Dash Rip Rock has been dashing across the USA and ripping up stages with high-powered rock 'n roll for 30+ years. While the band has developed a devoted (almost cultish) following, its mix of punk, rockabilly, country, alternative and Southern rock has never quite found a place in mainstream music. That's too bad, because to hear Dash is to hear the soul of rock 'n' roll.

On this episode of Dad Rock, cohosts Patrick Foster and Jim Lenahan sit down with Bill Davis, leader of Dash Rip Rock. He discusses the band's ups and downs, his guitar influences, his use of humor in music and Dash's induction into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

Learn more about Dash Rip Rock at dashriprock.net

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