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The Royal Crown Revue (RCR) is a
band formed in 1989 in Los Angeles, California. They are often credited with starting
the Swing Revival movement. The band's musical style, however, transcends the
pigeon-hole label that was given to them as a swing band (most noticeable in their
rendition of Neil Diamond's "Solitary Man" and originals "The Contender"
and "Walking Like Brando".) RCR
has had great success on The Van's Warped Tour, touring with the B-52's and Pretenders,
and appearances at the major US Jazz Festivals. The band recently filmed a special
episode of "Gene Simmons Family Jewels", with Gene taking the reins,
to appear in March. The band was founded by Eddie Nichols, Mando Dorame, out of
a love of Rockabilly, Punk, Jazz, Blues, Soul, and other styles of roots music
. The Stern brothers, Mark and Adam, who hailed from the punk band Youth Brigade
rounded out the group early on. After repeatedly leaving RCR
to tour with Youth Brigade, the Sterns were told to leave the band in the mid-90s
and it is now headed by singer Eddie Nichols, tenor saxophonist/arranger/writer
Mando Dorame, trumpeter Scott Steen, and drummer Daniel Glass. Stronger than ever,
the band continues to play to capacity crowds in Australia, Europe, and the US.
After filming The Mask RCR began
playing regularly at The Derby, a landmark club in LA in 1993, during a period
when it gained worldwide recognition. The hit film Swingers was based on the
scene RCR created, but was unable
to film the movie as their contract with Warner Brothers interfered.
The RCR Horn section backed Bette
Midler on her top-grossing 2003-2004 Kiss My Brass tour. Trumpeter Scott Steen
was Bette's featured soloist.
RCR made numerous film, television,
radio and print appearances, including The Mask, Late Night with Conan O'Brien,
Viva Variety, The Today Show and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In 1998 the group
appeared at the Playboy Jazz Festival, recorded and performed live with Bette
Midler at the Billboard Music Awards and composed the original theme for the
WB Network's 1999 television season.
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