I read the news today... oh boy...
Three thousand holes in...

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Dateline: April 24th, 2011

OK, pop pickers, here is the link to the third part of the tale of how Hidden Masters : The Jess Roden Anthology began life.

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Dateline: March 24th, 2011

Here is the link to the second part of the tale of how Hidden Masters : The Jess Roden Anthology began life.

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Dateline: March 22nd, 2011

For anyone who missed it, here’s the link to the BBC Radio 6 Gideon Coe show on which 3 tracks from the 1974 JRB In Concert were broadcast:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00zj550/Gideon_Coe_21_03_2011/
To save a lot of fast forwarding / wondering where it starts (!) it begins at approx 2.18…

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Dateline: March 9th, 2011

Here is the link to the tale of how we found the first song(s) for Hidden Masters : The Jess Roden Anthology.

And, at the botom that post (Jess Roden : Song 3) is a little video treat!

Plus... two new images posted to The Shakes page... both are real rarities and are courtesy Faith Jenkins (Sean's widow)... they've lived unseen at the bottom of a drawer for the last 30+ years!

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Dateline: March 4th, 2011

Coming soon – 5CD set... 80+ songs.
Approx 50% previously unreleased.
All tracks sourced from the original 1/4", 1"or 2" analog tapes and fully remastered.
Further details will be posted shortly.



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Dateline: February 21st, 2011

Today in 1431, Joan Of Arc stood trial in France while, in 1968, Otis Redding had his first UK success as (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay entered the chart, it went on to reach No 3 and, in 1980, Inner Circle's Jacob Miller was sadly killed in a car crash in Jamaica.

With all the redesign work ongoing in the background, been a bit remiss in updating various pages of late. As such, some image updates to the JR / JRB Singles pages as well as the Bronco singles page. More to be posted over the next few days... and, there's more on the F-Book page too!
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Dateline: February 1st, 2011

Today in 1587, Queen Elizabeth 1st signed Mary, Queen of Scots' death warrant; in 1884, the first portion of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), considered the most comprehensive and accurate dictionary of the English language, was published while, in 1965, P.J. Proby split his trousers during his first song at the ABC Theatre in Luton; the show was halted and... the management and gave everyone in the audience a refund.

Today, more additions to the Bronco albums' page plus, the content on the JR page on Facebook is growing with the new addition of 90 second or so musical snippets / song previews... and there are many more additions planned!

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Dateline: January 18th 2011

Today in 1963, The Beatles made their first national TV appearance in the UK on 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' performing 'Please Please Me' while, in 1978, Johnny Rotten was fired from The Sex Pistols for alledgedly 'not being weird enough anymore.'

The Who's Who page has been updated today with some background to Alan Stone as well as further information on Mac Mackintosh who shot both Bronco album covers. And, some more images have been posted on the JR Facebook pages as well... those are pages that'll be added to pretty frequently.

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Dateline: January 18th 2011

Back in 1486, King Henry VII of England married. His wife was Elizabeth Of York whose own name would be given (in her grandmother's memory) to Anne Boleyn's daughter with Hendry VIII who herself, ultimately, became Elizabeth 1st. In 1788, English settlers tipped up in Botany Bay (Australia) and set up the penal colony there while in 1980, Pink Floyd's The Wall album reached #1.

Further updates have been made to the Bronco story (courtesy Alan Stone), new pictures have been added and a Robbie Blunt feature has been appended to the Bronco Concerts pages.

Plus... don't forget to stop by (and contribute to) the Jess Roden page on Facebook!

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Dateline: January 13th 2011

Back in 1128, Pope Honorius II granted a papal sanction to the military order known as the Knights Templar, declaring it to be an army of God while in 1929 and just about 50 years on from cocking his trigger a few times at that famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Wyatt Earp died in Los Angeles at the age of 80.

And... so... its a somewhat belated but no less a Happy New Year greeting to one and all from those of us at JR central..!

And, for your delectation, one or two updates... thanks to the research skills of Alan Stone (former Bronco roadie), there's a fantatsic review from the Kidderminster Shuttle posted on the main Alan Bown page. In addition, there's a period (time-specific) ad for Frank Freeman's dance accademy as well as a noteworthy addition to the Shakes' page too.

And... while rumour and counter-rumour have run over the past few months on blog pages and internet forums... stay tuned for - what we believe - is some pretty special news... all will be revealed shortly!

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Dateline: October 29th

Back in 1618 Sir Walter Raleigh had an early morning appointment at Whitehall in London - one swift blow with a sharpened axe and that was him gone – legend has it that his final words, on viewing said axe were This is a sharp Medicine, but it is a Physician for all Diseases – while in 1901, the chap who assasinated US President McKinley (Leon Czolgosz) was strapped to an electric chair whereby he, too, met his end. 1971 Duane Allman died while Peter Green celebrates his birthday (1946) as does Denny Laine (1944) while it would also have been Josef Goebel's blowing out the candles as well. In 1843, the world's first telegram were sent (from Paddington to Slough) while, in 1986, the final section of the M25 London Orbital motorway was opened.

With the release of the BGO 2for1 CD (Country Home / Ace Of Sunlight) the Bronco albums page has been updated today – according to the BGO website, it is currently Number One on their top-viewed list


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Dateline: September 7th

Back in 1936 Buddy Holly was born while, in 1978, Keith Moon died of an overdose of heminevrin prescribed to combat alcoholism; Elizabeth 1st was born in 1553 and, in 1968, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham made their live debut (billed as The Yardbirds) at Teen Club Box 45 in Gladsaxe, Denmark - the same day as The Doors made their London debut (at The Roundhouse); en route to Moscow in 1812, Napoleon defeated the Russians at Borodino; in 2003 Warren Zevon died and, in 1912 the Frenchman Roland Garros set an altitude record of 13,200 feet.

Further updates today include the Alan Bown compilation album pages as well as compilations on which JR has appeared (there's a new Kossof album for example as well as a new Blues compilation).

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Dateline: September 2nd

Back in 1666, the Great Fire of London started - allegedly in Pudding Lane; in 1945 Japan surrendered - thus effectively ending the War in the Far East; in 1971 The Grateful Dead's former manager was arrested after disappearing with over $70,000 of the band's cash while in 2006, The Isley Brothers' lead vocalist Ronald Isley was sentenced to three years as guest of The US President for multiple counts of tax fraud; in 1870, Napoleon 3rd capitulated at Sedan to the Prussians; in 1964, The Rolling Stones recorded their version of Willie Dixon's Little Red Rooster at Regent Sound Studios in London; the singer Bobby Purify is 71 today and ELO's electric violinist Mik Kaminski is 59.

A few more updates to both the JR album's page as well as the Alan Bown Compilations page and the Sources page.

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Dateline: September 1st

Back in 1939 - who could forget this - World War 2 got under way when Germany invaded Poland - the service to 2,000 televisions also ceased in Britain; there would be no more tv for seven years; in 1985 a French / US funded expedition found the wreck of Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland; in 1159, Pope Adrian IV, (otherwise known - apparently - as Nicholas Breakspeare) died - he was the only English Pope while, in 1951, the first Supermarket opened in London. Yoshitaka Hirota, the Japanese composer celebrates his birthday as would the Bavarian master builder, Kilian von Dientzenhofer (only, he was born in 1689).

Today, while the re-design of this entire site carries on in the background, a few - factual - updates to the main Alan Bown page. Additionally, a few updates and renovations to the Alan Bown Compilations page.

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Dateline: July 22nd 2009

Today, in 1934, the notorious bank robber, John Dillinger (otherwise known as Johnny Depp) was shot and killed by US federal agents outside of Chicago's Biograph Theater, where he had just watched Clark Gable in Manhattan Melodrama.

And... auspicious or otherwise, today marks the first airing of www.jessroden.com

Over the coming weeks and months, the site will be continually updated - there will always be more information to gather and post...

This isn't the end; merely the end of the beginning.


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