ITALY LIVES !!!!!!
And this is the proof : check out the Milwaukee 50's Dinner Club programme!!Milwaukee 50's Diner
Via Brescia n°1 ( superstrada Milano - Meda )
20039 Varedo (MI)
Tel./fax. 0362.583073 - E-Mail: info@milwaukeediner.it
more info on : http://www.milwaukeediner.it
Added : 15/10/2002
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Mr "Busy Bee" Jack Fire
It seems that Jack Fire is applying to become our American reporter. Well, if you ask me he's got the job. It's nice to hear from our fellow countryman. Keep the news (gossip) coming ...
"HI Chuck,
always a plasure for me to be in touch with you..
now i know i won't be in Belgium before october but i hope i'll be there for your gig. I'm still busy here (with gigs) let's keep in touch, take care...
ps: the picture is Danny B harvey (13 cats) on guitar, Tim polecat (polecats) vocal, Slim Jim Phantom (Stray cats) on drum and myself on bass at the Cat club (hollywood)
Jack "
Keep up the good ... continue reading
Added : 14/9/2002
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Is Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats) still playin'?
We all know that Brian Setzer is doin' a helluva job with his Orchestra, and that Lee Rocker is slappin' the Blues more than ever, but how about Slim Jim Phantom? After forming "13 Cats" and "The Swing Cats", he started Col. Parker!! It was how most great bands start out – a bunch of friends getting together for the sheer fun of it. It helped that Slim owned the Cat Club, a sacred Hollywood haunt on the Sunset Strip. To fill out Thursday nights, Slim invited his Col. Parker friends to headline – and what started as weekly gig of banging out garage rock classics, turned out to be the weekly event for most music-minded Los Angelinos.
Our ... continue reading
Added : 8/9/2002
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WHAT HAPPENED TO JACK FIRE ???
Yep, everytime I listen to the albums of belgiums best rockabilly band ever : "The Wild Ones", I always wonder what happened to them after they split! Well, the Billygoat Riders just received an e-mail from Jack Fire, full bass player of The Wild Ones.
"Since I moved to L.A., I've been very busy backing up rockabilly legends, such as Johnny Powers, Joe Clay, Ronnie Dawson,Polecats, Slim Jim Phantom... But now, I focus on only a few bands."
So, Jack makes us feel proud to be Belgians too !!! We'll meet him in September, I'll let ya know.
Added : 15/8/2002
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Little Richard retired
Rock 'n roll legend LITTLE RICHARD has announced plans to retire after 50 years on the road. The flamboyant veteran, one of the last great original rock heroes says that his current US tour will be his last and that not even a phone-call from the president could make him change his mind. "I've been making music since I was eight years old, and I'm tired now," he said. "I've never taken a vacation. I work every day, year in, year out."
The star, Ananova reports, plans to retire to his home state of Georgia. "I haven't decided what I'm going to do, but I won't be travelling for rock," he
said.
Added : 8/8/2002
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Another rockabilly band in Argentina !!!
Yes, there seems to be a rockabilly virus spreading around in Argentina !! We've already had a few on our "band review" and here's another one : The Black Cats ! (hey, do I know that logo??)
If you like (as I most certainly do) the Stray Cats, well check them out.
more info on : http://www.blackcats.com.ar
Added : 12/7/2002
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The Ranch Girls & Ragtime Wranglers
from Rotterdam (Netherlands) are proud to have their latest CD "Can You Hear It?" released on the American label "Hayden's Ferry Records" located in Tempe Arizona.
Today, the band flies over to the USA for a small tour.
They will also perform on two main festivals: the American Music Festival at Fitzgeralds, Berwyn, Illinois and the Oneida Rockin' 50's festival at Green Bay, Wisconsin !!! Besides these shows, the Ragtime Wranglers will back-up Sid King plus Marvin Rainwater. (look at that picture, aren't they cute?)
Latest news: Miss Mary Ann is moving to London.
The band will remain available for bookings at all times.
After ... continue reading
more info on : http://www.theranchgirls.com
Added : 4/7/2002
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"Crazy Legs"
"Right on Time", the new CD of the Brazilian band "Crazy Legs" just has been released !!!
They kicked the belgian soccer team out of the Mundial, but nevertheless, they remain good friends... and great musicians !!
I really hope to get Joe Marshall, Sonny Rocker and Fabio McCoy in Europe !!!
By the way, bring along some female samba dancers !!!
more info on : http://www.crazylegs.com.br/crazyeng.htm
Added : 2/6/2002
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Extra, extra, Read all about it !!!
The Billygoat Riders played in Sluis (Holland) and Marijn Raaijmakers was our witness.
Read his review on his most famous website, Blackcat Rockabilly!!!
(click on the latest additions)
Thanks a lot, Marijn !!!
more info on : http://www.rockabilly.nl/
Added : 8/5/2002
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SWINGTIME !!!
While you are waiting for the Rockabilly Roundup to be completed... or the Cajun Corner to be translated, you can start reading a new and very recently added "article" : SWINGTIME !!!
Patje has been working like hell lately, but the results are astonishing, well done, I'd say !!!
more info on : http://www.billybop.be/styles/swingtime/mainpage.htm
Added : 1/5/2002
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