Slammin' Watusis was an American
punk rock and
heavy metal group. They signed a record deal with
CBS Records in 1987, which resulted in two albums, a self-titled debut album in 1988 and ''
Kings of Noise'' in 1989. Both albums were released by
Epic Records
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.
They were influenced by
Kiss,
The Dickies,
The Damned,
Jackie McClean,
Jimmy Reed, and
Francis the Talking Mule.
The band had five members: lead singer and guitarist Lee Popa, guitarist
Mark Durante, wind instruments Frank Raven, bassist Clay Watusi, and drummer Benny Saffire.
A spinoff band, The Blue Watusis, was formed to play a more blues-oriented sound.
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Heavy metal musical groups from Illinois
Punk rock groups from Illinois
Musical groups from Chicago
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