Crazy Cavan
| Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin |
 Wales
|
| Genre (s) | Rockabilly , rock 'n' roll |
| founding | 1970 |
| Website | http://www.crazycavan.com/ |
| Founding members | |
| Cavan Grogan † 2020 | |
| Lyndon Needs | |
| Terry Walley | |
| Don Kinsella † 2016 | |
| Mike Coffey | |
| former members | |
bass |
Steve "Vance" Vincent (1979-2003) |
bass |
Graham Price (1977-1978), (2004-2020) |
piano |
Brian "Bunner" Davies (guest musician) |
Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers was a British Teddy Boy - rock 'n' roll band around the singer Cavan Grogan.
history
Although rock 'n' roll had lost a lot of its popularity by the mid-1960s, Cavan Grogan, Lyndon Needs, Terry Walley and Gerald Bishop formed Screamin 'Count Dracula & the Vampires in 1964 in Newport , South Wales , which later turned into Renamed The Sundogs . This resulted in the formation of Crazy Cavan & the Rhythm Rockers in 1970, without a bishop, with the piano player Brian Thomas and the bass player Don Kinsella .
In 1973 the band released today's classic Teddy Boy Boogie on their own label . The first album " Crazy Rhythm " was released in 1976 on Charly Records . Her rock'n'roll style differed significantly from that of the 1950s, and the lyrics were very often about the British youth gangs, the Teddy Boys , so this style, which was also played by other bands in the United Kingdom , Called "Teddy Boy Rock'n'Roll".
In 1980, the group appeared in the musical documentary film Blue Suede Shoes alongside Bill Haley and Ray Campi . The musicians in Finland got a gold record for the album Still Crazy .
The Rhythm Rockers appeared almost entirely in their original line-up, only the bass player was changed twice. Don Kinsella was followed by Graham Price for a year, who returned to the band in 2004 after Steve Vincent left the band.
The band was active until the death of the singer Cavan Grogan in February 2020, gave regular concerts in Europe and was a guest at major festivals in Europe and overseas. Several appearances were already planned for 2020. The band gave their last concert on January 18, 2020 at the Rockers Reunion Party next to Matchbox . As in the previous four concerts, the sick Lyndon Needs was replaced by Cavan's son Joe on guitar.
Discography
Albums
- 1975 Crazy Rhythm
- 1976 rockability
- 1977 Our Own Way of Rockin '
- 1978 Live At The Rainbow
- 1978 Red Hot 'n' Rockabilly
- 1979 Still Crazy
- 1981 Teddy Jive (10 "LP)
- 1981 Cool and Crazy Rockabilly
- 1982 Hey! teenager
- 1983 Live At Picket's Lock I.
- 1989 It's Wild, It's Weird, It's Crazy
- 1989 Rough, Tough 'n' Ready
- 1996 Rockabilly In Paris
- 2000 Rollin 'Through The Night
- 2001 rhythm rockin blues
- 2003 Wildest Cats In Town
- 2006 The Way It Was
- 2008 C'Mon Let's F *** in Rock
- 2010 Who's Gonna Rock Ya?
- 2012 Rollin 'n' Rockin
- 2015 The Real Deal
- 2015 Rockin '(5 CDs in LP look)
Singles
- 1973 Teddy Boy Boogie / Bop little baby
- 1974 Teddy Boy Rock 'n' Roll / Rockabilly Star / Wildest Cat in Town / Little Teddy Girl
- 1976 Knock Knock / Get Yourself a Band
- 1976 Sweet Little Pretty Thing / Stompin 'Shoes
- 1977 My Little Sister Gotta Motorbike / Teddy Jive
- 1977 Boppin 'n' Shakin / Stompin Shoes / Knock Knock / My Little Sister Gotta
- 1980 Stompin Shoes / Tongue Tied Jill
- 1981 Rockabilly Rules OK! / Trouble Trouble
- 1981 Flip Flop And Fly / Pins And Needles
- 1981 Put a Light in the Window / Crazy Little Teddy Girl
- 1981 I'll Be There / Johnny's Gone Walking
- 1996 Rock To The Rhythm / Wake Me Up
- 1996 Put a Light in the Window / Crazy Little Teddy Girl
Solo albums
Lyndon Needs:
- 1982 Cool Schooldays
- 1998 Guitar Crazy
Cavan Grogan:
- 1991 Saddle Tramps (with Colin "Eddie" Edwards, Dave "Doc" Evans, Colin & Patrick Grogan, Robert Davies, Freddie Fingers Lee , Ian Haines, Dave Lively)
Web links
- Official Website of Crazy Cavan & the Rhythm Rockers (English)
- Full band history on Rockabilly.nl , accessed February 19, 2020
- Obituary for celebritiesdeaths , February 16, 2020
- The world mourns Cavan Grogan , The Unleashed - the rock 'n' roll magazine , February 20, 2020
Individual evidence
- ↑ The history of the band on the artist website , accessed August 7, 2019
- ↑ band history on Rockabilly Hall of Fame (English) retrieved August 7, 2019
- ↑ Crazy Cavan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ^ Rockabilly Group Is Finn Hit , Billboard Magazine , Oct. 4, 1980, p. 100
- ↑ Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers album history on The Rockabilly Chronicle , accessed February 19, 2020
- ↑ Line Up , Rockers Reunion Party, accessed February 22, 2020
- ↑ Family pays tribute to Newport music legend Cavan Grogan , South Wales Argus , February 21, 2020