Robert

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I’m a transplant from the West Coast. I was born in Long Beach, CA and grew up in Socal. I moved out to the East Coast back in ’93 and have never looked back. I actually got a pretty late start in music and never even picked up a guitar until after high school. I started off teaching myself some chords on an acoustic and pretty much just farted around on it. I managed to play a few gigs as a bass player in a three piece cover band about once a month for a year or so but never really took things too seriously beyond that. Once I made it East, I started playing a lot more guitar (electric at this point) because I didn’t know a lot of people out here and therefore had tons of free time. Fast forward almost a decade … I’m 30 now, my interests have moved from Blues to Swing and finally Rockabilly. And here I finally found a style I could really sink into and still explore all the other styles that it stole from and influenced at the same time. Rockabilly was the perfect mix of raw energy and style … with a swagger. I was hooked. Back in ’99 there were no Rockabilly bands in my area so it took a bit of searching before finding folks to play with. Since those days, I’ve had the opportunity to both meet and play with a great bunch of folks, many of whom get the same kick out of Rockabilly styles - as I do - and all have a deep appreciation for music in general.

Robert Striegler - Guitar, Vocals

Q&A with Robert

List of Bands You've Played With In the Past/Present: Pretty much just the Straights 8s. 1999-present Favorite Record: Man, it’s just impossible to choose just one. I dig old vinyl. Favorite Bands / Musical Influences: I dig any band with an upright bass, whether it’s swing, western swing, jump blues, rockabilly, old country, it’s just gotta have an upright. And I love, love, love Lounge too… Martin Denny, Les Baxter, Mancini, etc. Ooh and Stan Getz … and Jackie Gleason records … this is gonna get too long. Favorite Quote: ‘All you need is ignorance and confidence and then success is sure.’ – Mark Twain

Other Interests

’56 Buick - BEFORE
’56 Buick - AFTER
1966 Triumph - IN PROGRESS
Facade Built for Halloween Hootenanny with Ormon Grimsby

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