I can update this list today to now include the 4 Bad Rumor gigs I have played:
Bad Rumor - 4
Lou's Classic Ride - 2
Uncle Rico the Band - 1
Koop and Company - 1
I can update it today to the following stats:
Bad Rumor - 10
Lou's Classic Ride - 2
Uncle Rico the Band - 1
Koop and Company - 1
In additional to playing 6 more gigs with Bad Rumor, I can also state that our last gig is on Saturday, 9-9-2023, at the Buchannan House Winery. https://www.buchananhousewinery.com/upcoming-events
This is from our most recent gig:
All of the posts on this blog after August 2014 with the Ideal Band label have been about wanting to be a drummer in a band.
That's why I'm really excited about tonight. I'm taking the Yamaha electronic set to Pitcher's in Cedar Rapids to join the "Koop" in Koop and Company. It's been confirmed that everyone will be present:
Aaron (guitar)
Chase (steel guitar)
Koop (vocals & guitar)
Tommy (bass)
Tonight will be the second time (ever!) that I play with them. It makes me chuckle a bit because Uncle Rico the Band rehearsed 15 times x 3 hours and played one gig before disbanding* so it is the opposite of what I have done in the past.
These are my handwritten notes about the tunes:
Editor's Note: Gee, how many times must those statistics be quoted on this blog?!?!?
I listened to a WAV file yesterday on the 5 year anniversary of auditioning and then joining Uncle Rico the Band. It was bittersweet to do so. Part of me appreciates my time in that band; part of me resents that we only played one gig before disbanding. I have zero doubt in my mind that my drumming chops would be the best of my life if we were still actively practicing twice a month and gigging regularly; I am still sad we disbanded a mere 6 months later.
Without even clicking on the video below, look at the smile on Harald Huyssen's face as he plays the drums. What I want when I write about playing in an Ideal Band is to have that smile as I play my drums.
And maybe that's why when I search the Craigslist > Iowa City > Musicians page for "drummer" and see the following, I feel a little sad:
Drummer Wanted - Empty!
I will say when I read for the Quad Cities-based band 50 Shades of Rock, I felt like I would be the perfect drummer for them, especially when I read this blurb:
We play the songs in the original keys with the original arrangements and the vocals/guitar solos are strict interpretations.
It made me think that Uncle Rico the Band and 50 Shades of Rock would have been a great 1-2 punch in a bar as Uncle Rico the Band played strict interpretations as well, which is not a bad thing, per se. If I talk about Uncle Rico the Band, I talk about just how awesome playing with them made me as a drummer because I had to be 'ready to go' at rehearsal. If there were tunes I needed to work on between the previous practice and the next practice, it was in my best interest to have done so. I am not being negative about the other 3 in the band - it was a sense of being prepared to work out the parts that were giving me difficulty at the last practice, which required me to know how I was going to play it. I can liken it to how if a guitarist says he's going to learn the solo for a tune at practice on November 1 and then the band practices again on November 15th, the expectation of the other band members would be that the guitarist has learned the solo for that tune - he made a promise to his bandmates. The same was true for me and Uncle Rico the Band with difficult-for-me-parts being promised as what I would hammer out prior to the next rehearsal. Kind of a convoluted way of saying, "Do what you promise to do."
I'm not going to try to be the drummer for 50 Shades of Rock for a very good reason. In 2018, they scheduled 25 gigs, which is double, plus 1, the number of gigs I'd like to play in a year. Here's when they played, plus the 2 remaining gigs in 2018:
JAN 6
JAN 13
FEB 3
FEB 10
MAR 30
APR 27
MAY 5
MAY 26
JUN 2
JUN 16
JUN 22
JUN 30
JUL 5
JUL 14
JUL 27
AUG 3
AUG 4
AUG 10
AUG 24
SEP 15
SEP 29
OCT 13
OCT 27
NOV 30
DEC 21
That's too many gigs for a nearly 49 year-old drummer. It's not a good fit.
A free mind is a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing. Most people spend much of their time looking for reasons to be offended. An open mind is never offended because it is free of any attachments.
It is never the self that is offended but always the illusion that the self has of itself that is affected by insult! If you can really understand this, deeply grasp it’s truth, live it each day, then pain will be no more.
Next time you ‘feel’ offended look closely within yourself at yourself and ask yourself what was offended? If you remain aware you will see that it was only an image of yourself which you had become attached to, and that image did not resonate with the image contained in the insult. If you weren’t attached, if you didn’t identify with the wrong image of yourself then there would be no offence taken. You would then remain free and therefore happy.
Made me think about the En Vogue tune, which led me to this video. I noticed the video had no comments . . . so I left one:
Great groove - locked in the pocket with the bass lines. Suggestion: if you are having fun or enjoy playing drums, try showing it with a smile. I know that some drummers don't smile when they play - it's fine to be serious about playing music... but it's also supposed to be fun / enjoyable - and your body language tells me you're not having fun / enjoying yourself.
Go ahead, watch the video and tell me the drummer is having "fun" as he plays the drums.
Not to toot my own horn, but do I look like I'm having fun in this video?
Or at the :55 mark of this video? No, I'm having a blast! I'm having fun! Playing drums is ENJOYABLE for me - it's why I seek an Ideal Band - it's why I have not given up, though it has been 4 years, 1 month, 3 weeks, 2 days (1515 days) since Uncle Rico the Band disbanded after our only gig.
Today, October 1, 2018, is the 1500 day mark since Uncle Rico the Band disbanded. I really liked playing with them, though I admit time may romanticize some aspects of my tenure with them.
High hopes stirred within my soul over the weekend, but that's nothing new. It's super easy for me to feel excited when I see this type of "drummer wanted" ad. I just crossed the 5 year anniversary of the Kalona gig with Lou's Classic Ride (which turned out to be our last) as well as the 4 year anniversary of the Elk's Club gig with Uncle Rico the Band (which turned out to be our last). Yet, I have high hopes that some sort of Ideal Band will grow out of this.
This is the response I sent back:
| I'm a young 48 - 2 in college, ready to gig. Sorry, I don't come with a huge ego and I am not a bunch of drama - I have both an acoustic set and an electronic set, which might be applicable to what you are seeking, as the brain has a lot of sounds.
What's on your setlist?
| And to that inquiry, I received this response: Thank you for the message! I’ll take a look and get back to you this week with more info.
Later, I received a setlist:
Time Bomb – Iration
Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show
What I got – Sublime
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
Semi Charmed Life – Third Eye Blind
Shape of You – Ed Sheeran
Take it Easy – Eagles
Havana – Camila Cabello
Santeria – Sublime
500 Miles – The Proclaimers
Your Love – The Outfield
Long Intro
Short Intro
Hey Girl – OAR
Stir it up – Bob Marley
Steal My Kisses – Ben Harper
Breakdown – Tom Petty
Cheap Thrills – Sia
Feelin’ Alright – Rebelution
Sugar – Maroon 5
I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
I should be snarky and quip, "promises, promises," and allow this opportunity to pile up next to the previous high hope and the one next to that and the one next to that until I have a HUGE pile of evaporated into nothingness opportunities. Hopefully, something materializes. My new goal is kind of funny. I turn 49 in December. My goal is to be playing in a regularly gigging band no later than December 2019 so that the band can advertise its December gig as
Paul's 50th Birthday Bash!
I personally think that would be awesome sauce ...
Editor's Note: This response was received a short time ago:
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 8:18 AM
Subject: RE: Looking for drummer & bass player for pop / reggae project ... Thanks again for reaching out. Just letting you know that we are pursuing another drummer at this time. If things don’t work out, we will be in touch. Keep rockin’
I also saw this video the other day. It says to serve the Music, not Me about how a drummer can serve himself, not the music. I admit this is something I face when I play drums at Saint Thomas More. I tend to embellish the rhythms I play so that I don't get bored playing straight 4/4 time with snare on 2 and 4 or, in 3/4, with snare on 2 and 3, or, in 6/8, with snare on 3 and 6. My interest in balancing 'overplaying' with 'boring drumming' is why I watched this video:
After I did a little more digging, I found this video by Brandon Khoo.
I like his style.
For my own growth as a drummer, I listen to my self playing drums. Nowadays, I use my cell phone to record Mass so I can listen to what I sounded like whenever I want to do so. This is not a new practice / method for me. I've always done this - recording myself playing drums - dating back to before I was even in a band in my parent's basement. When I would practice drums, I'd use a boom box and cassettes, which I still have in the sump pump storage room. I also recorded rehearsals and performances with Assume, various practice sessions in that basement, Old Stew, and Free Beer / Corporate Prisoner on cassettes. Later, when I played in Lou's Classic Ride, I used a micro recorder that I borrowed from a former co-worker. Eventually, I transitioned to using my cell phone instead of cassette tapes to create recordings of Uncle Rico the Band and auditions with other Ideal Bands.
Why? Am I obsessed with my own drumming?
No.
I do this because I do want to be able to serve the Music, not Me, when I play drums.
It doesn't really matter when I've played drums - from playing alone or with other musicians. I want to grow as a drummer. I don't want to play the same beat that every other drummer in the world plays. I felt that way the other night when I was practicing on the Yamaha electronic drums. As I played along with the pre-programmed tunes in the brain of the Yamaha set, I focused on the patterns that repeat - think verse, chorus, verse, chorus - in an endless loop. I intentionally tried to play "insane" patterns - that served Me, not the Music - during some of the cycles. I did that to foster creativity. After a cycle of playing an "insane" pattern, I would revert to playing a beat that served the Music, not Me. I actually found that being able to dial back the "insane" pattern to be a challenge during the "sane" pattern cycles. I plan to explore that challenge in future practice sessions. Of all the videos on the "All Videos of Me Playing Drums" page, I think this one - where I achieve the balance I crave. I play soft during the verse so that the drums are felt, not overbearing. I then have a hint at flashy during the "I've been waiting..." part of the song. During Brian's solo, I'm intentionally playing soft again.
Damn, I love the way we played that tune. Brian's guitar playing is spot-on, Matthew's bass locks in with my pattern, and Joe? Well, he belts out the lyrics with emotion.
Editor's Note: For videos, see https://prhmusic.blogspot.com/p/videos-of-me-playing-drums.html
Today is the 3 year anniversary of when I auditioned and won the drummer's chair for Uncle Rico the Band in Cedar Rapids. Since the band disbanded on August 23, 2014, I have been unsuccessful in finding a new band. I have simple requirements. For more information, refer to my All Videos of Me Playing Drums page. The only reason I mention this is that I recently saw the following ad on the Craigslist > Cedar Rapids > Musicians page. It was an ad for another ideal band, except this band already has a drummer:
Lead Vocalist & Bassist/Singer for Busy 60's - 90's Group Wanted (Cedar Rapids)
Drummer, with the rest of a group of well experienced players, is recruiting a the above spots in the Central/Eastern Iowa area. This group will focus on quick-fire dance/party Pop songs from the 60's to the 90's. We are a collection (3) of very experienced, mature guys, former & current Regional Act Players, that are ready with the ability and contacts to hit the road running immediately upon putting a well rehearsed/entertaining show together. Breaks will be brief; music will flow from song to song as quickly as possible. We intend to spend whatever time necessary over the next 4 - 5 weeks to make this happen; at a practice spot as central to the five of us as possible in the CR/IC/CF/DSM area.
Our Prime market will be the Casino Circuit, Special Events, Weddings/Summer/Spring and Fall events, filling in with Bar Gigs between larger shows. Our goal is to produce a high quality dance party wherever we appear, fill the floor, & keep it full, and we need two additional quality members. We require total focus on this one band, and would also need calendar transparency for the next 12 months on an ongoing basis. We will seek Bookings to fill as many weekends as possible. We will also venture into neighboring States.
NO egos, attitudes or arrogance. We are a good bunch of guys that again, have done this, or are currently already doing this.
Please respond directly to this address if interested in being considered.
I don't think I ever considered trying to get booked at Riverside Casino with Uncle Rico the Band. In hindsight, we were playing all sorts of good dance music, as this video shows. It makes me mad that I am now thinking of that today.
This is why, in 2017, I intend to do all that I can to find another band.
As noted in items number 9, 8, and 7, I spent a lot of time listening to bands in preparation for an audition to play drums in a band. Because of the frustration I often felt when a band or situation fell through, I found myself listening to the recordings from the lone gig I played with Uncle Rico the Band in the summer of 2014. I know it seems like a cop-out but, authentically, I listened to what I sounded like frequently. I can safely say that I played my ass off at those gigs. No, of course, I was not perfect, but honestly, I don't think my tempos wavered. I used these recordings as a way to reassure myself that I have talent as a drummer. Being rejected repeatedly was a bruise to my ego so these recordings help heal the bruise.
Notes from the Editor:
Including an album in this Top Ten list should not imply an endorsement of the album as being "good" - nothing in the title of these posts states that these are "Ten GOOD Albums I Listened to A Lot in 2016". Pay attention to details.
Also, this is a post in a series of 10 that began being published at 7:30 PM on 12/28. The #1 album was to be posted at 11:59 PM on 12/28, with this schedule, but sometimes "life" takes away plans.
1159 - 1
1129 - 2
1059 - 3
1029 - 4
0959 - 5
0929 - 6
0859 - 7
0829 - 8
0759 - 9
0729 - 10
Even though the chances of it happening are probably less than 0%, I sometimes hope that either Lou's Classic Ride or Uncle Rico the Band reunite, though the reality is that both of those ships have sailed. While I await the return of either of those ships, yes, I've still kept my eyes on Craigslist in the hope that one of the ads on the musicians page will be a match. So far, the results have been miserable. Very recently, after sending a link to my videos page, a guitarist responded with a short sentence that essentially said that "we were looking for different things" in a band. I just want to play drums in a band that plays gigs, rehearsing occasionally / when necessary. I admit the frustration has caused me to expand my gaze to include Waterloo (even though I'm highly unlikely to join a band that is based in a city 1 hour away). Besides, I'm not going to travel to Waterloo to be in a band if my bro-in-law who lives in Waterloo isn't a member of it. Still, I found this band / opportunity interesting enough to write about here, on this blog. However, keep in mind that zombies are all the rage today, in July 2016. Someday, they may not be but today, yeah, they are. Here's the link.
It's a fun time to investigate the way Lars Ulrich is a human being and doesn't play every single song perfect. I think some of the playing in the video are mistakes, sure, but if I wanted to hear perfect, couldn't I just listen to the album?
And messing up during rehearsal or when trying to write a song are not really fair to be included.
Rehearsal is where you practice and writing music is all about experiencing the magic of creativity.
Performing on stage, with 1000s of fans who have studied the albums cannot be without enormous pressure.
I felt like I had to nail down certain drum parts of the songs Lou's Classic Ride and Uncle Rico the Band covered because I knew that there would likely be musicians who would know that I screwed up if I didn't nail a fill the same as the recording. Multiply the audience I played in front of by a lot more to get an idea of what Ulrich is facing. On top of that, every time he plays, there is a camera to capture the moment of being imperfect.
I think the majority of people who hate on Ulrich don't play drums or if they do, they don't play drums in front of the number of fans Ulrich does on a regular basis. To be so nieve to think that they would never EVER make a mistake on stage is a characteristic of a delusional individual.
Editor's
Note -
the video in question was removed from youtube.com so it is no longer available for your viewing pleasure.
Out in Norfolk, VA, there's a band called Skinner Box that had an ad for a drummer on the local Craigslist site:
Drummer wanted to drum those drums (Williamsburg)
With a tasteful selection of crowd-friendly songs spanning six decades of rock and roll, Skinner Box delivers its unique sound via two acoustic guitars and a cajon-based percussion kit. Toss some vocal harmonies into the mix and the resulting audio salad satisfies the appetites of a diverse audience.
Now Skinner Box needs a drummer, but not just any drummer. We are looking to keep close to the format that has worked very well for us: our drummer has been playing a 5-piece cajon-based kit: a cajon kick drum and a cajon snare being the center-pieces. What we like about it is this: small footprint; easy-to-mic; fits seamlessly with a lower-volume acoustic-based set-up, and makes us stand out in a crowd. A cocktail kit might work, too, or a V-kit, or some other innovative drum set-up of your own creation. A single traditional cajon won't cut it, though. Nor will a standard drum kit. If you're still interested, please keep reading...
We typically get together twice a week in Williamsburg, whether it's two practices or one practice and a gig. We gig only on weekends, and only for money. (With an occasional exception for private parties, big checks, and/or guaranteed large audiences). We've been gigging on a regular basis in the Williamsburg and Yorktown areas, and expect to continue doing so once we get a new drummer up to speed.
If you've made it this far, head over to skinnerboxrocks dot com
You will find our song list there, and other helpful information.
Of course, I was curious so I looked at their song list - http://skinnerboxrocks.com/songlist.php - and saw a lot of songs I played with Uncle Rico.
Speaking of UR, I practiced drums on Alex's Yamaha electronic set for about 30 minutes last night. It felt good. I either need to find a band that needs a drummer or I need to retire and stop checking the Iowa City Craigslist site for 'drummer wanted' ads.
There was a Craigslist ad from Josh, a guitarist seeking a drummer. After sending him a link to the page of videos on this blog, he wrote back: Why is it that all your bands broke up after you started playing out?
Great question. I think there were two major "things" that have hindered the progress of both LCR & Uncle Rico.
Lack of connections with area venues to book a gig.
I tend to not be an overly social kind of guy and going into a venue and talking to the person that is responsible for booking a band is not something I've been able to do. I can email that person and communicate that way very easily, but the actual face-to-face 'selling' of a band to a stranger makes me uncomfortable. Thus, for both LCR and UR, when both of those tasks seemed to fall upon me, I wasn't able to schedule a gig. That's honest.
The rise of issues that had nothing to do with the band interfering with the band
I can only speak for me. I am 44 and I have many balls up in the air. Life is busy as I juggle commitments related to work, family / kids / wife, and things I want to do in life. I know that there is more to life than playing drums in a band. I'm not going to go out and replace Neil Peart or Lars Ulrich or Tommy Aldridge or any of my other drumming heroes.
Disbanding was never something I really wanted to happen. Both LCR and UR sounded good and were progressing.
For LCR, we decided to take a short break and to resume practices after the holidays. Unfortunately, what began as a short break morphed into a large break. After several months of being dormant, we made it official and disbanded.
With UR, it was a combination of the amount of time spent practicing and playing in a band outweighing the desire to spend that time on the commitments I mentioned above.
There are no bad feelings between myself and the members of LCR and / or UR. I enjoyed rehearsals. Collectively, there was a kindred spirit, due to all of us being around the same age. We all had at least some common ground upon which to build a set list. We all have families and 7/8ths of us have kids in various ages (elementary through college). The fact that there were at least some of the same songs on the LCR and UR setlist points to that. It also was good for me as a musician to not be pigeon-holed in "only" the bands that I would choose to listen to when given the choice. For example, LCR played "Stuck in the Middle" and "Switching to Glide" which were tunes I knew marginally but you wouldn't find them on my regular playlist. Likewise, some of the tunes UR played, for example, "Folsom Prison Blues" and "Hot Stuff", were not ones I would have selected, but I adapted. I enjoyed playing "Sunshine" with UR and "Paranoid" with UR.
In a single word, the gig on Saturday night was "bittersweet" in the sense that there were positives and negatives.
On the positive side, I am estimating that I played at a 95% "grade" as far as hitting spots that we worked on in rehearsal. I call that tremendously awesome. I felt positive about how I played Alex's drums. As I begin to listen to the 3 files I created on my phone (one for each set), that impression is being reinforced.
On the negative side, I am saddened to report that Uncle Rico the Band is not going to be a band anymore. Why is the band not going to be a band? There's a variety of factors but probably the two biggest are time and there just isn't enough of it in a day to balance family, the band, and work by other members of the band.
When I think about my time over my tenure with the band, it's easy to look at numbers. What I've been thinking about is I spent 60 hours (including transportation from North Liberty to rehearsal in Cedar Rapids and then back home) with Uncle Rico. That doesn't count the hours I made my family listen to our setlist on my MP3 player whenever we were traveling somewhere in the Ford. It also doesn't count the hours I spent practicing the songs in the den on Alex's Yamaha electronic set. So, given 60 hours, the payout of those hours is a 3 hour gig and the $100 I got paid.
I'm not complaining about the time I invested. This was only my third band since high school - Old Stew and Lou's Classic Ride being the other two - and I think playing with Gary made me a much more precise drummer than the other two. With the other two, if I changed up my pattern or changed up a drum fill, it wasn't usually noticed. With Gary, though, it was noticed. Gary is a very precise guitarist and keys in on certain parts that are played by others. It wasn't an easy concept to dial in to my mentality.
Maybe something will change in the future and, if it does, I will be happy to play with Scott, Gary, and Greg. I updated the All Videos of Me Playing Drums page with some pictures. When I get the videos Alex took on his iPod, I'll add those as well.
I'm not in any of these videos.
New Wave 80s Rock Covers
Ring of Fire cover
70s Punk Rock covers
Buddy Holly Covers
Song Name -- Artist (original artist)
All These Things That I've Done -- Killers
Bad Case of Loving You -- Robert Palmer
Basket Case -- Green Day
Blister in the Sun -- Violent Femmes
Blitzkreig Bop -- Ramones
Brown Eyed Girl -- Van Morrison
Brown Sugar -- Rolling Stones
Dancing Queen -- Yayhoos (ABBA)
Dancing With Myself -- Billy Idol
Don't Change -- INXS
Fight For Your Right -- Beastie Boys
Folsom Prison Blues -- Johnny Cash
Hey Jealousy -- Gin Blossoms
Hot Stuff -- Cockroach (Donna Summer)
I Ran -- A Flock of Seagulls
I Saw Her Standing There -- Beatles
I Wanna Be Sedated -- Ramones
I Will Survive -- Shout (Gloria Gaynor)
I'm a Believer -- Smash Mouth (Monkeys)
I'm Gonna Be, 500 Miles -- Proclaimers
Interstate Love Song -- Stone Temple Pilots
I've Been Everywhere -- Johnny Cash
Jenny / 867-5309 -- Tommy Tutone
Jet Airliner -- Steve Miller
Johnny B Goode -- Chuck Berry
Just Like Heaven -- Cure
Lola -- Kinks
Lonely Boy -- Black Keys
Love Her Madly -- The Doors
Margaritaville -- Jimmy Buffet
Melt With You -- Modern English
Mony Mony -- Billy Idol
Oh Boy -- Crickets (Buddy Holly)
Paranoid -- Black Sabbath
Pump It Up -- Elvis Costello
Ring of Fire -- Social Distortion (Johnny Cash)
Rock and Roll All Nite -- Kiss
Rockin' in the Free World -- Neil Young
Rock'n Me -- Steve Miller
Santa Monica -- Everclear
Should I Stay or Should I Go -- Clash
Squeeze Box -- Who
Still Rock and Roll to Me -- Billy Joel
Sweet Caroline -- Neil Diamond
Train in Vain (Stand By Me) -- Clash
Two Princes -- Spin Doctors
What I Like About You -- Romantics
When the Sun Goes Down -- Kenny Chesney
Wonderful Tonight -- Eric Clapton
You May Be Right -- Billy Joel
Your Mama Can't Dance -- Poison (Loggins and Messina)
For next rehearsal
It's the End of the World -- REM
Angie -- Rolling Stones
We have also played these songs in past gigs.
A Hard Day's Night -- Beatles
Accidentally In Love -- Counting Crows
All Shook Up -- Elvis
All the Small Things -- Blink 182
An American Girl -- Tom Petty
Angie -- Rolling Stones
Authority Song -- John Mellencamp
Break Up Song -- Greg Kihn
Burning Love -- Elvis
Bus Stop -- Hollies
Cars -- Gary Numan
Come Out and Play -- Offspring
Crazy Little Thing Called Love -- Queen
Crocodile Rock -- Elton John
Day Tripper -- Cheap Trick (Beatles)
Don't Be Cruel -- Elvis
Driver 8 -- REM
Fortunate Son -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Go All the Way -- Raspberries
Good Girls Don't -- Knack
Hello Mary Lou -- Creedence Clearwater Revival (Ricky Nelson)
I Fought the Law -- Clash (Crickets)
I Love Rock n Roll -- Joan Jett
I Wanna Be With You -- Raspberries
I Want to Hold Your Hand -- Beatles
I'm Yours -- Jason Mraz
It's Not My Time -- 3 Doors Down
Know Your Enemy -- Green Day
Kodachrome -- Paul Simon
La Bamba -- Los Lobos (Ritchie Valens)
Lay Down Sally -- Eric Clapton
Monster Mash -- Bobby "Boris" Pickett
Mrs Robinson -- Lemonheads (Simon/Garfunkel)
Oh Pretty Woman -- Roy Orbison
Photograph -- Ringo Starr
Promises -- Eric Clapton
Puppy Love -- Donny Osmond
Red Solo Cup -- Toby Keith
Rock and Roll Music -- Beatles (Chuck Berry)
ROCK in the USA -- John Mellencamp
Run Rudolph Run -- Bryan Adams (Chuck Berry)
Running Down a Dream -- Tom Petty
Seven Nation Army -- White Stripes
Sex and Candy -- Marcy Playground
Shake Your Booty -- KC & Sunshine Band
Shama Lama Ding Dong -- Lloyd Williams (Animal House)
