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Whistle Bait
12+ albums
rockabillyfinnishRock and Rollrockpiano
about
Whistle Bait was formed when a couple of boys from a small town called Hamina -- Vesa Haaja (vocals and guitar), Vesa Tynkkynen (guitar), Juha Tynkkynen (drums), and Marko Mäkelä (bass) -- joined forces in the spring of '84 and started a band. The Tynkkynen bros and Marko had had couple of bands before this, as The Ghostriders and Pink And Black. Soon after their first gig (May 1984) the band got a fifth member when Jarkko Ravi and his saxophone joined the crew. Now the music that had been pure 50's rock'n'roll and rockabilly slowly changed into jive and swingrock á la Bill Haley. During the first year the band concentrated on learning how to play their instruments and had a few gigs in Hamina. Their first gig away from home was in '85 in the Finnish capital Helsinki, warming up bands like The Rapiers, and from that day on Whistle Bait have been a familiar sight in clubs all over Finland. In '86 the boys went to the studio for the first time and made a 7-track demo. For the studio sessions, a piano player was needed, and this is when Kim Drockila stepped in. In '86 the band worked hard touring a lot and as a result of their growing reputation as a good up-and-coming band, they got a record contract at Goofin' Records and in the beginning of '87 the EP Whistlin' for You was released. That time WB also joined national competition for young pop bands of all genres and the result was a ranking for 2nd-5th place. The EP opened up more doors for the band and in '88 the single "H
top songs
albums
Bait's Motel
What Happened To The Girl Next Door
What Happend To The Girl Next Door
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Switchin' With
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Bluelight Rockabillies vol.1
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On Stage With
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Slap that Bass
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Bluelight Rockabillies vol.4
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Bluelight Rockabillies vol.3
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It's Party Time
Switchin' With
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Slap That Bass! The Story Of Finnish Rockabilly & 50's Style Rock'n'Roll 1979-2009