J.P. McDermott and Western Bop

J.P. McDermott and Western Bop play rockabilly, ballads and drinking songs -- it's a fun, fresh mix of great songs by the likes of Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, and Roy Orbison, plus a bunch of fine original tunes in the same vein, a good time is guaranteed. But you never know what you’ll hear -- rockabilly influenced everybody from The Beatles to T-Rex to Led Zepellin to Elvis Costello and beyond. This is no oldies act -- it’s live and vital and rockin’ and real. Back before folks knew it was Rock and Roll they called it Western Bop.

“With soaring vocals, hard-rocking rockabilly, and a heartfelt way with a ballad, J.P. McDermott is breathing fresh air into one of America’s great musical traditions”

~ Debbie Lee, The Washington CityPaper

"KEEPER OF THE ROCKABILLY FLAME"
~ Joel Sparks, On Tap Magazine

"MASTERS OF RED-HOT ROCKABILLY AND ROWDY HONKY TONK"
~ Richard Harrington, The Washington Post

"HONKY TONK THE WAY IT SHOULD BE"
~ Eric Brace, The Washington Post

"NIGHTLIFE AGENDA FAVORITE", "EXCELLENT"
~ Fritz Hahn, The Washington Post