monkeywrench, which also featured members of Mudhoney. Largely active between 1992 and 1995, Jack O' Fire also featured vocalist/mouth harpist Walter Daniels (formerly of Blood Sucking Go-Devils), bassist Dean Gunderson (formerly of Seattle band, Cat Butt) and drummer Josh LaRue (who had played in a number of bands including Rain Like The Sound Of Trains, Sevens And The Sorts).
Links to Peel[]
Peel first discovered the band in October 1993 when he played a track from their single. Further material from the group were played on his radio programmes until the end of 1995. After Peel's death in 2004, it was later found out that he had a copy of their 'Six Super Shock Soul Songs' record in his Record Collection: J.
Shows Played[]
- 29 October 1993 (BFBS): Moanin' At Midnight (7" - Clothes Make The Man) Estrus
- 30 October 1993: ‘Moaning At Midnight (7 inch – Clothes Make The Man)’ (Estrus)
- 27 November 1993: ‘Let’s Get Funky (10 inch – Six Super Shock Soul Songs)’ (Estrus Records)
- 27 November 1993 (BFBS): Let's Get Funky (10" mini-album - Six Super Shock Soul Songs) Estrus
- 1994
- 07 January 1994: ‘No Love Lost (7 inch - Bring Me The Head of Jon Spencer)’ (Undone Records)
- February 1994 (1) (BBC World Service): No Love Lost (12" - EP - Bring Me The Head Of Jon Spencer) Undone
- 02 July 1994: 12XU (7" - Wired) Dishy
- 09 July 1994 (BBC World Service): '12XU (7"-Wired)' (Dishy Recordings)
- 1995
- 27 May 1995: 'Container Drivers (7"-OK Class...Let's Review)' (In The Red Recordings)
- 03 June 1995 (BFBS): 'Container Drivers (7"-OK Class...Let's Review)' (In The Red Recordings)
- 16 June 1995: 'Container Drivers (7"-OK Class...Let's Review)' (In The Red Recordings)
- 17 June 1995: 'Judgement Day (10"-Six Super Shock Soul Songs)' (Estrus)
- 24 June 1995 (BFBS): 'Container Drivers (7"-OK Class....Let's Review)' (In The Red Recordings)
- 01 July 1995 (BFBS): 'Judgement Day (10"-Six Super Shock Soul Songs)' (Estrus)
- 08 July 1995 (BFBS): 'Life For Me (7"-Soul Music 101 Chapter 3)' (Sympathy For The Record Industry)
- 15 July 1995: 'Life For Me (7"-Soul Music 101 Chapter 3)' (Sympathy For The Record Industry)
- 05 August 1995: A Year And A Day (7 inch - OK Class... Let's Review) In The Red Recordings
- 25 November 1995: Under The Wire (album - Beware The Soulless Cool) 1+2
- 02 December 1995: Run Run Run (album - Beware The Soulless Cool) 1+2
- 05 December 1995 (Radio Mafia): Run Run Run (7") Undone
- 08 December 1995: 12 X U (CD - Beware The Souless Cool) 1 + 2
- 16 December 1995 (BFBS): 'Run Run Run (CD-Beware The Souless Cool)' (1+2)