Where did the name P Jammer come from?

 Since 1982 many people have asked where the name P Jammer came from. Since lead guitarist Steve Edwards came

 up with the name, I would imagine a body would  have to ask him personally. Be careful though, he's been know to give

 more than one version of the story. One would have to wonder if it's because his memory is a little fuzzy, or m aybe he

just wants to add to the mystery of it. He gave the official statement in a 2001 radio interview to WCBK, when P Jammer was being interviewed for an upcoming concert at Whip-poorwill  Lake in Martinsville, Indiana with 38 Special, Molly Hatchet, and other big acts that year. (They played this event for several years in a row. Playing with acts like Georgia Satellites, Henry Lee Summer, Carle Storie, Jimmy Ryser, Larry Crane, Carl Storie, Chris Shaffer, Duke Tumatoe, Gene Deer) In this interview he said P Jammer was found in the phone book. He has told friends and fans that P Jammer stands for night things like "P" on P.M., Jammer meaning jammin on pjammas. So maybe, the world will never know for sure!

A Little History of the Band...

P Jammer was originally formed in 1982 by Steve Edwards. Members at that time were: Steve Edwards - (lead guitar), Gary Briant (bass guitar), Jeff Grounds (drums) and Greg Scott (lead vocals). By autumn of 1983 Greg was forced to bow out because of his day job was changed to nights. At that time P Jammer had been performing mostly at The Hideaway Lounge on the 39 By-Pass and The Cellar on St. Rd. 37 in Martinsville, IN. (both clubs have been torn down). The remaining band members decided to try to find a replacement. Steve and Jeff remembered a singer from a rival band call "Ambush", who were no longer together. His name was Randy Christie. Steve rememberd him as a good singer and very popular with the fans. They figured if they could get him in he'd be a big boost for the band. So later that week Steve sent Jeff to ask Randy to join. At that first meeting Randy told Jeff he wasn't interested in playing music anymore, so it seemed that was the end of that. Then a couple of weeks later Jeff heard that Randy and his wife Lorrie of 3 years had suddenly seperated. Jeff returned to Randy's house a second time and this time Randy accepted the offer. The three remaining members of P Jammer and Randy set up a rehersal at Steve's mother's house on S. Lincoln St. the same week. After rehearsing the first song, Steve asked Randy if he would like to be in the band for sure. Randy said he did. (This was Wednesday night). Steve said "good we're playing this Friday night". P Jammer played that weekend at The Cellar without a hitch. It was the beginning of something very special.

P Jammer developed a following that has seldom been equaled by very few local bands. The following next year and a half, Jeff left the band for personal reasons and Rob Heacock came in to fill the void. Rob was a very serious drummer and very experienced. He is remembered as the drummer for "Ghost" in the 70's and "Lifer" in the 80's. This was the lineup til 1986 when Steve and Rob decided to leave the band for other career moves and the last show being at the 1986 county fair playing warm up for Henry Lee Summer. For the next 13 years the band was in retirement except for Randy, who went on to play with several other bands from Indy and Bloomington. He was successful in these bands, sharing the stage with acts such as Nazareth, Pat Travers, Foghat and Blue Oyster Cult.

In 1999 Randy and Steve got together and decided to do a reunion show. Gary and Rob agreed and it took place at The Northside Inn in Martinsville, IN. They played before a packed house and they sounded better than ever receiving a standing ovation after the first number. It came off so well they decided play another show. This time it was at Whip-poor-will Lake in Martinsville, IN in July of 1999 with several acts including Bigg Country and Henry Lee Summer with sereral thousand in attendance. After that they decided go on and play more shows. Rob's job relocated him to Washington D.C., so Jeff came back to fill the original line-up. Since then they have been back playing for a new generation of people, who's parents used to tell them stories of P Jammer, now being able to experience them for themselves. Gary retired in 2005. Taking his place was Derek Hogan for about 3 years. Now Dane Poe is the official bass player for the group. Dane played several years for 80's Ma Kelly who has recorded several albums. The band's current line up is: Steve Edwards, Jeff Grounds, Randy Christie and Dane Poe. From time to time we have a good friend Denny White sit in on guitar and vocals, and Greg Scott stills shows up now and then to sing a few songs.

P Jammer is in it's 25th year and having a ball. They will be in studio in mid November to record some songs and hopefully they will be releasing some material to the public. Who knows how long they will go on this time? One thing for sure, as long as it's fun for them and as long as the fans wants them you can be sure they will be there tearing up the stage, playing their hearts out to give pleasure to those who are about the ROCK!

The saga continues....

The band still plays the same great rock'n roll it's know for and even some newer material. If you want to hear some "Very Live" recordings, just click on  Live Demo Songs. Please check out our Up Coming Shows.