Beru Revue is an

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rock band from

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that played that city's club circuit in the 1980s and reunited in 2006. They debuted at Grendel's Lair in Philadelphia on September 6, 1981. Although Beru Revue had a strong and loyal local following, they had only one notable radio hit in their 7-year career, with "Hoods A Go-Go". Beru's farewell concert was held at

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on September 24, 1988.

Original line-up

* Bob "Beru" McCafferty – lead vocals * Greg "T-Bone" Davis – guitar * Johnny Sacks – bass * Jerry Healy – guitar * Buzz Barkley – keyboards * Tommy "Sir Francis Drake" Pinto – drummer.

Later history

Beru and Davis returned in the early 1990s with a new band, BeruHaHa. In the early 2000s, the members of the band began to talk about holding a reunion, but it soon became clear that health issues would interfere. In October 2004, bassist John Sacks died of

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, and then in December 2005 guitarist Jerry Healy succumbed to

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.Gerard "Jerry" Healy, PhillyBurbs.com, 15 December 2005
/ref> The remaining members, along with two replacement musicians (Mark Julian Teague of BeruHaHa and Jerry Getz of Philly band The Daves), finally played reunion concerts on November 3 and 4, 2006, at the Grape Street Pub in Manayunk. Both shows sold out. The band played an additional show on November 22, 2006, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of

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Pierre Robert at radio station

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-FM. On April 28, 2007 and April 12, 2008, the above line-up (abetted on several songs by a horn section) played sold-out shows at the Media Theater in

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. Two new songs were debuted at the latter show. Additional live performances have continued through 2018 at various Philadelphia-area venues. These have included the debuts of several new songs, leading to a return to the

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in 2009.

Recordings

Albums

*''I Got A Job'' LP, Straight-Face Records, 1983. (CD reissue, 2011) *''BeruHaHa'' cassette, 1992(?) *''The Miracle Of Spring'' EP, Calico Jack Records, 2009 *''Tux Do 5'' EP, Calico Jack Records, 2009

Live albums

*''Be Careful Tonight'' LP, Straight-Face Records, 1984. *''Beru Revue Live'' CD, 1997 (recorded at shows in 1987-88) *''Alive & Well'' CD, 2008 (live recording from 2006 reunion shows)

References

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External links

Official website

Review of the 2006 reunion concert

berurevueshare.com – Site for sharing Beru Revue audio and video materials within rules established by the band
Rock music groups from Pennsylvania Musical groups from Philadelphia