We hope that viewing our "THEN" section brought back some memories,so here is the "and
NOW" section.Pictures of the Uptown Express guys as they appear today.Still Rockin',still Rollin' ! After all,what
other choice did they have? Stay Doo Woppin',or open a pizza joint?
Robert,Bob,Tony,Tommy,and Bruce
The guys from UPTOWN EXPRESS live,sing,and drive like it's still the 50's!
Click the link below and navigate to "The boys and their toys" to check
out their coool cruisers!!
Burn some rubber! Uptown has a few car freaks in the group. Click here to check out their coool rides.
Pre show sound check -
Looks like a mess?
The guys will get dressed,and Bud will have the sound perfect,in
no time!
Bud - Uptown's sound engineer
It's not easy mixing a sound system for a 10 piece group.The front main speakers,the
stage monitors,5 vocalists,backline amplifiers for the musicians,and making sure there are not any power issues.Bud
mixes and blends all this together so seamlessly,that it is taken in stride without considering the skills neccessary to pull
this off night after night.
We'd be lost without him!
Bob,Tommy,and Bruce
Looks like a scene from the Sopranos
Ron and Don Garlits,the King of the AA / Fuel dragsters
at the December
'05 Fort Myers car show.
That's
Ron's custom metalflake,pinstriped guitar that he uses for car shows.
John
Strange to see him out from behind his drum set,but
a guy has to stretch his legs once in a while.
John- -(Above) in the drum isolation booth at the recording
studio.
(Below) behind his plexiglass sound cage.
He's in his glory.He just bought this vintage set of Rogers black pearl
drums,and this is his first time playing them at a show.
Mike,Nick,and John taking a break between cuts at Unity
Gain Studios.
Mike is Uptown's newest member.He's from Brooklyn,so he fits
right in.He also has an extensive vintage Fender Jazz Bass collection!
Rick and Nick
Rick on the keyboards (when he's not playing his sax)
Nicky on sax (when he's not on drums,keyboards,or singing bass vocals) Truly the "Dangerous Duo"
**Nick
performs all his own stunts.No stand-in is used.
Tony and Larry
Larry was Uptown's sound engineer until his recent move to Tennessee.
Bud is our current sound engineer.Not just anyone can handle
a group this size,but he does it sooo well.
Bruce,Tommy,Robert,and Tony
This was an older picture,taken before Bob Stewart joined the group to make the finest 5 part harmony you
will ever hear.
Robert and Tommy in the dressing room
Just some trivia----Robert sang with the Velours in his early days,but
his next gig was the one best remembered.
Robert was with The Chips.Their song Rubber Biscuit was a
favorite back in the day,and was made popular once more in the movie,The
Blues Brothers starring John Belushi and Dan Akroyd.
Please note that Uptown Express is not responsible for
any of Robert's jokes.Robert writes all his own material.
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