ArtistInfo

Johnny Socko

Band, 1990-2003 US, Bloomington, Indiana
Rock and R&B/Soul

Johnny Socko was an American third wave ska band formed in Bloomington, Indiana in 1990, it was founded by Dylan Wissing. Originally signed to BiB Records and later Asian Man Records, they later started their own record label, Triple R Records. They were known as a band that toured heavily, having performed over 2,000 shows since their inception, but are currently on hiatus. One of their songs, "Full Trucker Effect" is used in its entirety as part of the introduction to the Bubba The Love Sponge show on Sirius Satellite Radio. The band takes its name from Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot, a 1960s Japanese action television show.

Members

	Demian Hostetter tr, voc
	Nils Fredland tb, voc
	Christopher Smail g, voc
	Dylan Wissing dr, perc, voc
	Joshua Silbert ts, voc
	Jeremy Radway vc
	Eric Evans tr, perc, voc
	Michael Wiltrout voc, h
	Brent Olds b US
	Matt Wilson b, voc
	Eric Lenington tb
	James Gardner g
	Charles Krone tb, voc
	Joseph Welch g, voc
	Rob Henson b
	Steven Mascari b
	Philip Williams eb, b, ep