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  • Genre: Blues / Rockabilly / Roots Music

    Location *LAFAYETTE-TOWN* Fürth - Franken, Bayern, DE

    Profile Views: 60677

    Last Login: 3/17/2012

    Member Since 4/14/2007

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  • Bio

    .. ....ROLL IT !!!.... ..A Gentle Jump.... The Rockin' Lafayettes gibt's schon seit 1986. Aus den Überbleibseln des Ur-Rockabilly-Projekts "The Swampcats" gründete damals Hannes "Jimmi Lafayette" Bernklau das inzwischen berühmt berüchtigte Roots-Quartett. Der Mix, den die vier Gentlemen des Jumpin'-Low-Fi-Blues live auf die Bühne bringen, kommt tief aus dem Süden der Vereinigten Staaten und ist mindestens 45 Jahre alt und älter: wehmütiger Hobo-Blues, Swingin'-Boogie, Jumpin'- und Rollin'-Blues bis hin zum Rock'n'Roll / Rockabilly / R&B und Beat-Jazz. Alles klingt natürlich wie's klingen muß - gefährlich pumpend, grunzend und vibrierend. Für den richtigen Sound sorgt auch das Originalequipment (die guten alten Röhrenverstärker). Dabei verstehen es die vier Franken, die Songs mit handwerklichem Können, Witz und Spielfreude zu interpretieren, anstatt bloß zu kopieren. Aber nicht nur musikalisch, sondern auch optisch kommen die Vier mit Anzug und Hut stilistisch stets korrekt daher. Über 20 Jahre Bühnencoolness zahlen sich aus: 2oo8 schafften es The Rockin' Lafayettes als Vorband für niemand geringeren als Mr. Chuck Berry engagiert zu werden. Fazit: Diese Band geht nicht "Back to the Roots" - sie selbst sind "Roots". .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ ..English.... A Gentle Jump: The quartet Lafayettes first appeared in 1986 as the "Swampcats", and perform since these days nearly in the same formation around the founder Hannes "Jimmi Lafayette" Bernklau under the name "The Rockin' Lafayettes". The gentlemen of the Jumpin'-Lo-Fi-Blues are presenting themselves with two guitars, upright-bass, drums, mouth-harp and multiphonic vocals - not only musically, but also optically and soundtechnically in the style of legendary idols. Their compositions and interpretations are characterized by them charismatic charme and are performed with lots of playing lust and they love to be close to the public. The groovy numbers range from weepy Hobo-Blues to powerful, traditional Swingin'-Boogie and from driving Jumpin'- and Rollin'-Blues to the 40ies, 50ies & 60ies Rock'n'Roll & Rockabilly and Beat-Jazz. 2oo8 they played as support band for nobody else than Mr.Chuck Berry. This group is not going "back to the roots" - they are "Roots". .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....

  • Members

    - permanent..Hannes 'Jimmi Lafayette' Bernklau ... Vocals, Guitar, Mouth-Harp..Arno 'The Norman Howl' Lang ..... Vocals, Guitar..Ferdi 'Fat Jowls' Roscher ........ Upright-Bass, Backings..Dieter 'Laid-Back' Koch ..... Drums, Backings..- temporary..Simon 'The Frog' Froschauer .... Drums, Backings..Rudi 'Rumble' Schaack ........... Upright-Bass, Backings..Holger 'The Groovie' Götz ..... Vocals, Double-Bass..- Guest *Star* Girl..Randi 'The Rose' Simmons ..... Vocals, Washboard.... .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

  • Influences

    John Lee Hooker, Little Walter Jacobs, Willie Dixon, Johnny Cash, Elvis, Junior Wells, Hasil "Haze" Adkins, Link Wray, Bill Haley, Dead Moon, Johnny Powers, Sid King & The Five Strings, Lecuona Cuban Boys, Sleepy LaBeef, Big Walter Horton, Carl Perkins, Billie Holiday, Django Reinhardt, Sachmo, Cab Calloway, Gene Vincent, Slim Harpo, Ruth Brown, Chuck Berry, Bo Didley, Charlie Parker, Arthur Crudup, James Brown, Tyrone Schmidling, Jack Starr, Benny Joy, The Gibson Brothers, Johnny Burnette Trio, Scotty Moore, Hal Harris, Sonny Boy Williamson, Jimmi Hendrix, Andrew Sisters, Lionel Hampton, Marilyn Monroe, Ted Milton, McKinley Morganfield, Jon Spencer, Big Joe Turner, Rose Maddox & Brothers, Carlisles, Sonics, Thee Headcoats, Srephane Grappelli, Hans Albers, Hans Moser, Marlene Dietrich, Buddy Holly, Ideal, Trini Lopez, Ray Charles, Velvet Underground, Eddie Cochran, Sonny Burgess, Tom Waits, Chet Baker, Jack Earls, Elmore James, The Shandells, Blind Blake, Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Julie London, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass, Al Ferrier, The Phantom

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