Jo Jo Gunne was an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California, United States, in 1971 by Jay Ferguson and Mark Andes after they had left Spirit. The band was named after a Chuck Berry song, "Jo Jo Gunne". They released their eponymous debut album in 1972 and had a top 10 hit song "Run Run Run" in the UK. They released three further albums before disbanding in 1974. They reunited in 2005 for a time to record an album. Career Jo Jo Gunne was formed by Jay Ferguson (keyboards, vocals and guitar) and brothers Mark (bass and vocals) and Matt Andes (born February 6, 1949; guitar, vocals), along with William "Curly" Smith (born January 31, 1952, Wolf Point, Montana; drums, vocals, and harp) in 1971. Ferguson chose the group's name, "Jo Jo Gunne", from a 1958 Chuck Berry song about a monkey of that name that caused a fight between a lion and an elephant. They performed their first major show in Los Angeles in May 1971 before they were signed to Asylum Records. The band's first album Jo Jo Gunne was released in 1972 and the album reached number 57 on Billboard'''s Top 100 Albums. Jo Jo Gunne had a number 6 hit in the UK Singles Chart in April 1972 with a song, "Run Run Run", taken from the album. It also received airplay on U.S. album-oriented rock FM radio stations. The song reached number 30 in Canada. Their second album, Bite Down Hard, was a minor success peaking on the Billboard Top 200 chart at number 75. Due to the lack of a breakout single, this album's sales fared more poorly than their 1971 introductory effort. The album was produced by Bill Szymczyk who was best known at the time for his production work on Joe Walsh's Barnstorm and B.B. King's Completely Well. The band's third album Jumpin' the Gunne, featuring an obese naked woman on the cover, failed to rise any higher than number 169 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. The band's fourth album, So...Where's the Show?, featured new guitarist Staehely (a former member of Spirit), whose harder edged sound complemented Ferguson's songs giving the band a much harder rock sound than on their previous efforts. The group did not maintain the commercial momentum of their first release. They broke up in 1974. Personnel changes Following the first album, Mark Andes left the