John Whiteleather & the King Rats

About Me

THE BAND: The KING RATS were formed in Los Angeles in 1989 and began touring in Europe as a ROCKABILLY trio. The founding, member John Whiteleather, originally from Pennsylvania, began living in Sweden off and on in 91 and based the band there while continuing to tour in both Europe and the US. The KING RATS have recorded several CD's releases on labels in Finland, Sweden and Germany with worldwide distribution, giving them exposure to a vast audience. The shows are action packed with a unique blend of Rock n Roll, Rockabilly and Country. Mixing in alot of sing along and audience contact has made The KING RATS a cult band with a faithful following. The songs are catchy and have witty content that glorify the old fashioned art of rock and roll, cars, girls and drinking! The KING RATS have also appeared on MTV Sports Rock and Jock B Ball Jam 96, 97 having made the opening video and 3 live songs during the game. The KING RATS continue to tour Europe and the US as their following grows. John Whieleather also does SOLO performances and often appears with such west coast Florida bands as The GIT-R-DUNZ and DEVIL'S HIGHWAY. The SOLO SHOWS highlight the classic rock n roll songs made famous in the 50's n 60's to present. Even a bit of Irish, a bit of classic country! (Beatles, Creedence, Elvis, Bruce, Tom Petty, Van Morrison, Hank Sr and Jr, etc.). So whether Club, Festival or Tiki Bar, with the band or solo, see ya'll for some real ROCKIN' FUN! The official website is www.thekingrats.com more info there... plain layout powered by HOT FreeLayouts.com / MyHotComments

My Interests

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Member Since: 8/8/2006
Band Website: thekingrats.com
Band Members: Me. Lars Andersson - Guitar. Richie Norberg - Stand up bass, Drums. Jan Kykeneimi - Drums, Percussion. They are my main band members (and beer drinkin dawgs) in sweden. Props go out to my good friends here in Bradentucky who I regularly share the stage with, and they are members of the Git R Dunz and Devils Highway. Both bands are homegrown right here in B town! You guys are true bro's! Thanks for being nice to the new guy in town!
Influences: Mellencamp, Springsteen, Stray Cats, Steve Earle, Shaver, Georgia Satellites, Skynrd, Niel Young, Allmans, Kid Rock, Hank Williams, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke, Buddy Holly, Elvis, Eddie Cochran, Candy Staton. Too many to name! All rock, country, soul and blues from the early days on up.
Record Label: Goofin Finland, Part Records Germany, Moon Sweden
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Hillbilly Poem (maybe a song oneday)

Hillbilly Wasteland....Out in the backwoods down in the swampsThe devil is dancin he likes to rompAlligator bones and a voodoo dollA redneck nightmare about to unfoldShe whispered low sweet lov...
Posted by John Whiteleather & the King Rats on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:57:00 PST

Random John poety

Dance Dance my angelCry for the gift of truth andlet freedom set you in forward motiondon't look back but look upfor the universe has no endNo beginning either thats why we are here and it's now!Your ...
Posted by John Whiteleather & the King Rats on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:59:00 PST