A sneak peek at new recordings for the upcoming CD by the fabulous, seminal roots rocking Finn & the Sharks.

4 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Rockabilly, ROCK: Americana



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Finn & the Sharks have been hailed as one of the greatest of the neo-rockabilly bands to emerge out of the early 80âs revival of the genre but they never did and still do not fit neatly into the 'rockabilly' category. Their influences are broad and deep as a listen to this 4 song CD Sneak Preview of the new album the band is currently recording will attest.
âShark Therapy,â, also available at CDBaby, was released last year (2005) and includes many of their previously unreleased recordings. It has garnered raves from around the world, including the following, which describe the diversity Finn & the Sharks have to offer.
âWhat strikes me when listening to this CD is the variation! Here you find everything from new wave and ska to straight rockabilly... all songs are of high quality, regardless of musical style!.â Arilde Rones Rockaround (Swedish webzine).
âThe members have long traversed with naturalness, the disparate boulevards and backroads of American popular culture. Rockabilly,Country, Blues,unadorned RockânâRoll ... Finn and the Sharks are fluent in all of them.â DC Larson, Rockabilly Magazine, Texas.
The band members, individually and collectively, are longtime music industry journeymen whose list of credits include having worked with B.B. King, Dave Edmunds, Wilson Picket, Sam & Dave, Robert Gordon, Sleepy LaBeefe, Commander Cody, Asleep At The Wheel, The Psychedelic Furs, Joe Ely, David Bromberg, Lenny Kaye, Wayne Kramer, The Sun Rhythm Section w/ Sonny Burgess & DJ Fontana, Luther Allison and many others. Steven and Eddie backed up Carl Perkins in the feature film, "The Other Side Of Nashville," while Jimmy played bass on a single called, "Let's Put The Fun Back In Rock'n'roll," that featured Bo Diddley, Freddy Cannon and members of Dion's Belmonts. Billy and Muddy Roues have written and/or recorded with Vassar Clements, Johnny Johnson, Robert Junior Lockwood, Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, Bo Diddley, rapper DMC and Muscle Shoals greats Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham. Billy has also written songs with Danny Flowers ("Livin' On Tulsa Time") who co-wrote "Don't Get Me Started which is featured on this CD. He has also written with Lonnie Mack and Jo El Sonnier. Brother Steven "Muddy" Roues played blues harp behind John Lee Hooker. Drummer, Eddie, plays a short segue on Pink Floydâs âThe Wall.â All are songwriters of some note and their songs have been covered by other artists and have also appeared in the soundtracks of movie and television productions throughout the world.
Their live shows are legendary for being high energy, heart pumping and roof shaking affairs leaving audiences breathless yet begging for more. They are not to be missed!
As the title of one of the songs on their upcoming release says, Finn & the Sharks are, âRip Roarinâ Ready and Rarinâ To Go!â

Finn & the Sharks are:
James "the Finn" Finnen (lead vocals, standup bass, guitar and baritone sax),
Billy Roues (lead guitar and vocals)
Steven "Muddy" Roues (stand up bass, acoustic guitar, harmonica and vocals)
Ed "The Hammerhead" Steinberg (drums and vocals)