Hand of Fate [live] - Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers

Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers recorded live in Amsterdam at The Paradiso on March 10, 1989 on VARA Radio - performing the Rolling Stone's "Hand of Fate."

The Singles

Showboats & Grandstanders - the singles!

Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers Are Back!

Pop culture in movies, Netflix and generic radio stations tell us what we’re supposed to miss about the 80s. (Y’know, the same three classic rock songs on a loop.) 

Well, I’ve missed Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers—and I’m so glad this band is back with new music! 

And no record collection is complete until you’ve acquired this core five: 

Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers 

• Walkin’ On the Water - 1986 
• Rumble - 1988 
• Guitar Trouble - 1990 
• Thanks But No Thanks - 1992/2009 
• Showboats and Grandstanders - 2019

Demolition Derby lyrics

 Demolition Derby

Early Saturday morning

Before the dirt has turned to mud

Before the engine starts to roarin’

Before the battle has begun

Well, the people they ain’t talkin’

And no one says a word

They’re waiting for the moment

When steel on steel is all that is heard

They got no time for love

No time for mercy

They’re the warriors of the demolition derby

Me I’m getting strapped in

I’m getting ready for one more ride

I ain’t gonna take no prisoners

Not gonna leave anyone alive

You know that every race that I ride

is on a different steed

and it ain’t the car, it’s the driver

And it’s the power not the speed

Well, they’re ain’t no rules against fighting dirty

I’m the king of the demolition derby

I’m checking my rearview mirror

there’s something sneaking up behind

Man, I’m gonna kick in all that I got

Knock that helpless sucker blind

My transmission it ain’t fancy

You know I only use two gears

I do my dirty driving in reverse

I do my crashing from the rear

Well, you can scratch my grill but you can’t hurt me

I’m the world champion of the demolition derby

Well, they’re ain’t no rules against fighting dirty

I’m the king of the demolition derby

Tommy Conwell & the Young Rumblers - Nov. 23, 2019

Announced for November on 11/23-- Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers return to The Ardmore Music Hall.  

Tribute to Darryl Ray - Ardmore Music Hall, 6/30/2019

The Ardmore Music Hall hosted a matinee concert on June 30 for a tribute to musician Darryl Ray. Proceeds benefited the children of Darryl Jenkins.

A bevy of fellow musicians paid tribute including Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings, Dynagroove, Rockett 88, Matt Wallace and the Blues and the Darryl Ray Band.

DJ Caterina fell in love with the music of Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings in the early 2000s while a college disc jockey at UT-Dallas. 

See Audio Rumble's well-documented adulation here.

RIP Darryl Ray. I will miss you.

Also read:  "Five Years On - Darryl Ray" (2024)

All YouTube videos courtesy of Stephen Haldis.

The Sky is Crying
 

More performances: 

• "Honey Hush"- Tommy Conwell, Little Kings, Matt Wallace in the final jam 
  
• "Pony Time" - Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings
• "It's Raining" - Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings
• "I Want to Walk You Home" - Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings
• "All God's Children Wanna Rock" - Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings
• "Bottle Woman” and “Betty Jean" - Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings w/ Anna McGlocklin 
• "Goin' Back to Philly" - Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings w/ Chris Day
• Rockett 88 with Dr. Harmonica (Mark Kenneally) and Quentin Jones
• Dynagroove
• Darryl Ray Band
• Matt Wallace and the Blues