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Encyclopedia > The Jets (rock band)
The Jets

The Jets was a band from Pekin, Illinois, consisting of Mike Isenberg, Graham Walker, Greg Clemons, Greg Wilson, and Randy Kohtz. They were together from 1972 to 1980, and a small amount of their recordings are still available on Twin/Tone Records. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Pekin is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Twin/Tone Records was a record label based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota that operated from 1977 until 1994 and helped several local groups receive national attention. ...


Graham Walker has gone on to other rock groups and several recording contracts, in particular achieving some fame in the 1980s Power Pop scene as one of the Elvis Brothers with Brad Steakley (aka Brad Elvis). Walker continues to use the name Graham Elvis. Power pop is a long-standing musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop music. ...


Other Memebers also included Randy Roth and Brad Stakley (who went by C.R.Moon).


External links

  • Mike Isenberg - a web page with recollections of the band


 

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