Pluto Jones evolved from a band called the Memphis Rockers, which originated in Memphis in 1977. The lore is that Jimmy suggested the name change, and we assumed our new identity in 1979. John once speculated that Pluto Jones signified "an intense desire to go to the planet Pluto". Yes...Pluto was still a planet back then, and should still be a planet dammit! But that's another story for another day. We were mostly a cover band, and recordings of us playing cover tunes well...and poorly...still survive. But that's how we paid our bills, and it gave us the opportuniy to temporarily reside in some cool places and to write and record a few decent original tunes. We spent a lot of time in the Florida Keys and around the Sunshine State, but we did play in other states east of the Mississippi. Between the Memphis Rockers days and the Pluto Jones era, we played in New York, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. Pretty much all the time we were together, we worked constantly...48-50 weeks a year. We were truly road dogs! In 1981, we decided to go our separate ways, but did reunite in 2008 for three days of camaraderie and recording at John & Teri's house in Florida.