Boppin'B
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| File:Boppin' B at the Polish Boogie Festival 2018.jpg Boppin'B performing at the Polish Boogie Festival in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Aschaffenburg, Germany |
| Genres | Rock and roll, rockabilly |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Website | www.boppinb.de |
| Members | Michi Bock Didi Beck[1] Golo Sturm Thomas Weiser Frank Seefeldt |
Boppin’B are a German rock and roll band founded in Aschaffenburg in 1985. The band's stylistic roots are in rock ’n’ roll and rockabilly of the 1950s. They also integrate elements from Ska, Swing, Punk and Pop. Boppin’B have played over 5000 concerts and sold over 100,000 albums to date.[2][3][4]
Musical career
Boppin'B was originally put together by guitarist Golo Sturm and drummer Thomas Weiser[5][6] for a one-off performance at a school festival at their high school. Both have played together in different formations for years. Former classmate Dirk Hartmann, who appeared as a member of a rockabilly band (Blue Moon Boys) in the Aschaffenburg district, was brought in as lead singer. Uli Monjau from the same school year joined them as bass player. After the successful appearance as "Boppin 'Bunny & The Be Bop Boys", the decision was made to continue together as a band.[7]
Their first official appearance followed in late autumn 1985 in what was then Aschaffenburg's “Irish Pub” under the new band name “Boppin 'B.”. Over time, more and more appearances were added, and the band earned increasingly good reputations. In 1989 the group founded an independent label in the Rhein-Main area with "VAMP-Records", which released their first LP Bee-Bop. This laid the foundation for a career that lasted decades, becoming known as an energetic live band.
In 2005, Boppin’B opened for Dick Brave & the Backbeats[8], which gave them another boost in popularity. They recorded an entire album of Sasha hits (including If You Believe and We Can Leave The World)[9] in rockabilly style, which was also listed in the German music charts at 39[10]. In February 2020 the band released their current album We Don't Care.[11]
Discography
Albums
- Bee Bop (1989)
- The Look (1991)
- Go! (1993)
- Hits (1994)
- 100% (1997)
- Shit Band (2000)
- 42 (2003)
- Bop around the Pop (2004)
- Rock’n’Roll Radio (2008)
- B.A.N.G. - Balls Are No Goods (2010)
- Monkey Business (2012)
- Boppin ’B (2015)
- The Bop Won't Stop (2017)
- We Don’t Care (2020)
Singles
- The Look (1991)
- Showdown Christmas Eve (1995)
- A Great Day (1998)
- If You Believe (2004)
- We Can Leave The World (2004)
- Pack your swimming trunks (2007)
- Radio (2008)
- In the Sun (2019)
- Take Care of Your Hair (2019)
- The Earth Stood Still (2019)
- Can’t Get You Out of My Head (2020)
- How Bad (2020)
DVDs
- Live, Loud & in Color (2005)
References
- ↑ "An interview with Didi Beck". Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ↑ "Boppin' B – laut.de – Band". laut.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ↑ Peschke, Marc. "Boppin' B in Aschaffenburg: Rocken und Rollen". FAZ.NET (in Deutsch). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ↑ Roll, Axel. ""Rock'n'Roll ist Warten"". Westfälische Nachrichten (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ↑ "Thomas Weiser entry on discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ↑ "Golo Sturms entry on discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ↑ "Interview with Boppin'B". westzeit.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ↑ "Interview with Sasha". mainpost.de (in Deutsch). 25 March 2012. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ↑ "Bop around the pop track listing". discogs.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ↑ "Official chart position of Bop around the pop". offiziellecharts.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ↑ "Amazon selling album". amazon.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ↑ "Boppin'B album discography at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ↑ "Boppin'B singles discography at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
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