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{{Short description|English rock band}}
{{For|the 2010 album|Band of Joy (album)}}
{{use British English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Band of Joy
| image           = BandOfJoy.jpg
| caption         = Band of Joy fronted by [[Robert Plant]],<br>October 2010
| landscape       = Yes
| origin          = [[West Bromwich]], England
| genre           = {{hlist|[[Folk rock]]|[[blues rock]]|[[progressive rock]]}}
| years_active    = {{hlist|1966–1968|1977–1983|2010–2011}}
| spinoffs        = [[Led Zeppelin]]
| current_members =
| past_members    = * [[Robert Plant]]
* Chris Brown
* Lyndon Laney
* Vernon Pereira
* [[John Bonham]]
* Paul Lockey
* Kevyn Gammond
* [[Dave Pegg]]
* John Hill
* John Kelsey
* Mick Strode
* Michael Chetwood
* John Pasternak
* Peter Robinson
* [[Marco Giovino]]
* [[Patty Griffin]]
* Byron House
* [[Buddy Miller]]
* [[Darrell Scott]]
}}

'''Band of Joy''' (sometimes known as '''Robert Plant and the Band of Joy''') were an English [[rock music|rock]] band formed in 1966. Various line-ups of the group performed from 1966 to 1968 and from 1977 to 1983. Frontman [[Robert Plant]] revived the band's name in 2010 for a concert tour of [[North America]] and [[Europe]].

The band is notable for including two musicians, [[Robert Plant]] and [[John Bonham]],<ref>{{cite web |author=Patrick Doyle |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/17386/121453 |title=Robert Plant Previews Upcoming Band of Joy Album |publisher=Rollingstone.com |date=25 June 2010 |access-date=10 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201181850/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/17386/121453 |archive-date=1 December 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> who went on to join [[Led Zeppelin]], as well as [[Dave Pegg]], who would become a member of both [[Fairport Convention]] and [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]]; and, to a lesser degree, because the band's one-time [[roadie]] was [[Noddy Holder]], who later went on to front the band [[Slade]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/musicmap/artists/band_of_joy_kidderminster/content/index.html |title=Band of Joy, Kidderminster |publisher=BBC |access-date=5 July 2010}}</ref>
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==1966–1968==

Band of Joy was originally formed in 1966 in [[West Bromwich]], a town near Birmingham, England, by Chris Brown (keyboards), Vernon Pereira (guitar),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://birminghammusicarchive.co.uk/?page_id=51 |title=Welcome to the Birmingham Music Archive – Band of Joy |publisher=Birminghammusicarchive.co.uk |date=30 March 2010 |access-date=5 July 2010 |archive-date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927160528/http://birminghammusicarchive.com/the-band-of-joy/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and singer [[Robert Plant]]. A third incarnation of the band, including Plant's friend [[John Bonham]] lasted from 1967 to mid-1968. This line-up included Kevyn Gammond's guitar and Paul Lockey on bass. Their brand of soul and [[blues]] was popular with Birmingham [[Mod (subculture)|mods]]. This line-up recorded a number of [[demo recording]]s in early 1968, but broke up in May 1968 when a recording contract failed to materialise.<ref>{{cite web|last=Theakston |first=Rob |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p15632|pure_url=yes}} |title=Band of Joy: Biography by Rob Theakston |publisher=allmusic |access-date=5 July 2010}}</ref>

Lead guitar duties were briefly served by [[Dave Pegg]], who later played the bass guitar with [[Fairport Convention]] and [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]]. Pegg rehearsed with Band of Joy but did not tour with them.<ref>{{cite web |author=Cynthia Blair Webdesign |url=http://www.memoriesinmusic.com/fairport.html |title=Memories in Music |publisher=Memories in Music |access-date=5 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714071838/http://www.memoriesinmusic.com/fairport.html |archive-date=14 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

For a 1968 tour of Scotland, Plant and Bonham used bassist John Hill (ex–Uncle Joseph) and guitarist Mick Strode to fill in a temporary line-up.

==1977–1983==

In 1977 Gammond and Paul Lockey revived Band of Joy, rounding out the line-up with John Pasternak, Peter Robinson, and keyboardist Michael Chetwood. Gammond, Lockey, Pasternak and Robinson had previously played in [[Bronco (English band)|Bronco]]. The two albums recorded under this line-up went on to define the trademark sound of the band, with progressive melodies, blues hooks and experimentation with new sounds blending the sounds of the punk movement with classic genres of rock, blues and progressive influences. The group released a second album in 1983 before breaking up.

Gammond later worked with Plant in his group [[Priory of Brion]].

==2010–2011==

In 2010 it was announced that Plant would form a new band, record an album and tour as Robert Plant & the Band of Joy.<ref>{{cite news|author=Sean Michaels |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/mar/29/robert-plant-band-of-joy |title=Robert Plant to tour with new Band of Joy lineup &#124; Music |work=The Guardian|date= 29 March 2010|access-date=5 July 2010 | location=London}}</ref> The album ''[[Band of Joy (album)|Band of Joy]]'' was number 8 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s list of the 30 Best Albums of 2010.<ref name="bestsongs">"[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/30-best-albums-of-2010-20101213 The 30 Best Albums of 2010]". ''Rolling Stone'' (25 December 2010). Retrieved 18 January 2011</ref><!--Template:Rolling Stone's 30 Best Albums of 2010-->

In October 2010 the band appeared, alongside the [[London Oriana Choir]] at the [[Roundhouse (venue)|Roundhouse]], London for a special performance at the [[BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/music/robert-plant-19-1288066|title=Robert Plant brings his Band of Joy to BBC Electric Proms – NME|date=30 October 2010|work=nme|access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref>

==Discography==
* ''Band of Joy'' (1978)
* ''24k'' (1983)
* ''[[Sixty Six to Timbuktu]]'' (2003) – Robert Plant retrospective album; includes some Band of Joy recordings, more specifically the covers "[[Hey Joe]]" by [[The Jimi Hendrix Experience]] and "[[For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield song)|For What It's Worth]]" by [[Buffalo Springfield]].
* ''[[Band of Joy (album)|Band of Joy]]'' (2010)

==Personnel==
===Members===
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*[[Robert Plant]] – vocals <small>(1966, 1967–1968, 2010–2011)</small>
*Chris Brown – keyboards <small>(1966, 1967–1968)</small>
*Vernon Pereira – guitar <small>(1966)</small>
*[[John Bonham]] – drums <small>(1967–1968; died 1980)</small>
*Paul Lockey – bass, guitar, vocals <small>(1967–1968, 1977–1983)</small>
*Kevyn Gammond – guitar, vocals <small>(1967–1968, 1977–1983)</small>
*[[Dave Pegg]] – guitar <small>(1968)</small>
*John Hill – bass <small>(1968)</small>
*John Kelsey – keyboards <small>(1968)</small>
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*Mick Strode – guitar <small>(1968)</small>
*Michael Chetwood – keyboards, vocals <small>(1977–1983)</small>
*John Pasternak – bass, vocals <small>(1977–1983; died 1986)</small>
*Peter Robinson – drums <small>(1977–1983)</small>
*[[Marco Giovino]] – drums, percussion, vocals <small>(2010–2011)</small>
*[[Patty Griffin]] – vocals, guitar <small>(2010–2011)</small>
*Byron House – bass <small>(2010–2011)</small>
*[[Buddy Miller]] – guitar, vocals <small>(2010–2011)</small>
*[[Darrell Scott]] – vocals, mandolin, guitar, accordion, pedals, lap steel guitar, banjo <small>(2010–2011)</small>
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===Lineups===
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1966
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1966–1967
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1967–1968
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1968
|-
| valign=top |
*'''[[Robert Plant]]''' – vocals
*'''Chris Brown''' – keyboards
*'''Vernon Pereira''' – guitar
| valign=top |
'''Disbanded'''
| valign=top |
*'''Robert Plant''' – vocals
*'''Chris Brown''' – keyboards
*'''[[John Bonham]]''' – drums
*'''Kevyn Gammond''' – guitar, vocals
*'''Paul Lockey''' – bass, guitar, vocals
| valign=top |
*'''Robert Plant''' – vocals
*'''Chris Brown''' – keyboards
*'''John Bonham''' – drums
*'''Paul Lockey''' – bass, guitar, vocals
*'''[[Dave Pegg]]''' – guitar
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1968
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1968–1977
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1977–1983
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1983–2010
|-
| valign=top |
*'''Robert Plant''' – vocals
*'''[[John Bonham]]''' – drums
*'''John Hill''' – bass
*'''John Kelsey''' – keyboards
*'''Mick Strode''' – guitar
| valign=top |
'''Disbanded'''
| valign=top |
*'''Kevyn Gammond''' – lead guitar, backing and lead vocals
*'''Paul Lockey''' – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
*'''Michael Chetwood''' – keyboards, backing vocals
*'''John Pasternak''' – bass, backing vocals
*'''Francesco Nizza''' – drums
| valign=top |
'''Disbanded'''
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 2010–2011
|-
| valign=top |
*'''Robert Plant''' – vocals
*'''[[Marco Giovino]]''' – drums, percussion, vocals
*'''[[Patty Griffin]]''' – vocals, guitar
*'''Byron House''' – bass
*'''[[Buddy Miller]]''' – guitar, vocals
*'''[[Darrell Scott]]''' – vocals, mandolin, guitar, accordion, pedals, lap steel guitar, banjo
|}

==See also==
*[[British rock]]
*[[Music of the United Kingdom]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*Hornby, Laurie. ''Brum Rocked On!'' (Solihull: TGM Limited, 2003) {{ISBN|0-9536951-5-8}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140512220158/http://www.led-zeppelin.org/media-reviews/27 Band of Joy interview]}}&nbsp;– ''Achilles Last Stand'' (1992). (Retrieved 18 August 2005.)
*Yorke, Ritchie. ''Led Zeppelin: The Definitive Biography'' (London: Virgin, 1993) {{ISBN|0-86369-648-1}}

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