The sounds of 30s - 50s western swing, hillbilly jazz, bebop, rhythm & blues and rockabilly - Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt, Bob Wills, Spade Cooley, Tiny Grimes, Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West, Sid King, Lew Williams, Jerry Reed, Joe Maphis, Charlie Feathers, Carl Perkins, Micky Baker....
Contemporary favourites: Wayne Hancock, Smith's Ranch Boys, Biller & Wakefield, Big Sandy, The Starliners, Hanks Jalopy Demons.
The High Rollers are crazy about red-hot, swingin' hillbilly jazz and traditional rockabilly - and once you've heard these cats, you will be too! If you're a fan of 50s style rockin' music, this is the band for you... these boys really jump and swing - and whether you like to dance or just soak it up, you're sure in for a treat!
Featuring some of Perth's most experienced musicians, this five piece band blends the vocal talents of Andy Burnaway (Convertibles, Rhythm Aces and Hotrod Sinners), the dynamic jazzy duo of John Short (Peter Busher's Lone Rangers) on steel and Andy "Jumpin' Jack" Jarvis (Salt Flat Trio, Tornado Alleycats) on guitar, swingin' Phil Morgan (also of the Lone Rangers) on double bass and that shufflin' cat Rockin' Rhys (Rhythm Aces, Dragstrip Trio) on drums. If you're lucky, you may also catch the dynamite Lil Miss Bennett (Rocket to Memphis' lead singer) gracing us with her sultry vocals!
It sure ain't got that thing, if if don't swing!
Live at the Mustang Bar, 28th Jan 2008
Thank you to Celia & Josef for the live clip of the High Rollers. Please visit their great web site Perth Rocks
If you're in Perth, come catch the HHRKs tearing it up at the Mustang Bar (see gig list) - we also have a brand new, limited edition live CD, recorded there in September.
Special thanks to our good buddy Mark Gordon (Roadmasters) for recording the band for our live CD - and of course to the Mustang Bar, for it's continued support of roots music.
The High Rollin' Rhythm Kings also want to say a big thank you to ARRAS for their passion and support of the sounds we all love - Rock n Roll, in all it's wonderful variations: from old time Western Swing through jumpin' R&B and Rockabilly - to today's bands who are doin' it right. Keep the faith cats and kittens!!
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Ditto Andy, was lovely to hear the band live, even if it wasn't your best show (I thought it was tops!) Still thinking about Auto's Kebab Shop, I LOVE that joint! Just back from hols up the Dampier Peninsula, made it home in one piece just.... small altercation with old truck and roo. But that's another story. My eye is completely recovered, but I have serious end of holidays blues. Oh well, another holiday in 10 weeks, thats the life of a teacher! Keep in touch. x gleny
hi guys, thanks for the great tunes on sat night...and thanks for letting the old man jump up and play drums!, hope he did'nt nag you too much hehe x c
Hello Friends, Many Thanks for the add. Find your music super and love it very much ! Wish you many many success !! Have an excellent day ! Musical Greetings, Rose-Marie, Belgium
I missed being there Andy !! Was still recovering from a long hot weekend. I hope your gig on Saturday night went well -would loved to have seen it. See you next Monday night. Your rockin country gal, Dee xoxo
