Hometown: Lubbock
Musicians: Charles Paul Waters, vocals, guitar Larry "Big Bass" Solberg, bass player
Status: Active
Copy: Charles Paul Waters is enjoying several comebacks at once. His music — a throwback to the 1950s rockabilly sound, especially Buddy Holly — has been getting Quad-City area music fans dancing for years. But Waters — who recently changed his billing to his first name rather than his middle name — is making a return of sorts. Billed as “The Rockabilly Rocket” Waters, 44, works for R.R. Donnelley printing in Eldridge, Iowa. He and Holly share a first name and a hometown of Lubbock, Texas — as well as an affinity for rockabilly music. “That’s what sets me off, turns me on and makes me want to get up and go,” Waters said.
History: The Paul Waters Band first played in the area during the 1980s with bass player Butch Karn and drummer Steve Rose. The group got back together for a half-dozen gigs in 2003 and ‘04, but conflicts of interest and “too many distractions” forced them to go their separate ways, Waters said. He quit for a while and then began a comeback at open-mike nights late in 2006. He was joined by upright bass player Larry Solberg at Christmas. “I always thought he should have a doghouse bass player,” says Solberg, a retired postal worker.
Influences: The movie "The Buddy Holly Story," rockabilly and psychobilly music
