Groovie Ghoulies

Infobox musical artist
Name = Groovie Ghoulies


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Origin = Sacramento, California, United States
Genre = Punk rock, Pop-punk, Horror Punk
Years_active = 1983–2007
Label = Lookout!, Springman, Stardumb, Green Door
Associated_acts = The Haints
Kepi Ghoulie
URL = [http://www.groovie-ghoulies.com/ groovie-ghoulies.com]
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Past_members = Kepi
Roach
Scampi

The Groovie Ghoulies were an American punk rock band formed in Sacramento, California. They released numerous albums, EPs, and singles, and toured internationally. Their music was generally structured around monster, horror, and science fiction themes. The band's name was taken from the 1970s animated television series "Groovie Goolies", a spinoff of "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (itself a spinoff of "The Archie Show").

Though the group's lineup fluctuated significantly throughout their career, bassist/vocalist Kepi remained a constant fixture. Guitarist Roach (and lead singer Kepi's wife) was also a longtime member. The Groovie Ghoulies' music is best classified as pop-punk and is heavily influenced by early punk groups such as the Ramones and The Dickies, 1960s garage rock and bubblegum artists such as The Troggs and The Monkees, and 1950s rock and roll artists such as Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis. Throughout their career the Groovie Ghoulies recorded cover versions of songs by several of these artists as well as other influences including Daniel Johnston and Neil Diamond.

The Groovie Ghoulies announced their break up on 9 May 2007, just days prior to the release of their ninth studio album "99 Lives" via this letter to their fans:quote|Dear Ghoulie Family,

It is with deep regret and sorrow that we must inform you that we have parted ways as a band for personal reasons.

We thank you for your tireless love and support over the years and encourage you to continue to support the bands we have played with in Sacramento and beyond.

Unfortunately, we will not be able to respond to any messages sent to our MySpace account. We ask that you respect our privacy during this difficult time.

Again, we are deeply grateful for all the love you have shown us.

Love,the Ghoulies [cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/23626|title=Punknews.org, accessed May 9, 2007]

Band members

Former members

*Kepi - bass, lead vocals (original and final line up)
*Roach - guitar, backing vocals (final line up)
*Scampi - drums, backing vocals (final line up)
*Rudge - guitar (original line up)
*Geolyn Carvin - guitar, backing vocals (original line up)
*John (Vetty) Vetter - bass (original line up)
*John Phillip (Johny) Sosa - drums (original line up)
*John Haris - drums
*Panic - drums
*Wendy Powell- drums, backing vocals
*B-Face Rat- bass
*Matt Shrugg - drums
*Jaz - drums
*Danny Secretion - drums
*Jason Patrone - bass (quit after 2 weeks)
*Skid Jones - guitar
*Amy - Drums

Discography

Albums

plits

Compilations

*Tantrum-1990 LP/CD
*Gabba Gabba Hey-1991 CD
*Groin Thunder-1992 CD
*Heide Sez-1996 CD
*Team Mint-1996 CD
*Back Asswards-1996 CD
*More Bounce to the Ounce-1997 CD

*The Last Great Thing You Did-1997 CD
*Psycho Sisters-1998 CD
*Forward Til Death-1999 CD

*Built For Speed-1999 CD
*Short Music For Short People-1999 CD

*Runnin' On Fumes-2000 CD
*Lookout! Freakout-2000 CD
*3 Chord Rocket Science-2001 CD
*A Tribute to NOFX-2002 CD
*A Punk Tribute to AC/DC-2002 CD
*Third Strike Punk Rock Strike Volume Three-2002 CD
*A Fistful of Rock N Roll Vol. #10-2002 CD
*Pop Punk Loves You-2002 CD
*The Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show-2003 CD
*Punk Rock High School Int.-2004 CD

*MolokoPlus #26-2004 CD
*Volume 4: Pop Punk-2005 CD
*Backyard City Rockers 3-2005 CD

References

External links

* [http://www.groovie-ghoulies.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/groovieghoulies Official MySpace profile]