Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes

Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes
OriginEdinburgh, Scotland
GenresIndie pop
Years active1985–1990
LabelsNarodnik, Velocity, Avalanche
Past membersAndrew Tully
Angus McPake
Fran Schoppler
Margarita Vasquez-Ponte
Kevin McMahon
Stuart Clarke
Bruce Hopkins
John Robb
Michael Kerr
Dave Evans

Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes were a Scottish band formed from around, and within, the Edinburgh indie pop scene of the mid-1980s. The band had a distinctive guitar-jangle sound with male and female vocals.[1] The band took their name from Elvis Presley's stillborn twin brother, Jesse Garon Presley.[2]

  1. ^ Strong, Martin C.:"The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1
  2. ^ Lazell, Barry (1998) Indie Hits 1980-1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4, p. 97