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Bluesbreakers: The Rhythm Shakers
“I started singing when I was about five or six, perhaps younger, and would sing along to Selena around the house. The more my parents told me to shut up, the louder I sang,” says Marlene Perez, the fiery frontwoman of Los Angeles band The Rhythm Shakers.
While her first inspiration was the Mexican- American pop star Selena, Perez and The Rhythm Shakers blast out red-hot rockabilly and R&B.
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“The band got together by accident really,” says Perez. “Victor [Mendez, bassist] and I were at our friend’s house one day and he had recording equipment in his room, so we decided to mess around with some covers.”
Victor played the tracks to Reb Kennedy, founder of Wild Records, and they were off and running.
They released their debut album Flipsville! in 2009 followed by Voodoo in 2014. The Rhythm Shakers’ musical assault is positively ferocious and the sleeve notes for Voodoo give special thanks to t