HOME | THE BAND | APPEARING AT | NEWS CURRENT CD | DISCOGRAPHY | LINKS | CONTACT US

---

An early lineup left to right: Fred Poke - Bass Graham Fenton - Lead Vocalist 'Wild' Bob Burgos - Drums Rusty Lupton - Piano / Rhythm Guitar / vocals Steve Bloomfield - Lead Guitar / vocals

This early publicity photo shows two of the members that went their seperate ways before the band had really made it's mark.

Rusty Lupton was a wild pianist with a shock of red hair, hence his name. He also played rhythm guitar and sang. He went on to a band called the Rockettes for a while afterwards, before getting involved in the country scene for a few years. He came back to the rock'n'roll circuit a couple of years ago, first spending a year with the Alleycats, but he now plays his exciting Jerry Lee style with the Kingcats.

'Wild' Bob Burgos is very much a journeyman drummer and has done the rock'n'roll rounds with a good many people. He has several CDs released under his own name, often featuring his own compositions.

The Cruisers left to right: Rob Murley Paul Hudson Gordon Scott Jimmy Redhead

The Cruisers specialised in sweet harmony doo-wop. After Gordon and Jimmy left to join Matchbox, they drafted in Leroy on drums, who had previously been in Rocking Pneumonia with Gordon. They continued for some time, releasing several singles.

An early shot of the classic lineup on stage, taken in 1979, just before the hits started rolling in. Gordon climbs on Fred's big white bass fiddle while Graham whips up the excitement in his best confederate colonel uniform !