Those things you ALWAYS wanted to know .... but were too afraid to ask .....
VINCE RAY
INSTRUMENT:-
Gretsch abuser and voice straining AGE :-
HA HA HA! SEX :-
Yes please! FAVOURITE COLOUR:-
Orangey purple CAR:-
A Hot Wheels Munsters Coach..I drive it in my dreams. STAR SIGN:-
Born under a bad sign- 'keep off the Grass' LOVES:-
Miss Katie, fast cars, cheap booze, lose women etc,. HATES:-
Skirts that aren't tight enough, the record industry and fish...little bastards!
THE GAFF
INSTRUMENT:-
Drums, hollerin' AGE :-
Lost count, don't count, don't care SEX :-
Done it, got a baby to prove it! FAVOURITE COLOUR:-
Black and White CAR:-
Anything that isn't a Transit STAR SIGN:-
Newcastle United LOVES:-
Pies, Jo and Gypsy Rose...not necessarily in that order ! HATES:-
Mice, spiders and Vince's sleeping bag !
BEN
INSTRUMENT:-
Double Bass AGE :-
Younger than the other two SEX :-
...is a rare luxury FAVOURITE COLOUR:-
Gusset Yellow CAR:-
Lada Riva STAR SIGN:-
The Archer LOVES:-
Amateur Taxidermy HATES:-
Ninjas. Cholera
Strangy has moved on to pursue his new career as a tattooist. Finding time for bass slappin' and skin inking was getting harder so we all agreed it was time to move on. We wish him all the best, he's a talented lad...may Lady Luck stay sitting in yer lap mate!
As there were a few gigs coming up rapidly, we made a quick call to Ben from the Ghost Notes and formerly the Hot Rocket Trio and he's now our full time slapper!
There's plans to record soon for a new album plus a few 7 inch single releases and the new material with Ben is shaping up good. Check out his other projects at
OUR GIG CALENDAR HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH ALL OUR UPCOMING SHOWS, PLEASE GO AND CHECK IT OUT.
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WELL FOLKS, THERE’S LOTS OF ACTION IN THE BONESHAKERS CAMP – INCLUDING THE RELEASE OF OUR SINGLE ‘BETTY BITCH’ AND NEW CD ‘ZOMBIE RADIO’. BOTH ARE AVAILABLE FROM OUR GOOD FRIEND HOWARD AT RAUCOUS RECORDS.
SEE THE BLOG FOR EXCITING INFORMATION ON THE VINCE RAY DESIGNED FENDER GUITAR AND GRETSCH GEAR
AND HERE’S THE HISTORY BIT……
Says Vince ‘The Boneshaker CD was a chance to put together all the things I loved about ROCKABILLY and all it's messed up variations. A good chance to get back to the roots of the music I loved in the 70's having discovered it (like many people) through the Cramps....and it still 'tastes good...like a bad gurl should!'
ALBUM REVIW - BIG CHEESE MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2007
VINCE RAY ‘Boneshaker Baby’ (Raucous) And thee incredible feat of rockabilly voodoo 4/5 The Vince who’s art adorns T shirts, record covers, walls and skin the world over is back to bother your ears. This time he lets loose with full on voodoo rockabilly abandon, this where Vince Ray seems most at home. This platter is really a split release, the first nine tracks Vince is part of a basic trio and is howling the vocals and getting some really nasty, in the rockabilly goodness sense of the word, tunes out of his battered Gretsch, the rhythm section includes Little Man Kurt from the Grit on slappin’ bass who pile drives things along . The material is nothing new but delivered in a style all Vince’s own and just oozes all the good things rockabilly should be about, sex, drugs, booze and fast motors. The last eight of the 17 tracks are out and out rockabilly from Vern Vain & the Blue Vains (with a name like that how can you fail) Vince takes the guitar duties and fuck he can twang it while Vern croons songs about bartenders, poker and hillbilly hellcats, seriously what more could you want? Simon Nott
Vince adds 'We dug up tracks from the vaults with Vern Vain and the Blue Vains,including a long lost 7'' ep recored for Raucous many moons ago and added some new tracks with Gaff and Kurt (he of the mighty GRIT).
The addition of the INEXORABLE STRANGY on slap bass has meant that we're ready to crawl outta the rock n roll crypt and bring some twisted toons to a town near you....weddings, funeral and barmizvas, anything welcome.'
HERE ARE A FEW PICS TAKEN FROM OUR GIG AT THE CLUB BOXER ON 27 APRIL 2007 BY THE VERY TALENTED STEVE THORNE AT www.rocklens.com - FOR LIMITED EDITION PRINTS ....please e-mail Steve at info@rocklens.com
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN ASKING, THE VINCE RAY EMPORIUM IS CURRENTLY CLOSED. WE ARE HOPING TO RELOCATE VERY SOON !!! WE WILL POST NEWS AS AND WHEN IT HAPPENS SO KEEP CHECKING BACK. VINCE RAY MERCH CAN BE BOUGHT FROM WWW.VINCERAY.COM.
Vince Ray and The Boneshakers's Friend Space (Top 15)
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