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SHUT UP & BE GONE
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SHUT UP & BE GONE
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Released: Aug 5, 2010
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General Info

  • Genre: Country / Rockabilly / Roots Music

    Location Leeuwarden, Friesland, Ne

    Profile Views: 73555

    Last Login: 10/25/2011

    Member Since 8/29/2005

    Website highway54.nl

    Record Label TOMBSTONE RECORDS

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    This rockin' combo from the Netherlands started out as a rockabilly string trio in 2002. They cut that year a demo-recording with 5 tunes on it. All tracks were selfpenned originals by the singer. After a while they decided to go on as a combo by adding a drummer to the band! Now it really started... Lot's of festivals and big music clubs have crossed their paths by now with great gigs in Spain, Germany, Norway and England. Besides a lot of Johnny Cash styled Train-a-Billy and authentic Honky Tonk Rhythm & Blues they also perform their own rockin' songs. In 2006 they cut a platter named Southern Tales with some rare covers and own material! In 2009 they recorded their second album called The Perfect Stranger with 17 tracks on it. Also on the Tombstone Record label from Holland. So have a great taste of their double sound!! New on board: Roel Huizinga! Doghouse slappin' meanmachine! See you on the road!

  • Members

    ROEL 'RATTLESNAKE' HUIZINGA- Doghouse Bass & Backing Vocals - 24 years old, living in Burgum. Bandmember since 2008. Started playing his doghouse bass in 2007 with his first band Bopville Trio. Also singer in his new band Hayride Silvertones. - GERT 'GURTIE' TOP - Gretsch & Fender Guitars - 43 years young, living in Groningen. Bandmember since 2007. Played also in the famous rockabilly band Uncle Luke's Cousins. Great fingerpicker in the style of Merle Travis, Chet Atkins en Scotty Moore. - ALJE 'LJ' MULDER - Gretsch Drumkit & Backing Vocals - 29 years old, living in Leeuwarden. Bandmember since 2005. Started at young age hitting his mother's pots an' pans. Also played in some rock & roll bands like The Troublemakers. - PIETER 'SNEAKY PETE' VAN DER BIJ - Vox & Rhythm Guitar - 29 years old, living in Leeuwarden. Founder of the band in 2002. Besides singin' and strummin' his flattop gitbox he also writes and composes his own songs for the band. Mostly in the style of broken hearted dreams, gals, trains and HotRods.

  • Influences

    Sun Records, RCA Victor, Elvis & Johnny Cash styled songs.

  • Sounds Like

    50s Train rollin', broken hearted, horse riding, greased up thug rock

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