One the Juggler was a British alternative rock band. The name was derived from the first Tarot card. It was chosen to complement the band's Gypsy image.[1]
The group signed a record contract with RCA Records in 1982. They had a minor hit in the UK Singles Chart when their track "Passion Killer" spent one week at No. 71 in February 1983.[2] They supported artists such as Elvis Costello and Eurythmics. In 1985, a contractual dispute resulted in their last album, produced and played on by Mick Ronson, not being promoted. The group disbanded soon afterward.
The band's first album Nearly a Sin was re-released by Angel Air Records on CD in 2015 and met with positive reviews.[1]
Personnel
One the Juggler had a number of different line-ups. Musicians who played with the band included the following:[3]
- Rokko (Raymond Morris), vocals and acoustic guitar
- Lushi Lee (Jerry Thornton-Jones), bass guitar. Lee later went on to play with Boom Boom Room Now playing in Glamweazel.
- Colin Minchin (Lin), Lead guitar. Formerly played with Tennis Shoes. Now playing in Glamweazel.
- Steve Nichol, drums. Nichol formerly played with Eddie and the Hot Rods
- Mick Rossi, guitar. Rossi had also played with Slaughter and the Dogs
- MoMo Blackford, guitar. Formerly of Ligotage, and later went on to Nasa.
- Nigel 'Charlie' Mead, bass. Mead had also played with Mike Scott Waterboys and Slaughter and the Dogs
- Steve Bray, drums. Bray later went on to play with Squeeze
- Joe Slythe, drums. Slythe played in Splodgenessabounds under the name 'Desert Island Joe'
- Mick Ronson, guitar. Ronson produced and played on the group's last album Some Strange Fashion
- Dave Lowe, drums. Played for 2015 reunion gigs and plays with Glamweazel and The Ramshackles.
