A few days ago I heard that Dexter Romweber had recently passed away. Fu-huck. This one hurts. He was the real deal, a little full of himself when he was younger but musically, man, pure manic rocker. That was in the Flat Duo Jets, a rockin' combo, good and raw. Even as a kid Romweber's taste was early rock 'n' roll and rockabilly. As he got older, it was still classic sounding shit but a little more under control. Here's just a few things, early stuff and a couple later cuts from the Dexter Bomweber Duo. The video below is from a 1987 music documentary about the Athens, GA scene, There's tons more stuff at YouTube, as well as clips of his later duo, the Dexter Bomweber Duo.
The party starts at 3:12
Listen:
The Flat Duo Jets - Harlem Nocturne mp3 at Beware of the Blog
The Flat Duo Jets - Golden Stings mp3 at Leave You Wanting Less
Dexter Romweber Duo - Lookout mp3 at Internet Archive
Dexter Romweber Duo - Picture of You mp3 at Internet Archive
Video:
Flat Duo Jets - MTV 120 Minutes segment at YouTube 1985
Flat Duo Jets - Dark Night at YouTube 2016
The Flat duo Jets - Lonely Wolf at YouTube
The Flat Duo Jets - Hoy Hoy at YouTube
Visit:
Dexter Romweber, Raucous Torchbearer of the Power Duo, Dead at 57 at Indy Week
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