Rip Carson and The Twilight Trio was formed in the hot summer of 97'. The
band started out with Rip Carson slappin' bass and singing. Then Rip Carson
found Reece Linley to play bass and Rip switched over to lead guitar. Since
the early days of the band they have gone through major lineup changes. Once
Rip Carson met Danny Angulo and heard his amazing picking a bond was
instantly formed.
Rip Carson switched to just singing and playing rhythm
guitar with Danny on lead. Then next addition was of Charles Henning on
drums. As soon as all the elements came together they have had a tight unique
sound all there own since. According to Rip Carson he has been searching for
these boys his whole life, and now that he has found them they are going to
the top.
Rip Carson formed his first band at the age of eleven in West
Virginia. He has been playing in bands since and he feels this is the best
one yet. Rip Carson was influenced by his uncle who also played in a
rockabilly band known as "Bill Sykes and the Rhythmeers." This early
influence and the fact that he had been singing since he was born have helped
form a band that is constantly on the rise in today's rockabilly scene.
For anyone that has seen the band play, they know that Rip Carson's stage
presence is one of the wildest in history. Rip Carson accounts for this by
saying "....man when I hear the music it makes me insane, it is the original
devils music. It is just as savage and shocking as it was when it was first
introduced". Even though rockabilly is supposed to be wild and rockin' Rip
still gets censored every now and again, but nothing will stop this
rockabilly powerhouse. So keep your eyes out for there up and coming album on
Rockin' Ronny Weiser's Rollin' Rock records this summer.
-Chris Auger '99.