Basile Kolliopoulos, born in Athens, Greece in 1953, came to America in 1970. In 1978, his first band, The Fensics, formed in Oklahoma and did a single called "Tornado Warning."
In 1980 he moved to New York City and joined The Senders for a year and a half then moved back to Oklahoma and formed The Fortune Tellers who had three albums on Red Rose out of Paris, France ('82-'92).
He then, in 1992, did a solo record in Austin, Texas with original members of the The Fabulous Thunderbirds: Keith Ferguson on bass and drummer Mike Buck. It was called "El Greco."
The Reverb Bros got together in '92 and are still making music. "Adult Entertainment" was released in 2002 and thay are working on a new record with Marty Dillon on drums and Mat Hilbun on bass.
The Reverb Brothers by Doug Hill, Norman Transcript 8.26.05:
"Brothers Basile Kolliopoulos (guitar/vocals), Marty Dillon (drums) and new bassist Casey Friedman were as hardcore as a wild night in Mabel Basset Correctional Center. Their song about rain was a percussion downpour. The Brothers' funk fog was made heavier by bone rattling volume. Basile's a mysterious man who stirs Delta blues, Blue Cheer and blue bedroom lights into a bittersweet brew. Middle Eastern cadences collided with fundamental soul chords. An attractive woman in the audience did a compelling bump and grind to the music while her male escort stood motionless, arms akimbo. The Brothers' intensity fed off the amplification. Their dark, threatening show was over in a flash."
