Music:
Member Since: 21/08/2006
Band Website: www.VelvetElvisBand.com
Band Members:
Jimmy Rogers - Vocals
Richie Bartlett - Guitar
Jeffrey Maté - Drums
Steve Baker - Keyboards & Guitar
Joe Holaday - Bass Guitar
Dave Mitchell - Guitar
Influences:
Velvet Elvis - Great Balls of Fire from Videojam Productions on Vimeo .
Sounds Like: The 1950's thru a 2006 P.A System !!!
Ever thumb through the Want-Advertiser looking for a used automobile and stumble upon those ads with the side note…â€great for parts?†Velvet Elvis is just that…the sum of extremely salvageable parts from classic Boston area bands, welded together to create one finely tuned, well oiled Roots Rock/Rockabilly Hot Rod.
Rich Bartlett, of The Fools fame, provides the V-6string engine that gets the audience rockin’ from 0-60 in seemingly zero time. Joe Holiday, bassist for Beatlejuice, provides the low end rumble that quakes through one’s bones as the engine revs. Steve Baker, also of Beatlejuice, is the high octane fuel that juices this vehicle as his fingers fly across the keyboards through each number. Jeff Mate is the mechanic that keeps Velvet Boys greased, timed and ready to roar through 3-plus hours of rock and roll. And finally Jimmy Rogers is the aftermarket flare that customizes the style and energy of what is known as Velvet Elvis…Boston’s Best Tribute to Elvis and the Pioneers of Rock and Roll.
Now if you were expecting a tightly jump-suited, bloated, 70’s, schmaltzy, Elvis impersonator, Vegas-style review, you would be sadly (or gladly, whatever your druthers) mistaken. Velvet Elvis is a pure rock and roll band with a roster of incredible musical pros, high energy fun-riddled stage show with a rapidly growing fan base of swing dancing music aficionados.
Type of Label: Major
