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The Saga of an Original Roots Rock Band - as told (mostly) by Michael David Davis: In 1981 I wandered into the Yesteryear Tavern in Prospect Park, PA (my hometown) to check out The Black Hawk Spring Band. Playing bass was Bobby Bloomingdale. That night turned out to be the beginning of a long partnership and the genesis of The Bullets. I was soon playing Dobro with the band and eventually ended up on guitar.
With the demise of the BHSB, Bobby B. and I formed the Swingston Trio, with Greg Troiano on Harmonica. Bobby and I started going to open-mic nights in Newark, DE and soon realized that there was a vital music scene. We hooked up with drummer Mark Walls and became the Bullets.
After about a year I was offered the guitarist position in the seminal Delaware blues band, Rocket 88, fronted by the one and only Mark Kennealy (Dr. Harmonica). I left (OK, I was fired from) Rocket 88 after a seven month stint. (Everybody gets fired from Rocket 88--its a badge of honor in this town. It's like a prep school for local bar bands.) Playing with the Good Doctor had opened up many doors.
The Bullets reformed with Johnny Digiovani as the drummer, and started playing about twenty gigs a month. (It needs to be pointed out here that Bobby is the sensible solid citizen in this partnership, with a growing business and family. He played music for fun and never wanted to rely on it for a living.)
It was behind the Deer Park Tavern in Newark that, upon being presented the next month's calendar--twenty-four gigs in the month of December, that Bobby B. asked "You want blood?", cracked open his head on the roof of my car and quit the band.
Eddie Everett had, by that time, taken over the drummer's spot and bassist Brian Hayes completed the lineup. They left the band after a couple years and were eventually replaced with drummer, Dave Indivero and bassist, Andy Shemeta.
The Bullets began a more extensive touring schedule, traveling from New York to
Virginia, playing many colleges and larger club dates. Large crowds were showing up at the Irish Brigade in Fredericksburg, VA and the Rongovian Embassy in
Trumansburg, NY
. Eddie Everett rejoined the band in the late 80s and, in 1990, C. Bradley Jacobs took over on bass.
You can read more about our former alternate persona, The Kid Davis Band, when you click here.
In 1995 I moved to Nashville to pursue a songwriting career. In 2000, I returned to Delaware and reformed the band.
Eddie took me up to the Blue Comet in Glenside, where there was a thriving Rockabilly scene. We decided to ask Bobby B. to rejoin the band. We needed an upright bass player in order to play the Comet. Bobby said "sure."
Brad switched back over to 6-string guitar around 2001 and we've been a 4-piece act ever since...and a lot has happened. Gigs with guests such as Brian Setzer, David Bromberg, and others have helped bring The Bullets attention and provided impetus for 2005's live CD recording project.
Long-time drummer Eddie Everett has moved on to play with such Rockabilly luminaries as The Rockats, so we're glad to welcome Walter Epting, a stylish and versatile drummer into the band.
What the future holds for the Bullets is not certain. There are rumors of a tour of Great Britain...perhaps some gigs in Scandinavia, extended road trips in the USA (especially Virginia)...a studio album in 2009...Keep your ears open!
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