Artist description Ronnie and the Rex is the latest incarnation of Tony Demeur - lead singer of The Fabulous Poodles Described by Rolling Stone Magazine as "One of Englands greatest party bands" Vocal and guitar led with a strong horn section.

Music Style 60's R& B/Soul

Similar Artists Fabulous Poodles, The Blues Brothers, Southside Johnnie

Artist History Tony De Meur, who formed late 70s/early 80s cult band 'Fabulous Poodles', has since forged a parallel career as a well-respected stand-up and impressionist, performing under the soubriquet of 'Ronnie Golden'. With The Rex he can utilise these skills (and more) in 'the human jukebox' section of the show where audiences can request a song to be played in a particular musical style and dare the band to perform it. Each musician has a great musical pedigree, having played with a wide variety of bands including Sting, Eric Clapton, BB King, Paul Weller, Tom Jones, Van Morrison, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas and Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra. Friends who often guest with the band include Bill Bailey, Neil Innes and John Cooper Clarke.

Group Members Ronnie Golden AKA Tony Demeur: Lead vocals, guitar, harmonica Jason Bruer: Tenor sax Jason McDermid: Trumpet, vocals Richard Allen: Bass guitar, tuba, vocals Richard Simmons: Piano, Hammond organ Bryan Fitzpatrick: Drums

Instruments Guiter, Bass, Drums, Hammond, Piano, Saxaphone, Trumpet, Tuba, Trombone, Bass Guitar

Albums Return of the Fabulous Poodle

Press Reviews RONNIE & THE REX - Return of the Fabulous Poodle by John Swenson – Rolling Stone Magazine “Tony de Meur aka Ronnie Golden is one of the more interesting figures to populate the post-apocalyptic entertainment landscape of the last quarter of the 20th century. How fitting that Ronnie & the Rex should finally provide the context for de Meur’s long awaited album in the year 2001. For nearly 20 years now devoted followers of one of the greatest punk-era bands, the Fabulous Poodles, have waited for de Meur to make his return, trading tapes by the Dial Tones and bootleg recordings of precious demos. de Meur’s long-awaited solo album has thus become the stuff of rock mythology, joining other “lost” albums of legerdemain. The underground status of his mock-Stones anthem “Drinking At Home” made the song worthy of the kind of scrutiny usually saved for Dylanologists. This song was the kernel of the Poodles identity that de Meur never surrendered during his lengthy “identity exile” as comedian Ronnie Golden. Now those who’ve been waiting for the next documented incarnation of the man who crashed through the ceiling as Buddy Holly in The Young Ones have their pay dirt. From Edinburgh to Brooklyn, from London to Texas, de Meur has twinkled on the radar screen from time to time. But Ronnie & the Rex now give him the platform to ply his trenchant wit in the roots- rock and R&B vein that he mined so effectively with the Poodles once again, this time augmented by horns. The combination of wry humour and hot licks that de Meur/Golden has always balanced is struck here immediately with “Five Minutes,” a witty reconfiguration of Wilson Pickett’s soul masterpiece “in the Midnight Hour.” Finally a new version of “Drinking At Home” appears, punched up with a sassy horn arrangement. “Ronnie” is at his insouciant best in the well-reasoned “Let’s Have Sex,” while Tony can’t resist revisiting his beloved early rock & roll for the delightful arrangement of “Town Without Pity.” And while Nick Lowe is lounging these days, Ronnie & the Rex are still here to remind the world that pub rock lives with a vibrant “Girls,” which is followed by a deadpan rendition of “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree.” Anybody who has sweated through a delicious night of Ronnie and the Rex in North London at the King’s Head or tried to line up as many free pints of lager as possible at one of the many private parties the group plays already knows that this is one of England’s greatest party bands. Now, with the release of The Return of the Fabulous Poodle, the rest of the world is in on the secret.”

Location London, London - United Kingdom

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