Artist description Rock-a-billy, rock&roll and uptempo hillbilly with piano on lead.

Music Style Rock-a-billy

Musical Influences Merril E Moore, Patsy Montana, Hank WIlliams, Jimmie Rodgers, Charlie Feathers, Sonny Burgess, Carl Perkins, Roy Hall, Moon Mullican

Similar Artists Merill E. Moore, Elvis Presley, Billy Lee Riley, Hank Williams, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sonny Burgess, Roy Hall, Charlie Feathers, Patsy Montana, Janis Martin, Moon Mullican, The Outdoorsters

Artist History Time flies and this band has now been around for a couple of years. The band was formed in late 1998, though Ove, Anders & Jasenko had played together for a couple of years before that (most memorable for The Outdoorsters and the radio favourite "Hillybilly Party"). Quite soon the band earned a reputation as a cool and fun live band and they played frequently on music pubs and rock-a-billy events in large areas of Sweden. The first CD, A Home In Montana, was released in 2000, and recently (January 2002) a second CD, Toe Tappin Tune, was released. Today the band has a good reputation as a one-of-a-kind live band and they have an increasing number of followers.

Group Members Anders Umegard piano/vocals, Ove Andersson standup bass/vocals, "Washboard Wilma" vocals/percussion, Jasenko Kumric drums, Claes Carlberg guitar/vocals

Instruments Piano, double bass, drums, elextric guitar, washboard

Albums A Home In Montana (Yodeler 101), Toe Tappin Tunes (Yodeler 102)

Press Reviews First of all, I love the name of this band…anyone with a sense of humor gets a thumbs up from me. This band comes from Sweden and they really turned out to be a great surprise. The vocal duties are shared by lead frontgal, Washboard Wilma and the pianist/songwriter, Anders Umegard. The title of this record is definitely accurate as Wasboard Wilma and her boys play uptempo toe-tapping rock and roll that has a great boogie woogie feel, thanks to Umegard’s enthusiastic key-tapping. Wilma (looking a bit like actress Lena Olin) has a sassy voice that accompanies the rockin’ tunes very well. Some accordian and harmonica is thrown in on a couple songs to give the record a slight bluesy/R&B sound that really works well with the full range of sounds the Unkool Hillbillies are able to muster. At first glance, I thought this band might be a western swing group but far from it….they play fun, uptempo boogie woogie/rock and roll that is really addictive! All of the songs are toe-tappin’ and upbeat with some humorous lyrics which adds up to a great time while the CD spins (The Rockanbilly Review)

Additional Info Compilation CD's Friday Nite Rumble vol 1,3,5 (worth looking for)

Location Uppsala, Stockholm - Sweden

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