Junkyard Band: "19th and M", the early days (1985)
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- Short music documentary featuring the Junkyard Band (JYB), a Washington DC based GoGo band who began by playing music on plastic buckets. I produced this video 35 years ago with Randi Barros, & wrote about the experience (www.vivisjewis...) of that night in 1985. Almost out of nowhere, hundreds showed up to turn a busy DC sidewalk into a full on concert/street party.
I do not own the music in this video.
This is before gentrification and people complaining about the kids banging on drums. This was culture that everyone loved to enjoy. Like watching Chuck Brown EVERYONE LOVED CHUCK
yeah. now they got thirty-year-old white guys with dreads banging on drums - and they're TERRIBLE at it.
U from D.C momma?
@@Ken-iu2zp Born & Raised 😊 Although I rolled out a few years ago
@@Lovableandgorgeous ok 👌. Have you ever heard of a diner called the Florida Ave grill in D.C.?
@@Ken-iu2zp Indeed I used to be the one to pick up my coworkers orders on Sunday Morning back in the day 😂😂
Wow. Thanks for posting this. People don't know what a huge "underground" music scheme both DC and Baltimore had in the late 70s through 80s. You could see this show, then go a mile down the street and there'd be a full Cuban band dance happening going on, then somewhere else, some of the best raw Punk ever. Birthplace of US Punk culture. DC used to be such a vibrant place on so many levels. Baltimore was very similar, at the time.
Man that sounds so great. My city is a quiet one, nobody plays music out here like this. I want to get a small band together and start doing some live stuff down town. It Feels like such a different world though.
@@justmayo6097 It's an entirely different world now.
Love seeing old footage and seeing how long this band been together. What a blessing.
D.C. back in the day. Notice that everybody is hanging with everyone else and having a good time. I love D.C.
You're right. Almost like "bizarro DC"
That's THE CHOCOLATE CITY, I remember! ☺😌😉💝
Then Regan let that rock hit the city smh
This looks like a scene from Wonder Woman 1984 movie. Lol!😂😂 Being that movie had Washington. D.C. as background city, no mention of JYB. They showed a breakdance crew in movie.
This was a treat to see JYB having people dancing in the streets. Seeing the buckets and how they first started back in early 1980's, historic.
Wow! Taking me back to when they used to play at the "vending mall", with no real instruments, with someone walking around with a bucket collecting donations from the spectators, in front of Hechts between 7th and 9th with the blind man on the corner singing with the cigar box. What y'all know about that? Lol
You said “Hechts”. My Grandmother loved that store.
THE SHOPPS
You took it wayyyy back.. i forgot all about Hechts!
JYB are still Cranking 'till this day. RIP Heavy One!
Whole time! 💯
Heavy One the reason why I like the drums
And pop
I been living in DC 53 years. I recall when these guys were performing downtown, NW, DC. As you can see this was and is a predominantly White part of the City. But these SE part of the City guys, Junkyard had the white folks attention, that's impressive because DC White aren't absolutely friendly, but that's another issue. They represented and are still around today. Also, the money they collected got them equipment... Awesome 👍
i would watch them when they played in Georgetown in front of the bank building. I got all my white friends from the burbs to come down and see them. They had and still have a huge White following. When music is great and you see it from the beginning, that's all that matters
That Go Go culture is fly and uniquely different. (Excuse the spelling of uniquely) LOL.
JYB was the first Go-Go band I ever heard as a kid. Man I miss these days.
Notice how people from all different ethnicities, backgrounds are here jamming. Good music brings people together.
They had to go in a white neighborhood the white people wouldn’t come to Barry farms to enjoy this music
(from Bolivia)
go-go will never die
(from Bolivia)
hahahaha hahahaha SAD but TRUE
The good old DC daze JYB played all over the city, still Rollin today 2021 #SE4LIFE
Them horns remind me of that ole Cavalier commercial they did back in the day
AMAZING!
Legendary footage 📽️.. JYB are legends
Used to see Gil Scott Heron in the crowd many times
This was definitely a whole vibe !!!!
🀄🙏🏽WE WASHINGTON D. C... GO BLESS AMERICA THE NATION'S CAPITOL🇺🇲
Yo they was rocking back then. Respect to one of the great gogo bands in the dmv
I miss living in the DMV.
I REMEMBER this. They played in the alley of 16th and E streets in SE WAAAAYYY back in the day hitting buckets. My 1st of many junkyard Live concerts lol. Wow where did the years go?!
We used to come out of the bars at night and there would be all these kids playing on buckets. They were extremely talented and everybody stopped to watch.
@amyaaron7141 Chile, "I wish those days could come back once more. Why did those days ha-ad to go?!" I love DC culture and my family, friends and neighbors were all family. Just once the wht supremacist released guns and Crack into the city, they really chased us out. I HATED leaving dc. I was born there, at GWU. Gave birth at GWU. DCGH was CHOCOLATE CITY'S hospital ran by us for us. I can write a BOOK about how much I love DC present and past. You remember DC scorpio and Red and the boys? The Big chair on Good hope road. How many of us turned on the fire hydrant 😆. Man, I'm getting homesick just at the thought of my DC memories.
@@q.t.gamingfamily also ayre Ryde
@@terencebuie4810 you're making me homesick and timesick lol. Absolutely
@@q.t.gamingfamily don't feel bad homie go go makes us feel old cuz its not youthful but its all good did you see the snoop dog go-go video with essence
OMG thank you so much for posting this!! I was 3 years old but I still remember these days partying with our local bands just walking down the street!
My birthplace... My city... My favorite style of music... #GoGoForeva 💜🖤💜🖤
I couldn’t love this anymore! Thank you for posting. I’m so lucky to be from DC and to have known go-go my whole life!
So glad! I'm so happy you enjoyed it so much and it brings back great memories. :)
How cool is THIS!! Awesome, vibrant, harmonious piece of history right here! I LOVE the scenes of people dancing, enjoying, and participating from the various walks of life! Short-shorts and knee-hi socks were cool back then!! lol! Thanks for sharing this!! I'm gonna check out your site as well! Shalom!
Thank you! I appreciate your great feedback and hope you enjoy my other writings and music. :)
I remember 19th and M. Right in Front of the Flippers.... We used we walk there from Adams Morgan every weekend to see them.
Damn jyb been together that long 😮
Longer than that. I saw them back in 1982. Back then, the drummer didn't even have cymbols and I think his bass drum was a box with a mic inside it. Back then, nobody would dance to them because we were all amazed they could make music with what they had. Everybody would just stand around them and watch.
When kids wanted to be outside n learn bout making it thru life
I miss the go-go days. That's what really go-go back in the day.
I remember bands using buckets. It was still a party.
Go-go and punk rock use to be together
TRUTH..I remember that well
Unbelievable
The crank continues....I need that Kids World video from the Monument.
Loooove it. I grew up a white guy in Barry Farms. This is a little wonderful piece of history that is undiscovered!
Baby boys rocking that shit.. BACKYARD b...like ...thanks YARD... and YARD BE LIKE....THANKS GODFATHER CHUCK BROWN..AND WE ALL SAY THANK YOU MAYOR OF DC..MAYOR MARION BARRY
I remember thinking that Buggs was a younger kid like most of the band back in 85. Turns out that he was 18 or 19 here, a year older than me.
He wasn't that old here. I went to Ballou HS with Buggs in SE DC. He was one class in front of me. He came out in 88, and me in 89. He was 15 at the most here.
What a beautiful post and showing the beginning of the legendary Washington DC own Go-Go group junkyard band 🤜🏽🎶🤛🏽
2:30
People drinking looked young because in 1985 WDC drinking age was 18.
Junkyard played 19th St because of Gooden Triangle critical mass of bars and foot traffic
1125 19th St NW the far left column holding up the building had one 3prong grounded outlet that was at the very front of the building.
Unsecured, not locked, on all the time. They plugged in their keyboard there.
I worked as a DJ at 1130 19th and saw them set up the first time in 1983.
They played directly across the street from me until around 11pm.
This bring back memories... Barry Farms
Went to junior high school with Buggs, when they started... They’ve come a long way... 💯
So cool! Reallt captures the cities and the band's energy!
How many people were looking out for "Shorty Pop"?
JYB for life!!!!!!! I’m a Junk Yard Junkie, baby!!!!
I love this. There's a certain unity present.
Beautiful 😩😩😩😩🥰🥰🥰🥰 the little kids singing 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 got me shook up
best TH-cam video I've ever seen
Oh, I remember the good old Junkyard band being down G'town...crankin'
Y all never see kids playin music outside nowadays..just on dem phones and tiktok craps
Yo @narro75 I found a vid with pop in it
Anyone remember when they played at RFK after games
All I can say is thanks to the Go-Go Godz for this one with all my heart I love y'all junkyard
where it all started🎼🎼🎼🎼🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎤💋💜💜💜
Iam from PG my folks from southeast Congress park been on gogo since we was youngins love were iam frum slim❤❤💯💯💯💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Wow, this is cool - as a teenaged hippie I hung out on M Street throughout my high school years! Loved the Balloon Man!!
Pure GREATNESS.
Keep in mind they from SE Washington DC
Thats a good thing
Man oh man, I wish I could see the whole show
The GREAT ole days...no race BS just folks having fun
That's bc it was Chocolate City back then.
I love this 🔥🔥🔥
I remember those days. Priceless times
This brings back the best decade of my life...The city & time when color didn't matter because we all were to busy groovin ( . )
Sardines.. I eat in the morning and I the middle of the night.
I think one member was a killer
This is classic 💯
The fact that Shorty Pop was a stone cold killer tho...in real life! At a young age! Lol 😂
😭😭😭 was he crazy or something?
RIP Shorty Pop, I think he was still heavy in the streets even while in the band back in 1985 signed to Def Jam
And the crazy part he was a stone cold killer at that young age.
@@brogaming950 and he had kid at that time to just was living too fast
Pops was always into street stuff because of his uncle who was in the game. By around 1987 I think Pops had already caught his first body. When you say RIP I'm not so sure. Shorty Pop caught numerous bodies, one apparently being Lil Derek of the JYB. Pop killed him out of jealousy, apparently
Wich one is he??
He had to be 11 years old in this video cuz in a up to date video saying he killed somebody in 1989 and he was 15
I worked on Northwest corner of this intersection from 2011 to 2020, and hung out there on and off from 1985 on. I recognize "Guisti's" and "Rumor's" both gone now. There was also a nice "KB" movie theater just west of intersection. What a great little time capsule! Thanks.
Does anyone know the original names all of them someone named all of them for me
My high school soundtrack, DC Go-Go.
Take me out to see junk yarddddd
Heard that they be going hard #JYB #BARRYFARM # SE # DC
0:26 dude got a mad scientist head shape😂
When I seen this, it brought back so many good times, and brewery farms and watching them play is a little boy took me all the way back to the old Scott house
Go white boy @ 4;09....lol.. that'a what's up !
My introduction to JYB
damn!!!! STRIGHT OFF THE FARM , R.I.P. SHORTY POP, HEAVY ONE !!!!
Thats good story junk yard band
Is pop out there
THE GOOD OLD JUNK!!!💯
HI- HELLO- WHAT'S UP!!
WHO REMEMBER THE CAVILER COMMERCIAL?
Nobody couldn't say it better thank you for posting this video. it brought back a lot of childhood memories and just to see them here and looking forward now today this is what you call history in the making.
Classic
Shorty pop brought me here. Im from va aka i run va
The greatest GoGo band every.
That’s the DC I KNOW!!!!
I’m from DC, BORN and RAISED! LUV IT 🥰
🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍
Very special gift of ppl to turn trash into treasure... special ppl
Who is Yah..moon
Who is Rah...sun
Who light shines Brightest
Who is light of Growth
Spirit Undefeated
🌐✌🌐✌🌐✌🌐🌐🌐✌✌🌐✌🌐✌
GOD IS AWESOME EVERYDAY ❤
Yeeeaaahhh!!! Good ol days!
Was Shorty Pop with them then?
This genuine art form has unfortunately been been hijacked by Social Media and Tic Toc. I miss this style and performances like these young kids (no longer so young)
Nardwuar and Ian MacKaye from Fugazi ... got me to find this!! awesome!!!
Good work!!! Das wassup! Dat joint is bumpin and kinda thumpin...🎶🎸
I can’t spot Pop . Was he on the drums ?
Cleanside
THE BEST JUNYARD BAND! HEY PRATT~
DMV Love💛💛💛💛
Does anyone know where all these kids are today in 2024? This is FANTASTIC!
facebook.com/therealjyb! Check them out on Facebook. They still perform!!
instagram.com/therealjyb/?hl=en and on Instagram
L I K E❗❤❤❤❤👌👍😂💃🕺🔥🔥🔥🔥
Legends
#Southeast #DCornothing# #DontMuteDC #202
DC was the greatest city in the 1980s . Melting pot of all cultures and good vibes . Well , there were a few shootings , but for the most part , Awesome!
I Was Born And Raised In Washington DC In 1987 And I'm Still There But Damn I Envy Those That Got A Chance To Experience GoGo Like This Back In The Day. The Bands Even Had Dance Choreography Back Then. They Had Diversity
Rip heavy one all my se homies went to school and live in the hood with these dude's lil Mike pop bud baker Dave Pratt wink lil Derrick Rip