The Fab Rudies

Originally named The Rudies, began when a young high school teacher, Tom Voris of San Marcos High School in San Diego, put together a ska band together with his students to play at local school events. Little did he know that his love of ska, and helping students would lead the band into the local and beyond music scene.

The Fabulous Rudies are often referred to as a cross between Sublime and No Doubt. This eclectic nine-piece outfit has been burning up the SoCal club scene for the last few years plus and has received national media attention through regular and college radio, television and film, the Internet (really just beginning), and trade magazines. Music Connection Magazine touted the group as one of the Top 100 unsigned bands claiming, “...any major or indie label would be doing themselves a favor by checking out this young energetic band.” Guy Defazio Music came calling first to offer the fabulous ones distribution in Europe and song placement in the upcoming film, American Pie. As did Infiniti Records (IMG), in Japan to distribute their San Diego award winning CD, Rudies Rarities… The band also recorded The Brady Bunch Song that was to be used in the new Brady Bunch Movie. They also placed songs (Keep on Movin’ and Rearrange) on the Disney Channel for the show, In A Heartbeat, where the rudies opened for Don Ho’s daughter, Hoku, in that episode. The Fabulous Rudies also placed Rearrange in the highly acclaimed Indie Film, The Last Big Attraction, and songs Keep On Movin’ and American Dream in the Independent Movie, The Month of August. With all of these successes, the band would self-destruct going into the new century, the year 2000.

Founder, Tommy2Rude and trombonist Don Carter (would take on a leadership role), picked up the pieces and with major line-up changes would carry the torch of SKA Music into the next decade, becoming a regular participant in Kevin Lyman’s Vans Warped Tour. The final phase would be led by Tom’s own daughter in 2010 to front the band, creating their greatest recorded material called Labor of Lust, touring the Warped Tour one last time.