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Member Since: 24/05/2005
Band Website: http://www.thepaulcollinsbeat.com
Band Members: Paul Collins: lead vocals, rhythm guitar - Manolo "The Tele Kid" Espinosa: lead guitar & backing vocals - Chris Bongers: drums - Juancho Lopez: bass guitar
Influences: rock, garage, delta blues, country, punk, rockabilly, motown, surf, jazz & big band, western swing------- Ray Charles, Hank Williams Sr, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Buck Owens, The Byrds, Carl Perkins, The Ramones, Lightnin Hopkins, Link Wray, Skip James, Jerry Lee Lewis, Robert Johnson, The Standells, Steve Earle, Rolling Stones, Eddie Cochran, The Ramones, Johnny Cash, Muddy Waters, The Who, Pete Townshend, The Jayhawks, John Lee Hooker, Bob Dylan, Charlie Walker, The Kinks, Ray Davies, Elmore James, The Zombies, Dick Dale, The Searchers, Sex Pistols, Herman's Hermits, Ernest Tubb, Santo & Johnny, Duane Eddy, Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys, The Jam, Jack Lee, The Ventures, Willie Nile, Tommy James, James Cotton, Paul Weller, John Wicks & The Records, Standells, The Outfield, The Sonics, Gin Blossoms, Stray Cats, Brian Setzer, Big Joe Williams, The Smithereens, Pat Dinizio, Buzzcocks, Stevie Wonder, Merle Haggard, Chris Isaak, The Knack, David Honeyboy Edwards, Doug Fieger, Davie Allan & The Arrows, Willie Nelson, Flamin Groovies, Howlin Wolf, Lefty Frizzell, Wynn Stewart, The Flashcubes, The Troggs, Ray Price, Jimmy Reed, John Hiatt, The Plimsouls, Peter Case, Roy Orbison, Bobby Vee, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Mark Lindsay, Charley Pride, Hank Thompson, Question Mark & The Mysterians, Stoneground, Beau Brummels, The Shadows, Waylon Jennings, The Surfaris, Charlie Rich, Dead Boys, Stiv Bators, Lords Of The New Church, Jason Ringenberg, Badfinger, Pete Hamm, Tommy Evans, Joey Molland, Mike Gibbins, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, The Monkees, Strawberry Alarm Clock
Sounds Like: .. width="425" height="350" .. .. width="425" height="350" ..The Ramones, Stiv Bators, Raspberries, the Knack, Bay City Rollers, Incredible Kiddaband, 20/20, Phil Seymour, the Nerves, Plimsouls, the Records, Fast Cars, Buzzcocks, Pointed Sticks, the Jolt, the Late Show, Romantics, Nick Lowe, Paul Collins Beat, Nikki and the Corvettes, Modernettes, Nasty Facts, the Speedies, the Shivvers, Teenage Head, Jilted John, the Jam, Jack Lee, Rubber City Rebels, the Vips, Questions, Seventeen, the Boys (UK, US, AU), Nervous Eaters, Paley Brothers, Eddie and the Hotrods, Real Kids, Taxi Boys, Eastern Dark, the Boyfriends, the Waldos, Secret Affair, the Sorrows, Popees, MnM's, Josie Cotton, Rockpile, Badfinger, the Tweezers, Holly and the Italians, the Heats, the Moberlys, the Cowboys, the Kicks, Rosetta Stone, Buzzcocks, Lambrettas, Yardbirds, Kinks, Pretty Things, Beatles, Stones, MC5, Stooges, The Rationals, Bob Seger and the Last Heard, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, The Who, The Move, The Creation, The Easybeats, Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Troggs, Dave Clark Five, The Animals, Them, The Hollies, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Robert Johnson, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Teenage Head, the Milk and Cookies, Breakaways, the Dickies, Outlets, the Quick, the Know, Gary Valentine, the Colors, Blink 182, mxpx, Green Day, weezer, Paul Collins Beat, The Beat, The Jam, Devo, Pere Ubu, The Police, Descendents, Anti Flag, The Redwalls, Wilco, The Records, The Eyeliners, Social Distortion, Electric Shadows, Exploding Hearts, Nice Boys, Baby Shakes, Snot Rockettes, Power Chords, Red Hearts, Plastic Letters, the Briefs, the Romeros, Poison Hearts, the Goodboys, Beat Beat Beat, the Cuts, Firestarter, Pink Spiders, Top Ten, Tina and the Total Babes, Clorox Girls, Boss Martians, Pranks, Sick Fitts, the Clamour, the Fevers, Riff Randells, Sweet Faces, The Kinks, The Who, The Beatles, Small Faces, Dave Clark Five, lightin hopkins, robert johnson, charlie feathers, rolling stones, the monsters (anything beatman), motorhead, hasil adkins,turbonegro, reigning sound, mr. airplane man, andre williams, tom waits, the lurkers, teenage head, gravedigger v, heartbreakers, headcoats(+ees), real kids, the kids, hollywood brats, dmz, dirtbombs, throw rag, skitzo, guitar wolf, bellrays, riverboat gamblers, mummies, detroit cobras, nick cave, batmobile,dead boys, girlschool, damned, weirdos, dickies, new york dolls, stooges, cocksparrer, motley crue, protex, the epoxies, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, alfie, soledad brothers, the left banke, the sights, the detroit cobras, the lovin' spoonfull, the black keys, the white stripes, mr david viner, the libertines, otis redding, james brown, the stooges, bob dylan, interpol, nic armstrong, sons and daughters,the action, terry reid, the agenda, kain, the datsuns, the greenhornes, buddy holly, interpol, ben kweller, the sonics, detroit city council, the shins, the action, eddie cochran, the creation, chocolate watchband, tramp attack, the elasik band, the go, cyril lords, the owsley sunshine, aberfeldy, ludes, pearlene, whirlwind heat, the rapture, the yardbirds, yeah yeah yeahs, the craig, kings of leon, 10, 000 things, the henchmen, the boggs, the dirtbombs, the kills, neils children, the duke spirit, brmc, brendan benson, the hokum clones, radio 4, love, boogaloo investigators, the strokes, the stooges, the datsuns, blondie, blanche, the bees, the zombies, flaming lips, two star tabernacle, the d4, the clash, figure 5, beck, the von bondies, eastern lane, the departure, the futureheads, the kaiser chiefs, johnny cash, vue, aretha franklin, thee headcoatees, the headcoats, the agenda, the hombres, the beach boys, the gun shys, the shangri la's, the Dead 60s, the come ons,duke spirit, the greenhornes, dooley wilson, the hexxers, the little flames, high plane drifters, blueskins, the bottleneckers, open mind, count five, mystery jets billy chidish, the standells, good shoes, the urges, vincent vincent and the villains, the riots, benny spellman, cherry slush, cuby and the blizzards, elastik band, the hombres, the human beinz, pop up,
Record Label: RockIndiana/Get Hip Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

SXSW 2008

Hello folks, it’s been one heck of a week at SXSW 2008. We flew in and the week just flew by and now I am back home again. I did not think it was possible, but this year was even better for us t...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:36:00 GMT

Paul Collins Beat SXSW!

Hello folks, PC here, it's Saturday Night in Madrid I am gearing up for our trip to Austin. This will be our second time to SXSW and we are hoping it will be even better than last year. We have a new ...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:54:00 GMT

RIP CBGB Bowery club founder Hilly Kristal

Paul Collins' Beat wish to send their condolences to the family of Hilly Kristal, the father of punk rock. Scroll below to read the full story. NEW YORK - Hilly Kristal, whose dank Bowery rock club C...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:10:00 GMT

Click Here to Buy CDs

..> ITEM #1 FLYING HIGH CD PRICE $15.00 ITEM #2 FLYING HIGH (Autographed) PRICE $20.00 ITEM #3 FROM TOWN TO TOWN PRICE $10.00 Paul Collins " High?  ..>
Posted by on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:35:00 GMT

Click Here for The Nerves

Paul's first band, The Nerves. The Nerves on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/thenerves
Posted by on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:18:00 GMT

Blog.1

Ok folks here it is my first blog...we'll see how it goes. Right now I'm at home playing my guitar trying to write new songs and keeping in shape by playin the old ones. Todays #1 is a new song called...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:33:00 GMT

The Nerves 2007 re-issue on Bomp/Alive Records

After decades of searching for the vinyls in used record shops, fans will soon be able to purchase recordings by Paul's first band, The Nerves. With their single Hanging On The Telephone covered by Bl...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 21:49:00 GMT