Shooter

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Shooter are a classic three piece band comprising of guitar, bass guitar and drums, performing music from the 50s & 60s period.

Also available is the full production show "The Legend Of The 60s" featuring Shooter and Sharn Krystopha & The Krystolettes, a three girl harmony/dance group, authentically costumed and presented.

Both acts are experienced and suitable for theatre, corporate, club and private functions. The production celebrates the music and fashions of the great artists who helped to create the legend of sixties music, including:

Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, Roy Orbison, Chuck Berry, Cliff & The Shadows, Billy Fury, Connie Francis, Dusty Springfield, Lulu, Tina Turner, The Beatles the 'Mersey Beat' bands, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, as well as the Soul Sounds of Stax-Tamla & Flower Power.

A wide repertoire, selected from the greatest ever musical era, the stage show chronicles the development of pop music from the mid 50s, with the birth of Rock 'n' Roll, through the magical era of Mersey Beat, to the 'Swinging Sixties'.

» Typical Playlist

• Move It
• Runaway
• Sorrow
• Halfway to Paradise
• When You Walk In The Room
• Needles & Pins
• I Saw Her Standing There
• Get Back
• It's All Over Now
• Brown Sugar
• Oh Pretty Woman
• All Shook Up
• Ready! Steady! Go! (Medley)
• 54321 / Do Wah Diddy / Something Good / You Really Got Me / I Only Want To Be With You / Just One Look
• Mustang Sally
• In The Midnight Hour
• Johnny Be Good
• Hi Ho Silver Lining

» Previous Clients

• E-map - Open Golf Championship
• The Villa Marina, Isle Of Mann
• The Norbreck Castle, Blackpool
• Village Hotels/Marriott Hotels
• Master McGraths Restaurant (12 yrs)
• Apollo Clear Channel Theatres
• The Billy & Wally Show
• The American Drifters Show
• HM Armed Forces
• Numerous Golf, Sports and Social Clubs

» Quotes

"The music was the best of its type...because it
came from the heart and was not dispensed by
machines"
- Joe Riley, Liverpool Echo

"It's all miraculously staged... ballads, rock
and instrumentals conjure up memories of TV shows like Oh Boy and Ready Steady Go!"
- Peter Ronald, Daily Post

» The Band

Keith Hubbard:
Guitar & Vocals - began his career in various Merseyside bands during the mid 60s. In 1969 he became a member of the British cast of the rock musical 'Hair'. In 1971 Keith helped to form rock band 'Caliban' who were regulars at Liverpool's legendary 'Cavern Club' and on 27th May 1973 Caliban played at the Club's closing night, making Keith one of a select group of musicians to grace the original Cavern stage. During the mid 70's Keith enjoyed a term with hit pop band 'Chicory Tip' then, after stints with various bands, he formed 'Shooter'.

JEFF WALKER (Drums) :
In 1982, aged just 13 years, Jeff started his drumming career in local gospel groups. Throughout the 1980s Jeff performed with various indie bands. In 1990 he recorded extensively as a member of "Wild Honey", making many appearances on national T.V and Radio. After "Wild Honey" Jeff toured with the ever popular Max Bacon Band and during the late 1990s he joined the 80s cover band "Decade". More recently Jeff has drummed for various soul bands, most notably, Soultrade supporting and backing big name acts including the world famous Platters. Now with SHOOTER, Jeff's vast experience provides the driving rhythms that are required for performing the sounds of Pop Music's greatest era

Mike Rimmer:
Bass Guitar & Vocals - also started his music career in the mid 1960's, picking up his first guitar in the days of Mersey Beat. By the late 60's Mike had graduated to bass guitar, serving his apprenticeship in various rock bands. Mike joined Folk / Blues duo, 'Jim and Raphael', and appeared on Radio Ones 'Mike Ravens Blues Show', in a session recorded at the BBCs legendary 'Maida Vale Studios'. Now with 'Shooter' Mike provides the driving rhythms and strong harmonies required when performing the songs from pop musics greatest era.

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