Tony driggins biography
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Brownsville Station was a band from Michigan that was popular in the 1970s. One of its earliest hits (1970) was called "Bebop Confidential" with song writing credits given to band founder Cub Koda. However, Gene Vincent recorded it in 1956. The song was called "Be Bop a Lula". This is probably why BS omitted it from their various anthologies.
Their most famous song, "Smokin' In the Boys Room" (from their 1973 album Yeah!) was recognized as one of rock's earliest teen anthems, featuring angst filled lyrics, blaring guitars and a harmonica solo. The track reached #3 on U.S. charts and #27 in the UK Singles Chart"Smokin' In the Boy's Room" was later covered by Mötley Crüe in 1985. In 1977, Brownsville Station recorded the novelty song "Martian Boogie", which is played on Dr. Demento's radio show on occasion.
Another song, "(Lady) Put the Light on Me" also received modest airplay in the Detroit market
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By the time we recorded the version, It was road-tested classic that we were shure was going to be our next hit, even bigger than
"Smokin'," It almost was, it should have been, and when it didn't happen, it took all the fight out of the band, just like air escaping from a
punctured tire. We stumbled through one last album after that, but our hearts weren't in it anymore. But all in all, we didn't have any
regrets; for a bunch of middle-class kids from the Midwest, we did all right. We knew we left something behind that was good, that would
stand on it's own, and also influence some folks down the road. Just ask Motley Crue.
Some of the major acts that graced the stages of America with Brownsville Station
Cub Koda
Michael lutz
T.J. Cronley
Tony Driggins
Henry Weck
Bruce Nazarian
As for me, I had been recording and playing in bands since 1963,originally with
high-school buddie
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Brownsville Station (band)
American rock band
Brownsville Station | |
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Brownsville hållplats, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1972 | |
| Origin | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States |
| Genres | Rock, hard rock, glam rock[1] |
| Years active | 1969–1979, 2012–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros. Records, Palladium Records, Big Tree, Wounded Bird, Private lager, Epic, noshörning, Atlantic |
| Members | Mike Lutz Henry "H-Bomb" Weck Billy Craig Arlen Viecelli Brad Johnson |
| Past members | Cub Koda T.J. Cronley Tony Driggins Bruce Nazarian Andy Patalan |
Brownsville Station is an American rock band from Michigan popular in the 1970s. Original members included Cub Koda (guitarist/vocalist), slang för mikrofon Lutz (guitarist/vocalist), T.J. Cronley (drummer), and Tony Driggins (bassist/vocals). Later members included Henry "H-Bomb" Weck (drummer) and Bruce Nazarian (guitarist/vocalist).
They are primarily remembered for the top-10 hit single "Smokin' in the Boys Room" (1973).