Ron Peno













































Ron S. Peno
Birth name Ronald Stephen Peno
Also known as Ronny Pop
Born 1950s
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres


  • Punk

  • rock

  • alternative rock
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1970–present
Associated acts

  • Hellcats

  • Screaming Tribesmen

  • the 31st

  • Died Pretty

  • Ron S Peno and the Superstitions

Ronald "Ron" Stephen Peno (born 1950s Gosford), who also performed as Ronnie Pop, is an Australian rock singer, he fronted Died Pretty, from 1984 to 2002, he was a member of early punk band the Hellcats (1976–77), and followed with the 31st (in Brisbane, 1979–81) and Screaming Tribesmen (1981).



Biography


Ron Peno was born in the 1950s in Gosford. He attended secondary school in Narrabri where he made up a band name, Virgin Frogs,[1] he later explained "[it] was just something I had in the country, I made up a band name. A very left field thing to do. I put it into 'Sounds Blasts' (music column.) My friend and I were at school in Narribri [sic] and put it in to see if they'd print it."[2] In Gosford he joined Uncle Mils,[1] with Warrick Fraser, which he described, "We were going through the glam thing together and they were looking for a lead singer. The classic Stones line-up. I just went out to Ettalong Memorial Hall – glammed up – and did a few songs from Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!. 'Do you guys know "Straycat Blues?", do you know "Live with Me"?' So I was in. We did a couple of shows in Gosford and that was it."[2]


Peno, as Ronny Pop, on lead vocals and Charlie Georges on lead guitar, briefly joined the Frozen Stiffs, which "were more or less Mark Taylor's band... They wanted to do something and we were like, 'No, let's form our own band'."[2] The pair formed the Hellcats in Sydney in 1976,[3] as "a tough New York Dolls-inspired covers band" according to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane.[1][4][5] Peno attempted song writing with Georges, "I tried to write something but nothing came of it. I don't know why – we'd have a verse or a chorus, but it never went beyond that."[3] They supported shows by local punk rockers, Radio Birdman, Peno reflected, "I think The Hellcats only lasted about three or four months, but in that time we played shows with [them], yeah."[3][6] He developed a friendship with Deniz Tek and Rob Younger of Radio Birdman.[3]


Peno relocated to Brisbane and, in 1979, he formed a hard rock band, the 31st, with Mick Medew as co-lead vocalist and guitarist, Tony Robertson (ex-Credits) on bass guitar and Chris Welsh on drums.[1][7] They were joined by Brad Shepherd (ex-Fun Things) on lead guitar in mid-1980.[1][7] Peno and Medew co-wrote "Igloo" and "Stand Alone" for the group.[8] Peno explained his writing "['Igloo'] actually came from me reading Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis. It was me talking about an igloo being all white and positive, the Shoeshine Boys being negative. The black-and-white, positive-negative thing, you know. Optimism and pessimism. I dunno, one of those silly things I was going through when I was very young."[2] McFarlane observed "[they were] roundly disliked on the close-knit, post-punk, inner-city Brisbane scene."[7]


Early in 1981 the 31st disbanded, Peno and Medew formed Screaming Tribesmen, which performed "Igloo" and "Stand Alone".[1][7] However the early line-up "didn't work out."[9] Peno told members of another Brisbane-based group, the End, "they were great but needed a lead singer, and he was the man they needed."[9] That group disbanded in 1983 and in April, Peno formed a rock group, Final Solution, with Frank Brunetti on keyboards (ex-Super K) and Brett Myers on lead guitar and backing vocals (ex-the End, No Dance).[1][4][9] Briefly Younger, of Radio Birdman, was their early drummer.[9] After five gigs in Brisbane they changed their name to Died Pretty which Peno supplied, "No-one in Ron's new group actually liked Died Pretty as a name, but they didn't dislike it either."[9] The band relocated to Sydney where they were joined by Colin Barwick on drums and Jonathan Lickliter on bass guitar (both ex-the End).[1][4][9]


Died Pretty signed with Citadel Records – Younger was their in-house producer – which issued their debut single, "Out of the Unknown" (April 1984).[1][4][9] The track was co-written by Peno and Myers – the group's mainstays.[1][4][10] They issued eight studio albums, Free Dirt (August 1986), Lost (June 1988), Every Brilliant Eye (April 1990, ARIA Albums Chart No. 79),[11]Doughboy Hollow (August 1991, No. 24),[11]Trace (September 1993, No. 11),[11]Sold (February 1996, No. 29)[11]Using My Gills as a Roadmap (June 1998) and Everydaydream (November 2000), before disbanding in mid-2002.[1][4][9]


After Died Pretty, Peno became involved with Darling Downs (2004),[5][9] then with Myers' group Noises and Other Voices (2006);[5] he worked on an alt.country collaboration with Kim Salmon.


He later fronted Ron S Peno & the Superstitions, where they have released three albums, namely Future Universe (2011), Anywhere and Everything Is Bright (2013) and Guiding Light (2017). Peno has indicated that a new album is to be released with The Superstitions in 2019. [12]



References


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General



  • McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 29 January 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em} Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.


  • Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara; Paul McHenry (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1.
    [13] Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.


Specific





  1. ^ abcdefghijk Ron Peno at Australian Rock Database:

    • The Screaming Tribesmen (1981): Holmgren, Magnus. "The Screaming Tribesmen". hem.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

    • Died Pretty (1983-2002): Holmgren, Magnus. "Died Pretty". hem.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2017.




  2. ^ abcd Barman; McPharlin, John (4 September 2002). "Just to Say Goodbye: Ron Peno on Died Pretty's Final Twist". I-94 Bar. Retrieved 9 October 2017.


  3. ^ abcd Emery, Patrick (11 August 2011). "Icons: Ron Peno". Mess+Noise: An Australian Music Magazine. Junkee Media. Retrieved 10 October 2017.


  4. ^ abcdef McFarlane, 'Died Pretty' entry. Archived from the original on 10 October 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2017.


  5. ^ abc Spencer et al, (2007) "Peno, Ron" entry.


  6. ^ Bell, Steve (10 June 2017). "Radio Birdman & Died Pretty Reflect on the Good Ol' Times and What's Coming Next". theMusic.com.au. Retrieved 10 October 2017.


  7. ^ abcd McFarlane, 'Screaming Tribesmen' entry. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2017.


  8. ^ "Search results for "Igloo"". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Retrieved 10 October 2017. Note: for additional information user may search for additional items.


  9. ^ abcdefghi Nimmervoll, Ed. "Died Pretty". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 29 January 2005. Retrieved 30 January 2014.


  10. ^ "'Out of the Unknown' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 10 October 2017. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' or 'Performer:'


  11. ^ abcd Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) chart peaks:

    • Top 50 peaks: Hung, Steffen. "Discography Died Pretty". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

    • Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.




  12. ^ Parker, Brian. "In Conversation with Ron S. Peno". Your Music Radar. Your Music Radar. Retrieved 17 September 2018.


  13. ^ "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 January 2010.










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