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The Spongetones, formed in 1979, are an American power pop band from Charlotte, North Carolina. They formed from a desire to play Beatles and other 60's music they grew up with.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Spongetones Biography )〕 Very much influenced by the British Invasion, the Spongetones carried on the musical genre through acclaimed original songwriting, jangle pop riffs, and lilting vocals of Beatlesque quality. In his 2007 book, ''Shake Some Action'', John M. Borack rated the ''Beat and Torn'' album (a re-release of Beat Music with Torn Apart on DVD) at number 25 of his Top 200 Power Pop Albums of all time, comparing the album to early Beatles and Searchers, calling the album "simply wonderful." Rolling Stone gave ''Beat Music'' a 3-1/2 star review〔Rolling Stone Magazine, September 15, 1983, p. 61〕 and ''Torn Apart'' a 3-star review.〔Rolling Stone Magazine, May 10, 1984, p. 56〕 ==Band members== The current members of The Spongetones are: * Jamie Hoover 〔http://www.jamiehoover.net〕 (guitars, vocals, occasional bass and drums, songwriting). In addition to his work with The Spongetones, Hoover has toured and recorded with Don Dixon and Marti Jones, the Smithereens, Graham Parker as a member of "The Small Clubs", and produced Americana artist Rebecca Rippy, as well as playing several instruments on both of her releases. He owns and operates a project studio in Charlotte, NC, called "Hooverama@Liquid Studios". Hoover collaborated with musician Bill Lloyd via "through-the-mail writing".〔http://www.billlloydmusic.com〕 Hoover either produced or co-produced all the Spongetones' albums. *Steve Stoeckel 〔http://www.stevestoeckel.com〕 (bass, ukulele, vocals, guitars, songwriting). Stoeckel was the band's original bassist. He quit the band in 1985 but rejoined in 1989 and is with the band today. He began playing professionally in the early 70’s before becoming a Spongetone. Stoeckel was instrumental in co-writing much of the band's original material and sang lead on a large number of their songs. He and Hoover continue to write and record under the name "Jamie and Steve". *Pat Walters (guitars, vocals and keyboards, songwriting). Walters began playing guitar at an early age; at 14 he was the lead guitarist on The Paragon's garage-rock classic single, “Abba”. Early bands include The Barons, The Paragons, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly and Jeremiah (a band which also included future Wings drummer Denny Seiwell and session guitarist, Dave Spinosa, who played on McCartney's "Ram" LP). While still a teenager, Walters was called on to play lead guitar on an early Aaron Neville single, “Mojo Hannah”. He's also played in bands backing such artists as Lesley Gore, Bobby Vee, Tommy Roe and others. *Chris Garges 〔http://www.chrisgarges.com/〕 (drums). Garges joined the Spongetones in 2014 and is presently the band's drummer. He attended the University of Miami's Studio Music and Jazz program, where he specialized in drumset and ethnic percussion. In addition to the Spongetones, Garges has played with Don Dixon, Mitch Easter, and many others. He currently owns and operates Old House Studio in Charlotte, NC. Past band members: *Rob Thorne (drums, percussion). Thorne was the original Spongetones drummer and was with the band for 33 years. He played his first professional gig at 12 years old (1956) with his father who was a trumpeter for the Les Brown Band of Renown. As a teenager, Thorne joined a band that toured the Chitlin' Circuit backing up all the well known soul artists of the day. He has played with almost every conceivable style music group and spent years doing studio work with many accomplished professional musicians of all genres of music which helped form his versatility. In 2014, he played with Austin, Texas "ace" Honky Tonker, Wink Keziah and The Delux Motel. In 2013, he was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame for his work with the Catalinas.〔http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/10/14/4387741/nc-music-hall-of-fame-to-induct.html#.VLEu7ivF98G〕〔http://www.spongetones.com/spotlight/thorn-nc-hall-fame〕 Thorne is currently touring with Chuck Johnson and Charleyhorse.〔http://www.thecharlyhorse.com〕 *Greg James (bass, keyboards, backing vocals) -- James was the Spongetones bassist during 1985 and 1986, when Stoeckel left the band for a time. This occurred between the releases of ''Torn Apart'' and ''Where-Ever-Land''; . However, James maintained a working relationship with the band thereafter, playing a role in the creation of every Spongetones album from 1987 to 2005, either as a co-writer of original material, or as a session musician (or sometimes both). *Jon Rozzelle (bass) -- Rozzelle was the Spongetones bassist from the summer of 1986 until the spring of 1987. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Spongetones」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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