Pete Carroll - All Vocals, Guitars & other Instruments
All songs Recorded, Produced and Mixed by Pete Carroll
Influences
The Crickets, (with Buddy and also when they recorded under their own name mid 1958 onwards-I Fought The Law, My Litttle Girl, Baby My Heart-Jerry Naylor/Glen Campbell/Buzz Cason/Glen D Hardin), Buddy Holly, Sonny Curtis, Earl Sinks, David Box, Bob Montgomery (Buddy & Bob), Larry Welborn, The Picks, The Roses, Norman Petty/Snuff Garrett/Jerry Capeheart/Brian Wilson, The Fireballs, Gary Tollett (aka Gary Dale-Honey, Honey), Jack Huddle (Starlight), The Nighthawks, Tommy Allsup, Hank Williams, The Everly Brothers, Eddie Cochran, Elvis (1956), Ray Charles, Southern Soul, Otis Reading, The Temptations, Staple Singers, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, The Coasters, Big Joe Turner, Robert Johnson, Fats Domino, Billy Fury, Bobby Fuller, Beatles, Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zep, Seasick Steve, Kings of Leon, Foo Fighters......
Take the sound and spirit of The Crickets (during and after their time with Buddy), add the Buddy Holly vibe and dynamism, the 60's Crickets harmonies, some Ray Charles mojo, the Backing Vocals like that of The Picks/ The Roses, the melodicity of Buddy Holly/The Everly's songs, the lyrical drama of Hank Williams.... bring it all forward 50 years, add some Rock & Blues and you'll have
“The Crickets Sound Project” - Modern vintage !
The Crickets Sound Project is quite unique. Although they play The Crickets songs, (57/58 & early 60's) exactly like they sounded on record, they also play their own "original" material, very much in the vein of Buddy Holly/The Crickets, with a contemporary feel, hopefully, doing their bit to keep the music alive.
Lead Singer/Lead Guitarist Pete Carroll, has signed umpteen Music Publishing Contracts with music Publishers in the USA and is in the process of writing 16 new songs for their forthcoming album "Rollercoaster" - Hopefully out by March 2010.
Pete’s Buddy/Crickets Tribute song “Keep On Shining On” has been featured on the Radio in the UK and Europe and his cover of The Crickets classic “It’s So Easy”, has been played on KDAV Radio in Lubbock, Texas, hometown of Buddy & The Crickets.
The Crickets Sound Project began when Pete, a long time Buddy/Crickets fan, recorded the songs that inspired him to pick up a guitar 24 years ago in Glasgow, Scotland. Pete had studied Sound/Video Production and Music Technology at college in the early 1990’s, but it wasn’t until 2007 that he recorded all his Buddy/Crickets covers on his Home Recording set up. Pete produced all the tracks (www.reverbnation.com/thecricketssoundproject) sang all the Vocals, 3-way Backing Vocals, played all Guitars, Bass, Piano, Drum Sequencing, String Arrangements, Organ, Percussion, and he also Recorded, Produced and mixed them all too. Since then, Pete has singed umpteen Music Publishing Contracts with Music Publishers in the USA, currently has a song on an album, released by a Nashville Record Label and has recently been asked to Tour with former Crickets lead singer, Jerry Naylor, for his “Rockabilly Legends” UK Tour in March 2010. Jerry sang on the 60’s Cricket’s hits “Teardrops Fall Like Rain”, “My Little Girl”, “Please Don’t Ever Change”. Jerry also wants to record with Pete in 2010.
With 16 or so new “original” songs earmarked for Pete’s debut album “Rollercoaster”, under The Crickets Sound Project, it’s quite possibly the “best” Buddy Holly / Crickets related album ever !!! The remaining members of all the Backing Vocal Groups, who sang on all the Buddy Holly & The Crickets hits (The Picks, Gary & Ramona Tollett), have agreed to sing backing vocals on the album !!
Pete, originally from Glasgow, currently based in The Scottish Borders, is in the process of moving to Stockholm, Sweden and is looking for a label to help bring out the album.
hello my friend, hope you are havin a good weekend so far! greetiings from sweden(we had our first snow in stockholm today,up north the winter comes much earlier) take care, your friend, ulla x
Last winter My parents in Cheltenham told me they had 3 inches of snow in total, at the time we were getting 18 inches an hour, I had to dig my way out of the house twice in one morning as the front door was covered floor to ceiling. 'Appy Days
hello my friend! its been long since i heard from you! how are you...? hope you had a good week, and musicprojects!:-) and also will have a happy, safe and spooky halloweennight!:-) rockin regards from sweden, ulla x
Hey Pete whats up buddy havent heard from you in along time still here in lubbock ,visited Buddy on sunday told him you were still rockin in the uk 50 years later!!! When you get time email mail me alot is going on here for buddy
Have a look at the ROCK AROUND THE SCOTS page. this is a great page run by people who really know whats happening .
why not check out some of the Rockin' events happening around Scotland every month at the various clubs - The Spiders Web in Edinburgh - All Tore Up in Glasgow - O'Shannons in Kilmarnock - The Starlight Rock 'n' Roll Club in Edinburgh - Rock Tii U Drop in Glasgow - The Green Door in Edinburgh - the Griffin in Glasgow - Rockaburley in Glasgow and Vintage Voltage in Glasgow.
All the Info is on The Rock around the Scots page, There is also info on all the Scottish rock n roll bands in your area.
Have a look there may well be something on right next door to you !
hello Pete! thanks for the add and comment, and welcome to my 50's tribute page! its been long since i heard from you..i guess you are busy with your music!:-) i wish you a rockin week, greetz from sweden, ulla x
R.I.P ELVIS,GRAUCHO MARX, BILLY LEE RILEY, AND LES PAUL.. THEY ALL HAD THEIR MEMORIAL DAY OR PAST ON THIS MONTH...
Hey Pete - Your friendship is valued - And don't forget to take your first sip of Urban American Heavy MeNtal - A "cocktail" well-worth a click! (Tony Mecca - Philadelphia/USA)
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