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About Me

Still Rockin' After All These Years.
When I have a few beers I tend to do silly things like try and sing and annoy my friends.

I have several instruments which I'm still learning to play, they include a Double Bass, an Epiphone Joe Pass Semi Acoustic Guitar, a Clarinet (I tried to play at school) and a Mandolin (I was heavily into reading Captin Correlli's Mandolin at the time). I'm married to the very lovely and sexy and very intelligent Fi. At present I'm looking for work after a good few years in Royal Mail hopefully in the IT field. I love to travel (when employed) and get to see Rockabilly and Country bands in the USA. Our honeymoon was spent travelling the USA. New York, Nashville, Lynchburg (we had to thank Jack for some cool brew) Memphis, New Orleans (in time for Mardi Gras), Austin, Llano and Fort Worth!
With Wayne(the train)Hancock, Babes Bar and Grill, 6th St, Austin, Texas, September 1994.

My main interest in my life, the lovely Fifi

I listened to my dad's Johnny Cash records as I was growing up in the 60's, I was hooked from the start

My Interests

50's Style Clothes and Music.
I love the rockin' weekenders, at home and abroad, although I've not been abroad for a while.
I can't wait for the next Rockabilly Rave...

Catch her rockin live shows, for information and tour dates click the link below
MISS RUBY ANN

I'd like to meet:

I like meeting new friends I've met at all the Rockin' gigs and ... But I'd have say I love to meet, talk and have a beer with Ray Campi Wanda Jackson and Bernie Dexter. Now that would be...Cool!

I would have loved to have met Elvis (pre 56), Sam Philips, Buddy Holly, Tooter Boatman (but not when he was a bouncer), Charlie Feathers, Warren Smith (I Got Love If You Want It - is about as cool as it gets) and Hank Williams snr. I almost met Billy Fury (the best British Rockabilly) at the Fairfield Halls Croydon. It still hurts.

The bar at Hemsby in the very early morning hours. Peter, Ross, Duke and Nick and Jodi, the 'Cool Couple' from New York.
We all had a blast drinking...
You can't beat the Rockabilly Rave

Volk (singer/songwriter), Duke (?) and Landon (new bass player with Jack Rabbit Slim) at the 10th rave.
A good friend of mine makes some great looking 1940's, 1950's reproduction jeans. Check out FREDDIES OF PINEWOOD by clicking on the link below...

Music:

I LOVE ROCKABILLY!
NEW JACK RABBIT SLIM CD OUT MID APRIL...IT'S A MUST HAVE!

Movies:

I love the Movies Nick Cage, Johnny Depp (an Oscar winner of the future), Kevin Spacey, Denzel Washington, Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, James Stewart.
CHECK OUT BOPFLIX...ALL THINGS BILLY (MOVIES)

Television:

Anything with live football (that's soccer to anyone who lives stateside). Chelsea FC and England games are a must have on at home.

Books:

Yes, just occasionally I read books! How to make drink guides, an A-Z of the town I'm in at the time, Biographies, anything by Joanne Harris, H.E Bates and good old Charles Dickens

Heroes:

Early Elvis, Ray Campi, Wanda Jackson, Cool Modern Rock n Rollers such as Josie Kruezer, Ruby Ann (what an amazing voice!) early Big Sandy, Eddie Clendening, The Mean Devils, The Madmen (topped the Rave two years in a row) and Miss Mary Ann. And all the Rockin' weekender promoters out there in Rockabilly Land
I just love the look and style of Dita Von Tease

My Blog

Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor

THE BROKEN SPOKE Music, dancing, chicken fried steak and a big Texan welcome awaits you at 'the Broken Spoke', Austin, Texas. With James White at the 'Broken Spoke' February 2005 The text below ...
Posted by Duke on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:58:00 PST

Our music is in good hands

I've been digging the musicial style of the Western Aces and the Montgomery Music Makers for a year or so now, and with their first appearances at the Rockabilly Rave (MMM) and Hemsby (WA) )fast appro...
Posted by Duke on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:36:00 PST

Introducing The Western Aces

C.D REVIEW INTRODUCING... 21st February 2008. At last we get a release date for the debut CD from 'The Western Aces'. The C.D kicks off with Glen Barber's 'Ice Cold Water', double bass player Dave ...
Posted by Duke on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:25:00 PST

TIKI style and Vintage Recording Equipment

Cool Videos From Rockabilly Revival Rockabilly Revival is taking an exotic tour away from the world of greasy pompadours, vintage clothes, and Eddie Cochran music. This week, Rockabilly Reviva...
Posted by Duke on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:02:00 PST

Bill Fadden and the Rhythm Busters

Check out this video: Bill Fadden and the Rhythm Busters Add to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted by Duke on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:57:00 PST

What ever happened to...

This one has working links!JOSIE KREUZEROne of the best female rockabillies on the scene in the mid to late 1990's was the very talented and very pretty, Josie Kruezer. The former lead singer with the...
Posted by Duke on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:50:00 PST

Jack Rabbit Slim

JACK RABBIT SLIM The Rosecroft ROCKED again last night (Dec 1st 2006). Bob and the boys put on another great show. I first saw Bob when he was backed by the Bear Cats back in 1993 at the first Teddy...
Posted by Duke on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 07:12:00 PST

THE MONTGOMERY MUSIC MAKERS

THE MONTGOMERY MUSIC MAKERS I believe we are very lucky on today's rockin' scene to have such a good choice of different styles of 'Rockabilly Music' doing the rounds of pubs, clubs and festivals...
Posted by Duke on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 06:21:00 PST

THOSE JACK RABBITS HAVE DONE IT AGAIN

I saved up some pennies and bought the new Jack Rabbit Slim CD 'Sleaze-a-billy'. Money well spent my friend's if you like hard hitting rockabilly with a modern feel. I have heard reports from...
Posted by Duke on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:04:00 PST

Thirty years

30 YEARS I remember it was raining. My Dad came in my room and told me. I thought he was joking at first, just like everyone at the time, but when I saw the news bulletins it confirme...
Posted by Duke on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:46:00 PST