Casey Jones &The Governors - Don’t Ha Ha & Bonus Tracks (1997) @ Flac

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Brian Casser (born 21 March 1936, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) is a British singer and guitarist. He led the first notable beat group in Liverpool, Cass & the Cassanovas, who were early rivals of The Beatles in the city. He later led another group, Casey Jones & the Engineers, which was one of Eric Clapton's first bands, and then, as leader of Casey Jones & the Governors, became successful in Germany in the mid-1960s.

Casser lived in Liverpool in the late 1950s, having previously worked in the Merchant Navy. As singer and rhythm guitarist, he formed a trio, Cass & the Cassanovas, in May 1959, with singer and guitarist Adrian Barber , and drummer and singer Brian J. Hudson . After a few months, Hudson left and was replaced by Johnny Hutchinson , known as Johnny Hutch. In need of a bass guitarist, Hutchinson then brought in Johnny Gustafson  in December 1959. At that time Gustafson did not have a proper bass guitar so Barber converted an acoustic for him. The group became popular playing a wide range of music, from Latin American music to rock and roll, in dance halls in the Liverpool area. Casser also started his own music club in Liverpool, the Casanova Club, whose guest groups included one known at the time as the "Silver Beetles"; according to some reports, Casser had suggested that they change their name from the earlier spelling of "Beatals" which Casser found "ridiculous". In May 1960 Cass & the Cassanovas took part in auditions in front of leading manager Larry Parnes who was looking for backing bands for his stable of pop singers. The group secured a place as backing group for singer Duffy Power and toured with him. By this time, Casser had begun using the stage names of "Casey Jones" and "Casey Valence".

In December 1960, Gustafson, Hutchinson and Barber left the band, and formed themselves into a new trio, The Big Three. Casser moved to London around 1962, and managed the Blue Gardenia club in Soho. He also briefly formed a group called the Nightsounds, which featured Albert Lee on guitar. The following year, he won a recording contract with the Columbia label, and recorded a single, "One Way Ticket", using the name Casey Jones. With drummer Ray Stock, he recruited two former members of R&B group the Roosters, guitarist Eric Clapton and bassist Tom McGuinness, and briefly toured as Casey Jones & the Engineers. Clapton and McGuinness left after a few performances, shortly followed by Stock.

Casser then formed a new group with David Coleman (lead guitar), Roger Cook (rhythm guitar), Jim Rodford (bass) and Peter Richards (drums). They played at the Star-Club in Hamburg and became popular in Germany, releasing two singles, "Tall Girl" and "Don't Ha Ha" on the Bellaphon label, before changing their name to Casey Jones & the Governors, apparently in an attempt to stress their British origins. The record label reissued "Don't Ha Ha" – which in fact was a version of the 1958 Huey Smith and the Clowns song "Don't You Just Know It" – under the new band name and it rose to # 2 on the German pop chart. Casey Jones and the Governors continued to tour and record successfully in Germany for a few years, achieving six top 40 singles and releasing two albums on the Gold 12 label, Casey Jones and the Governors (1965) and Don't Ha Ha (1966).

In the 1970s, Casser, still using the name Casey Jones, worked as a disc jockey in Löhnberg, and recorded a solo album, Casey's Rock 'n' Roll Show.In the 1990s, he formed a new version of Casey Jones and the Governors to play the oldies circuit in Germany.

Casey Jones &The Governors - Don’t Ha Ha (1997) 

 01. Casey Jones & The Governors - Don't Ha Ha 

 02. Casey Jones & The Governors - Love Potion No. 9 

 03. Casey Jones & The Governors - Mickeys Monkey 

 04. Casey Jones & The Governors - Parchman Farm 

 05. Casey Jones & The Governors - Slow Down 

 06. Casey Jones & The Governors - Too Much Monkey Business 

 07. Casey Jones & The Governors - Sounds Like Locomotion 

 08. Casey Jones & The Governors - Dizzy Miss Lizzy 

 09. Casey Jones & The Governors - Talking 'Bout You 

 10. Casey Jones & The Governors - Do The Dog 

 11. Casey Jones & The Governors - Can't Judge A Book 

 12. Casey Jones & The Governors - So Long Baby 

 13. Casey Jones & The Governors - Jack The Ripper 

 14. Casey Jones & The Governors - Nashville Special 

 15. Casey Jones And His Engineers - One Way Ticket 

 16. Casey Jones And His Engineers - I'm Gonna Love 

 17. Casey Jones And His Engineers - Tall Girl 

 18. Casey Jones And His Engineers - Blue Tears 

 19. Casey Jones And His Engineers - Don't Ha Ha, 1st Version 

 20. Casey Jones And His Engineers - Long Gone Train 

 21. Casey Jones And His Engineers - Candy Man 

 22. Casey Jones And His Engineers - Tallahassee Lassie 

 23. Casey Jones And His Engineers - So Long Baby, Mono Single Mix 

 24. Casey Jones And His Engineers - Bumble Bee, German Version 

 25. Casey Jones And His Engineers - Rootin Tootin Baby 

 26. Casey Jones And His Engineers - Yockomo, Mono Single Mix 

 27. Casey Jones And His Engineers - Baby Why Did You Say Goodbye 

 28. Casey Jones And His Engineers - Little Girl 

 29. Casey Jones And His Engineers - A Legal Matter 

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