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Artist
Poppees
12+ albums
new wave
about
It all started way back around 1972 when the phone rang at the home of Bobby Dee Waxman. He had a friend Burnie Murray that played rhythm guitar, who had a friend Paddy Lorenzo that played bass.. Paddy and Burnie wanted to start a band and needed a lead Guitarist, which was Bobby. They all loved the Beatles and the music of the English invasion. (Mercy Beat). A date was set and a band was started. The band consisted of Bobby (lead guitar, vocals) Paddy (bass, vocals), Burnie (Rhythm guitar, vocals) and Donny (drums). This was not the Poppees but it was the start of the nucleus of a writing team that was to go through 2 bands and 40 years together. After playing cover music and some old blues for a few years, Bobby & Paddy decided to start a band that they could write for…. That band was The Poppees. After a few ads in the local paper and a few weeks of auditions Poppees band member #3 was found. Arthur Alexander was a left handed guitar player with a great knowledge of the underground music scene. Arthur was also a pro on the ins and outs of recording, all they needed now was a drummer. They tried a short stint with a drummer that didn't work out. Some of the first Poppees songs came out of this time period, songs like Jealousy and If She Cries. Paddy, Bobby and Arthur were rehearsing on a regular basis and the songs were sounding great….but what were they to do with out a drummer? Arthur contacted Greg Shaw the owner of Bomp Records to see if he was interested in recordin