Drums & Vocals
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Tony Jones - brings a wealth of experience having been involved professionally in the music industry for over 30 years. His "Tom Jones Tribute Show" received many accolades and was even endorsed by Tom Jones himself with performances on American Bandstand, Coast to Coast, Crown Casino Showroom and Paladium, Cruise Ships as well as being a regular at national Tabaret venues and five star resorts. Tony has since taken on the role of drummer, singer and band leader in several corporate and tribute/cover shows including 'Shazam' as a founding member and most recently with 'The Rockin' Tones'.
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Lead Vocals
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Alicia O'Brien - Alicia has been singing since the age of 8 and performing professionally for the last 18 years. As part of the Australian girls choir gave her opportunities to travel and perform at events such as the Melbourne cup, AFL grand final, Pan Pacific games and well known "I still call Australia home" Qantas commercial. Her professional career began in cabaret shows performing the roles of Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston, Shania Twain and more. Has also sung backing vocals in many tribute acts such as Pink, Elvis, Adele, Neil Diamond, Tom Jones an spent 6 years playing the part of Frida in Abbasession. Now Alicia is singing fulltime and enjoying running her own band The Treblettes and front lead singer with The Rockin Tones.
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Paul Karlson - As a child Paul was greatly influenced by the music of the 50’s Rock & Roll Era. In the sixties as a teenager he formed a band called West End. His first gig was an 18th Birthday party in a garage and from that moment on he has been hooked. He has played in many bands throughout the decades playing all styles at various venues throughout Australia. As Paul says “ The older I get the more passion I seem to have for music, especially going back to the Rock & Roll roots of the 50’s and 60’s. The rest is history". |
Bass & Vocals
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John Silvester – I started playing guitar wheen I was 15. I instantly took to it and began to practice 40 hour per week. To use the Brian Adams line, I literally played the guitar 'till my fingers bled. I was fortunate to have been a student of the legendary guitar teaher Tony Colabro and therefore able to obtain an ecellent grounding in reading music, jazz improvisation and chord substitution. I went on to play for many years in Latrobe Valley function and cover bands such as Imagine, After hours and Breezin. My early influences were Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana an George Benson. Later, when I moved to Melbourne I continued to play in Cover/function bands such as Mi life crisis, the blues outfit blue rock and Acoustio Blues Duo The Johnson Brothers. One of my other main guitar influences is Tommy Emanual an have been fortunate, in recent years to be able to spend many hours studying and playing finger style guitar and a little blues with him. Playing with The Rockin Tones has allowed me to continue to appreciate and enjoy the vibe that a live audience generates. Especially since our audiences love to have such a good time! Hope to see you at our next gig . . .
Guitar & Vocals
Guitar & Vocals