Red Rockers
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{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Red Rockers
| Img = Red Rockers photo by Julie Stein.jpg
| Img_capt =
| Img_size = 250
| Background = group_or_band
| Origin =
| Genre = [[Alternative Rock]]<br>[[New Wave]]<br>[[Post-Punk]]
| Years_active = 1979—1985
| Label =
| Associated_acts = [[Translator (band)|Translator]]<br>[[Romeo Void]]<br>[[Wire Train]]
| Current_members =
| Past_members = John Thomas Griffith<br>Patrick Butler Jones<br>James Singletary<br>Darren Hill<br>Jim Reilly<br>Shawn Paddock
}}
The '''Red Rockers''' were a [[New Wave music|New Wave]] band from [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. They formed in [[1979]] and disbanded in [[1985]]. They are best known for their [[1983]] hit single "[[China (Red Rockers song)|China]]". <ref name="good as gold lp">{{cite web
|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:axfoxqy5ldse
|title=AMG Good As Gold overview
|accessdate=2008-05-14
}}</ref> <ref name="china chart">{{cite web
|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:axfoxqy5ldse
|title=Billboard Hot 100 chart position 7/83
|accessdate=2008-05-17
}}</ref> They toured the United States opening for [[The Cars]], [[Men at Work]], [[U2]], [[Joan Jett]], [[The Go Go's]].
Lead singer [[John Thomas Griffith]] now plays guitar and sings in the band [[Cowboy Mouth]], which he co-founded in [[1990]] with [[Fred LeBlanc]]. Bassist Darren Hill currently has a management company called Ten Pin Management; he manages [[The New York Dolls]], [[Paul Westerberg]] and others.
==Band Members==
*[[John Thomas Griffith]] - [[Vocals]], [[Guitar]], [[Keyboards]]
*Patrick Butler Jones ([[1979]]-[[1983]]) - [[Drums]]
*James Singletary - [[Lead Guitar]]
*Darren Hill - [[bass guitar|Bass]]
*Jim Reilly ([[1983]]-[[1985]]) - [[Drums]]
*Shawn Paddock ([[1983]]-[[1985]]) - [[Guitars]], [[Vocals]]
==Discography==
* [[Condition Red]] (1981)
* D.I.Y. Magazine presents "Han-O-Disc" (1981)
* [[Good as Gold (LP)|Good as Gold]] (1983)
* Schizophrenic Circus (1984)
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:American New Wave musical groups]]
[[Category:New Wave groups|Red Rockers]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1979]]
[[Category:American rock music groups]]
[[Category:New Wave groups]]
[[Category:Post-punk]]
[[Category:1980s music groups]]
[[Category:1970s music groups]]
[[Category:New Orleans musical groups]]
[[Category:Louisiana musical groups]]
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