TIME
TO ROCK-‘N-ROLL!
WITH THE EIGHTBALL BOPPERS
The genuine fifties rockabilly band Eightball Boppers was founded in December 2003. The four musicians however, originating from the south of the Netherlands, have been around in the rock-'n-roll/rockabilly scene for 20 years, and they even performed in Jackson, Tennessee, USA. All these experiences have added to their enthusiasm, which nowadays still is huge!
When the Eightball Boppers perform live, it always
comes down to a big party. Lead guitar player Bert Damink improvises the most
inspired and often funny solo licks on his guitar. Besides a
standing bass, the Eightball Boppers also feature a standing drums with an
original cocktail drumset. At every gig the Eightball Boppers try to create an
exciting ambiance and to interact with the audience. Most of the time this works
out wonderfully; band as well as audience are getting more and more enthusiastic
during the event. People who stay in their seats at the beginning usually end up
screaming ‘WE WANT MORE’ in the end, when the Eightball Boppers have given
everything they could.
The Eightball Boppers can play their songs
non-stop, or they start to make a silly conversation in between the songs; it
all depends on the mood of the moment. Most of all 8BB likes to keep its
rockabilly music danceable for the couples on the dancefloor to show off all
their skills.
The Eightball Boppers not only play electrically amplified, but can also
wonderfully cope with acoustic conditions, playing totally unplugged. At these
moments, the pure rock-'n-roll spirit really appears, together with the
harmonious vocals.
The Eightball Boppers, who can be found appearing at fairs,
musical festivals, as well as typical rock-‘n-roll and fifties/sixties
theme parties, play the songs of a.o. Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, Chuck
Berry, Eddie Cochran, Johnny Burnette and many more ‘old
rockers’. Besides that, the Eightball Boppers have composed a
lot of songs of their own, of course totally in line with the original fifties
sound. No doubt that the favourite subjects are beer, women, cars, egos and
machos. In march 2005 the Eightball Boppers released their first CD ánd DVD 'Bop
Till You Drop' on the Dutch HCD label. The CD contains nine self-written songs and six cover songs
(Paladins, Gene Vincent, Stevie Ray Vaughan). The DVD features twelve funny
video clips, so it's not a live concert registration. In 2008 the
Eightball Boppers released under their own control their second CD, called 'Old
Dogs Don't'.
EIGHTBALL
BOPPERS are:
|
Bert Damink |
lead guitar |
|
Willy 'Lee' Cornelissen |
rhythm guitar, vocals |
|
Hank Honey
|
stand-up bass, vocals |
|
Martijn Willems |
stand-up drums, vocals |
Need more information? Hear a
demo CD? Want to book the Eightball Boppers?
Contact
Corné Kremers
Beatrixstraat 13
5451 ZB Mill
the Netherlands
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tel. : +31 485 453500