Bio:

The Speedboys formed around 1978 in Lancaster, Pa. It consisted of Robert Bobby on vocals, Bobby Blue Blake on guitar, Bobby Sheehan on guitar, Bobby Lawson on bass & Bobby Schmidt on drums. We played an eclectic mix of originals, blues, rhythm & blues, English wave like Elvis Costello & Rockpile & most anything we wanted to play. A typical set might include Commander Cody, Mitch Ryder, Ray Charles, Fabulous Thunderbirds etc. The original name of the band was The West Philly Speed Boys - later shortened to The Speedboys. We started to gather a nice little following in the Lancaster area. The first personnel change was the addition of Bobby Lowry on piano & harmonica. He played a real console piano which we had to haul from job to job. Stories of hauling the piano would warrant their own website. The piano gave the band a real boogie woogie element. The second personnel change was when Bobby Sheehan left the band & was replaced by Bobby Kinsley. This really changed The Speedboys into basically 2 bands in one. The main band being fronted by Robert Bobby and the alternate was when Robert Bobby took a much deserved break (can you tell Robert Bobby is writing this?) and Bobby Kinsley took the helm. With the addition of Bobby Kinsley, The Speedboys now had 2 singer-songwriters and the original music really took off. We recorded 2 self produced albums & received quite a bit of critical acclaim from Rolling Stone to the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner.

Members:

Robert Bobby, Bobby "Blue" Blake, Bobby Lowry. Bobby Kinsley, Bobby Lawson, Bobby Schmidt

Influences:

Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Commander Cody, The Stones, Ray Charles etc.

Sounds Like:

Rockpile, The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Record Label:

I LIKE MIKE RECORDS