Jerry Allison led the way for the Crickets which we all know was a break out for Buddy Holly. Initially splitting the band name between the Crickets and Buddy Holly, with the reasoning that DJ’s of the day might be reluctant to give one artist too much coverage, the dual name could help them get played more. Interesting to note is that Jerry was eventually married to the real life Peggy Sue that the song is written about!
Ok so I like Liam’s playing!!! He totally drives the Kings of Nuthin and that’s not a bad thing. This version is a little truncated from the Fight Songs for Fuck-Ups CD version but it still rips like there’s no tomorrow. This band reminds me of a modern day Bill Halley & the Comets straight outta left field. Catch em before your Shit Outta Luck!
I ran across this uber cool article regarding Ringo Starr’s 7 different Beatles drum heads and what has happened to them over time.. One of them, the first one actually, has never been seen again since a show in Paris in 1964. Very detailed account of the heads. For those out of the know, the Beatles Drop T logo as it is called is actually the 2nd Beatles logo, but that’s another story. Click on Ringo to check it out!
Ringo Starr - The Beatles
The Scariest Band in the World!!! San Diego Voodoobilly gods DEADBOLT rule!!! Up until I heard Shruken Head the disc this little gem came from, I was under the mistaken belief that bands had to be razor tight. DEADBOLT proved that needn’t be the case at all. Attitude and coolness go along way. We played a wicked show at the Bowlarama in LA with these boys.
Blasting outta Dallas Texas – The Reverend Horton Heat featuring the one and only Taz Bentley on drums!!! I tried to find a video of this tune with ole Taz on drums but all I could find was his replacements while good they aren’t Taz! I still kick myself for not catching them with Taz when the played right around the corner from my house one dreary night. But sadly I had yet to be educated in the Psychobilly gospel of the Rev.
Lets represent the Surf crowd!!! Written on the spot in the studio as a ‘B’ side single to ‘Surfer Joe’ Wipe Out went on the be one of the coolest ‘B’ sides ever written. Ironically the ‘A’ side only spent 6 weeks on the charts while the ‘B’ side spent 4 months!!! Only High School kids at the time the Surfaris caught the wave big time! Hell I even covered Wipe Out on Johnny Death’s Solid Gold Death CD. Sadly we lost Ron Wilson to a Brain Anueryism May 7, 1989
Back to Boston, this time for The Amazing Crowns! Halos & Horns how bloody cool does it get! The Amazing Crowns contacted Big John Bates & The Furys my current band at the time and were really stoked to set up a gig with us in Vancouver, they had heard of us and thought it would be a wicked bill (I have to agree). Sadly a month later they broke up. On the up side Amazing Crowns Bassist Jack “the swinger” Hanlon custom built The DEADCATS bassist Mick Tupelo’s thumpin blonde doghouse bass. We take a bit o the Crowns with us wherever we play!
Lets change gear’s and hit the Punkabilly crowd! This is the title from the debut disc from The Kings of Nuthin a rad outfit outta Boston. This is only a foreshadow of what these boys will do! They bust it old school with a revamped high energy twist! There is no doubt that Liam totally cooks this red hot flame job of a band. Makes me wanna go and get another tattoo!
This one couldn’t have been avoided forever, since it was the linchpin for Rock & Roll and at one time managed to get banned because of the riotous movie Blackboard Jungle which sent the tune to the top of the charts where it stayed for 8 weeks. The first R & R record to do so.
Hot damn! This was a good find. This is exactly what we are about here at Krash Boom Bam!!! A good ole Rockabilly Drum Thumpin! Sadly I haven’t located any real info on the band at this time so the drummer on this track is currently a mystery. If you have any info on them or happen to have played on the track yourself let me know, I’d love to find out.
