Review - Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings' "Sho' Gone Crazy"

Six From The Philly File by Jonathan Takiff
Daily News Staff Writer 
October 03, 1997 

Philadelphia-spawned artists rule the roost this week...

Burned badly by a major entertainment conglomerate that tried to reshape him as the next Bryan Adams, Philly blues rocker Tommy Conwell kissed the music business goodbye. He drove a cab for a spell, studied jazz guitar with local great Jimmy Bruno, then returned to college for an education degree and became an elementary school teacher. ("Here's my record review, Mister Conwell.") 

But in his spare time, Conwell is again making good time, retro rock 'n' boogie music - the bar-band-bashing brew that first got him noticed in this town in the '80s. And trust me, the spirit's still catching. 

Get a charge with the giddy "All God's Children Wanna Rock" and "Bad Haircut," the big beat rhythm and blues bopper "Get Down and Ride" and Chuck Berry-ish guitar blaster "Betty Jean" You'll also find a pretty cool treatment of Bobby Timmons' jazz lounge instrumental "Moanin'," and a couple of new songs that spin off the titles of old tunes - "Pony Time" and "Mashed Potatoes."

 
* Tommy Conwell and The Little Kings - Sho' Gone Crazy - Llist Records Grade B

Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings - Betty Jean, King Kong

It's Rockabilly Rumble weekend! Tommy Conwell is scheduled to perform at World Cafe Live - Wilmington on Sunday, August 17, 2014. Here's the evening schedule:

Rockabilly Rumble 2014 Music Schedule
Daytime: Doors open at 12pm 1:00pm
 
- 5:25pm: Bryan Russo and the Tragic Figures (Upstairs Live Indoors) 
- 5:35pm: The Bullets (Outdoor Stage)
- 6:20pm: Citizen’s Band Radio (Upstairs Live Indoors) 
- 7:00pm: Full Blown Cherry (Downstairs Live Indoors) 
- 8:00pm: Daniele Stallone and His Loud Roll Shuffle (Downstairs Live Indoors) 
- 9:00pm: Tommy Conwell Band (Downstairs Live Indoors) 
 
So get your rumble on!

And give a listen to Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings performing "Betty Jean" live at The Rusty Nail in Ardmore, PA (July 31, 1999).


Bonus! Tommy Conwell and the Little Kings performing "King Kong" at Grape Street Pub, November 13, 1999.