After Indian Summer split up in 1971, after the release of their RCA Neon album named after the group, Coventry keyboard player and vocalist Bob Jackson (Wikapeadia)went on to play with John Entwhistles band Ro Ro and then join Alan Ross in the band Ross - recording on the RSO label and then played in Pete Brown's band. By 1974 Bob had replaced Peter Ham in Badfinger (and was retained after Peter Ham withdrew his resignation. Badfinger disbanded following Ham's suicide in 1975. Jackson remained in contact with Badfinger's bassist Tom Evans, and the two joined "The Dodgers" in 1976. The Dodgers released a handful of singles and one album by 1977, the year Jackson was released by the band due to management disagreements. (Bob Jackson story).
It started as a demo session for John Wilson and Dave Powell but then Tom Evans and Bob Jackson harmonized very good with the other two musicians, so that they decided to form a band together. Dave Powell made the proposal to call the band the DODGERS. They selected two songs out of their sessions for the first single, which was released in March 1976. Another two songs were released in June as the second single of the DODGERS. Shortly after the release of the second single Dave Powell left the group.
Tom Evans bass / Vocals / Bob Jackson keyboard / guitar / vocals / John Wilson Guitar / vocals / Dave Powell drums / PCS
Singles - 1976 - Dodgers - Don't Let me Be Wrong (by John Wilson) b/w Get to You (Bob Jackson / Tom Evans) Island.
Just want to Love You (John Wilson) b/w Don't know what you're doing (Bob Jackson) Island
Down (John Wilson) b/w Don't know what you're doing (Bob Jackson) Island
Love on the Rebound (John Wilson) b/w Come out Fighting (Bob Jackson / Paul Hooper) Polydor
Anytime Bob Jackson / John Wilson) b/w Little Darlin' (Roger Lomas) Polydor
Bob Jackson called his old
friend Paul Hooper to join the DODGERS but as he was not immediately available,
Terry Williams joined the group for some commitments in July.
New Line up - Tom Evans - bass / vocals / Bob Jackson - Keyboard Guitar Vocal / John Wilson Guitar / Vocal
Terry Williams Drums / PCS
Then Indian Summer's Paul Hooper replaced Terry Williams on Drums.
In 1978 they produced their album - Love on the Rebound - Polydor
The Coventry musician Roger Lomas (Ex member of the hit 60's group The Sorrows) replaced Tom Evans but played guitar instead of bass - John Wilson took over on bass.
Now it was almost completely a Coventry band with the exception of John Wilson.
After a wrangle with the manament over their behaviour - Bob Jackson was also fired and then Joined the Searchers as a guest musician - recording and touring with them. Currently Bob is with the reformed Fortunes.
Read whole history of Bob Jackson's musical career HERE
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