After that, I just sort of searched out that material. That group eventually became The Newports, and by the age of 17, Gordon was a regular in the DC club circuit. In Gordon moved to New York City, where he felt he could best realize his vision of being an established rock performer.
Until his first successful rock band. Tuff Darts made its presence known in the new wave club scene of , Gordon stayed alive by working in a leather goods store. Tuff Darts saw only limited success the band's big break came when it appeared on an Atlantic Records compilation of unsigned CBGB bands.
Though Gordon was never comfortable singing new wave, The Darts gave extensive exposure in the New York music scene. I was not into that kind of music, but I was going through some personal things at that point that enabled me to sing sort of sadistic lyrics.
He saw even greater success with 's Fresh Fish Special and its original version of Springsteen's "Fire". For Gordon, the affiliation with RCA brought with it a sign of personal accomplishment. After all, this was not just a major label, it was the home of Elvis. We were trying to re-create a rockabilly sound.
A lot of people jumped on the rockabilly thing. Instead, it would take the younger and more fashion conscious Stray Cats to platinum status. This was a heavy period. We got tons of airplay and we worked consistently.
Unfortunately, it was right before MTV, because that would have put us right over the top. They certainly cashed in on the whole thing. I remember them coming to see us before they were called The Stray Cats. It was been considered by many to be his best studio album, but sadly, RCA failed to get behind it and the record died at retail and radio. I still do all the older stuff in my live show, but I have a lot of newer material. I write a lot now, and essentially I just want to focus on great songs that could be hits.
I don't care what genre it is. It was never designed to be a retro-act. We just played off that rockabilly sound. It was considered breaking new ground back then, and that's the way I approached it. Item must be ordered. To be able to use Bear Family Records in full range, we recommend activating Javascript in your browser.
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