Richie
Jones
Richie's Bands:
Present (excerpt):
Udo Lindenberg Cover project, started in 2014. All the hits and more. Expect a big show and a mighty band...
Go for 'em online here!
'A Crash Course in Rock' is the slogan, and that's what you'll get. All the ever-hits, stripped down to a three-lads-firework. 60ies going shred, the 70ies un-glamed, 80ies over-glamed, the 3rd millenium re-glamed. There's a song you haven't heard of? Get outta here!!!
Hard 'n Heavy Rock from Hamburg Rock City
A 3-piece coverband doing chartbreakers from Lady Gaga, the Sugarbabes, Christina Aguillera, Madonna, and the such.
Link YONKS's Homepage
Past:
Hard Rock Band from the 90s, released a cd on Rats Records in '93. Had a 2nd attempt in 2008/09 for some charity shows.
Coming up - Richie live
(Confirmed at this point of time):
16.06. Chattahoochee/HH (Johnny B. Bad)
30.06. Hochstetten/BaWü (Paniker)
01.07. Chattahoochee/HH (Johnny B. Bad)
06.07. Schloß Holte Stukenbrock/NRW (Paniker)
15.07. Berlin (Paniker)
22.07. Chattahoochee/HH (Johnny B. Bad)
12.08. Paderborn/NRW (Paniker)
What's up, Ridge?
Meeting (and rehearsing with) Udo Lindenberg
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Dreams come true. Sometimes. Happened to me in May. No kidding', seriously!
Earlier this year I got a call from Andy, a guy who turned out to be a member of the „inner circle“ of Udo Lindenberg’s tour production team. In essence: „The artist wants to meet you, Richie! And bring your guitar...“.
Wait... WHAT?!? Fou...
So, this happened on May 1st:
I drove to Timmendorfer Strand, where UL and the Panikorchester were rehearsing for the tour ’22, and met all these icons I knew from concerts and articles and the telly. I met the man himself and we rehearsed his music all day long. Mark well: Not a tribute band, I was part of the real deal!
I met a totally friendly, overwhelmingly nice guy, professionally well informed about this Richie Jones he was making music with. A man who’s absolutely reflected and aware about his attribute being a national treasure, totally committed to make everybody in the room feel comfortable and easy, including himself.
Maybe the purpose of having me at a rehearsal was to check out some plan B on guitar players against the background of the pandemic.
Since the tour took place without any virus incident, you might ask: „Okay, now what’s next?!?“ Frankly, I dunno, but I keep dreaming of being part of Germany’s greatest Rock’n Roll circus. But whatever may come, hey, I’m already on the bright side of life. I played with Udo Lindenberg, he liked what he saw/heard, and nobody will ever take that away from me.
Surely, a dream came true…
Hamburg, May 2022
Update log - The latest enhancements:
06.05.2023
Pics and Vids on the Paniker page.
17.08.2022
Pics page: Some substitutions done.
01.08.2022
Some pics here and there added.
14.05.2022
What's up, Ridge?
"Meeting Udo Lindenberg" - Short Story.
11.01.2022
The Gear page needed an update wich was long overdue. Particularly the floor board was pretty outdated...
