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Title: Ratrod, I Saw a great Rockabilly band...
Post by: Johnny Mac on February 19, 2008, 08:46:14 AM
I saw a great Rockabilly band last Saturday night at a pub in North London called The Runaway Boys. A 3 piece outfit. A Gretch with a bigsby into a Fender amp not sure which one as I was more into the listening and Beer! A double bass which the bloke was standing on like your bass player does and the drums. They did a few Stray Cat numbers very well, plus all the old rock and roll classics, plus a rock and roll version of The Clash's 'I Fought The Law' which was well cool!  :D
Title: Ratrod, I Saw a great Rockabilly band...
Post by: Ratrod on February 19, 2008, 09:41:10 AM
Thanks for the heads up. I'll try to find out some more about them on youtube and/or myspace.
Title: Ratrod, I Saw a great Rockabilly band...
Post by: Johnny Mac on February 19, 2008, 10:48:52 AM
Me too, as I'd love to see them again. Got me gassing for a Gretch now!
The sound is fantastic.
Title: Ratrod, I Saw a great Rockabilly band...
Post by: Johnny Mac on February 19, 2008, 10:53:25 AM
Blimey their from Sweden!!!  :o  :o

Well I never! This pub was only the Red Lion on The Hertford Road in Enfield. A real dump of an area, where I grew up. The pub landlord has done a great job with this pub though and has some really good bands on every Saturday night.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7nXvjYveIx8
Title: Ratrod, I Saw a great Rockabilly band...
Post by: jt on February 19, 2008, 01:22:54 PM
:D Yer that is good. But they all look like there 12 yrs old !

Oh and " I fought the law" wasn`t written by the clash as they did a cover of it. I cant remeber the name of the original version maybe 38th will know.

 :D  8)
Title: Ratrod, I Saw a great Rockabilly band...
Post by: Johnny Mac on February 19, 2008, 01:53:10 PM
Quote from: jt
:D Yer that is good. But they all look like there 12 yrs old !

Oh and " I fought the law" wasn`t written by the clash as they did a cover of it. I cant remeber the name of the original version maybe 38th will know.

 :D  8)


Yes they do look young! I think that video was a few years ago as they looked a it older the other night and their quifs were bigger!  :lol: They were a really polished act though, tight as a ducks arse!  :lol:

Ah I didn't realise the clash didn't write that song! It's a cracker of a tune isn't it!

EDIT

Would this be the bloke who wrote it?

I FOUGHT THE LAW
The Bobby Fuller Four
(Sonny Curtis)
Title: Ratrod, I Saw a great Rockabilly band...
Post by: jt on February 19, 2008, 02:13:58 PM
:D yer thats the version i know. And yes mate your right its a cracking good number. G,C, & D almost all the way through as i seem to recall. You can also pound the shite out of your guitar whilst playing it to !  :wink:

 :D  8)
Title: Ratrod, I Saw a great Rockabilly band...
Post by: 38thBeatle on February 19, 2008, 07:25:38 PM
Aw you guys don't need me anymore.
Title: Ratrod, I Saw a great Rockabilly band...
Post by: Johnny Mac on February 19, 2008, 09:07:40 PM
Quote from: 38thBeatle
Aw you guys don't need me anymore.


Don't say that Steve, this place wouldn't be the same without you!  :D