Artist Information
Biography
For over 25 years, Dash Rip Rock, has conjured up countrified country punk music along with wickedly twisted versions of popular tunes.
Dash Rip Rock formed in 1984 when drummer Clark Martty brought together guitartist Bill Davis and bassist Ned Hoaky Hickel Jr.
The hillbilly trinity flavored their music with the stylings of The Stray Cats, Jason and the Scorchers, and Rank and File.
Dash and the gang started hanging out in New Orleans with the likes Johnny J and the Hitmen and the Mistreaters. During that time they met Fred LeBlanc, a self taught rockabilly devotee. Fred and Bill had the same vision of developing music with deep south rock art bred with wild roots punkabilly. To bring this dream to fruition Bill replaced drummer Clark with Fred and Dash Rip Rock started touring all over the South.
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Instrumentation
Bill Davis - Lead Vocals and Guitar
Eric Padua - Backing Vocals and Drums
Patrick Johnson - Backing Vocals and Bass Guitar
Discography
Dash Rip Rock (688 Records, Mammoth) George Pappas, producer 1987
Ace of Clubs (Mammoth Records) George Pappas, producer 1988
Not of this World (Mammoth) Jim dickinson, producer 1989
Boiled Alive (Mammoth) Keith Keller, producer 1991
tiger Town (Dr. Dream) Michael Hutchinson, producer 1993
Get You Some of Me (Sector II, re-released by Ichiban 1995
Testosterone (Exile Records) Australian only release, 1996
Gold Record (Ichiban Records) 1997
Pay Dirt (PC Music) 1999
Hits and Giggles (Rip Rock Records) 2000
Sonic Boom (Write On Records) 2002
Re-Cyclone, (Alternative Tentacles) 2005
Hee Haw Hell, (Alternative Tentacles) March 2007
Country Girlfriend, (Abitian Records) Oct 2008
