Colbert Hamilton & The Nitros - classy British Rockabilly.
1.Lucille 2.Wild at heart 3.Still rockin' after all these beers 4.Bad reputation 5.Too late 6.Boom boom 7.Do you wanna rock? 8.Abused by you 9.High-flyin' cat 10.Boogaville 11.Pass the bottle 12.The boys are back in town 13.Big in the world 14.99 girls
Colbert Hamilton & The Nitros
Great neo-rockabilly album - nicely produced. Colbert Hamilton is backed up here by The Nitros, featuring the excellent guitar playing of John O'Malley, solid drumming from Ritchie and nice full slappin' bass from Gary Day (Frantic Flintstones, Gazmen, etc.). A Japanese record label invested quite a lot of money in this project, and the result is a very classy production. Track 12 is an excellent cover of the Thin Lizzie song (Phil Lynott was a personal friend of Colbert's).
Here's an article about Colbert from 2003:
"'Wild At Heart' - Combert Hamilton backed by London Rockabilly trio The Nitros - and what a combination! Fourteen Rockabilly blasters, with Colbert Hamilton's great vocals, Gary Day on double bass, Rich Taylor on drums and John O'Malley throwing in some impressive guitar licks. Includes a couple of suprise covers, such as a rockin' version of Thin Lizzy's 'The Boys Are Back In Town', and a great rendition of Reverend Horton Heat's 'Bad Reputation'." Howard Raucous
It's official: Elvis is black, he's alive and living in Brixton. Colbert Hamilton's got a whole lot of hubba-hubba, and he just loves impersonating the King. The thirty-nine-year-old Colbert Hamilton has been dubbed 'The Black Elvis', and he loves the late singer so much that he wanted to belt out 'Love Me Tender' on 'Stars in Their Eyes'. But the ITV programme told him that he couldn't because he's black. According to the TV programme, contestants need to be the same colour and sex as their idols. But Hamilton said he 'won't compromise' for the hit show. "What should I be - Little Richard or something? I won't do it", the reincarnated Elvis adamantly told The Voice. "White people take our music, and make millions from us. And I can't even get on Stars in Their Eyes. Please!" But one knockback isn't going to keep the Brixton King down. Instead, he'll keep on performing, gyrating those hips and singing his original songs. He's a regular at the Kabaret Club in Soho, London, where he's performed for big stars like Madonna, Rod Stewart and Goldie - and he says his Elvis impersonations are a real hit with black women. "Black girls dig it. But when it comes to black men, they fold their arms and pretend they don't like it, but I see their feet tapping to the beat!"
Colbert Hamilton & The Nitros - classy British Rockabilly.
It's official: Elvis is black, he's alive and living in Brixton. Colbert Hamilton's got a whole lot of hubba-hubba, and he just loves impersonating the King. The thirty-nine-year-old Colbert Hamilton has been dubbed 'The Black Elvis', and he loves the late singer so much that he wanted to belt out 'Love Me Tender' on 'Stars in Their Eyes'. But the ITV programme told him that he couldn't because he's black. According to the TV programme, contestants need to be the same colour and sex as their idols. But Hamilton said he 'won't compromise' for the hit show. "What should I be - Little Richard or something? I won't do it", the reincarnated Elvis adamantly told The Voice. "White people take our music, and make millions from us. And I can't even get on Stars in Their Eyes. Please!" But one knockback isn't going to keep the Brixton King down. Instead, he'll keep on performing, gyrating those hips and singing his original songs. He's a regular at the Kabaret Club in Soho, London, where he's performed for big stars like Madonna, Rod Stewart and Goldie - and he says his Elvis impersonations are a real hit with black women. "Black girls dig it. But when it comes to black men, they fold their arms and pretend they don't like it, but I see their feet tapping to the beat!"