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Johnny Too Bad
Composer: Winston Bailey / Hylton Beckford / Derrick Crooks / Trevor Wilson

Johnny Too Bad was performed a handful of times by the Jerry Garcia Band in 1994 and 1995.

The song was written by members of The Slickers and first recorded by that group. Some early single released have the title as Johnny (Too) Bad but the parentheses are dropped on later releases. The group is sometimes credited as The Slicker but usually as The Slickers.



The Slickers

no info Single (Johnny (Too) Bad / Too Bad), The Slicker, 1970
no info Single (Johnny (Too) Bad / Johnny (Too) Bad Version), The Slicker, 1970
no info Single (Johnny Too Bad / Saucy Hord), The Slickers / Roland Alfonso, 1971
no info Tighten Up Volume 4, Various Artists, 1971
info Harder They Come Soundtrack, Various Artists, 1972
info Breakthrough, Slickers, 1979
no info 20 Reggae Classics: The Music That Inspired A Generation, Various Artists, 1984
no info Absolute Reggae, Various Artists, 1987
no info Trojan Explosion, Various Artists, 1987
no info The Liquidators Join The Ska Train, Various Artists, 1989
no info Jammin', Various Artists, 1989
no info Best of and The Rest of Reggae Classics, Various Artists, 1990
no info Tighten Up, Vols. 3 and 4, Various Artists, 1992
no info Tougher Than Tough, Various Artists, 1993
no info Pure Reggae, Volume One, Various Artists, 1994
no info 101% Reggae, Vol. 2, Various Artists, 1995
no info Roots! Rockers! Reggae!: Over 60 Reggae Classics From The 70's and 80's, Various Artists, 1995
no info The Roots Of UB40, Various Artists, 1996
no info Wonderful World, Beautiful People, Various Artists, 1998
no info Legends, Vol. 1, Various Artists, 1998
no info UB40's Jukebox: 18 Original Reggae Hits Later Recorded By UB40, Various Artists, 1998
no info Trojan Tighten Up Box Set, Various Artists, 2000
no info Absolutely the Best of Reggae, Vol. 1, Various Artists, 2000
no info The Best Reggae Album In The World...Ever!, Various Artists, 2001
no info The Liquidators: 24 Original Ska Classics, Various Artists, 2001
no info The Score, Various Artists, 2002
no info Tighten Up: Trojan Reggae Classics 1968-1974, Various Artists, 2002
no info Trojan Rude Boy Box Set, Various Artists, 2002
no info Muzik City: The Story Of Trojan, Various Artists, 2003
no info Trojan Originals Box Set, Various Artists, 2003
info The Harder They Come (Deluxe ed), Various Artists, 2003
no info Simply Rockers, Vol. 4, Various Artists, 2003
no info Young, Gifted and Black: 50 Classic Reggae Hits, Various Artists, 2003
no info Reggae Classics, Various Artists, 2004
no info This Is Reggae Music: The Golden Era 1960-1975, Various Artists, 2004
no info Reggae That Inspired UB40, Various Artists, 2004
no info Super 70s Reggae, Various Artists, 2005
no info Revolution Rock: A Clash Jukebox, Various Artists, 2006
no info 100 Huge Hits Of Reggae, Various Artists, 2007
no info Single (Johnny Too Bad / Johnny Too Bad), The Slickers, 2009
no info Ska Mania The Return Of The Rudeboy!, Various Artists, 2009
no info Trojan Presents Original Reggae, Various Artists, 2011
no info Trojan Records: Rude Boy Rumble, Various Artists, 2015
no info Trojan Records Classic Reggae Volume 1, Various Artists, 2015
no info Trojan Selecta, Various Artists, 2016
no info This Is Trojan, Various Artists, 2016


Other recordings

no info Reggay Splashdown!, Byron Lee And The Dragonaires, 1971
no info Single (Come Back Darling / Johnny Too Bad), Ken Lazarus, 1971
info Mo' Roots, Taj Mahal, 1974
no info Georgie Fame, Georgie Fame, 1974 (US version)
info Short Cut Draw Blood, Jim Capaldi, 1975
no info Island June-July 1975 New Release Sampler, Various Artists (Georgie Fame), 1975
no info Midnight Light, Leblanc & Carr, 1977
no info Single (Johnny Too Bad / 624803), The Offs, 1978
no info Going Home, Taj Mahal, 1980
no info Single (Johnny Too Bad / Sweet Little Mystery), John Martyn, 1980
no info Grace And Danger, John Martyn, 1980
no info Single (Johnny Too Bad / Johnny Too Bad), John Martyn, 1980
no info Rock 'N' Roll Enforcers, The Silencers, 1980
no info Single (Sweet Little Mystery / Johnny Too Bad), John Martyn, 1981
no info The Best of, Vol. 1, Taj Mahal, 1981
no info Labour of Love, UB40, 1983
no info Philentropy, John Martyn, 1983
no info Single (Johnny Too Bad), Psychotic Youth, 1985
no info Take Taj, Taj Mahal, 1987
no info Protest, Bunny Wailer, 1987
no info UB 40 CCCP: Live in Moscow, UB40, 1987
no info Foundations, John Martyn, 1987
no info Images, Jimmy Cliff, 1990
no info Single (Johnny Too Bad / Johnny Too Bad Version), Anthony Red Rose, 1990
no info Island Irie, Ho'aikane, 1990
no info Rebel Sound, The Radicts, 1991
no info Single (Johnny Too Bad / Version), Winston Bailey, 1992
no info Shango - Charisma, Englishman, 1992
no info BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert, John Martyn, 1992
no info World Music, Taj Mahal, 1993
no info Sweet Little Mysteries: The Island Anthology, John Martyn, 1995
no info Mumtaz Mahal, Taj Mahal/V.M. Bhatt, 1995
no info Single (Bank Book / Version (Johnny Too Bad)), Buffalo Murderer, 1996
no info Single (My Love Is Gone / Version (Johnny Too Bad)), Ricky Fresh & Crew, 1996
no info Grooving at Studio One, Various Artists (Denis Brown), 1996
no info You Sexy Thing, Delroy Wilson, 1996
no info The Roots of Rock: Rock 'n' Reggae - Various Artists (John Martyn), 1996
no info Single (Johnny Too Bad / Johnny Too Bad / Straight Highway / Ellis Unit One), Steve Earle & The V-Roys, 1997
no info Real Blues, Taj Mahal, 1998
no info In Progress and In Motion, 1965-1998), Taj Mahal, 1998
no info Reggae Hot Shots, Vol. 1, Byron Lee & The Dragonaires, 1998
info Across the River, Marley's Ghost, 1998
no info Skantastic, Neville Staples, 1998
no info Live, John Martyn, 1998
no info Perform the Trojan Songbook, The Selecter, 1999
info Live at the Mabuhay, The Offs, 199?
no info The Best of, Taj Mahal, 2000
no info The Name is Ned, Handsome Ned, 2000
no info The Brewery Arts Centre Kendal 1986, John Martyn, 2001
info Sidetracks, Steve Earle, 2002
no info Classics, John Martyn, 2002
no info Winning Combinations, Bunny Wailer & Dennis Brown, 2002
no info Solid Air: Classics Revisited, John Martyn, 2002
no info Timeless, Eugene Grey, 2002
no info Labour of Love I, II & III: The Platinum Collection, UB40, 2003
no info Live at the Town and Country Club 1986, John Martyn, 2003
no info Live at the Cambridge Folk Festival, John Martyn, 2003
no info And Live..., John Martyn, 2003
no info More Great Moments In Vinyl History, Various Artists (John Martyn), 2004
info Essential, Taj Mahal, 2005
no info Street Feeling, The Selecter, 2005
no info The John Martyn Story, John Martyn, 2006
no info Single (Johnny Too Bad / Rhythm Johnny Too Bad), Sugar Roy / Conrad Crystal, 2006
no info Single (Johnny Too Bad / Ganja So Good), Luciano / Malijah, 2006
info Everything Under the Sun, Sublime, 2006
no info Live at Montreux 2002, UB40, 2007
no info BBC Live in Concert, John Martyn, 2007
no info King Jammy's: Selector's Choice, Vol. 4, 2007
no info The Island Years 1974-1976, Georgie Fame, 2008
no info Ain't No Saint, John Martyn, 2008
info Oooh So Good 'N Blues / Mo' Roots, Taj Mahal, 2009
no info The Guest List, Martin Belmont, 2009
no info Side Tracks & Smokers, Ducks Deluxe, 2010
no info Live at the London O2 Arena, UB40, 2010
no info Live at Birmingham LG Arena, UB40, 2010
no info Original Album Classics: Taj Mahal/the Natch'l Blues/Mo' Roots, Taj Mahal, 2011
no info Single (Broke Up The Family / Johnny Too Bad), The Milk, 2012
no info Remembering John Martyn, 2012
no info Rockin' At The Moon, Ducks Deluxe, 2013
info The Complete Columbia Albums Collection, Taj Mahal, 2013
no info Reggae Street, The Dualers, 2015
no info Sublime (box set), Sublime, 2016

 
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