During their appearance on the Tony Visco show, the group had to lip-sync the and Canada, the Unholy Rollers appeared on televisionĪnd radio shows, including an episode of the unusual Seattle channel 13 Tony Visco Show, which featured Leon Ames from theīella Lugosi movies and the Unholy Rollers. In addition to wild sellout performances throughout the U.S. Hilarious musical comedy skits where he appeared as Cookie Burns, Howdy Doody, and Frankie Avalon. Later the Unholy Rollers incorporated Paul into Where members of the group would cover current music unrelated to the 1950's. His own right, contributed his talents as a guitarist and vocalist at first during the portion of the Unholy Rollers performances Paul Speer writer, producer, and celebrated artist in Us at this time but it is believed that Paul Speer joined the Unholy Rollers just prior to their second Canadian tour. They gave such a memorable performance that each member of the group receivedĪ certificate as an "Honorary Con" with an assigned con number and handmade wallets. Requested by inmates and administration alike. Of the Unholy Rollers reached as far as the Provincial Penitentiary in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where the Unholy Rollers were To at least one newspaper article, the Unholy Rollers were hailed as Canada's "number one old Rock n' Roll band. We played so manyĬoncerts and clubs all over the US and Canada as well as doing a lot of crazy promotional stunts like driving on stage inĪ 1928 Cadillac limousine in Edmonton Alberta, or jumping into a 14 passenger sea plane in Thunderbay, Ontario, its hard to I think it was Canada's version of Woodstock called "Woodtick II", though I could be mistaken. Mick recalls, "I felt excited and nervous for Bump because his first gig with us was a very large outdoorĬoncert. Later, while on their first Canadian tour, Gary Shelton phased out of the Unholy Rollers to persue other endeavors and was replaced by Dave Lee (Slick) piano/vocals, and Tom Williams (Johnny) drums/vocals. Gary Shelton had actually been the bassist for Louie and the Rocketsįor a short period following the split-up of the Rockets. Torelli) guitar/vocals, Gary Shelton (Rocky) bass/vocals. The original lineup for the group was Mick Radford (Mickey The name the Unholy Rollers seemed to everyone to be the obvious Such as, more character definition for the players creating a musicalĬomedy image to complement the nostalgia of the 1950's music. Member Mick Radford met with his management and presented the idea of developing a group containing the same elementsĪs Louie and the Rockets, but with a few different twists. Revised comedy routines from Abbott & Costello combined with incredible choreography and stellar vocals.Īfter the breakup of Louie and the Rockets, founding The Unholy Rollers performed to sold-out audiences in the US and Canada using Who was Bud Abbott's personal manager and had been involved in the management of Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee, the Unholy Rollersīecame as popular as Louie and the Rockets. Under the direction of comedian manager Jay Shack Gigandet, Were every bit as authentic in their reproduction of the 1950's music and musician as their predecessors Louie and the Rockets,īut with more emphasis on comedy and theatrics. Louie and the Rockets who appear in the film and recorded the entire soundtrack, at the stars' request. Motion picture The Unholy Rollers starring actress-playmate Claudia Jennings, and featured a sensational 50's combo named This powerhouse group was named after the American International
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