2010 sees the release of JACK RABBIT SLIM's new album "Hairdo’s & Heartaches" (Western Star Records). Both the band themselves and their record label agree that this is the best album to date.
Album track "The Gift" has received airplay on Bob Harris' Radio 2 show, and Geoff Barker has played album tracks on his regional BBC 'Rock 'n' Roll party' show. The band recently played a live session for BBC Cambridgeshire.
JACK RABBIT SLIM are a band that have been not only hailed as a leading light in the Rockabilly world, but are making many friends and fans in other more mainstream markets. Based in Herts, Northampton, Birmingham and Beds, JACK RABBIT SLIM is made up singer/songwriter Bob Butfoy, drummer Paul Saunders, guitarist Darren Lince and bassist Landon Filer.
Formed in 2004 by Bob Butfoy, the band teamed up with producer Alan Wilson of the Western Star Recording Co. Their resulting debut album "Sinuendo", released in 2005 on Western Star Records, was a big seller and the band gigged and promoted the album relentlessly to rave reviews. The year also saw the band secure a support slot with BIG SANDY & THE FLYRITE BOYS.
By 2007 JACK RABBIT SLIM had established themselves worldwide as a scene leader and their second album "Sleaze-a-Billy" (Western Star Records) won them an award for "outstanding sales" from their label. "Sleaze-a-Billy" received further success with national airplay on BBC Radio 2, a mention in the Daily Telegraph and a spot in an ITV4 television documentary. The year also saw JACK RABBIT SLIM reach the heady heights of the Jack Daniels Corp boardroom. The band were contacted & politely asked to delete their then popular logo, due to its similarity to the famed J.D brand!
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In 2008 the band's third album "From The Waist Down" (Western Star Records) was voted album of the year by readers of Viva le Punk, beating off stiff opposition from the likes of THE DAMMNED and GOLDBLADE. 2009 saw the band touring the USA West Coast, with a notable appearance at Viva Las Vegas.
JACK RABBIT SLIM on tour:
6 March – The Blues Kitchen, Camden
13 March – The Bailey, Co. Wexford, Ireland
20 March – Bull & Gate, Kentish Town
26 March – The Maze, Nottingham
3 April – Rockin around Turnhout, Belgium
9 April – The Horn Of Plenty, St Albans
10 April – The Blues Kitchen, Camden
17 April - Harry Smiths Bar, St Albans
24 April – Blue Monday Festival, Lyon, France
8 May – The Blues Kitchen, Camden
29 May – Man On The Moon, Cambridge
4 June - Rock-o-la Club, Canvey Island, Essex
5 June - The Blues Kitchen, Camden
12 June - Chesterfield Alldayer
25 June – Red Hot Rockabilly Club, Belfast
10 July and 7 Aug - The Blues Kitchen, Camden
29 Aug - Concorde 2, Brighton
4 Sep - The Blues Kitchen, Camden
18 Sep - Madame Jojos, Soho
2 Oct – The Blues Kitchen, Camden
7 Oct - Hemsby R&R Festival, Norfolk
30 Oct - The Spider's Web, Edinburgh
6 Nov and 4 Dec - The Blues Kitchen, Camden
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