Bradley Keough (also known as "The Mushrat") - doghouse bass and vocals
JB "Memphis" Smith - drums, acoustic guitar, Fisher-Price xylophone, and vocals
Influences
The Blue Moon Boys (Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore, & Bill Black), Carl Perkins, Wanda Jackson, Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Janice Martin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Eddie Cochran, Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and the Comets, The Everly Brothers, Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps with the amazing Cliff Gallup, The Rock & Roll Trio (Johnny Burnette, Dorsey Burnette, & Paul Burlison), Grady Martin, Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones, Dale Hawkins, Paul Burton, and all those other great lesser-known artists from the years 1952 to 1960...
Sounds Like
The tunes on the player! Also, see video below right (best heard with headphones!)...
AS SEEN ON PHILADELPHIA'S NBC10 The Rivers appear on Philadephia's NBC10 morning show!
EDDIE COCHRAN'S "TWENTY FLIGHT ROCK"
The Rivers are dedicated historical preservationists, playing vintage American music that is rarely heard on the radio. It's the music of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley, The Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochran, and other rockabilly or rockabilly-influenced musicians of the years 1952 - 1960. It's the music that changed the world!
In addition to concert appearances at car shows, municipal events, private events, and concert stages, they have produced a tribute show called ROCKABILLY DAYS! and a children's show, SILLY ROCKABILLY. Kids love the music as much as their grandparents do!
NEW SHOW! ~ "OH, BOY!" at the COLONIAL THEATRE on October 9th and the SELLERSVILLE THEATER on February 27th. It's a concert celebration of the life and music of BUDDY HOLLY, which brings up the video below...
This is a video of the 10th Annual BLOBFEST RUNOUT, held on July 10th of this year. At about 18 seconds into the video, PAUSE IT... COULD THAT BE BUDDY HOLLY COMING OUT OF THE COLONIAL THEATER?!?!?
Well, no, of course it's not Buddy Holly, it's Edward Marra, who performs with The Rivers, using a little 1950s magic to recreate the excitement of a LIVE BUDDY HOLLY CONCERT!
"BEST FIND – A concert by a local rockabilly group, The Rivers...”
- PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, (July 2006)
“DO THIS! - The Rivers Rockabilly Trio at the Colonial Theatre!”
- PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, (May 2008)
"Rockabilly is fun. The Rivers Rockabilly Trio Proves it!"
- ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL
Hey, thanks for the comment... lovin' your stuff, especially the Carl Perkins Tribute. I organized a benefit show for the Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse a few years back.
Hey Stu---Thankyou very much for coming out to Jersey in the rain for Jamfest---guys really sounded great---hope to see you again---thanks again...Kurt
Hello there! Wanted to drop by and say hey .. also was going to ask if you were attending the oh so delightful BlobFest this year and it looks like Friday night you will be ... I'm stoked! I think I'll be helping the stage manager friday night and I am definitely tied up there Saturday, but I'll keep an eye out and say Hi!
Hey Stu, Thanks for the nice comment! We had a blast playing with Bradley. He relayed your message to me. Yeah, our bands should should play on a bill together. Talk soon...
Best rockin regards, Kathia
KATHIA JANE AND THE V8s - ROCKABILLY RECORDING ARTISTS http://www.myspace.com/kathiajane
I would like to thank you guys for joining us @ Jamfest 3 this year on June 20---The Festival of The Summer in South Jersey---looking forward to it...Kurt H.
Hey! I really wanted to make it out last night, for some reason I thought it was a day event so I could bring my son, oh well I'll catch you guys soon!
JUS' STOPPED BY TO SAY hey & ALWAYZ "thanx", FOR THE "most gracious" ADD .....<br /><br />I SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE VERY KIND WORDZ .....<br /><br />GREATest RESPECTS FOR YOUR WORK .....<br /><br />ROCK ON !!!!<br /><br />MR. <br />RICHARD
Winter Dance Party January 23 - February 15, 1959. Great tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, Waylon Jennings, Dion and the Belmonts, Frankie Sardo, Frankie Avalon, Fabian, Jimmy Clanton, and Bobby Vee. Let them Rock 50 more years!
