Delmer Spudd & The Spuddnicks
Willie Lewis and Mike Baird of The Spuddnicks
The Spuddnicks live at the Oxford Hotel in Denver!
Rare photo of Neil Ruschival, lead guitar for The Spuddnicks
Delmer Spudd & The Spuddnicks (or sometimes Elmer Spudd & The Spuddnicks) were Willie Lewis, Mike Baird, Ed DeBord, Mike Taveira (formerly of the Tennessee Boys) and sometimes Neil Ruschival or Gary England. The Spuddnicks were possibly the best Denver rockabilly band of all time.
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The first Delmer Spudd & The Spuddnicks release featured Elmer Spudd (Ed DeBord) on the A-side, Delmer Spudd (Willie Lewis) on the flip.
R-118: Let’s Drink / Sammy Bop
Listen to first Elmer, then Delmer Spudd:
R-118: Let’s Drink / The Sammy Bop:
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Spuddnicks 4-song ep on Rock-A-Billy Records:
R-123: Ziggie’s Saloon / My Special Girl / Hey Charlene / I’m A Country Boy
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Germany’s Bop-Land Records released this 6-song mini-LP:
BL-MLP-01: Walking The Streets of Denver mini-LP 45
Long Black Veil / All Messed Up / Walkin’ The Streets of Denver / Get With It / Don’t Lock Your Daddy Out / Be Bop Baby
BL-MLP-01: Long Black Veil:
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A 10″ LP, also on Bop-Land:
BL-701: It’s Saturday Night LP 10″ LP
It’s Saturday Night / Sixteen Chicks / The Ramblin’ Blues / Percolatin’ Papa / “Bop Cat” Willie / Be My Baby / Long Black Veil / Stephine / My Alabama Gram’ma / I’m Out
BL-701: Percolatin’ Papa
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The Spuddnicks were featured on the R-3001, Rock-A-Billy Compilation Album Vol.1:
The Tom Cat Boogie
R-3001: Spuddnicks – The Tom Cat Boogie:
And on R-3002, Rock-A-Billy Compilation Album Vol.2:
Moanin’ the Blues / Rock Me Tonight
R-3002: Spuddnicks – Rock Me Tonight:
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The Spuddnicks songs featured on the compilation CD on Goofin’ Records:
GRCD 6064: The Complete Rock-A-Billy Sessions:
Long Black Vell / Rock Me Tonight / Fool About You
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The Spuddnicks shared this CD release with Willie & The Stablemen and Willie & The Original Stablemen.
R-CD-5001, Colored Records:
The Low Down Blues / Yakety Yak / Yes Indeedy Sweety
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