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  • 1. Tommy Valentine & The Love Rats
  • 2. ticklin the ivories
  • 3. break it up now boys!
  • 4. Tommy gets discovered!
  • 5. is there anybody in there?

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Overview

  • Vintage Jump Jive meets a modern Jukebox of hits
  • Selection of classic Jump Jive and modern songs re-arranged in a Vintage style
  • Perform as anything from a quartet up to a full on 7 piece band
  • High musicianship, professional approach with over 15 years experience

The band are based in the North West of England but play all over the country frequently.


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  1. I Gotta Feelin' - The Black Eye Peas
  2. Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
  3. Don' Cha (in the style of Louis Prima) - Pussycat Dolls
  4. Happy - Pharrell Williams
  5. Ain't No Other (in the style of Blues ballad) - Christina Aguilera
  6. Single Ladies - Beyoncé
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    About this Act

    Following a mysterious disappearance in the late 1940s, legendary Jump Jive singer Tommy Valentine was found frozen stiff, 80 years later, inside an abandoned walk-in freezer. Once thawed, Tommy quickly adjusted to modern life and began blending that special Tommy sound to modern classics such as Uptown Funk, White Wedding, I Got A Feelin' and Don' Cha.

    The band also play a selection of classic vintage jump jive and rock'nroll tunes ranging from Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens and Choo Choo Ch'Boogie through to barnstorming renditions of Great Balls Of Fire and Rock Around the Clock, all are delivered in their inimitable rocking style.

    Tommy Valentine & the Love Rats capture the exuberant spirit of authentic 'Jump Jive' music; blending vintage classics with a modern jukebox of musical hits. They are guaranteed to get your joint jumpin'!

    Tommy has over 15 years experience leading various bands and has performed many hundreds of shows all over the world; ranging from major UK Festivals such as Glastonbury, the Big Chill and the V festival to performances at the Royal Albert Hall and Queens Hall in Trinidad. He is a consummate professional guaranteed to deliver an exacting standard from start to finish. His band feature some of the brightest musical talents in the North West with past musical credits including Tom Jones, Corrine Bailey-Rae, The Herbalizer and current musical successes such as The Breath.

    Set List

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    Vintage
    Flip Flop 'n' Fly - Big Joe Turner
    All Nite Long - Johnny Otis
    Barnyard Boogie - Louis Jordan
    Jump Jive 'n' Wail - Louis Prima
    Aint Nobody Here But Us Chickens - Louis Jordan
    Dinah - Fats Waller
    Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes
    Fat Sam from Birmingham - Louis Jordan
    You Rascal You - Louis Prima
    Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Louis Jordan
    Roll 'em Pete - Big Joe Turner
    Somethin' You Got - Wilson Picket/Harry Connick Jr
    Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway
    Rock'n'Roll
    Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
    You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
    Splish Splash - Bobby Darin
    Rock Around the Clock - Bill Halley & the Comets
    My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone
    Sea of Love - Tom Waits
    The Wonder of You - Elvis Presley
    King of the Swingers - Louis Prima
    Modern songs in a vintage style
    I Gotta Feelin' - The Black Eye Peas
    Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
    Single Ladies - Beyoncé
    Don' Cha' - Pussycat Dolls (in the style of Louis Prima)
    Happy - Pharrel Williams
    Ain't No Other - Christina Aguilera
    White Wedding - Billy Idol

    Lineup

    • 4 piece band consists of Vocals, Piano/Guitar, Drums and Double Bass
    • 5 piece band consists of Vocals, Piano/Guitar, Drums, Double Bass and 1 Horn
    • 6 piece band consists of Vocals, Piano/Guitar, Drums, Double Bass and 2 Horns (or extra
      Guitar)
    • 7 Piece band features Male and Female Vocals, Piano/Guitar, Drums, Double Bass and 2 Horns (or extra Guitar)

    This act's standard set times are as follows:

    • Two 45 minute sets with pre-recorded music played in between

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    • 4 piece
    • 5 piece
    • 6+ piece
    • backing vocals
    • brass / horns
    • costumes
    • double bass
    • female vocals
    • harmonies
    • horn section
    • male vocals
    • saxophone
    • trombone
    • trumpet



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