rudi protrudi
members
Rudi Protrudi
Vocals
Heiko Grumpelt
Double Bass
Alex Lex
Drums
Christian Rannenberg
Piano
Christoph Heutje
Blues Harp
Rudi Protrudi is known primarily for founding and fronting legendary Garage rockers, The Fuzztones. His career spans 44 years and has included performing and recording with various influential artists such as Sean Bonniwell (Music Machine), Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Esquirita, the Cult's Ian Astbury, The Dead Boys, Lydia Lunch, Billy Idol, Sylvain Sylvain (NY Dolls), Lenny Kaye (Nuggets compiler/Patti Smith guitarist), the Chocolate Watchband, the Pretty Things, Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere & The Raiders) and 60' Garage icon Sky Saxon (The Seeds).
Rudi has instigated many other projects, including the first Link Wray inspired instro band, Link Protrudi & The Jaymen, and two solo albums in the (admittedly bent) Country vein.
Discography
(It’s A) White Trash Thing
Music Maniac Records
TRACKLIST
1. L.S.D. Made A Wreck Of Me
2. Fist City
3. Hotter Than She's Ever Been
4. The First Mrs. Jones
5. Beersighted
6. Funnel Of Love
7. Uncle Eef
8. Red Georgia Clay
9. (It's A) White Trash Thing
10. Don't Shake Hands With The Devil
11. Bedsprings And Wedding Rings
12. Psycho
13. Stalking After Midnight
14. Cold Hard Facts Of Life
15. Slow Ridin'
16. Train To Satanville
17. Coffee, Coffee, Coffee
Rudi Protrudi Unfuzzed
Hound Gawd! Records
Rudi Protrudi’s newest project, "Rudi Protrudi Unfuzzed", features the Garage guru in an acoustic setting, performing raw, gutbucket country delta blues and Chicago-style blues, backed by a five-piece band consisting of the best blues players in Berlin. For this recording he took the stage of Berlin‘s "Wild at Heart", bringing a little piece of Mississippi to your turntables. Invoking the ghosts of John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Skip James,"Rudi Protrudi Unfuzzed" transform Rock venues into crossroads jukejoints.
TRACKLIST
1. Want Ad Blues
2. Down In The Bottom
3. Made Up My Mind
4. Big Legs, Tight Skirt
5. Bad Like Jesse James
6. Black Gal
7. Evil
8. Boom Boom
9. Rock Me Baby
10. Bloodstains On The Wall
11. Dirty Motherfucker
12. Hootchie Cootchie Man
13. What'd I Say
