Arthur Smith
There are two artists with this name; 1. Arthur Smith (born April 1, 1921 in Clinton, South Carolina) is an American musician and songwriter. Arthur Smith was a textile mill worker who became a respected country music instrumental composer, guitarist, fiddler, and banjo player who had a major hit with the instrumental, "Guitar Boogie." The song earned him the moniker Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith and would be recorded by numerous others including as a rock and roll hit by Frank Virtue and The Virtues renamed the "Guitar Boogie Shuffle.
Andre Williams
Andre Williams (born Zephire Andre Williams in Bessemer, Alabama, on November 1, 1936) is an American R&B and punk blues musician who started his career in the 1950s at Fortune Records in Detroit. Some sources believe that Williams is the long-lost brother of Screamin' Jay Hawkins, a blues musician whose song "I Put A Spell On You" landed on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll charts.
The Rock
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is a well known former wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment. The Rock does his own entrance music. He is known as the most electrifying man in sports entertainment. The Rock commonly sings to his opponents in a mocking fashion. Catchphrase: "IF YA SMELLLLLLLL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKIN!" followed by raising one eyebrow.
Volbeat
Volbeat is a heavy metal band from Denmark, founded in 2001. They released their first album, The Strength/the Sound/the Songs, in 2005 and the follow up, Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil, was released in Denmark on February 19, 2007, and in the rest of Europe on February 26, 2007. In March 2007, it topped the Danish album chart as the best selling album, the first metal album ever to do so. Volbeat was formed in 2001 after frontman Michael Poulsen split up his former band, Dominus. Volbeat plays a fusion of heavy metal and rockabilly.
Spitfires
Steve Hooker
Steve is best known for his stagecraft as guitarman for garage trashers The Shakers, Morrissey and Polecats mainman Boz's Bozmen, rockabilly trio Rumble and record nuggets with Feelgood and Blockhead Wilko Johnson and Demented Are Go's; Captain Drugbuster. He has shared stages with Mr Maybellene; Chuck Berry, New York Doll; Johnny Thunders, Loveless star Robert Gordon and toured relentlessly since the 70's throughout Europe and across to New York and Japan.
King Kurt
British tongue in cheek psychobilly. They formed in 1981 with Jef Harvey, replaced by The Smeg after "Zulu Beat" 7in single, and before the Stiff Records contract, on vocals; Paul (Thack) Laventhol, and John Reddington on guitars; Rory Lyons on drums; Bert Boustead on bass guitar, plus schoolboy "Maggot" on saxophone. Originally known as Rockin' Kurt & The Sour Krauts before settling for King Kurt.
Rebel Yell
1) Rebel Yell are a Punk/Rock/Rockabily band. They aren't clones like most of the rock bands we see today.
Rebel Yell seem to have made their very own version of rockabilly by putting together all thier influeneces and ideas. Their influences: The Clash, The Beatles, Sex Pistols... They are: Craig McGown - Drums&vocals, Matt Bowman - Lead guitar&vocals, Ray McGown - Double bass&lead vocals, Neil McGown - Guitar&vocals. 2) Rebel Yell are a rock band from Latvia.
Rhythm Kings
Formed in 1997by formal RollingStone Bill Wyman, The Rythm Kings is a nice swinging band. Guitarists are Peter Frampton and Albert Lee And at the Keyboards formal Procol Harum Gary Brooker.