Flea Bops

Get In, Sit Down, Shut Up, Hold On

(Vinylux)

In the 1980s, I interviewed Paul Burlison for a Goldmine article. He termed Rockabilly "good-time music," a warmhearted denotation that also applies here. 

The contributive hillbilly component that lends Rockabilly its bounce is dominant. Most songs spring down bucolic dirt roads with friendliness. Prevalent is easeful atmosphere, a 'just folks' cameraderie whose reassuring sentiment surely hung in the air at old-days barn dances.

This disc was recorded prior to the sad 2022 passing of Flea Bops singer Ronnie Joyner. Remaining members include drummer Lance Lebeau (formerly of legends Go Cat Go), his wife, Wendy Lebeau, who sings and slaps doghouse, and guitarist Preston Lebeau. The three have pledged to continue.

Recommended: "Get In, Sit Down, Shut Up, Hold On," "Please Don't Go," "Driver Seat," "Sinner Not a Saint," "Patti Waggin," "Saved," "Mighty Hot In San Antoine," "Rock You In the Arms Of Jesus"

Video: "Driver Seat"

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