The Jerome Arnold Band

Stuart Cowell – guitar, lead vocals

Bernie Holland – lead guitar

Jerome Arnold – bass

Jim Toomey – drums

A short-lived band formed by former Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Howlin’ Wolf  bass player Jerome Arnold after he briefly moved to the UK in late 1968.

Arnold had initially gigged with Dogs Blues, who changed name to Clark-Hutchinson in February 1969, so this is when Jerome Arnold most likely formed this quartet.

Cowell and Toomey had recently worked with The Warren Davis Monday Band after playing together in Still Life and Jon. Both would go on to form Titus Groan.

Holland had previously worked with Long John Baldry’s band Bluesology after Elton John had left.

 

7 February 1969 – Blues Loft, Nags Head, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press/Melody Maker)

14 February 1969 – Fishmonger Arms, Wood Green, north London with Jody Grind (Wood Green & Southgate Weekly Herald/Melody Maker)

18 February 1969 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)

 

1 March 1969 – Evolution of the Blues, Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks with Mississippi Fred McDowell, Duster Bennett, The New Black Cat Bones, Jo-Ann Kelly, Mike Cooper, Bob Hall and Ian Anderson (Bucks Free Press)

28 March 1969 – Blues Loft, Nags Head, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

 

11 April 1969 – Lyceum, the Strand, central London with T-Rex, Eire Apparent and Wallace Collection (Melody Maker)

13 April 1969 – Farx Club, Northcote Arms, Southall, west London with Egg (Time Out)

13 April 1969 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, central London (Melody Maker)

21 April 1969 – Blaises, Imperial Hotel, Queen’s Gate, west London (Hounslow Post)

27 April 1969 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

29 April 1969 – Fishmongers Arms, Wood Green, north London (Time Out)

10 May 1969 – Blues Scene, Crown, Twickenham, west London with Levee Camp Moan (Kingston & Malden Borough News/Melody Maker)

13 May 1969 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho,  central London (Melody Maker)

22 May 1969 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

One thought on “The Jerome Arnold Band”

  1. February 1969 Went to MSG folk Club to see The Jerome Arnold Band, the former bassist of Howling Wolf and I said to Jerome can you play Born In Chicago and he said man I don’t play that shit no more – okay man cool!

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