The last twelve months has seen Ricky Cool and The Hoola Boola Boys going from strength to strength. With a fabulous show at The Robin 2 in November reuniting two of Rickys old bands, The Realtos and the Big Town Playboys and Robert Plant joining on stage for a couple of songs the audience were treated to a very special evening. Last year took the band to the legendary 100 Club in London, where they played on four separate occasions. In April they recorded their debut album “Live At The 100 Club” and in October supported Jerry Lee Lewis. In November the band played the famous Rock At Sea gig in Sweden to great acclaim. The band were thrilled to be asked to play The Burnley Blues Festival in April this year which proved to be a great success for them and had the audience rocking in the aisles. 'Just let the Hoola Boola re-ignite your smile.' Yes that's exactly what Ricky Cool and The Hoola Boola Boys are all about. Ricky has long been known as one of the best frontmen in the business, from his days as a displaced American who wound up in Oldhill and teamed up with a bunch of Brummies to form Ricky Cool and The Icebergs. Radio and T.V. appearances made Ricky a household name and records soon followed, particularly with his next line up, Ricky Cool and The Rialtos.

This led to a link up with the legendary Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) in his first Honeydrippers line up and a long lasting collaboration with Andy Silvester (Chicken Shack/Savoy Brown) which culminated in the formation of what became the UK's top Rhythm and Blues Band, The Big Town Playboys and the unveiling of crazy man Mike Sanchez on an unsuspecting public.