One highly unappreciated aspect of Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers’ recordings and live performance is what DJ Caterina has dubbed the collective “Rumblers vocal.”
It’s Tommy, Paul, Rob, Chris and even Jimmer (if he’s mic’d) singing In unison—sounding like that Philly street gang with an attitude that you always wanted to join. It’s distinctive, it’s got swagger, and, as an event, it’s kind of rare.
But when it happens—hold on to something—‘cause it’s cool.
Some great examples in this list:
- Performing "Big Big Love" live at Market St. Station in Wilkes-Barre, PA, Sept. 8, 1988.
- At the end of a 1989 cover of “Philadelphia Freedom”—with other Philadelphia-based artists, singing "Freedom!"
- “Maybe She’s Just Not There” - recorded live at the historic Bayou in Washington, D.C., May 13, 1987.
- A cover of The Chambers Brothers original "Time Has Come Today" in 1987.
- The Young Rumblers live in Milan, Italy, performing "Young Thing" in 1989.
- Performing I'm Not Your Man in 2017.
