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Three Blue Teardrops
12+ albums
rockabillypsychobillyNeed to Rateamericanhard rockabilly
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Three Blue Teardrops formed in the fall of 1991. A three piece trio of drums, upright bass and guitar, the band began writing and performing original songs that combined elements of 1970’s punk , gut bucket blues, jungle swing, gospel, garage rock, hillbilly jazz and country harmony to the 1950’s style raw rockabilly sounds of our Rock-N-Roll forefathers to create their own contemporary sound that was not stuck in the trappings of rockabilly, psychobilly, punk, blues or any single musical sub genre. Members: Randy Sabo Randy knocked out beats for Frank Allison as a teen. Three Blue Teardrops backbone is rock solid formed by the primal yet sophisticated drum stylings of Randy Sabo who’s solid back beat is the cornerstone of the trio’s sound. Raised in the Detroit area (the buckle of the Rustbelt) Randy’s strong working class ethic, love of music, and his passion and intensity for rhythm has left a deep impression on those that have heard and seen his fun loving and aggressive snare popping drumming style. Rick Uppling A showman extraordinary and a Chicago native, Rick Uppling is the athletic and untraditional upright bass player for Three Blue Teardrops. His song writing is quirky and impressive and his singing is exceptional but they all pale in comparison to his relentless attack on the upright bass finger board. His right hand slaps out blinding quick and quirky rhythms in single slaps, double slaps, triplets and quadruplets while his left hand chooses inventive a
