From the Roots to the future riddim while remaining ever Present, John Brown's Body is still in motion. This award winning nine member group features a triumphant horn section, two positively charged singers, a super-talented lead guitar/ Hammond B-3 player, and bass and drum section that stand as one of the toughest in the Arena. John Brown's Body exploded onto the scene in 1996 releasing the first CD on their very own I-Town Records, "All Time." After putting out two subsequent CDs on the Shanachie label, "Among Them" (1998) and "This Day" the roots trilogy had been completed. It is with great excitement that JBB forges ahead with their newest release "Sprits All Around Us," a new sound within the structures of the music that is, and always has been classic JBB. Don't miss this band Live! Listen to the future, listen to the past, listen right now and Live.
JBB Timeline:
- John Brown Body's own record label I-Town Records continues to grow with 30 releases in their catalog including two Best Of Compilations, and lead singer Kevin Kinsella's second solo record "Firestick," Singer Elliot Martin's debut solo project "Black Castle" and bassist David Gould's "Adonai and I" which sets traditional hebrew prayers and chants to crushing dubwise roots reggae rhythms.
- Summer 2002 John Brown's Body is booked to appear at many of the biggest music festivals including High Sierra, Farmapalooza, Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, and Island Fest. They will also play the Fox Theatre in Boulder, The House of Blues in L.A., The Mt Tabor Theatre in Portland and the Elbow Room in San Francisco.
- June 11, 2002 - "Spirits All Around Us" is released - it is their third album with Shanachie Records
- April 2002 - They win the Boston Music award for Best World Music Act for the second consecutive year. They were also voted best Roots act in 2001 by the Boston Pheonix and best Reggae act by CitySearch.
- After less than three years of touring nationally, John Brown's Body is selling out venues in the following cities: Los Angeles CA, San Diego CA, Taos NM, Portland OR, Madison WI, Milwaukee WI, Fredericksburg VA, Richmond VA, Northhampton MA, Worcester MA, Boston MA, and all gigs in upstate NY including Syracuse, Buffalo, Rochester and IthacaThe band is now being hailed as the best reggae band in America by almost every publication that reviews the album, by every venue owner that has the band play and by every fan that sees them play live.
- 2000 John Brown's Body releases their 3rd record "This Day" on Shanachie Records. To date, sales of "This Day" have reached over 8,500 copies. "Among Them" has sold over 6,000 copies & "All Time" has sold 4,000.
- The song "Music Is My Only Friend" is featured in the Steven Segal movie Prince Of Central Park and the band also appears in the movie performing the song.
- The band continues to tour cross-country relentlessly, highlights include a tour with Burning Spear and playing Red Rocks in Colorado
- Singer songwriter Kevin Kinsella writes material for Half Pint's upcoming release on VP Records and members of JBB play
on the CD
- 1998 - JBB Begins to tour nationally and signs record deal with Shanachie Records. Shanachie re-releases "Among Them" The group is listed in Rolling Stone's top ten alternative chart.
- The song "Vanity" is placed on the HBO movie Substitute 2
- 1996 John Brown's Body releases its 1st CD All Time on their own I-Town Records
- 1995 John Brown's Body is formed from core members of Tribulations who had Disbanded in the summer of 1993. Plays a two-week residence in Jamaica with great response
- The band releases their 1st live CD "Daddy Good Pieces"
- 1993 Tommy Benedetti joins the group on drums
- Tribulations wins the Yamaha Soundcheck Competition, beating out 4,000 other bands that enter. They are flown to Japan to compete internationally and placed 2nd out of 24 bands worldwide.
- 1992 Release of 1st CD "The Gate" which to date has sold over 2,000 copies. The band plays with nearly every Reggae legend touring at the time
- 1991 Tribulations becomes a full-time touring band and saxophone player Lee Hamilton joins the group
- 1989 TRIBULATIONS relocate to Boston, MA to attend college. Singer Elliot Martin joins the group
- 1987 Recorded 1st 45 RPM "City"
- 1986 Tribulations Reggae band founded in Ithaca, NY
by high school students Kevin Kinsella and Josh Neuman.
 John Brown's Body is:
Kevin Kinsella
- Lead vocals Rhythm Guitar
Elliot Martin
- Backing Vocals
Tommy Benedetti
- Drums
Scottie Palmer
- Bass
Nate Silas Richardson
- B3 Organ/ Clavinet/ Guitar
Dan Delacruz
- Saxophone
Chris Welter
- Trumpet/ Backing Vocals/ B3 Organ
Alex Beram
- Trombone/ Bingy Drum
Jocko
- Sonic Engineer
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