Basic Info

Location: Glasgow

Main Genre: Alternative

Band Page created: May 8, 2011

By: karenakelly

Last Updated: May 11, 2012

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Band Members

Allan French - Keyboards

Don Gordon - Guitar

Kareña K - Backing Vocals/Alto sax

Kath Moore - Tenor Sax

Kenny MacDonald - Percussion and production

Kirk Richardson - Drums and percussion

Phil Walsh - Drums

Ronnie Costley - Backing Vocals

Stephen Irvine - Drums

Trish - Tenor Sax

Wily Bo Walker - Lead Vocals/ Bass/ Electro Acoustic

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Band's Influences

The Fleshtones, The Del Fuegos, The Del-Lords, Danny And Dusty, The Long Ryders, The Beat Farmers, The Doors, The Byrds, The Cramps, REM, Little Feat, Iggy Pop, the Nomads

About The Band

AN ERSTWHILE GLASWEGIAN SUPERGROUP, THE HEARTBEATS WERE FOUNDED BY 'THE PRIMEVALS' GUITARIST DON GORDON AND LOCAL SINGER / SONGWRITER WILY BO WALKER.
THEY ENLISTED THE HELP OF OTHER LOCAL LUMINARIES SUCH AS STEPHEN IRVINE FROM 'LLOYD COLE AND THE COMMOTIONS' ON DRUMS, RONNIE COSTLEY (BACKING VOCALS) AND ALLAN FRENCH (KEYBOARDS) FROM 'THE KISSING BANDITS', KIRK FROM 'THE BIG DISH' AND 'WET, WET, WET' ON DRUMS AND PERCUSSION AND KENNY MACDONALD FROM 'BOURGIE BOURGIE' ON PERCUSSION AND PRODUCTION (KENNY ALSO PRODUCED THE EARLY 'TEXAS' RECORDINGS AS WELL AS OTHER GLASGOW BANDS LIKE 'GUN' AND 'SLIDE' - PARK LANE STUDIOS WAS KEY TO THE WHOLE GLASGOW SOUND!!!).
THE HEARTBEATS FEATURED AN ALL GIRL HORN SECTION INCLUDING KAREN ASHTON HTTP://WWW.REVERBNATION.COM/KARENAK, KATH MOORE AND TRISH.
THE HEARTBEATS BECAME A VERY BUSY GIGGING BAND WITH A HUGE FOLLOWING AND LOTS OF RADIO PLAY.
THEIR DEBUT SINGLE ' HAUNTED' C/W 'CAN'T LET GO' CHARTED ACROSS EUROPE, CANADA AND AS FAR AWAY AS URUGUAY AND ARGENTINA AND THEY STILL GET FAN-MAIL TO THIS DAY!!!
THE HEARTBEATS DEFINITIVE ALBUM 'SUPER PARTY SHAKEDOWN' IS AVAILABLE NOW ON ITUNES AS WELL AS ALL THE MAJOR ONLINE STORES.
WILY BO WENT ON TO FORM 'THE BADDIES' ALONG WITH SOME OTHER GREAT LONDON BASED MUSICIANS.
THROUGHOUT THE NINETIES WILY BO ALSO CONTINUED TO WRITE AND WORK ON OTHER PROJECTS-
100 MEN (WITH CURRENT 'BABYSHAMBLES' GUITARIST MIK WITHNALL)
THE HEATERS
JAQE
THE INCREDIBLE LOVE TORPEDOES AND THUNDER ALICE PARK.
HE IS CURRENTLY BACK WORKING WITH THE HEARTBEATS' KARENA (ASHTON) K AS WELL AS WITH RATTLIN' BONE
ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT WILY BO IS ALSO WORKING ON AN ALBUM WITH SOME OF NEW YORK'S FINEST JAZZ MUSICIANS - 'MOON OVER INDIGO'
PARTY ON FOREVER…THOSE 'BEATS DON'T STOP, WON'T STOP, NEVER, EVER, EVER STOP…

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