Andy Vaughan- rhythm guitar and vocals...
Bill Pettus- drums...
Slawdaddy- lead guitar...
Will Armstrong- doghouse bass...
Influences
All over the board... This band has an amazingly diverse group of influences. Rockabilly, rock n' roll, country, hillbilly, honky tonk, western swing, all forms of rock, blues, bluegrass, R&B, jazz, soul, punk, and on and on.
Sounds Like
In the true spirit of early rockabilly & rock n' roll, our sound is a combination of many different musical styles. Basically, throw all of our musical influences into a big ole' bag, give it a healthy shake, fry it up, and you get Hamburger James.
Our debut CD "Last Plane to Memphis" is available NOW!! Grab it at your local music store, or click the button below to buy it from CD Baby. And you downloaders can get it at iTunes, Amazon, and most other MP3 sites.
The seeds of Hamburger James were sown in the summer of 2005. The band members piled into Memphis Blue, Andy's custom '63 Ford Galaxie, and hit the road to Memphis Tennessee. They stayed in the apartment where Elvis lived as a teenager, and walked in the footsteps of the rockabilly gods. Every Elvis site that they could find was scoured, absorbed, and devoured- starting at the Gridiron restaraunt where the boys gorged themselves on The King's favorite Palm Beach Burgers. Amongst the plethora of E madness- including seeing The Dempsey's on Beale St, live performances by Sonny Burgess, Jason D Williams, and Billy Lee Riley at an outdoor music festival, and a record eight hours spent at Graceland- the boy's reached an epiphany. While at the spiritual mecca of Sun Studio- standing on the same floor, hearing their own voices absorbed by the same acoustic tiles, looking at THE microphone used to make the very first recordings of Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and countless others- the boys tilted their heads back, closed their eyes, and heard the message. "YOU WILL START A BAND TOGETHER. YOU WILL RECORD HERE. IT IS WHAT IS MEANT TO BE." And who were they to argue.
After much talk, Will finally forced their hand when he booked rockabilly legend Janis Martin to play in Richmond. Janis needed a band to back her. Hamburger James needed a swift kick in the ass to get the ball rolling. And here we are... Hamburger James- born in Memphis, raised in Virginia.
Janis Martin "The Female Elvis" with Hamburger James
♥ Thanks so much for your friendship! I do truly like you the one very meaningful! Do have a wonderful, thankful weekend! Don't work too hard, ha ha laugh a lot be happy!
Best Regards you all,
Marlene
Love, Peace & Happiness...Although The Greatest Is Love! ♥ Smile its catchy!
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OH! Ha ha, I thought you were playin Jerry, maybe cause he's my favorite of all, now I know who I'm talkin to! :) thank you for being so nice, usuallly bands don't talk to people.
