Jari Pekkola: vocals & guitar
Markku Salo: upright bass
Reijo Salo: drums
Marko Luhtala: vocals & harp, guitar
Influences
Bo Diddley, Johnny Cash, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Burnette, Howlin' Wolf, Charlie Feathers, Carl Perkins, Johnny Horton, Jack Earls, Lightning Hopkins, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Walter Horton, The Skatalites, Arthur Crudup, Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, Elmore James, Papa Lightfoot, Jimmy Reed, Sonny Boy Williamson, Hound Dog Taylor, Little Junior Parker & The Blue Flames, The Deltas, The Paladins... And tons of other Rock'n'Roll, Rhythm'n'Blues, Rockabilly, Blues, Ska etc. artists...
Rave On is Rockin band all the way from Finland. We play some rock'n'roll, rockabilly, rhythm'n'blues & blues. The band started in early 90's, and has backed up such a greats like Rosie Flores, Sonny Burges and Sleepy Labeef.
The current line up has three original members (Markku Salo, Reijo Salo & Jari Pekkola) and one new member (Marko Luhtala), but during the past 15 years there has been few other players too: Tiia Vanhatapio was one of the very few Rockabilly female singers in Finland during the early 90's, Ola Turro(Lost Souls, Nashville Bum, now with Johnny D & The Knuckledusters) played lead guitar for years with Rave On. Next lead man was Timo Luostarinen, who has played with many Rockin bands, including Fortune Teller, The Jokers and Van Go. There has been also two other bass players, Japi Saario (Jim & The Dunlops, Nashville Bum, The Roadracers) and Rami Soini, who now leads great rockabilly trio called Flatbroke Trio. During the fall 2006 till the fall 2007 band drummer was John Wayne (Junk Pushers, also a DJ in many clubs).
Band has signed new record deal with the Jupiter Stroll Records, and the Rave On's third record should be out late 2008 or early 2009!
Check out my internet radio show Monday - Friday from 2-3pm pst. Playing the best of Rockabilly, Swing & Doo Wop. A live interview will be featured every week with Bands, Photographers, Pin-up Girls and Artists. Click on the banner and take a listen.
Thanks for being our friend - check out the new updates on our website - www.latinplayboys.org. We've added a new video blog and we are featuring some really cool art in the coffee table book. Take a look when you get a chance! And spread the word about site - we'll be showcasing some fantastic visual artists.
Catch
That Rockabilly Fever by Sheree Homer is a candid account of life on the
road and in the studio with '50s legends and today's talent. These are personal
stories told by the artists themselves. It's a soft cover biography that will
be published in October 2009 by McFarland Publishers and retail for $39.95. It
will have never before seen photos (strictly 1950's photos of the legends) and
rare stories from the artists themselves. Catch
That Rockabilly Fever will be approximately 350 pages in length. It will be
unlike any other rockabilly book on the market since it will include some of
today's hottest young talent plus insightful stories from 1950's backing
musicians and engineers for the first time, such as James Kirkland (Bob Luman,
Ricky Nelson), Richie Frost (Ricky Nelson), Steve Handford (Bobby Lee
Trammell), Tony Austin (Rock and Roll Trio), Stanley Walker (Ray Smith), Bobby
Poe (Wanda Jackson), Vernon Sandusky (Big Al Downing) and Bob Sullivan
(KWKH/Louisiana Hayride).
Foreword by acclaimed writer Ken Burke.
These
forty-six artists will have individual profiles and one glamorous photo
per musician: Glen Glenn, Lew Williams, Art Adams, Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson,
Bob Luman, Ed Bruce, Dickey Lee, Jack Earls, Hayden Thompson, Maddox Brothers
and Rose, Sonny Burgess, Carl Mann, Ray Smith, Johnny Powers, Larry Donn, Pat
Cupp, Ronnie Hawkins, Bobby Lee Trammell, Huelyn Duvall, Gene Summers, Sonny
West, Buddy Holly, The Collins Kids, Wanda Jackson, Charlie Gracie, Big Al
Downing, Laura Lee Perkins, The Rock and Roll Trio, Narvel Felts, The Dave and
Deke Combo, Kim Lenz, Go Cat Go, High Noon, Larry Cole, Cari Lee Merritt, Josie
Kreuzer, Eddie Clendening, Suzy and Buddy Dughi, The Casey Sisters, Carl Sonny
Leyland, Dawn Shipley, Sue Moreno, Ruby Ann, and Tex Rubinowitz.
