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This year, for the sixth straight year
in a row , the Royales were voted the “Best
Band In Athens," (Athens NEWS Reader’s
Poll 2003 - 2008), and were also selected
to headline the annual, (and infamous) Court Street Halloween
Block Party, performing in front of 30,000 people.
 With
a workhorse load of cover songs in their repertoire, such
as “If You Love Me Like You Say”
(Albert Collins), “What I Say” (Ray
Charles), and “Let Me Love You Baby”
(Stevie Ray Vaughn), the Royales are sure to be entertaining
and fun for audiences of all different tastes. For the
more adventurous… they also have accumulated a hefty
amount of rockin’, yet funky originals.
The Royales have shared the stage with everyone
from Jorma Kaukonen & Hot Tuna to the Dirty Dozen
Brass Band, and typically scare the bejeezus out of anyone
they open for with their high energy, take no prisoners
approach to their blues/rock sound.
The
Royales are going on thirteen years as an active band and
show absolutely no signs of slowing...
The
Royales are:
1) Pat Brown- Vocals
2) John Borchard- Guitar
3) Ted Harris- Saxophone
4) Eric "Junebug" Leighton
- trombone
5) Roman Warmke- Bass
6) Chris Aubell- drums
* Our special friends and guests are
many:
- John Spataro (guitar) - John Sullivan
(drums) - Rob Quebman (sax) - Andrew Stonerock (sax) -
Dave Kosmyna (trumpet) - Jimmy Smailes (guitar) - K.C.
Waltz (vox) - Jonathan Hunt (Keyboards) - Ben Repp (guitar) - Dustin Bastin (Trumpet) - Josh Brown (sound) and
more...
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The
Royales formed in 1995
as a low-key jaunt through soul standards but soon collided
with heinous amplitude and a hard-driving townie motif.
They're now celebrating thirteen years of high-energy
R&B, rock and funk that's best enjoyed from a
dancing position. Of, by and for Athens, The Royales were
named 'Best Local Band' in the
2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 Athens NEWS readers'
polls.
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