interview with The Delray Rockets
Have any of you played in other bands? The Delray Rockets were conceived over a conversation I (Gaz Le Bass) had when playing Upright Bass for another band, with Oz, who was in the audience, during the break of the show he was telling me how much he wanted to play in a band once more after giving it up when he badly damaged his hand in an accident, I was telling him how I thought Rock'n'Roll and Rockabilly would be great if it had a new musical burst of energy, (similar to what Nitrous Oxide does to a petrol engine) Much like what the Stray cats did in the 80's but with a tougher, harder more Rocking edge to it, We got together and ran thru some songs, and after several line up changes and going thru more drummers than Spinal Tap, we arrived with what we have today.
What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you?
What inspires you? Our Inspirations come from all genres of Music but obviously our foundation of influence comes from early Rockabilly/ Rock'n'Roll and Blues.
Most of our set is a good mix of all of what has inspired us musically, from Brit Rocker Vince Taylor's Brand New Cadillac, Billy Lee Riley’s Red Hot, Junior Parker's Mystery Train with some of our self penned songs going down a storm.... "Rockabilly Fool", "Deuces Wild", "Some of what you see" and getting lots of air play by the BBC Introducing sessions Beer O'Clock Boogie then a less obvious choice getting lots of requests from the audiences around the UK our own take on the Gloria Jones Classic, Tainted Love and The Undertones "Teenage Kicks" Originally a Punk song but revamped into a Good heavy Bopper..
How often and where do you reherse?
Do you always play the same songs live, or do you vary? A Delray Rockets gig is a high energy affair with a power packed sound, playing some "Old Chestnuts", we have revamped some timely covers and several of our own self penned Originals thrown in the mix as well.
What was your first gig like?/What was your latest gig?/Have you had to cancel a gig? We have n't really had a bad gig and what we have perceived as our own take of Rock'n'Roll/ Rockabilly seems to have gone down well, filling our diaries well into next year, We have played alongside The Polecats, Vincent Flatts, The Red Lemons, Steve Gibbons, The Blockheads, Bruce Foxtons The Jam, the Beat, Dizzy Lizzy, Barrence Whitfield and the Savages, the legendary Wurzels. We also did the pre-Tour Party with Def Leppard and most recently done a couple of gigs with guest vocalist Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin fame.
What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you?
Line up:
Gaz Le Bass: Lead Vocals and Slap Bass.
Oz Osborne: Backing Vocal and Guitar.
Rik Rockit: Backing Vocals, Drums and percussion.
What's your style of genre? Our Roots come from all genres of music but definitely the roots of Rockabilly but fuel injected and Rocked up.What inspires you? Our Inspirations come from all genres of Music but obviously our foundation of influence comes from early Rockabilly/ Rock'n'Roll and Blues.
Most of our set is a good mix of all of what has inspired us musically, from Brit Rocker Vince Taylor's Brand New Cadillac, Billy Lee Riley’s Red Hot, Junior Parker's Mystery Train with some of our self penned songs going down a storm.... "Rockabilly Fool", "Deuces Wild", "Some of what you see" and getting lots of air play by the BBC Introducing sessions Beer O'Clock Boogie then a less obvious choice getting lots of requests from the audiences around the UK our own take on the Gloria Jones Classic, Tainted Love and The Undertones "Teenage Kicks" Originally a Punk song but revamped into a Good heavy Bopper..
How often and where do you reherse?
Do you always play the same songs live, or do you vary? A Delray Rockets gig is a high energy affair with a power packed sound, playing some "Old Chestnuts", we have revamped some timely covers and several of our own self penned Originals thrown in the mix as well.
What was your first gig like?/What was your latest gig?/Have you had to cancel a gig? We have n't really had a bad gig and what we have perceived as our own take of Rock'n'Roll/ Rockabilly seems to have gone down well, filling our diaries well into next year, We have played alongside The Polecats, Vincent Flatts, The Red Lemons, Steve Gibbons, The Blockheads, Bruce Foxtons The Jam, the Beat, Dizzy Lizzy, Barrence Whitfield and the Savages, the legendary Wurzels. We also did the pre-Tour Party with Def Leppard and most recently done a couple of gigs with guest vocalist Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin fame.
Where have you played live this year? The Delray Rockets have a full diary this year with large venues, Mini tours, Large Tours, Festivals and not forgetting the roots of every band, the Pub circuit, we feel the need to stick with pub gigs just as much as feeling the need to branch out into European tours as this is the grass roots of every band, so we feel it's important to keep your feet firmly in the roots as this keeps us "Grounded".
What are your web sites? We can be found on, You tube, facebook or our web site, where you can also see pictures, read our biogs, hear our music and delve into our extensive merchandise page.... at www.thedelrayrockets.com
What are your web sites? We can be found on, You tube, facebook or our web site, where you can also see pictures, read our biogs, hear our music and delve into our extensive merchandise page.... at www.thedelrayrockets.com