the Catillacs are a great band that plays a variety of vintage American music including rockabilly, rock-n-roll classics, blues, & country. We specialize in hits of the 1950s-1960s, but also do a variety of music up to the ‘90s. we take requests, and can often play them. We are professionals.  We’re only as loud as we need to be, can set up in a small area when needed and will work with most budgets. We like to work and will travel. We're always looking for new places to play... How about your place or event?

How It Began...
The band was started in early '07 by singer/guitarist Richie "King Juju" Bean. It was conceived as a rockabilly trio, and included drummer Susan Costa and bassist George Burton. This lineup stayed solid and worked steadily, blossoming into a unit that could also cover blues, classic rock, classic country, oldies, and originals. They released the award winning CD "Meow Mix" in August of '08 and garnered radio play all over the US on indie stations and podcasts. Keyboardist Leon Holder joined at the same time to complete the lineup.

Bios...
Richie "King Juju" Bean is a veteran of the Portland blues scene for over 20 years. He played guitar and sung with Roseland Blues Band, Hudson Rocket, and the King Juju Trio. He plays lead, rhythm, acoustic, and slide guitars with his nails, preferring vintage instruments and small tube amps. Richie lives with his wife and daughter in La Center Washington.

George "Mr. Martini" Burton is the youngest member of the band, yet at 26 is often invited to jam with such luminaries as Jim Mesi, Steve Bradly, Curtis Salgado and many other major Portland bluesmen. George has studied bass and theory under journeyman bassist Timmer Blakely for many years and builds hotrods in his spare time. George plays a Fender Jazz Bass hand pinstriped by the famous striper Mitch Kim.

Leon Holder has played keyboards for over 40 years. Along with Richie he is a veteran of Hudson Rocket and King Juju Trio. Hudson Rocket was nominated for the Muddy award and released "Where's Hudson?" in 2000. King Juju Trio opened for Little Charlie & the Nightcats, Smokin' Joe Kubek, Walter Trout and others. They also did a 14-month residency at Vancouver’s Top Shelf Martini Bar. Leon lives in Vancouver WA.

Check out our myspace
www.myspace.com/thecatillacs