About The Rover Boys Trio
On December 4, 1956, Elvis Presley--who was a colossal recording artist for RCA at that point--stopped by his old stomping ground Sun Studio in Memphis, where Carl Perkins had been recording his well-known song Matchbox with a then-unknown Jerry Lee Lewis on piano. Johnny Cash, who was there to support his friend Carl, was also in attendance. The four monumental talents soon began jamming on gospel and country standards. Sound engineer Cowboy Jack Clement, realizing the importance of this confluence of Sun Records talent--which, considering Elvis's move to RCA and current superstar status, may never have happened again--started the tapes rolling to capture the impromptu jam session. In the midst of these proceedings, soon called the Million Dollar Quartet session, an unidentified woman asks the three musicians then gathered around the piano, "Would this Rover Boys Trio sing Farther Along?" She was jokingly referring to a popular series of adventure books about three brothers, Tom, Sam, and Dick Rover--The Rover Boys. We adopted the name The Rover Boys Trio as a tribute to Sun Records and to the early pioneers of rockabilly that help shape the band's sound.
The Rover Boys Trio consists of veteran New York rockabilly musicians Brian "Bobo" Hack (guitar/vocals/songwriter, Rhythm Bound!, Screamin' Rebel Angels, Bobo and the Blue & Lonesome Two) and Bobby Moller (drums, Little Lesley and the Bloodshots, The Spastiks, Bobo and the Blue & Lonesome Two, The Bobby Lee Combo), and Ben Bair (upright bass). Combining originals with well-chosen covers from the rich history of rockabilly, '50s R&B, and hillbilly bop, The Rover Boys Trio are ready to tear it up right. For booking information, contact us here.
The Trio
Brian "Bobo" Hack
Brian "Bobo" Hack
Brian "Bobo" Hack
BOBO (vocals/guitar/songwriter) was born in the blue and lonesome land of Pennsylvania, where he learned to pick a few tunes on an old Silvertone acoustic scored from a yard sale for $25. His early life was spent listening to Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb, and Hank Snow records, and to the Grand Ole Opry on those rare occasions when the atmosphere of earth allowed the signal from WSM to reach central Pennsylvania. As a teenager he found rockabilly and 1930s-1950s blues, and has remained true to these genres while working to expand their parameters.
Bobo began performing professionally in 1997, when he joined the NY rockabilly combo Rhythm Bound. Since 2011 he has also been the lead guitarist for Screamin' Rebel Angels, with whom he has toured across the United States, as well as in Canada and Europe. As a songwriter, he has recorded twenty of his songs with these two groups; many more are just loitering around waiting to be recorded. Since 1998 he has lived and worked in Brooklyn, NY.
Fun Fact: The nickname "Bobo" derives from an old photograph of Bobo Baxter, an obscure rockabilly singer known for his recording Flea Circus.
Photo: Brendan Phelan
Bobby Moller
Brian "Bobo" Hack
Brian "Bobo" Hack
BOBBY MOLLER (drums) is well-known in New York's rockabilly and psychobilly scenes, having played at various times with The Spastiks, The Bloodshots, Rocket J and the 88s, Jittery Jack and Amy Griffin, Screamin' Rebel Angels, and Crash Gordon & Debra Dynamite. In 2019 he backed up the legendary Boz Boorer (Polecats / Morrissey) for a rare Brooklyn appearance. In 2021 he released a 10-inch recording, Drummatic, as The Bobby Lee Combo on his own Tamburisto Records label. He has toured throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Bobby lives in Staten Island, New York.
Photo: Simone Zimmermann
Ben Bair
Steve Spano
Steve Spano
A recent addition to the Rover Boys Trio, BEN BAIR (upright bass) brings that rockabilly magic to the trio's sound, from hillbilly boppers to down and dirty rockers. Affectionately known as "Gentle Ben" for his modest demeanor, he lets loose during live performances.
Steve Spano
Steve Spano
Steve Spano
STEVE SPANO (bass) A native of Staten Island, Steve is also a member of The Deep Grass.
Photo: Simone Zimmermann