Roxx Gang

Roxx Gang was a band formed in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1982. They were fronted by Kevin Steele, who formed the band along with guitarist Eric Carrol. The band garnered record company attention in 1987 with their Love 'Em and Leave 'Em demo. They recorded their debut album Things You've Never Done Before with their lineup now consisting of Steele, Jeff Taylor Blanchard (guitar), Wade Hayes (guitar), Roby "Strychnine" Strine (bass), and David James Blackshire (drums). It was produced by Beau Hill and went on to sell a quarter million copies worldwide.

The original version of the band broke up in 1991 due to infighting and record company issues. Steele then formed a new version of the band along with Roby Strine, guitarist Dallas Perkins and drummer Andy James. Later drummer Tommy Weder and guitarist Stacey Blades replaced this pair. Strine left in 1994 and was replaced with Dorian Sage. The band released its first album since Things You've Never Done Before called The Voodoo You Love and went on to release several more albums in the late 1990s. The band also added guitarist Jeff Vitolo and bassist Vinnie Granese to the band. Soon after Roxx Gang created a blues/rock alter-ego "The Mojo Gurus". Blades left citing "musical differences" after which evolution into The Mojo Gurus became permanent.

In 2006 two of their songs off of the Things You've Never Done Before album, 'Ball 'N Chain' and 'No Easy Way Out,' were featured in the THQ game Saints Row. ^[2]

Band members

• Kevin Steele - Vocals
• Jeff Vitolo - Lead Guitar & Backing Vocals
• Vinnie Granese - Bass & Backing Vocals
• Tommy Weder - Drums & Backing Vocals

Former members

• Eric Carrol - Guitar
• Jeff Taylor Blanchard - Guitar
• Stacey Blades - Guitar
• Wade Hayes - Guitar
• Roby Strine - Bass
• David James Blackshire - Drums
• Dallas Perkins - Guitar
• Andy James - Drums
• Dorian Sage - Bass & Backing Vocals

Discography

• Things You've Never Done Before (1988)
• The Voodoo You Love (1995)
• Love 'Em And Leave 'Em (1997)
• Mojo Gurus (1998)
• Old, New, Borrowed, And Blue (1998)
• Drinkin' T.N.T. and Smokin' Dynamite (available both as a Roxx Gang album and a Mojo Gurus album) (2000)
• Bodacious Ta Tas (2001)
• Boxx Of Roxx (Box Set) (2011)

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