John's Children were a Leatherhead, England-based 1960s proto-punk band featuring future T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan, whose 1967 single "Desdemona" was banned by the BBC for the 'controversial' lyric, "Lift up your skirt and fly". Leatherhead is a medium-sized town in Surrey, England, on the River Mole, Surrey. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... Famous Bolans cover photo by Ringo Starr for the album The Slider, 1972 T. Rex (originally known as Tyrannosaurus Rex), was a British rock band fronted by Marc Bolan. ... Marc Bolan Mark Feld (September 30, 1947 – September 16, 1977), better known as Marc Bolan, was a singer and songwriter for the band Tyrannosaurus Rex (later called T. Rex), from 1967 until his death in a car crash in 1977. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Desdemona is a song by the British cult band Johns Children. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest publicly-funded radio and television broadcasting corporation of the United Kingdom (see British television) and the world. ...

Their manager was Simon Napier-Bell, who devised white stage outfits and an outrageous stage act which included fighting each other and Bolan whipping the stage with a chain. In the music business, Simon Napier-Bell (born 1939) has been bandboy, manager, producer, songwriter, journalist and author. ...

John's Children in Germany

The group were put on tour with The Who in Germany around April 1967. A concert in Düsseldorf ended in a riot, and a later concert in Ludwigshafen created such a fuss that the Who nearly couldn't play. The group were promptly deported. The Who is a British rock band that first came to prominence in the 1960s. ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne and the Ruhr Area) the economic center of Western Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Ludwigshafen am Rhein Ludwigshafen am Rhein is a city in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, with about 166,000 inhabitants. ...

The group's influence

Despite having little success, John's Children were a heavy influence on punk music, with their amateurishness and their headline-grabbing controversy. The group still have a small cult following, and are still releasing albums, with only two members of the original lineup remaining. Present-day indie rock groups such as the Arctic Monkeys owe a lot to the band's simple DIY mod-rock music. Punk is a contemporary subculture closely associated with punk rock. ... Arctic Monkeys are a four-piece indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, England and home of the infamous Harris the natural King. ...

lineup

• Andy Ellison: vocals
• Geoff McClelland: guitar
• Marc Bolan: guitar (replaced McClelland in March 1967)
• John Hewlett: bass guitar
• Chris Townson: drums / also guitar after Bolan left in June 1967.
• Chris Colville: drums (only at live-appearances), after Bolan left the group, enabling Townson to switch to guitar.

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Discography

Singles

• "Smashed Blocked" / "Strange Affair" (UK A-Side title: "The Love I Thought I'd Found") (UK: Columbia DB 8030, October 1966)
• "Just What You Want - Just What You'll Get" / "But She's Mine" (Jeff Beck guests on B-side) (UK: Columbia DB 8124, February 1967)
• "Desdemona" / "Remember Thomas a Beckett" (Bolan on A-side, McClelland on B-side) (UK: Track 604003, 24 May 1967)
• "Midsummer Night's Scene" / "Sara Crazy Child" (release cancelled) (UK: Track 604005, June 1967)
• "Come and Play with Me in the Garden" / "Sara Crazy Child" (Bolan on B-side only) (UK: Track 604005, August 1967)
• "Go Go Girl" / "Jagged Time Lapse" (A-side is version of Bolan's "Mustang Ford" and features Bolan on guitar) (UK: Track 604010, October 1967)
• Andy Ellison: "It's Been A Long Time" / "Arthur Green" (B-side only, Ellison solo single) (UK: Track 604018, December 1967)

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External links

• Official Site
• Children of the Revolution - A Story of John's Children