Banda:
The BellRays
Gênero: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Punk-Rock, Soul
Disco: Let It Blast
Ano: 1999
Faixas:
1. Future Now (Vennum) 0:08
2. Changing Colors (Vennum) 2:30
3. Cold Man Night (Fate) 2:34
4. Today Was (Fate) 1:40
5. Kill The Messenger (Fate) 3:03
6. Blue Cirque (Fate) 3:44
7. Good Behavior (Porterfield) 2:36
8. Testify (Vennum) 4:10
9. Dark Horse Pigeon (Fate) 2:29
10. Hole In The World (Vennum) 1:48
11. Dead (Porterfield) 2:52
12. Killer Man (Fate) 1:57
13. Fuzzhead (Fate) 2:06
14. King Of The World (Fate) 1:55
15. Black Honey (Fate) 2:46
16. Blues For Godzilla (Fate) 3:47
17. Get On Thru (Fate) 0:54
Créditos:
Lisa Kekaula: Voice
Bob Vennum: Bass
Ray Chin: Drums
Tony Fate: Guitar
Disco: Grand Fury
Ano: 2000
Faixas:
1. Noise Fragment (0:09)
2. Too Many Houses In Here (3:55)
3. Fire On The Moon (2:19)
4. Snake City (3:16)
5. Ska Driver (0:18)
6. Screwdriver (2:31)
7. Heat Cage (2:02)
8. Evil Morning (5:15)
9. Zero P.M. (3:36)
10. Do You Speak English? (1:03)
11. Stupid Fuckin' People (2:46)
12. Have A Little Faith In Me (2:31)
13. Monkey House (3:50)
14. Little Funky Jam (0:08)
15. Warhead (2:41)
16. Under The Mountain (2:35)
17. They Glued Your Head On Upside Down (1:51)
18. Hello Hello (0:11)
Músicas de autoria de Tony Fate, salvo "Snake City", composta por Bob Vennum.
Lisa Kekaula: Vocals
Bob Vennum: Bass
Ray Chin: Drums
Tony Fate: Guitar
Disco: In The Light Of The Sun
Ano: 2002(*)
Faixas:
1. Crazy Water (Vennum) 4:00
2. Wandering Spirits (Phillips) 3:33
3. Footprints On Water (Bramel) 4:21
4. Same Ground (Vennum) 2:32
5. Can I Make You Want Me? (Vennum) 3:45
6. Tell Me What The Sun Said (Vennum) 3:22
7. He's Gone Wrong (Vennum) 3:12
8. Blue, Blue, Blue (Kerwin) 2:29
9. You'd Better Find A Way (Vennum) 3:36
10. In The Light Of The Sun (Vennum) 3:34
11. The Ghost I'm After (Bramel) 4:01
12. Tell Me What You've Been Working On (Vennum, Bramel) 3:46
Créditos:
Lisa Leilani Kekaula: Vocals
Tony Bramel: Bass
Ray Chin: Drums, Vocals
Robert Vennum: Guitar, Vocals
Jim Kerwin: Keyboards
John Wollman: Tenor Saxophone
Luis Moran: Trumpet
Mary Sue Turley, Phil Phillips, Randy Sublett: Additional Vocals
(*) Lançado originalmente em cassete, no ano de 1993.
Disco: The Red, White & Black
Ano: 2003
Faixas:
1. Remember (Fate) 3:36
2. Street Corner (Fate) 3:14
3. Sister Disaster (Vennum) 2:05
4. Fanfare (BellRays) 0:38
5. You're Sorry Now (Vennum) 2:26
6. Mele Ipu Ekahi (BellRays) 0:13
7. Revolution Get Down (Fate) 2:42
8. Used To Be (Fate) 3:11
9. Find Someone To Believe In (Vennum) 1:30
10. You're Sorry Now (Slight Return) (Vennum) 0:23
11. Making Up For Lost Time (Fate) 2:57
12. Some Confusion City (Fate) 2:59
13. Poison Arrow (Fate) 3:45
14. Black Is The Color (Fate) 1:40
15. D-Am (BellRays) 1:21
16. Stone Rain (Fate) 2:36
17. Noise Epic (BellRays) 0:26
18. Rude Awakening (Fate) 1:16
19. Voodoo Train (Fate) 3:48
20. Startime (BellRays) 1:08
21. Mele Ipu Elua (BellRays) 1:28
Créditos:
Bob Vennum: Bass, Vocals, Percussion
Eric Allgood: Drums, Vocals, Percussion
Lisa Kekaula: Vocals, Percussion, Tambourine, Ipu
Tony Fate: Guitar, Vocals, Piano, Percussion
Disco: Merry Christmas From The BellRays
Ano: 2005
Faixas:
1. All I Wanna Do Is Shag For Christmas (2:38)
2. Santa's Got A Big Old Bag (4:32)
3. Mary Christmas (3:16)
4. Rocket Ship Santa (1:59)
5. Christmas Train (2:21)
Não se conseguiu descobrir a autoria das músicas.
Créditos (prováveis):
Bob Vennum: Bass, Vocals
Eric Allgood: Drums, Vocals, Percussion
Lisa Kekaula: Vocals
Tony Fate: Guitar, Vocals, Piano
Disco: Have A Little Faith
Ano: 2006
Faixas:
1. Tell The Lie (Fate) 2:46
2. Time Is Gone (Fate) 3:18
3. Chainsong/I've Been Searchin' (Fate) 2:08
4. Pay The Cobra (Fate) 2:07
5. Snotgun (Fate) 1:58
6. Have A Little Faith In Me (Fate) 2:35
7. Change The World (Vennum) 2:51
8. Detroit Breakdown/Horn Interlude (Vennum) 3:55
9. Lost Disciples (Fate) 2:45
10. Everyday I Think Of You (Fate) 2:55
11. Maniac Blues (Vennum) 2:23
12. Third Time's The Charm (Fate) 3:21
13. Beginning From The End/Dark Horse Pigeon (Fate) 5:20
Créditos:
Lisa Kekaula: Vocals, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Robert Vennun: Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Tony Fate: Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals
Craig Waters: Drums
Músicos adicionais:
Vula Malinga: Backing Vocals
Vince Meghrouni: Saxophones
Dan Clucas: Trumpet
Frank Fernandez: Keyboards
Disco: Hard Sweet And Sticky
Ano: 2008
Faixas:
1. The Same Way (Vennum) 3:44
2. One Big Party (Vennum) 2:56
3. Infection (Vennum, Kekaula) 3:50
4. Coming Down (Vennum, Kekaula) 3:01
5. Footprints On Water (Bramel, Kekaula) 4:43
6. Blue Against The Sky (Vennum, Kekaula) 3:49
7. Psychotic Hate Man (Vennum) 2:01
8. The Fire Next Time (Leroy) 3:36
9. That's Not The Way It Should Be (Vennum) 3:08
10. Wedding Bells (Vennum, Kekaula) 6:21
11. Pinball City (Vennum, Kekaula) 2:19
Créditos:
Lisa Kekaula: Vocals
Robert Vennun: Guitar
Billy Mohler: Bass
Craig Waters: Drums
Disco: Black Lightning
Ano: 2011
Faixas:
1. Black Lightning (2:46)
2. Hell On Earth (1:42)
3. Sun Comes Down (4:06)
4. On Top (2:53)
5. Anymore (4:02)
6. Power To Burn (2:28)
7. Living A Lie (2:13)
8. Everybody Get Up (3:48)
9. Close Your Eyes (3:48)
10. The Way (2:51)
Músicas de autoria de Robert Vennum e Lisa Kekaula, salvo "Close Your Eyes", composta por Todd Westover.
Créditos:
Lisa Kekaula: Vocals, Percussion
Bob Vennum: Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Justin Andres: Bass, Vocals
Stefan Litrownik: Drums
Músicos adicionais:
Pussydelic (Jennifer "Jenn" Lagarde, Nathalie "Natty" Naigre, Marie "Maya" Mourier, Myriam "Mimi" M'Benea): Additional Backing Vocals
Ian Kennedy: Strings
Chris LeRoy: Piano, Organ
Disco: Covers
Ano: 2016
Faixas:
1. Dream Police (Nielsen) 3:51
2. Highway To Hell (A. Young, M. Young, Scott) 3:17
3. Whole Lotta Love (Bonham, Jones, Plant, Dixon, Page) 4:42
4. You Took Me By Surprise (Saxon) 2:44
5. Never Say Die (Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward) 3:40
6. Living For The City [The Bellrays Vs Dallas Frasca] (Wonder) 4:21
Créditos:
Lisa Kekaula: Vocals, Tambourine
Bob Vennum: Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals
Ray Chin: Drums (faixa 1)
Craig Waters: Drums (faixa 5)
Maxi Resni: Drums (faixas 2, 3)
Stef Litrownik: Drums & Backing Vocals (faixa 4)
Justin Andres: Bass & Backing Vocals (faixa 4)
Pablo Rodas: Bass (faixas 2, 3)
Wayne Kramer: Guitar (faixa 4)
Mike Geoghegan, Kelly McGuire: Backing Vocals (faixa 2)
Dallas Frasca: Bass (faixa 6)
Jeff Curran: Guitar (faixa 6)
Josh Eales: Backing Vocals & Tambourine (faixa 6)
Craig Harnath: Additional Instruments (faixa 6)
Disco: Punk Funk Rock Soul Vol. 1
Ano: 2018
Faixas:
1. Mine All Mine (2:26)
2. Shake Your Snake (3:47)
3. Soul Girl (2:54)
4. I Don't Wanna Cry (4:15)
Músicas de autoria de Bob Vennum e Lisa Kekaula.
Créditos:
Lisa Kekaula: Lead & Backing Vocals
Bob Vennum: Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Craig Waters: Drums, Vocals
Justin Andres: Bass, Vocals
Músicos adicionais:
Brad Vaughn: Percussion
Chris Leroy: Keyboards (faixas 3, 4)
Twylla Vennum, Jim Rocchio, Rashad Thornton: Additional Vocals (faixa 2)
Disco: Punk Funk Rock Soul Vol. 2
Ano: 2018
Faixas:
1. Bad Reaction (3:47)
2. I Can't Hide (3:46)
3. Man Enough (2:58)
4. Perfect (3:29)
5. Brand New Day (2:58)
6. Junior High (3:50)
7. Never Let A Woman (3:19)
8. Every Chance I Get (4:54)
9. Now (5:33)
10. Love And Hard Times (3:39)
Músicas de autoria de Bob Vennum e Lisa Kekaula.
Créditos:
Lisa Kekaula: Lead & Backing Vocals
Bob Vennum: Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Craig Waters: Drums, Vocals
Justin Andres: Bass, Vocals
Pablo Perez: Bass
Músicos adicionais:
Brad Vaughn: Percussion
Mark Nemetz: Vocals (faixa 10)
Kelly McGuire, Ralph Torres, Mike Geoghegan: Backing Vocals (faixas 2, 9, 10)
Disco: It's Never Too Late To Fall In Love With... The BellRays/Introducing Lisa And The Lips
Ano: 2019
Faixas:
Disc 1: It's Never Too Late To Fall In Love With... The Bellrays
1. The Other Side (Vennum, Kekaula) 3:06
2. So Hard (Vennum, Kekaula) 4:26
3. Changing Colors (Vennum) 2:33
4. Testify (Vennum) 4:14
5. Snake City (Vennum) 3:18
6. Sister Disaster (Vennum) 2:07
7. You're Sorry Now (Slight Return) (Vennum) 2:27
8. One Big Party (Vennum) 3:00
9. Coming Down (Vennum, Kekaula) 3:05
10. Pinball City (Vennum, Kekaula) 2:22
11. Black Lightning (Vennum, Kekaula) 2:48
12. Sun Comes Down (Vennum, Kekaula) 4:06
13. On Top (Vennum, Kekaula) 2:53
14. Power To Burn (Vennum, Kekaula) 2:29
15. Everybody Get Up (Vennum, Kekaula) 3:50
16. Dream Police (Nielsen) 3:53
17. You Took Me By Surprise (Saxon) 2:47
18. Mine All Mine (Vennum, Kekaula) 2:27
19. I Don't Wanna Cry (Vennum, Kekaula) 4:16
20. Bad Reaction (Vennum, Kekaula) 3:49
21. Every Chance I Get (Vennum, Kekaula) 5:03
22. Love And Hard Times (Vennum, Kekaula) 3:42
Créditos:
Lisa Kekaula: Lead & Backing Vocals, Piano, Percussion
Rober Vennum: Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Tony Fate: Guitar
Chris Leroy: Piano, Organ
Billy Mohler, Pablo Pérez: Bass
Justin Andres: Bass, Backing Vocals
Craig Waters, Eric Allgood, Ray Chin, Stefran Litrownik: Drums
Brad Vaughn: Percussion
Kelley McGuire, Mike Geoghegan, Ralph Torres, Pussydelic: Backing Vocals
Wayne Kramer: Guitar (faixa 17)
Mark Nemetz: Vocals (faixa 22)
Disc 2: Introducing Lisa And The Lips
1. Black Board (Widen) 5:16
2. Come Back To Me (Pérez, Kekaula) 3:31
3. It Only Takes A Little Time (Vennum) 3:41
4. Mary Xmas (Vennum) 3:06
5. Push (Pérez, Vennum, Kekaula) 3:52
6. Stop The DJ (Vennum, Kekaula) 5:38
7. The Pick Up (Widen, Vennum) 3:53
8. The Player (Vennum, Kekaula) 5:47
9. Troubled Mind (Vennum) 2:44
10. You Might Say (Pérez, Vennum, Kekaula) 3:29
Créditos:
Lisa Kekaula: Lead & Backing Vocals
Bob Vennum: Guitars, Bass, Synths, Backing Vocals
Pablo Pérez: Guitars, Backing Vocals
Henrik Widen: B3, Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Clavinet, Vibraphone, Piano
Músicos adicionais:
Maxi Resnikosky: Drums
Pablo Rodas: Bass
David Carrasco: Tenor & Baritone Saxes
Alex Serrano: Trumpet
Convidados especiais:
Rodrigo "El Niño" Diaz: Percussion
Twylla Vennum: Backing Vocals
Keoki Kekaula: Backing Vocals, Vocals (faixa 8)
Scott Aruda: Trumpet
Paul Ahlstrand: Baritone & Tenor Saxes
Biografia:
A biografia da banda, que segue, em tradução livre do inglês, foi extraída do site
Oldies, que, por sua vez, cita, como fonte primária do texto, a Encyclopedia Of Popular Music, de Colin Larkin (sob licença da editora Muze).
A BellRays mescla cativantes vocais femininos com o vibrante rock garagem praticado em Detroit, Michigan, EUA, no final dos anos 60, soando parecido, às vezes, com a Blue Cheer, por incrível que possa parecer. Formada originalmente no começo dos anos 90, na cidade californiana de Riverside, a Bellrays iniciou como uma correta banda de blues e R&B, com Lisa Kekaula nos vocais. Na época, o guitarrista Bob Vennun tocava baixo e novos membros juntaram-se à banda: o guitarrista Tony Fate e o baterista "Hot Rod" Todd Westover. E o som guinou para o hard rock. A banda rapidamente chamou a atenção no circuito das casas noturnas de Los Angeles mediante acaloradas apresentações, dividindo o palco com grupos de estilos semelhantes: Streetwalkin' Cheetahs, Hellbenders e B-Movie Rats.
O
lineup primitivo da banda tinha Kekaula e Vennum, acompanhados por Tony Bramel (bass) e Ray Chin (bateria). O quarteto criou sua própria gravadora, Vital Gesture Records, e lançou seus dois primeiros discos apenas em fitas cassetes (o segundo surgiu em CD nove anos depois). "The Light Of The Sun" contou com o tecladista Jim Kerwin. O single "Wall Of Soul" surgiu em 1995, e, no ano subsequente, Fate juntou-se ao grupo. Ao término dos anos 90, a banda começou a divulgar sua mistura soul-rock-gospel fora da Califórnia, participando do SXSW Festival de 1999, abrindo para os artistas Nashville Pussy, Wayne Kramer e Rocket From The Crypt, além de excursionar pela Inglaterra, em 2002, destacando-se em alguns shows com a Hives. Àquela altura, Westover substituíra Chin na bateria. Em 2001, Kekaula foi cofundadora da banda paralela Now Time Delegation, editando, no mesmo ano, o seu debute, "Watch For Today".