The Crazy 88s - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Mixing 50's & 60's vintage rock n roll tunes with 40's swing, jazz, blues and a rockin selection of original numbers, The Crazy 88's make music to listen, laugh, dance and drink beer to. From Beer Parlour Rockabilly to Lounge Room Jazz, from Summertime to Stray Cat Strut, this is live music as it should be; groovin', rockin', and a lot of laughs.
The Crazy 88's were formed in June 2007 and are named after Quention Tarantino's lively and impeccably dressed Tokyo gangsters in his classic movie Kill Bill, the name also alludes to the musical antics of our manic pianist on his 88 keyed instrument!!
So come on and meet The Crazy 88s
On drum sits the legendary Dave T. Kupp. Dave is in charge of BPM and keeps time like an atomic watch. Formerly with Rock n Roll superstars Dynamite, DTK is the genuine rock n roll article - it says so on the label!
On Doghouse Bass and vocals "Mad Dog" Chris Willis is the dynamo of the band. His energy levels are relentless, and he's just as likely to be found kicking out his killer bass sound on top of a table or on the dance floor, as on the stage. A natural born showman, a good time is guaranteed at an 88's gig!
Just as crazy, on piano sits Krzys. Krzys is the baby of the band still in his 20's, although his repertoire and improvisational skills are those of a much older player. Krzys has played all over Europe in many different outfits, but gets his kicks with the Crazy 88's these days, he's a rockin' sensation!
On tenor sax is none other than long tall Tony. A recent and very welcome addition to the Crazy 88's, Tony is a great saxophonist and he's really into the swinging groove of the Crazy 88's. You can't miss him, he's the tall guy wearing shades!!
Guitar man Al K. Seltzer and his vintage orange Gretsch guitar complete the rockin' line up singing songs about trains, planes, boats, cars, girls, womanisin', gamblin', and boozin'. Too young to remember and old enough to know better, Al K reckons that he and the band are a bunch of fine gone daddies!

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Member Since: 15/06/2006
Band Website: none
Band Members: Al K Seltzer - guitarist, vox
Mad Dog Willis - standup bass, acrobatics, vox
Teddy Boy Dave - drummer, philosopher, vox
Long tall Tony - Tenor Sax
Krazy Krzysztof - piano and technical stuff!

Influences: The Dempseys,The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Johnny Cash, Eddie Cochran, Elvis, Hayseed Dixie, Commander Cody and the lost planet Airmen, The Clash, Reverend Horton Heat, Mink DeVille, Moon Mullican, The Stray Cats, The Ramones, Louis Jordan, Lyle Lovett, Buck Owens, Buddy Holly, Louis Prima, Sonny Fisher, Jack Earls, Larry Williams, King Pleasure and the Biscuit boys, Jerry Lee Louis, Fats Domino, Bessie Smith, Leadbelly, to be continued
Sounds Like: The Crazy 88's, clean guitar & a full on sax section, monster bass and drum, and maniacal pianist thrown in!!!
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

New from The Slammers!!

Sorry we've not been blogging for a while, a lot's happened to our little band since November. Firstly our bassist Catfish, was diagnosed with a serious elbow disorder which basically means he can onl...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:52:00 GMT

gig write up

Great gig at the British arms in Irthlingoboro, Good to see Slim back in the saddle after his recent absence. It felt like old times and everyone had a blast. thanks to all who ...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 02:14:00 GMT

gig at Golden Lion

Rock on!! Last nite at The Golden Lion was smokin'! A good crowd and three solid sets of Rock n' Roll Slammers style. Thanx everyone for turning out to see us, keep checkin the site for details ...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:52:00 GMT

Rock n Roll at the Woodbine

Look out for The Slammers at The Woodbine working Mens Club Raunds on Saturday 14th October. It's gonna be a blast!!!!
Posted by on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 10:49:00 GMT

Gig at New Inn-Buckingham

Great gig last nite at New Inn in Buckingham- awesome to be back and nice to see a few familiar faces. Thanx to Mike and his staff for another great night and looking foward to coming back in the new ...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 03:08:00 GMT

"New" gigging amp

We were mooching around Rushden on Saturday afternoon after a rehearsal session of some new material, and wandered upstairs to see the guys at the Rushden music centre. I'd never been in b...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 01:59:00 GMT

The New Inn Buckingham

The Slammers return to the New Inn at Buckingham this Friday for a night of compact rock n roll! Small but perfectly formed is the New Inn, with great beer and a great crowd. We'll be kicking of...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 01:18:00 GMT

Earls Barton, Last nite

A rocking gig at The Boot last nite. A first for The Slammers and certaintly not the last- watch out for us next year. It's a great venue and June, the landlady, puts on bands eve...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 15:26:00 GMT

The Boot Earls Barton 16th September

Our next gig is at The Boot in Earls Barton. This is our first time at this great venue and we're looking forward to it after a couple of weeks break. August was a really busy month for us...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 02:25:00 GMT

New music Venue The Oak Tree Desborough

Last nites gig at The Oaks Tree in Desboro' was really rocking. A new venue for The Slammers- actually only the second band to have played there in ten years- but live entertainment i...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 04:39:00 GMT