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Nitus and the Rollin' Dice - Way Down to Graceland

Regarding the band was founded in 2008 with the purpose to bring reputation of the American styles, rockabilly, rock and roll so famous in the 50's and 60's to our country. Skilled, experienced musicians were bought together in this band.
We try to introduce, to bring back some memories by the musical trends of 50's America like classic rockabilly, rock and roll melodies, swing genre rewritings and last but not least the melodious country music in an authentic and neo (new age) style.
Our goal is that the genres mentioned above were not only a subculture but shown with popularity. We are speaking of the roots of light music, it is our vocation to get no know this roots with people who like music.
Along our own music, we chose classicals to be processed, which are able to show the basics, composers and performers of this style.

Band members:
Nitus
The love of singing and music has always played an important, outstanding role in Nitus's life. Her musical history can be traced back to her childhood. It all started with rock and roll back in her early years. When browsing her mother's LPs, she mostly picked albums by the band Hungária and would listen to the catchy melodies endlessly. After entertaining her family with "home mini concerts" as a young child she started to take singing more seriously. Before standing on the stage with her first band she had perfected her voice singing in several choirs and visiting private singing-masters. After the first experiences she became the member of several bands as singer and vocalist. She got really close to rockabilly style this way. The ex musician fellows introduced to her the music style she had always been looking for and loved to play. This style means all momentums of self-realization to her, she does not only consider this style as a "period of her life" but rockabilly and its characteristics determine every single moment of her life. This is a way of life, absolutely present in her everyday life as well. Rolling Dice was her dream, she is the founder and the head of the band. The dream came true in 2007. Her original idea was to establish a female rockabilly band, as there had been no such band with a female singer in Hungary. However, she soon realized that it was more than difficult to find female musicians who knew every single element of rockabilly and played exactly this style. Therefore the original idea was dropped. The present formation has been working successfully since 2008. She managed to gather such musicians around herself who became her good friends as well. They can easily work together, creating several new songs and the audience always welcomes an extra song whenever Nitus and the Rolling Dice stand on the stage. With her educated voice and style she delivers rock and roll feeling and its female interpretation perfectly. We can proudly declare that she is a mature musician today, and the first and only female rockabilly singer in Hungary.

Flames
He got really close to rock 'n' roll as a very young child. Thanks to his parents he already listened to Hungarian and foreign bands at home as a nursery-school child. His father himself was an amateur singer and guitarist. They recorded their music with an Akai tape recorder. He received his first guitar when he was around 10 and started to learn Buddy Holly songs by himself. He soon received a Stray Cats album, which proved to be a turning point. He started to feel the difference between rockabilly and rock' n' roll. He met Péter Egri (from Mystery Gang) when ha was 14 and they attended rockabilly and rock 'n' roll clubs and concerts together. After a while he started to wish for some harder style and began to listen to psychobilly, but continued to listen to rockabilly as well. When a band approached him with the idea that they needed a double-bass player, he immediately bought an old, worn instrument, started to practice hard and became one of the first psychobilly artists in Hungary. Three months later he stood on the stage as a member of The Tremors formation. The band only existed for some concerts because he soon was invited by Vadhajtás rockabilly band, as they needed a rhythm guitarist. As he was "too close to rockabilly" for the Tremors and "too close to psychobilly" for Vadhajtás band, he decided to realize his own musical ideas. From 2001 to 2003 he recorded an own solo album as Vik Flames and the Humanoids. He contributed as a singer, rhythm guitarist, double-bass player and author, and besides his musician friends helped with studio works. Afterwards he established his own concert band, the Burning Vampires psychobilly band. After several reorganizations, he became a singer and double-bass player. Before this era ended, an album of 6 songs was released by the German Vampirette Records in 2008. Meanwhile he got closer and closer to rockabilly, psychobilly and country music and he decided to return to his roots. Nitus and The Rollin' Dice was established at this time. He contributes as a double-bass player, author and lyrics writer as well. With his creativity and original ideas he is trying to add something new to rockabilly and country music.

Alfie
As most of the people of his age, he first listened to rock and roll from his parents' LPs. Some time later he started to deepen into the music of the 1950s after seeing the movie about the life and music of Jerry Lee Lewis, entitled Great Balls of Fire. He started to play the drums when he was 16 thanks to a close friend. Their first band was a ska band as they could not find enough rock'n'roll musicians to establish a band, and they were quite successful. Later, together with two underground musician friends he founded the The Fridays Rock'n Roll band in January 2007. Alfie got really close to this feeling at this time. He got closer to and became an active member of the small but enthusiastic Hungarian rock' n' roll and rockabilly community. He soon managed to regularly perform with his band. An acquaintance told him about the formation of a new, rockabilly-rountry band, unique in Hungary, with a female singer this time. Naturally, he immediately accepted the invitation to become a member of Nitus & The Rollin' Dice. After the smooth topics he soon switched to the tense and urgent rhythm of rockabilly and the beat of country music. He can proudly say that he soon managed to become successful with Rollin' Dice and there is no halt for him, as he sais: "Rock'n Roll is more than just rhythm, this is my life…"

Chris
Krisztián started to play the guitar while attending his final years of elementary school. He learned to play the classical guitar for two years. When he started secondary school his music style also changed. His new teacher taught jazz-standards as well as evergreens and contemporary pop music was also part of the curriculum. He also learned the first rock and roll song here. He did not have a solid musical style at the time, he loved to play everything. His first band was founded when he was leaving secondary school. Their repertoire involved some own songs and adaptations. Before the final exam he practiced with his new band. He got to know several songs and various styles from blues to hard rock. This was the time when he first stood on big stages and became well-known among colleagues and the public. The young talent was invited by several bands to play the guitar, he performed at several concerts with bands. For two years he was the member of the orchestra of the National Theater of Miskolc city, he contributed to the plays Elisabeth and Jesus Christ Superstar. Besides, he followed his own musical ambitions as well, the Essence Guitar Trio and Frappé Trio were established, where the acoustic guitar played the key role. At the end of the 90's, being a bit "overloaded" by blues and rock music, he tried something new and started to play country. His play become really unique this time, his musical spectrum was widened and he began to merge different genres. The last stage of this process was rockabilly. He received a Brian Setzer DVD from a good friend. Then he realized, this was the style he had been looking for more than 20 years. This sounding and this music became the dominant for him. He soon founded his own rockabilly band and tried to meet musicians with the same attitude. He met Nitus and the Rollin' Dice who were looking for a guitarist. With his creative ideas and being a professional guitar player he could identify with the style of Rollin' Dice as soon as he met them. He is a prolific songwriter, which is essential for the band.

Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Way Down To Graceland
3. Real Bad News
4. Old Record Machine
5. Rollin' Dice
6. That's What I Love
7. Folsom Prison Blues
8. Hold On Tight
9. Nyomd A Gazt
10. The Reason Why
11. Truck Drivin Man
12. Keep On Rockin'
13. The Reason Why (Instrumental)


Genre: Rockabilly / Country
Label: Part Records
Homepage: www.myspace.com/nitusandtherollindice
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