Flat Duo Jets

Flat Duo Jets was a rockabilly band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They were a major influence on several bands of the 1990's and 2000's, notably The White Stripes. Their first album, Flat Duo Jets, was recorded direct to two tracks in a garage in the late 1980's but not released until early 1990. Also in early 1990 the band opened for The Cramps on a national tour. Jim Dickinson produced their second LP, Go Go Harlem Baby. Their ninth and last album, Lucky Eye, was their first major label release (Outpost Records), and was produced by Scott Litt, best known as a producer of R.E.M.

Bassist Tone Mayer, who joined the duo around 1988, departed circa 1990 to join The Chicken Wire Gang. Singer/guitarist Dexter Romweber has pursued a solo career since the 1999 breakup of the Flat Duo Jets and has toured with Cat Power, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Neko Case and others. Drummer Crow Smith resurfaced in 2005 with a debut solo album of his own.

Members

• Dexter Romweber, Guitar
• Chris "Crow" Smith, Drums
• Griz "Tone" Mayer, Bass (1988-1990)

Discography

• In Stereo (1985, Dolphin Records)
• Flat Duo Jets (1990, Dog Gone Records)
• Go Go Harlem Baby (1992, Sky Records)
• Safari (1993, Norton Records)
• White Trees (1993, Sky Records)
• Introducing the Flat Duo Jets (1995, Norton Records)
• Red Tango (1996, Norton Records)
• Wild Blue Yonder (1998, Norton Records)
• Lucky Eye (1998, Outpost Records)

Television and film appearances

• The Cutting Edge (1985, MTV)
• Athens, GA: Inside Out (1986)
• 120 Minutes (1990, MTV)
• Late Night With David Letterman (1990)
• Two Headed Cow (2006)

Videos

• Wild, Wild Lover (1990)
• Radioactive Man (1993)

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