| BURNIN' BOB &THE BIG BOYS |
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Burnin' Bob-Vocals
Shawn Baird-Guitar
Drake Cotton-Bass
Kelly Kamplain-Drums
Shawn Baird-Guitar
Drake Cotton-Bass
Kelly Kamplain-Drums
Out of the ashes of the VICIOUS BUNNYZ came BURNIN' BOB, a guy and a
band. In a weird twist of fate the lead singer of VB came to Bob and
offered to give him the band. He would step aside and Bob would step in
as lead singer. Bob accepted and the rest is history.
band. In a weird twist of fate the lead singer of VB came to Bob and
offered to give him the band. He would step aside and Bob would step in
as lead singer. Bob accepted and the rest is history.
Shawn stayed on as guitarist but Coreen who had
drummed for the FRIGIDETTES was replaced with Kelly
Kamplain who had been drummer for Visalia's
MY THREE SONS.
drummed for the FRIGIDETTES was replaced with Kelly
Kamplain who had been drummer for Visalia's
MY THREE SONS.
Bassist Gilbert R. Gilbert who had played in
NEW ASSAULT had already left and was
replaced with Drake Cotton. BB&theBB's got
to play a lot of cool shows '84 to '87,
NEW ASSAULT had already left and was
replaced with Drake Cotton. BB&theBB's got
to play a lot of cool shows '84 to '87,
(see Vence's gigs list) mostly at the
Knights of Columbus hall. One cool
show was with the TOY DOLLS from
England at the Eagles hall.
They had a couple of songs on the
Hardcore 84 cassette compilation.
Reformed in '94 for a couple reunion
Knights of Columbus hall. One cool
show was with the TOY DOLLS from
England at the Eagles hall.
They had a couple of songs on the
Hardcore 84 cassette compilation.
Reformed in '94 for a couple reunion
shows, including one very memorable one at the Cadillac Club that also featured SAD BOYZ and
HARSH REALITY, a show put together by Ragin' Records and Jon Hanks.
HARSH REALITY, a show put together by Ragin' Records and Jon Hanks.
| New School Crust meets old school Punk: Lonnie Potbag and Burnin' Bob at 40 Trains Studio 1998 |
| L to R: Burnin' Bob-Vocals, Kelly Kamplain-Drums, Shawn Baird-Guitar, Craig Hardy-Bass 1998 |
| Burnin' Bob opens for the Toy Dolls Drake Cotton-Bass 1986 |
UPDATE OCTOBER 2006!
Burnin Bob & the Big Boys
have reformed and have
been rehearsing for some
time now. They plan to
hit it again this winter
with some gigs and
recording. We're looking
forward to the unveiling
of the band with a gig
December 9th, 2006 at
Club Fred. Bob is on vocals
with Shawn on guitar,
Jeff Grinstead is on bass
and Bryan the drummer
from Code of Silence.
Burnin Bob & the Big Boys
have reformed and have
been rehearsing for some
time now. They plan to
hit it again this winter
with some gigs and
recording. We're looking
forward to the unveiling
of the band with a gig
December 9th, 2006 at
Club Fred. Bob is on vocals
with Shawn on guitar,
Jeff Grinstead is on bass
and Bryan the drummer
from Code of Silence.
| Shawn has Doubleup records, a local Fresno label. A CD compilation of 4 old Fresno punk bands, BURNIN BOB, CAMBODIAN KIDS, HARSH REALITY and NBJ has just been released (july 2003). It's called, It Will Never Die and it's loaded with a whopping 43 songs! I really enjoyed this slice of punk nostalgia. Nearly 80 minutes long it includes some of Burnin Bob's best material from a live show in Oakhurst back in '85 with NAKED RAYGUN. Also included are excerpts from a Burnin Bob interview on Maximumrocknroll radio, comments from Jello Biafra on Annelle's passing and a radio commercial from the TOY DOLLS, CP, BURNIN BOB gig back in '86. The CD is available from the band at their gigs. |
| New! 22OCT14 Kelly has a new Burnin' Bob Facebook Page over Here! |