Artist description American, roots, Rock and Roll.

Music Style Rock

Musical Influences Rolling Stones/Chuck Berry/Little Richard

Artist History The hit song "Boys Are Back In Town" from the blockbuster movie "48 Hrs." staring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte has never been released, on vinyl or CD. It is now available for the first time on Mp3.com. You can download it for free and be among the first music fans in the world to have this hit song. Come back next week to Mp3.com because Rattlesnake Venom Records will be releasing another song from the movie and the new record, "New Shoes", on Mp3.com too. -The premiere roots rock and roll band performing today, The BusBoys reunited and began touring with a vengeance in 1998. The Boys are back indeed. This step into the future is based on their past: it was in the early months of 1980, with the legendary Whisky A-Go-Go on the Sunset Strip as the site, that a group of teenagers forever changed the direction of rock and roll. With a nod to past rock pioneers Chuck Berry and Little Richard, the BusBoys took a step into the future. They were black, bold, irreverent and they rocked. It was an auspicious debut for the group who laid the foundation for acceptance of black rock and rollers who now regularly climb the charts. The BusBoys took rhythm and blues roots and fireballed them into a blazing, amazing multi-dimensional rock and roll career trail. Under the creative and musical leadership of founder Brian O’Neal, they lit up the big and small screen, full-tilted the concert stage and collected multitudes of fans.Their work has been released on four major label albums, including the multi-platinum soundtrack for “Ghostbusters” which earned a Grammy nomination. The group toured extensively, either headlining or co-headlining with many top acts, including Linda Ronstadt, Brian Setzer and The Stray Cats, ZZ Top and Eddie Murphy. During their many television appearances, they rocked “American Bandstand,” “Soul Train,” “Rock Concert” and “Saturday Night Live.”But they are no doubt best known for their internationally acclaimed on-screen performance in the Eddie Murphy/Nick Nolte Paramount Pictures blockbuster, “48 HRS.” The performance of several original songs lit up the film, most notably the song destined to become a classic; “The Boys Are Back In Town.”In the mid-90s, the band reduced their performing schedule, but continued to place songs on soundtrack albums for major Hollywood studios including Paramount, TriStar, Disney and Columbia Pictures. They also contributed their musical talent to a series of national television commercials for Anheuser Busch, Electronic Arts, and the NBA.The Boys also collaborated with lead singer/songwriter Brian O’Neal for an on-screen performance in the critically acclaimed Denzel Washington/Jennifer Beales TriStar film, “Devil In A Blue Dress.”The band will have their long-awaited next album completed in time for a July 4th, 2000 release. The best news of all is this band, which has been called “the most exciting act in rock and roll,” is once again performing live.So stay tuned, put on your dancing shoes and get ready to rock and roll as Brian O’Neal and the BusBoys prepare to add a new chapter to their legacy. Pass the News—The Boys Are Back!

Group Members Brian O'Neal - Piano/Vocal Gus Loundermon - Vocal Steve Felix - Drums Kenny Tomlin - Bass/Vocal Jorge Evans - Guitar/Vocal

Albums Minimum Wage Rock & Roll (1980-Available on CD), American Worker (1983-Not currently available), Money Don't Make No Man (1988-Available on CD) Boys Are Back In Town (7-4-2000 Available on CD)

Press Reviews LA Times Review dated, January 6, 2000

Additional Info Featured in the hit movies "48 Hrs." and "Ghostbusters"

Location West Hollywood, California - USA

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