The association between "Wild Bob Burgos" and rock'n'roll goes back more than three decades. Bob, who is of Spanish extraction, grew up in South East London, England and by the mid sixties he had taken up playing drums - but before he could get started professionally, he met up with a local tattooist, who asked Bob to work with him in his tattoo shop at weekends. Bob's main ambition was to play in a rock'n'roll / rhythm & blues band, but he needed to make some money to buy himself an instrument and somehow bought a guitar and then later a cheap drum kit. Bob did so well in the tattoo shop, he was asked to work there more and more. And whilst waiting for the customers, they ended up tattooing themselves for practice. Bob finally left the tattooing business to concentrate on his musical career, as he had now bought himself an instrument, covered himself with tattoos, and was ready for the road to rock'n'roll.
His roots lie in the feelings of traditional blues, early rock'n'roll and raw Chicago electric blues that were flooding the London airwaves, cafes and most jukeboxes around at the time when Bob was in his teens. South London was bustling with rhythm & blues and rock'n'roll bands by the late Ssxties - and Bob's first band "Intec Sounds" was to be the beginning of a long and rockin' career to follow. Bob was also playing with various bands around at the time including band members from The Yardbirds, The Overlanders and Joe South's keyboard player, plus many other bands that came and went with the times, including The Count Bishops. Stage Fright, Kick Start, And Chief Whip & The Mayor Of Wapping'S Rock Rebellion.
The tattoed sledghehammer of Rock&roll
ReplyDeleteThe association between "Wild Bob Burgos" and rock'n'roll goes back more than three decades. Bob, who is of Spanish extraction, grew up in South East London, England and by the mid sixties he had taken up playing drums - but before he could get started professionally, he met up with a local tattooist, who asked Bob to work with him in his tattoo shop at weekends. Bob's main ambition was to play in a rock'n'roll / rhythm & blues band, but he needed to make some money to buy himself an instrument and somehow bought a guitar and then later a cheap drum kit. Bob did so well in the tattoo shop, he was asked to work there more and more. And whilst waiting for the customers, they ended up tattooing themselves for practice. Bob finally left the tattooing business to concentrate on his musical career, as he had now bought himself an instrument, covered himself with tattoos, and was ready for the road to rock'n'roll.
His roots lie in the feelings of traditional blues, early rock'n'roll and raw Chicago electric blues that were flooding the London airwaves, cafes and most jukeboxes around at the time when Bob was in his teens. South London was bustling with rhythm & blues and rock'n'roll bands by the late Ssxties - and Bob's first band "Intec Sounds" was to be the beginning of a long and rockin' career to follow. Bob was also playing with various bands around at the time including band members from The Yardbirds, The Overlanders and Joe South's keyboard player, plus many other bands that came and went with the times, including The Count Bishops. Stage Fright, Kick Start, And Chief Whip & The Mayor Of Wapping'S Rock Rebellion.
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