About
The Bellhops is a rock 'n' roll band based in Sydney, NSW.
Big and brassy sums up The Bellhops. There's a full horn section, and the music spans the late 40s to the 60s: swing and jive, early rock 'n' roll, soul, R&B and blues. Louis Jordan and Big Joe Turner sit in the set beside Ray Charles, James Brown and Wilson Pickett, with Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Haley and Chuck Berry too. It's music for a themed party, or a wedding where the guests want to jive. Ian Dittman sings, John Russell handles slide and rhythm guitar, and Steve Lovarini and Mark Roulston are the rhythm section. In 2003 they won Band of the Year at the Australian Blues Awards, and their album No Reservations took Blues Album of the Year. Sydney is home, and they're regulars around Wollongong, Newcastle, the Central Coast and the Southern Highlands. They've also played ski fields in Victoria, resorts at Byron Bay and wineries out at Mudgee and Wagga Wagga.
Song list
60 songs
Baby What You Want Me To Do - Jimmy Reed
Barnyard Boogie - Louis Jordan
Bellhop Boogie - Russell, John
The Bellhops Own Greatest
The Best of Blues
Best of The Blues Brothers
Best of the Commitments
Best Of the Greats of Rhythm & Blues
Best Of the Greats of Rock'n'Roll and Jump'n'Jive
Blues for You - Dittman, Ian
C. C. Rider - Lavern Baker also Elvis
Caldonia - Louis Jordan
Cell Block No.9
Choo Choo Choo Boogie - Louis Jordan
Corinna Corinna - Ray Peterson
Crazy Feet - Dittman, Ian
Criminal Of Love - Russell, John
Cryin’ Hopin’ Waitin’ – Buddy Holly
Curiosity - Russell, John
Early Morning Rise and Shine - Russell, John
Fever - Peggy Lee
Flip, Flop and Fly - Big Joe Turner
Found True Love – Jimmy Reed
Good Rockin' at Midnight - the Honeydrippers
Browse all 60 songs
Got My Mojo Working
Hard For Me - Russell, John
Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
High Heel Sneakers – Jerry Lee Lewis
I Don't Boogie on Sunday - Russell, John
I Feel Good - James Brown
I'm Ready - Willie Dixon
Judgement Day - Dittman, Ian
Just Your Fool – Little Walter
Land of 1000 Dances
Let the Good Times Roll- Louis Jordan
Little Sister - Elvis Presley
Maybe Baby - Buddy Holly
Memphis Tennessee – Chuck Berry
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Nadine – Chuck Berry
Not Fade Away – Buddy Holly
Oh Boy - Buddy Holly
Personal Manager - Albert King
Red Eyes - Dittman, Ian
Route 66 - The Rolling Stones
School Days – Chuck Berry
Sick & Tired - Billy Thorpe
Sweet Home Chicago
T-Bone Shuffle – T-Bone Walker
Takin' my Business Elsewhere - Dittman, Ian
That’ll Be The Day – Buddy Holly
Think It Over – Buddy Holly
The Thrill is Gone Away - B. B. King
Treat Her Right - Wilson Picket
Trouble - Russell, John
Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles
Walking The Dog - Rufus Thomas
What I Say - Ray Charles
Who's Been Talkin' - Howling Wolf
Whole Lotta Shaking - Jerry Lee Lewis