The Blue Moon Boys

The Blue Moon Boys, featuring lead vocalist Nic Roulette, harken back to the hipster sounds of the 1950s. While rooted in the rockabilly tradition, the Indiana-based quartet incorporates elements of swing, R&B and punk rock to create a unique, hard-driving, sound. Chicago/Milwaukee-based magazine The Onion wrote that the Blue Moon Boys "should be commended for having lots of rockaswingapunkabilly fun with the new rock and roll." According to "The City Beat" of Cincinnati, "essentially an ace rockabilly crew.... .their music swings harder than most of the new swing bands crowding the circuit." The Blue Moon Boys' debut cd, "Live In New York" was hailed as "album of the year" by "The Roanoke Times" and "Whatzup" magazine in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Their second cd, "Rock and Roll Christmas Show", which featured such tongue-in-jowl yuletide tunes as "Santabilly Boogie" and "God Rest Ye Merry Surfpunks," sold out its first pressing in two weeks. The Blue Moon Boys, who feature Kenny Taylor (guitar, vocals), Nic Roulette (lead vocals), Jumpin' Jerry Sparkman (bass, vocals) and Flava P. Coltrane (drums, vocals), also appear on the tune, "Barbed Wire Betty At The Bar-B-Q" on rockabilly pioneer Ronnie Dawson's album, More Bad Habits. They returned in early 2000 with Sticks and Stones. ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide