Red Rockers 5266233 216276068 2008-05-31T22:36:56Z Phantf 7128499 {{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]] {{US-rock-band-stub}}