The
Original Band
Still Rockin' Around The Clock
Bill
Haley left this mortal coil in 1981, but his spirit is still alive,
surging through the veins of his original band members. The Original
Bandin other words, the original members of Bill Haley and
His Cometsserve up classic rock and roll with more horsepower
than a 57 Chevy, evoking the likes of Sam Butera and The
Witnesses on their new CD, Still Rockin Around the Clock.
They may be long in years, but these guys dont let you forget
that they once transformed respectable ballrooms into maelstroms
of dancing feet. And theyve still got it. Bass player Marshall
Lytle, age 66, can still climb on top of his bass fiddle and ride
it into next week. Guitarist Franny Beecher (who also performed
with Benny Goodman and Buddy Greco), now 78 years old, is more
nimble on that fret board than he was when he was strumming for
Haley in the early 50s. And Joe DAmbrosio can still
nail it into place with his machine-gun sax licks.
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Still Rockin'
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The
16-track CD includes all the classics, like Rock Around the
Clock, See You Later Alligator, Shake, Rattle,
and Roll, and Mambo Rock, as well as a cover of
Louis Armstrongs What a Wonderful World. The original
Comets prove they can still crank out the sock-hop rock and roll
that revolutionized music in the 1950s. Whats more, this band
has the musical sophistication and energy to put many younger rockabilly
acts to shame.
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Giancarlo Davis
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