LIVE BAND
Frank Royster-Guiatr,Bass,Piano, & Lead Vocals
Todd Mayson-Guitar
Julian Volpe-Bass & Bkg. vocals
Tommy Hamer-Drums & Bkg. vocals
Influences
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The Beatles,
Elvis Costello, Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Buck Owens, Elvis Presley, Jellyfish, The Posies, Matthew Sweet,
The Smithereens, The Grays, Jason Falkner, Jon Brion, Roger Manning Jr.,
Eric Clapton, Teenage Fanclub,Badfinger, Big Star, The Lemonheads, Imperial Drag, The Fire Apes,The Spongetones, The Killer Whales, Raspberries, Rick Springfield, Michael Penn, The Figgs, Velvet Crush, The Tories, Lenny Kravitz, Mike Viola & The Candy Butchers, Uncle Green, Jayhawks, Marshall Crenshaw, Squeeze, Umajets, Fountains of Wayne, Hed Shop Boys, The Knack, Rolling Stones, Dave Clark Five, The Who, The Doors, Freddie & the Dreamers, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Peter & Gordon,
The Goldbergs, The Saving Graces, Ed James, Jamie Hoover, Superdrag, E.L.O. and so much more!
Sounds Like
ElvisCostello and Pat DiNizio had a baby with The Beatles!
Frank is a singer-songwriter from Charleston,S.C. He has been writing powerpop songs for many years and released his first solo album "Thru The Years"in November of 2006. It was released on the Kool Kat Musik label and is widely available online! Prior to that he played guitar on the Eddie Bush record "Hands In Pocket", which was recorded before Eddie Bush got singed to a major label deal w/ Decca this passed year. He was also a member of the Fire Apes from 97-98 and guitar player on the debut Fire Apes cd from 1997 titled 'Perfect Day For Bannafish".(Which is a smash!) As of this year, he has rejoined the Fire Apes to tour and is currently working on his second solo album w/ prducer Jamie Hoover (Spongetones).
His songs are very catchy and heavily influenced by the Beatles, Beach Boys, Smithereens, Elvis Costello, Fire Apes and Matthew Sweet to name a few. The solo album has been recieved well in the states and well in parts of Europe.
the bart-man is sending out some love and good viberations to the scrubba-one for the weekend.love you're new Beatles theme. i'll try to see you at the wolftrack. piece out
yes sir e it looks like little frankie is big bad bubba now. i got your message.... what, you don't think i've already checked it out. the bart-man is down w/ your piece of the action. here's to leaving the sand at home piece out,
Haha...Frank, you are awesome! Thanks for the comment...that made my day. It was great to see you guys last night! You get better every time, I swear. Thanks for being so awesome!! See you again soon! ♥♥ Liv
I'm praying I don't get called like lastnight...I didn't get out of the office to go home until 10:45pm after being in the office at 8am! I will be there if I have to keep running in & out the door! LOL! Looking forward to HSB! I need my fix! :o) TTFN
Hey Frank, Glad you liked our version of Conversations! You did really well too! Our fav band are so similar its a bit scary!. Thanks for adding us hope you like our tunes! Maybe we'll see you at a show sometime soon as we'll be on tour in the U.S later this year. all the best The Wellingtons!
yet more positive evidence for medical marajiana. first you were dead, then you were smoking, and now you're stoked and having a major up-swing. ... and you didn't think that i was paying attention, did you ? i saw you on the teli. today. you're much purtier on t.v. peace out
