Ghost Rockets
- Style: Country Rock / Bluegrass / Pop
- Formed: 1990-1991
- Stomping grounds: Hoboken, New Jersey
- The Ghost Rockets call their sound Maximum R(hythm) & B(luegrass).
Influenced by 60s California country rock and pop, they do
bluegrass covers of Beach Boys songs, and Monkees songs in German. For all
their quirkiness, their more serious originals sparkle.
Buddy and Gary are the core members.
Band Members:
- Buddy Woodward, guitar, harmonica, mandolin, banjo, vocals
- Gary "Pig" Gold, guitar, tambolin, vocals
- Bob Hoffnar, pedal steel, dobro
- Mick Hargreaves, bass, vocals
Band Address:
- P.O. Box 1023, Hoboken, NJ 07030
- Phone: 201/963-6555
- E-mail: PigProd@aol.com [Gary "Pig"
Gold]
- WWW:
http://www.nashvegas.com/ghostrockets/index.html
Management/Booking:
- Ghost Rockets/Buddy Woodward
- P.O. Box 1023, Hoboken, NJ 07030
- Phone: 201/963-6555
- E-mail: PigProd@aol.com [Gary "Pig"
Gold]
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Discography:
- The band have several self-issued tapes available, including:
- Ghost Rockets 4-Song Cassette (Family Tree; Comin' Up for Air; Roses to You; In My Room) Spatula Ranch GR-1 (1994)
- Ghost Rockets #2 (My Guilty Pleasure; The Tain Song; Try to Believe; Marcia, Marcia, Marcia) Spatula Ranch GR-2 (1995)
- Ghost Rockets #3 (Goodbye to Greatness; Oh, Canada; Fallen Angel; What Am I Doin' Hangin' Round) Spatula Ranch GR-3 (1996)
- Compilations:
- POP! PRODUCTIONS 1987-1997 Pop! cassette POP-10, 1997 (U.S.)
[Try To Believe]
- EDGES FROM THE POSTCARD Semi-Tone cassette 001, 1997 (U.S.)
[My Guilty Pleasure]
- Hit the Hay Vol. 2 Sound Asleep (Sweden) CD ZZZ-003 (1996)
[Try to Believe]
- Total Fun Roto Noto (Canada) CD RCD-20130 (1996) [Marcia Marcia Marcia]
- Power Play Roto Noto CD RCD-20128 (1995) [In My Room]
- Never Been to Nashville Acid Tapes (U.K.) Cassette TAB-126 [Family Tree, Comin' Up for Air, Roses to You, In My Room]
- Singles:
- Roses To You b/w Marcia, Marcia Marcia King Records Single (New Zealand) MKU-112263