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 Colin Winski: 1957-2007 Oblivious
to all passing pop music trends, Rockabilly Hall of Fame Artist,
Colin Winski proudly carried the torch for vintage rock & roll
from the punk era onward. Born in Hollywood in 1957 and raised in
Venice, California, his early infatuation with Elvis Presley also
led him to explore the music of Gene Vincent, Roy Orbison and
others. In 1970, Winski connected with Rockin' Ronny Weiser. Colin kick-started his musical career with Rollin' Rock Records releasing his only solo 45 "Dig These Squeaky Shoes." He was a founding member of Ray Campi and His Rockabilly Rebels (rhythm guitarist/vocalist) and can be heard on their first LP "Born to
Rock," followed in 1979 by the band's last LP, "Wildcat Shakeout," issued on the Radar label.
After an extensive Pacific NW tour, the band fragmented due to
artistic differences. Winski, guitarist Jerry Sikorski, and drummer
Steve Clark formed their own group, simply called The Rebels,
and opened shows for the Clash and Tom Petty.
Winski issued his full-length solo LP debut, "Rock
Therapy" (Takoma/Chrysalis) during the early 80s; the LP
flourished in Japan and Europe. In the 90s, Colin issued another
solo effort "Helldorado" on the Fury
label which was also a European success. "Helldorado" was re-released in 2003
You can read more about Colin Winski at the Rockabilly
Hall of Fame where he was inducted in 1997.
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 Spyder (Bruce) Mittleman: 1953-2000 There was no one like Spyder on sax. He worked with St.
Theodore & The Sinners, Dee Dee King (Dee Dee Ramone), Kid Ramos, Keith Levene, Maria McKee, Stix Hooper (The Crusaders), Robert Lucas, Doby Daenger, Eliza Gilkyson, American Patrol (Jerry Sikorski), James Harmon and most noteably, Chuck E. Weiss.
Spyder appeared regulary at Johnny Depp's Viper Room (previously known as The Central) in Hollywood, CA, playing sax and singing back-up vocals as a member of The God Damn Liars backing Chuck E. Weiss. Among many other recordings, he can be heard on the Chuck E. Weiss CDs: "Extremely Cool" (released in 1999), and "Old Souls & Wolf Tickets" (released in 2002), and American Patrol's "Back Seat Boogie", released in 1983.
Spyder can also be seen on film. He appeared in HBO's Tales from the Crypt
episode "For Cryin' Out Loud", the TV show "Hunter", and the film "Voyage of the Rock Aliens", released in 1988.
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