Some Like It Hot

Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums Rumpus Records is proud to announce the long-awaited release of Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums new CD, Some Like It Hot! Almost 8 years in the making, this recording sets new standards for the retro jump-blues/swing idiom. With the dual lead singers Steve Lucky and Miss Carmen Getit alternating vocals and singing together, the Rhumba Bums continue to set themselves apart from the crowd. Included with the 14 tracks are 7 original numbers and a live recording of That Mellow Saxophone, which can be heard in the MGM film Be Cool where the Rhumba Bums make an on-screen performance. On Some Like It Hot! the Rhumba Bums combine their clever, humorous lyrics and dueling vocals with the top-notch musicianship they're renowned around the globe for. Steve Lucky gets just the right amount of smoothness and grit in his bluesy baritone voice while Miss Carmen Getit's butterscotch vocals have an alluring combination of sweetness and desire. Besides Steve Lucky's boogie-woogie piano and Miss Carmen Getit's inimitable guitar playing this CD features more of the soulful, rocking sax solos that helped make their last recording, Come Out Swingin', an overnight sensation. The power and groove of the rhythm section will sweep you ON your feet, not off. We dare you not to dance while listening to this CD! Some Like It Hot!'' has been anxiously awaited by the Rhumba Bums' loyal world-wide following of fans. The hundreds of thousands who own either Come Out Swingin' or one of the many major label compilations the band has been featured on will want to buy this CD. The Rhumba Bums' fans are a huge cross-section....from pre-schoolers to high-schoolers, and twenty-somethings to an ever-growing group of retirees (that don't know downloads from uploads). Add to that the eye-catching cover artwork and a generous listing of 14 tracks, this is a product that will sell well and move quickly. Praise for Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums 1st CD release Come Out Swingin'!: 'The Rhumba Bums abide by Cab Calloway's advice: 'Live what's in your soul and sing your friggin' heart out' Down Beat Magazine Carmen Getit wrings a mean, meaty moan from a Gibson Adam Levy, Guitar Player Magazine 'At the forefront of the swing revival Jim Moret, CNN Showbiz 'Steve Lucky sings and plays Pete Johnson boogie woogie style piano combined with the showmanship of Harry the Hipster...' John Tumpak, L.A. Jazz Scene Called 'Instant Crowd Favorites' by the San Francisco Blues Festival and 'Consummate musicians and entertainers' by New York City's Lincoln Center, Lucky and Getit bring an intense energy and sheer personal magnetism to the stage, exercising wit in a continuous battle of the sexes. They've earned a reputation as captivating entertainers with 'superior musicianship' (Downbeat), engaging audiences at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, the Half Note Jazz Club in Athens, Greece, as the house band at the Derby in Hollywood, and hundreds of nightclubs, festivals, and performing arts centers around the world. Born in Seattle and raised near Detroit, Steve Lucky started playing piano at age eight and was playing and singing professionally by the time he was thirteen. He founded and led the six-piece Blue Front Persuaders through the '80s, playing jump-blues, '40s and '50s R & B, and swing, while living in Ann Arbor and attending the University of Michigan. Their novel sound and wild show was a big draw on the Midwest college circuit, earning them a spot on Star Search and a notable review for one of Lucky's original songs in Billboard magazine. In 1987 Lucky moved to New York City to play keyboards for Grammy award-winning guitarist and vocalist Johnny Clyde Copeland. During the next five years he was active in the Greenwich Village music scene, was hired to score performance art and theater, and performed with a diverse group of musicians including Joan Osborne, Blues Traveler, and the Spin Doctors. Sticking to his musical roots, Lucky formed his own band in New York City working the nightclubs and touring throughout Eur