Spencer Tracy (band)

Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracey (promotional picture of band)
Background information
Origin	Collie, Western Australia, Australia
Genres	Rock
Years active	1999 - 2004
Labels	Embryo Records
Website	Unofficial website
Members	Kim Jones (guitar) Shaun Sibbes (vocals, drums) Jessica Bennett (vocals, guitar)
Past members	Lee Jones (vocals/guitar) John Rabjones (guitar)

Spencer Tracy was an Australian rock band, whose founding members Lee Jones, brother Kim and Shaun Sibbes came from Collie, Western Australia.

The band was formed by three teenagers from a small coal mining town called Collie in Western Australia, who started playing in pubs around the south corner of Western Australia. They reached the finals of the Next Big Thing band competition and joined indie label Embryo Records in 2000 - aged just 15, 16 and 18 having performed about 100 pub gigs.

Initial Triple J and RTRFM support for their first EP Corner of My Eye in early 2001 led to several East coast tours and support spots for the likes of Midnight Oil, Lotel, Iota, Echo & the Bunnymen and The Fauves.

Further airplay for a track called "Stupid" from their second EP Daisy Daze strengthened the band's position while two members (Shaun Sibbes on drums and Kim Jones on bass guitar) finished school and principal songwriter Lee Jones began to work on honing the band's sound.

Disaster nearly struck when world-renowned pianist Roger Woodward saw the potential in Lee’s classical piano playing and tried to persuade him to study piano at San Francisco State University in mid-2002 - a great opportunity offered to only a few of the best young players in the world and a heavy decision for a 20-year-old from the bush to make.

It was in this time of indecision and conflicting emotions that Lee penned the breakthrough tracks "Disco King" and "Ocean" and opened the gateway to the sound and direction the band was to take. Long conversations with manager Rosco Stewart and producer Ben Glatzer urged Lee to do two things; firstly to follow his heart - whether that be a career in classical piano and composition or a career in rock 'n roll and secondly just to get back into the studio and get the tracks down.

Once Spencer Tracy were back in the studio magic happened. Long-time friend and guitarist John Rabjones, also from Collie, was added to the line up and the new look Spencer Tracy hit the stage turning heads wherever the played.