Rock
United States
NRBQ
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About NRBQ
Hometown
Miami, FL, United States
Formed
1967
Genre
Rock
Originally known as the “New Rhythm and Blues Quintet” after forming in Louisville, KY, in 1965, NRBQ have provided their audience-delighting, high-energy blend of novelty, roots, and free-jazz sensibilities over half a century and a dozen full-time members. NRBQ released the first of more than 20 studio albums in 1969 and hit a hard-stomping stride in the mid-’70s—when Al Anderson (guitar) and Tom Ardolino (drums) joined cofounders Terry Adams (piano) and Joey Spampinato (bass)—that endured for two decades. Late-’70s releases such as At Yankee Stadium and Kick Me Hard transcend NRBQ’s world’s-greatest-bar-band rep and chart a natural course to later eclectics like Yo La Tengo. NRBQ were also comedic enough to serve as The Simpsons’ unofficial “house band” from 1998 to 2001. After a seven-year group hiatus, and with Adams as the last remaining founding member, NRBQ powered on and released the uplifting Dragnet in 2021.
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