The Blue Cougars were formed by singer songwriter Rene Dwight [ a relation of a well know piano playing music superstar ] , The sound and image of the band is of a retro nature however the their tunes would not be out of place in a modern Hollywood movie score. Dwight's vocals are truly unique and haunting and he is a great lover of chilling reverb and echo effects, for those of you who may be fans of rock n roll / Rockabilly artists such as Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly and modern day crooners such as Chris Isaak the Blue Cougars will be right up your street. You could imagine them playing in some Mexican cantina or even in a classy members only nightclub, these guys sure have a classy sound all of their own.



Rene Dwight plays a stunning light blue 50's Hollow bodied Gretsch Guitar and his slow haunting bigsby tremolo treatment sets the atmosphere off to perfection. His vocals are nothing short of stunning... imagine a cross between Ricky Valance, Chris Isaak and Eddie Cochran and you will not be far away from the chilling sound that Dwight's voice can provide. You will also find hints of the late great Rick Nelson and of course Buddy Holly and Elvis will also be somewhere in the mix of things. Don't for a minute though think the Blue Cougars simply provide a fifties revival show.. no no no, The Blue Cougars perform mainly Dwight's self written tunes and just like Chris Isaak he always adds a hint of modern day songwritting to ensure today's listeners do not feel left out- this stuff is new!

The mixture of old and new musical techniques seems to work a treat, the use of Double Bass with minor chords and Dwight's unique way of writing produces an astounding sound of which you will not have heard before. When you see the band live you will think that a bunch of Rock n Roll legends has been transported via some kind of time machine, they look classy and fit in with the Rock n Roll hero thing but you will not find a curling lip in site. The cougars do not only provide a truly unique sound they are a thoroughly modest bunch of folk and do not go along with the fake posing brigade.

After witnessing one of their live performances you will be left with two main thoughts in your head, where do you buy the Blue Cougars music / MP3's / CD's and boy I hope they do well. So if you are into atmospheric Quentin Tarantino type modern day Rockabilly / Guitar pop then the Blue Cougars will astound you.

Plenty of thrills, twangy Guitars and Haunting vocals.