John Battersby (1839–1922) was a Scottish trade unionist and politician.
23-510: Honest John may refer to: Politicians [ edit ] United Kingdom [ edit ] John Battersby , councillor in Glasgow and trade union leader John Bowen (alderman) , High Sheriff of Worcestershire John Fielden , British politician Mad Jack Fuller , British politician who preferred to be known as "Honest John" Fuller John Lilburne (1614 – 1657), English Leveller during
46-632: A compositor with the Glasgow Courier newspaper. He joined the Scottish Typographical Association , and in 1874 he was elected as its secretary, serving until 1887, during which time he led a major reorganisation of the society. He became known for his integrity, and was nicknamed "Honest John". As leader of the association, Battersby represented it to the Trades Union Congress (TUC). When
69-662: A T-shirt printing company, bassist Duncan "Kid" Reid and drummer Jack Black, completed the line-up. Steel (ex-Hollywood Brats) and Dangerfield played in the London SS together. The band's early recordings were made in a home recording studio which Dangerfield had set up in his rented basement apartment in Maida Vale. The band played their first concert at the Hope and Anchor pub in Islington, London on 15 October 1976. Among
92-771: A character in Disney's 1940 film Pinocchio a character in the 1986 An American Tail a character in Marvel Comics' S-Men a character in Belle of the Yukon the protagonist of an 1875 novel by John William De Forest Other uses [ edit ] Honest John Plain, guitarist with The Boys the MGR-1 Honest John , a nuclear-capable missile John Philip Wood , Scots historian John Brown Russwurm , abolitionist John Crocker , officer in
115-470: A decade. They also recorded cover versions of some songs, namely "First Time" for their album Auf dem Kreuzzug ins Glück - 125 Jahre die Toten Hosen and "Brickfield Nights" for the cover album Learning English, Lesson One . On the rear of the cover of The Jam 's 1978 album All Mod Cons , the photograph of Paul Weller 's Rickenbacker 330 guitar carries a The Boys sticker. In the mid 1990s, Los Angeles based power pop band, Amanda Jones, covered
138-553: A nine-date national tour to promote their new album “Punk Rock Menopause”, but found that the tour had been cancelled by the Chinese Ministry of Culture due to “crowd control and security issues”. The ban came in the aftermath of the Shanghai stampede at a New Year celebration in which 36 people were killed a few weeks earlier. The band set off on a cultural tour of China hosted by Shanghai-based punk band Round Eye. Along
161-524: A result, John Peel invited The Boys to record a live session for his show, which became 'Single Of The Week' in Sounds magazine . The single was steadily climbing the chart, until August 1977. The Boys released a second album on NEMS, titled Alternative Chartbusters , and toured in support of it with the Ramones . The Boys then signed with Safari in 1979, and two albums and five singles followed before
184-1517: The English Civil Wars United States [ edit ] John Davis (Massachusetts governor) John H. Farley , Mayor of Cleveland John Hart (New Jersey politician) John Hunn (governor) , Governor of Delaware John Kelly (New York politician) , Tammany Hall politician John Letcher , Governor of Virginia John Moore (Illinois) , Lieutenant-Governor of Illinois John J. Patterson (1830–1912) United States senator from South Carolina John Holbrook Powers , Nebraska politician John F. Shafroth , Governor of Colorado John Sparks (Nevada politician) John Walsh (Dakota politician) John Whiteaker , Governor of Oregon John J. Williams (senator) Elsewhere [ edit ] John Martin (Young Irelander) , Irish politician John Tonkin , Australian politician John White (New Zealand politician) Athletes [ edit ] John Anderson (outfielder) , baseball player John Barham Day , jockey John Clapp (baseball) , baseball player John Eubank , baseball player John Gaffney , baseball umpire John Kelly , baseball player nicknamed "Kick Kelly" and "Honest John" John McCloskey (baseball manager) John McKenna , rugby player John Morrill , baseball player John A. Warren , football player John Katan , wrestler Fictional characters [ edit ] "Honest John" Worthington Foulfellow ,
207-534: The Boys' early songs, "Jimmy Brown", was released as a single in December 2008. In June 2014 The Boys released their first new studio album since 1981, Punk Rock Menopause , on Wolverine Records. The album featured founding members Matt Dangerfield, Casino Steel and Honest John Plain, and included 13 new songs bearing the band’s trademark style. The Boys arrived in Shanghai, China, on 13 January 2015 to embark on
230-505: The British Army John Roberts , 18th-century Irish architect John Stephenson (coachbuilder) a 1959 single produced by Felton Jarvis Honest Jon's , a record store "Honest John" , a type of open bar where patrons serve themselves and leave payment in a jar or drawer, on the honor system . Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
253-685: The TUC was held in Glasgow, in 1875, he was elected as its president . In his address to the conference, he argued that the TUC should assist in obtaining a Factory Act regulating conditions of work in India . Following the conference, he served two terms on the Parliamentary Committee of the TUC . Battersby was also active on the Glasgow Trades Council , and when its president, Andrew Boa, emigrated to Australia, he won
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#1732775623549276-452: The band broke up in the summer of 1981. Each Christmas, the group rearranged the "B" and the "Y" in their name and became The Yobs, releasing four singles and one album; 1980s Christmas Album . In this incarnation, the band members used the pseudonyms Noddy Oldfield, Ebenezer Polak, Kid Vicious and H. J. Bedwetter. On 31 July and 1 August 1999, four out of five original members, along with Steve "Vom" Ritchie (replacing Jack Black on drums, who
299-713: The council for more than thirty years, and by his retirement in 1919 was its longest-serving councillor. On his retirement, he was presented with a bronze bust of himself, which he donate to the Glasgow Art Gallery . He died three years later, at the age of 82. The Boys (English band) The Boys are an English punk rock band formed in London in 1976. Members of the band had previously played in other groups, including London SS and Hollywood Brats . After recording four studio albums and eight singles , as well as recording Christmas themed music under
322-634: The crowd were Mick Jones , Billy Idol , Tony James and Gene October . After a few concerts, The Boys signed to NEMS in January 1977, and at that time the only British punk band to have a record deal - the Sex Pistols having been sacked by EMI on 6 January 1977 and the Damned having initially signed a one single deal with Stiff for New Rose, which had been released in October 1976. Their first release
345-463: The labour movement; in 1902, when he was chair of the council's Cleansing Committee, workers went on strike, and Battersby supported them. For much of this time, the council was officially non-party political, but Battersby was long identified with the Liberal Party . However, in 1908, he was expelled from his local liberal association for having " socialist leanings". Battersby remained on
368-539: The name The Yobs , they disbanded in the summer of 1982. The band reformed in 1999, and released a new album in 2014. The Boys came together when singer/guitarist Matt Dangerfield left the punk band London SS in September 1975 to form a new band with ex- Hollywood Brats keyboard player Casino Steel . Dangerfield’s art college friend, guitarist Honest John Plain, was recruited and in June 1976, two of Plain’s co-workers at
391-624: The post. He joined the Scottish Land Restoration League in 1884, and was successful in proposing that the trades council should campaign for land reform, but did not convince it to affiliate to the league. Battersby was also active in the Liberal-Labour movement. In 1890, with the backing of the trades council, he was elected to Glasgow Town Council in Hutchesontown . He remained a supporter of
414-460: The song, "First Time ". Later that decade, Japanese band Thee Michelle Gun Elephant had a hit with a Boys cover. This prompted the re-release of several Boys albums, and more than 30,000 albums were sold in Japan alone. A Boys tribute album was also released featuring 13 bands from around the world. The Boys also influenced the cult power pop band The Exploding Hearts , who performed and recorded in
437-569: The title Honest John . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Honest_John&oldid=1254024094 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Battersby Born in Glasgow , Battersby completed an apprenticeship as
460-559: The unreleased track "(There Ain't No) Just One Beer". In May 2022, the band reached the top 30 of Mike Read 's Heritage Chart on Talking Pictures TV with "Weekend", in a chart which also featured the Vapors and the Automatics. The Boys achieved limited commercial success, but their music has influenced the development of other bands. German punk band Die Toten Hosen performed cover versions of their music regularly for more than
483-580: The way they played three underground gigs promoted by word of mouth, gave a number of interviews, were the subject of a one-hour documentary on top TV channel in Beijing, and recorded a live album, Undercover - Live in China , which was released by Action Records on 1 July 2015. In September 2021, the band released an EP called I'm a Believer which also featured "She's the Reason" from Punk Rock Menopause and
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#1732775623549506-690: Was busy with his own band) played concerts in Japan . In September 2000, this new lineup played at the 'Holidays in the Sun Festival' in Bilbao , Spain . Original drummer Jack Black made a guest appearance and filmed the concert. It was the first time in 18 years that the five original band members had been reunited on stage. In 2006, the band again performed concerts, including their first shows in London in 25 years. Following their reunion tour in London, one of
529-469: Was the single "I Don't Care", and in support of that release, they toured with John Cale of Velvet Underground . Their 16-track debut album, The Boys , was recorded in early May 1977, but commercial release was delayed until 9 September 1977. The album reached No. 50 in the UK Album Charts . A second single, "First Time" — with a theme of losing virginity — was released on 27 July 1977. As
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