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Hannon Tramp
5+ albums
Glam Metal80sCalifornia
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HANNON TRAMP CAME TOGETHER IN 1988 AFTER JEFF BURNS, JUST MOVING BACK TO DELAWARE FROM CALIFORNIA, STOPPED BY TO VISIT GOOD FRIENDS PAUL STEVIES AND JOHNNY BATES. PAUL AND JOHNNY WERE RECORDING DEMOS IN PAUL’S BASEMENT RECORDING STUDIO AND THE DISCUSSION OF STARTING A NEW BAND SOUNDED LIKE A GOOD IDEA TO ALL THREE ORIGINAL PSYCHOPATH MEMBERS. AFTER SEARCHING FOR A DRUMMER RICK WEBSTER WAS ASKED TO JOIN, BUT WAS REPLACED BY JOHNNY (JUNK) VANLUVANEE. JUNK JAMMED WITH JOHNNY BATES BEFORE (IN A HIGH SCHOOL BAND) WITH MUTUAL FRIEND DENNIS HARRIGAN, AND JUNK WAS ALSO GOOD FRIENDS WITH JEFF BURNS. BEFORE THE BAND WAS TO RECORD AND PERFORM PAUL STEVIES LEFT TO FORM A BAND WITH RICK WEBSTER, KELLY JAMES (DEAD END KIDS), AND STEVE MILLER ( BRAT PACK) –CALLED OFF BROADWAY. PAUL WAS REPLACED ON BASS GUITAR BY MATT STOLE- A TALENTED MUSICIAN AND SONG WRITER. RICK DOUGHTERY WAS TO BECOME THE BANDS MANAGER AND STRONG FINANCIAL BACKER. HIGHLIGHTS: HANNON TRAMP PERFORMED THROUGHOUT: DELAWARE, NEW JERSEY, PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK CITY, AND CONNETICUT, AND SHOWCASED FOR NUMEROUS RECORD LABELS IN NEW YORK CITY, AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO A MAJOR LABEL DEAL WITH MCA/JET RECORDS. HANNON TRAMP RELEASED MUSIC AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL PLUS FANS WILL REMEMBER THE HANNON TRAMP GREYHOUND PARTY BUSES THAT WOULD TAKE FANS TO NEW YORK CITY TO THE SHOWS. THE UNION STATION IN WILMINGTON WAS SOME OF THE BEST MEMORIES FOR HANNON TRAMP. ONE OF THE COOLEST MEMORIES AND PLACES THEY PLAYED, MANY TIMES, WAS THE ZONE DK IN
