Rat Rod (Guitar/Vocals)
Eric Pullen (Drums)
-Bass Players-
Bruno "The Butcher" Esposito (Upright Bass)
Pauly "D" Diffin (Upright Bass)
Kirk Plunkett (Electric Bass)
Adam "Bar Keys" Holliday (Organ/Piano)
Influences
The Paladins, Sean Costello, Freddie King, Carl Perkins, Jerry Reed, Red Devils, Otis Rush, Howlin Wolf, T-Bone Walker, Junior Wells, Mississippi John Hurt, Al Greene, Johnny Horton, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Little Walter, J.B. Lenoir, Link Wray, The Ventures, Jimmy Rogers, Ray Charles, Booker T and the Mg’s, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and more.
Sean Costello
Sounds Like
You're drivin' your 55 Mercury down a desert road going 115 mph at sunset blasting the radio.
(Rat Rod & The Rusty Rebels-"Ain't Got You") Filmed by: Ellen Hamby.
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(The Paladins-"Hold on Get Ready")
The Rusty Rebels are a four piece band out of Atlanta, Georgia. Rat Rod is originally from Clifton, New Jersey and has been in Atlanta since 2003. Since he's been in Atlanta, he's played with different types of bands from Punk Rock to Rockabilly. Rat Rod has been influenced by and has been sharing the stage with great local musicians such as, Sean Costello, Johnny "Knox" McGowan, Donnie McCormick, and many more.
In October of 2007 upright bass player Paul Diffin and Trevor Roberts joined the band. Paul, originally from Essex, England has played with great Rockabilly and Western Swing bands such as, The Blue Cats, Big Six, The Domino's, Sugar Ray Ford and The Hotshots, and many more. Trevor has been a drummer in the city of Atlanta since 2003. Trevor has been influenced by greats such as Fred Below, Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta, and many more. Together Paul and Trevor are an unbelievable rhythm section, and know how too rock all night.
Adam Holliday on piano and organ strikes up the crowd by surprise. Adam has been playing in Atlanta for a while with The Soul Shakers, but gets a different kick out of playing with The Rusty Rebels, by playing upbeat Rockabilly and Jump Blues. Adam is a great crowd pleaser and gives great soul to any music. "Rat Rod and the Rusty Rebels will shake, rattle and roll your soul with their brand of rockabilly blues." -Atlanta Brewing Company.
These guys know the meaning of traditional. They can rock all night. Playing the sounds of 50's and 60's jump blues and rockabilly gets the fans out of their chairs...watch, you won't regret it.
thank you so much for playing with such earnest intensity last night. you definitely did Sean's songs justice and it made me smile to see the beauty of his music live on. ~M
