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4 Lads From The Valley Los Angeles Beatles Tribute band 1995 - 1996 Band: Brett Tuggle - Keyboards, Vocals Rocket Ritchotte - Guitar, Vocals Jamie Hunting - Bass, Vocals Ron Wikso - Drums (Photo: Left to Right - RocketRitchotte, Brett Tuggle, Rob Reiner (guest), Ron Wikso, Jamie Hunting Brett: “That picture was taken at a birthday party for Larry David's wife on a rooftop in downtown LA. Larry David (Sienfeld) hired The Lads to play at the party for his now ex wife.”) By Ron Wikso: “The 4 Lads was started in the fall of 1995 as something fun for a bunch of us goofy Beatles fanatics to do. “I had just finished a pretty extensive tour with Foreigner when I got a call from Brett Tuggle, who had played keyboards in the David Lee Roth band with me. He wanted to know if I'd like to put a band together with Rocket Ritchotte and Jamie Hunting (the guitarist and bass player from the David Lee Roth band) that would play Beatles songs exclusively. It wasn't going to pay much money but it would be a lot of fun! Of course, I said yes... “We started rehearsing around November of 1995 and after a couple of weeks of really honing in on the parts (those Beatles songs are a lot tougher than you think!!), we started to do some gigs in the Los Angeles area. We warmed up with a couple of gigs at places like Pelican's Retreat and The Sagebrush Cantina before taking up a semi-permanent residency at a club called Cafe Cordiale. “We learned early Beatles (‘Please, Please Me’, ‘Twist and Shout’ etc.) and later Beatles, including songs like ‘Sgt. Pepper's’, ‘A Day In The Life’, ‘Golden Slumbers/The End’ and several other pretty complex, orchestrated songs that even The Beatles never played live (technology is our friend!) and it didn't take long for the word to get around that this band was really good and a lot of fun. Pretty soon, the owner of Cafe Cordiale, Peter May, was going crazy because he couldn't keep the crowds under control! There was a line down the block to get in and we were starting to get some curious celebrity guests in the audience such as Billy Crystal, Roy Firestone, Larry David (creator of Seinfeld) and many others. “Eventually we did some other gigs for some corporate clients like Sony, ElectroVoice and Peavey as well as a few private parties, including one for the aforementioned Larry David where we had people like Rob Reiner coming up to sit in with the band! Everyone loves The Beatles!! “Of course, as much fun as it was to play in that band, the reality of having to make a living reared it's ugly head and we all had to go back to our other touring and session gigs. “Playing with The 4 Lads has been one of my favorites in a long and lucky career. A splendid time was had by all!!” | Brett Tuggle Mitch Ryder | Brett Tuggle John Kay | Brett Tuggle Homeroom | Brett Tuggle Rick Springfield | Brett Tuggle Terminator | Brett Tuggle Tommy Shaw | Brett Tuggle Andy Taylor | Brett Tuggle Jason Becker | Brett Tuggle The Zoo | Brett Tuggle Joe Satriani | Brett Tuggle Coverdale/Page | Brett Tuggle 4 Lads | Brett Tuggle Rob Allen | Brett Tuggle David Lee Roth | Brett Tuggle Bug Explorers | Brett Tuggle Fleetwood Mac | Brett Tuggle Steve Lukather | Brett Tuggle Whitesnake | Brett Tuggle Majic Ship | Brett Tuggle Chris Isaak | Brett Tuggle Bastard Sons | Brett Tuggle Gregg Rolie | Brett Tuggle Rocket Ritchotte | Brett Tuggle Daniel Glen Timms | Brett Tuggle Jack Tempchin | Brett Tuggle Stan Bush | Brett Tuggle Stevie Nicks | Brett Tuggle Lindsey Buckingham | Brett Tuggle Brian Wilson | Brett Tuggle District Attorney | Brett Tuggle 431 | | Brett Tuggle Discography Credits Gigs | Brett Tuggle Photo Gallery | | Special Guests Page 1 | Waddy Wachtel Band Reviews and News | About the Waddy Wachtel Band | Waddy Wachtel Band Videos | Brett Tuggle | Keith Allison | Waddy Wachtel Band Posters 2009 | Waddy Wachtel Band Posters 2010 | Waddy Wachtel Band Posters 2011 | | Return Home | Discography / Credits / Gigs / Songs | Articles / Interviews | Photos / Videos | Contact / Guestbook | Waddy Wachtel Band | Calendar | Search | Mailing List | |
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