Track from: Roy Thompson & The Mellow Kings – 20 Days Label: Stag-O-Lee – stag-o-072 Format: CD, Album Country: Germany Released: 2016 Style: Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues
Biography: “Rockin’ Rhythm & Blues” band from France composed with experienced roots, blues and rock'n'roll musicians from the Rockin' Scene.
After several years spent in Canada, where Roy Thompson set up in 2003 a band called “Roy Thompson & His Royal Acadians “, and some tours in Canada, USA and Europe, playing in countries such as France, England for the Rockabilly Rave, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Austria and Holland, backing up artists like Billy Lee Riley and Eddie Bond, Roy decided to go back to Europe in 2005, and started the band again in 2010 with a new line up called : The Mellow Kings.
ROY THOMPSON AND THE MELLOW KINGS ARE :
Roy Thompson aka Olivier LAPORTE - Lead Vocal / Guitar Maxime Genouel - Lead Guitar Jean-Pierre Cardot – Piano Thomas Lesigne - Double Bass Gaël Petetin – Drums Sam Durand – Tenor & Bariton Sax
Their influences in music are pretty much wide in a range of Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Swing and Rockin' from the 50's to the early 60's, referencing themselves to artists such as Ike Turner, Ray Charles, T-Bone Walker, Larry Williams, Little Richard, Young Jessie, Junior Watson, Bobby Blue Bland and the Memphis sound, Freddie King, Johnny Otis, Guitar Junior and the Louisiana Style....plus lots of self-penned songs that accurate their shows
Their style is heading from a late 50’s Rhythm & Blues to an early 60’s Blues & Rockin’ tempo, with a rockin’ and kickin’ atmosphere, a sizzlin’ guitar and powerful Sax !
They started to tour again since 2010 with some new songs in their pockets.....And a record album “ Back on Tracks “produced by Sleazy Records in 2012.
Tours and gigs were planned all over Europe during 2011 and 2012 to promote this new album, with big festivals such as the Rockin’ Race in Spain, the Rhythm Riot in England, Live & Jive Festival in Sweden, The Cahors Blues Festival in France, Rock n Roll Festival in Disneyland Paris, and gigs in France, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Belgium, England…
Later on, They played at festivals such as Tremblay Blues in Paris, American Festival in Tours, The Rockin’ Horse Festival in Limoges, Blues en Loire in France, the Moondogs Festival and the Summer Jamboree in Italy, Let’s Get Wild Festival in Germany and The Firebirds Festival in Leipzig and gigs in Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Germany, England, Sweden and Spain... a huge tour in Europe backing up Gizzelle, the California Soul Diva from Los Angeles, in November 2013, July 2014 and August 2015 + Turnhout Festival in Belgium, Vintage Roots Festival in Milano, Festi Jump Blues in France, and Get Rhythm Go Wild in Germany….and a new album “20 Days” is now out on German based label Stag O Lee Records since March 2016 !
Personal Interests: Influences Musicales : Ike Turner, Little Richard, Ray Charles, Freddy King, Carl Perkins, T Bone Walker.....and many many others !!!
Track from:
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Label: Stag-O-Lee – stag-o-072
Format: CD, Album
Country: Germany
Released: 2016
Style: Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues
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About Roy Thompson and the Mellow Kings
1950's / 60's Rockin' Rhythm & Blues
Genre:
RocknRoll / Rhythm&Blues
Biography:
“Rockin’ Rhythm & Blues” band from France composed with experienced roots, blues and rock'n'roll musicians from the Rockin' Scene.
After several years spent in Canada, where Roy Thompson set up in 2003 a band called
“Roy Thompson & His Royal Acadians “, and some tours in Canada, USA and Europe, playing in countries such as France, England for the Rockabilly Rave, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Austria and Holland, backing up artists like Billy Lee Riley and Eddie Bond, Roy decided to go back to Europe in 2005, and started the band again in 2010 with a new line up called : The Mellow Kings.
ROY THOMPSON AND THE MELLOW KINGS ARE :
Roy Thompson aka Olivier LAPORTE - Lead Vocal / Guitar
Maxime Genouel - Lead Guitar
Jean-Pierre Cardot – Piano
Thomas Lesigne - Double Bass
Gaël Petetin – Drums
Sam Durand – Tenor & Bariton Sax
Their influences in music are pretty much wide in a range of Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Swing and Rockin' from the 50's to the early 60's, referencing themselves to artists such as Ike Turner, Ray Charles, T-Bone Walker, Larry Williams, Little Richard, Young Jessie, Junior Watson, Bobby Blue Bland and the Memphis sound, Freddie King, Johnny Otis, Guitar Junior and the Louisiana Style....plus lots of self-penned songs that accurate their shows
Their style is heading from a late 50’s Rhythm & Blues to an early 60’s Blues & Rockin’ tempo, with a rockin’ and kickin’ atmosphere, a sizzlin’ guitar and powerful Sax !
They started to tour again since 2010 with some new songs in their pockets.....And a record album
“ Back on Tracks “produced by Sleazy Records in 2012.
Tours and gigs were planned all over Europe during 2011 and 2012 to promote this new album, with big festivals such as the Rockin’ Race in Spain, the Rhythm Riot in England, Live & Jive Festival in Sweden, The Cahors Blues Festival in France, Rock n Roll Festival in Disneyland Paris, and gigs in France, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Belgium, England…
Later on, They played at festivals such as Tremblay Blues in Paris, American Festival in Tours, The Rockin’ Horse Festival in Limoges, Blues en Loire in France, the Moondogs Festival and the Summer Jamboree in Italy, Let’s Get Wild Festival in Germany and The Firebirds Festival in Leipzig and gigs in Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Germany, England, Sweden and Spain... a huge tour in Europe backing up Gizzelle, the California Soul Diva from Los Angeles, in November 2013, July 2014 and August 2015 + Turnhout Festival in Belgium, Vintage Roots Festival in Milano, Festi Jump Blues in France, and Get Rhythm Go Wild in Germany….and a new album “20 Days” is now out on German based label Stag O Lee Records since March 2016 !
Personal Interests:
Influences Musicales : Ike Turner, Little Richard, Ray Charles, Freddy King, Carl Perkins, T Bone Walker.....and many many others !!!