Bo Walton & Red Alert

Bo Walton, at the age of 5, began listening to his parents' albums of Elvis, Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, Billy Fury and Jerry Lee, and when he formed his first performing band at the age of 14, it was quite obvious how much that style of music had influenced him.

One fateful day, Bo met ex-Rockpile bassist John David. John recognized Bo's vocal talent immediately and the two set about writing and recording their material. Through this collaboration, Bo was fortunate enough to have legendary UK guitarists Micky Gee and Mark Knopfler lend their talents to numerous compositions.

Early press releases declared that, with the advent of Bo Walton, Rock 'n' Roll would "never sound the same". Bo's music is full of joyful homages and references to legendary riffs and lyrical phrases. The song structures are in a classic vein, with clearly defined verses, singalongable choruses and deceptively complex guitar solos. Meanwhile, Bo's vocal delivery is, by turns, smouldering and sultry and whoopin’-and-hollery.

Moving slightly away from the current vogue for rockabilly and shaping his own sound, this English singer/songwriter with a profound love of American Rock 'n' Roll could soon be spearheading the second British Invasion.