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Showboats and Grandstanders is the 4th Studio Album for Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers

History
In 2008, Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers were asked to perform at the now-defunct Electric Factory opening for Philly native band, The Hooters. Conwell said, "There was a little bit of fence-mending that needed to occur..." After a little bit of persuading, the original lineup reunited for their first show together in 20 years.

Soon after that endeavor, Conwell joined  David Uosikkinen's In the Pocket, a supergroup of musicians that made up the Philadelphia music scene in the 70's and 80's. While in ITP, Uosikkinen approached Conwell with the idea to compose an album on a record label that Uosikkinen was involved with. As fate would have it, the deal fell through but Conwell continued to try to record an album. Conwell soon realized that him doing it by himself wasn't going to cut so, he went to his fans.

In 2016, Conwell went to his fans. He put up an Indiegogo asking for around $8,000 for recording the new album. The campain blew up, ending up with $11,650 to put towards the new album.

TCYR took their time with the album, and it showed. They estimated that the album would take about 1 year, it took 3. His fans started losing hope in the album, but all hope was renewed as soon as Conwell announced the album release.

Track Listings

 * 1) Going Back To Philly
 * 2) Small-Time Has Been
 * 3) Out of the Blue - Written by Robert Hazard
 * 4) The Little Things - Written by Sonny Bono
 * 5) Time Gonna Make It Right
 * 6) The Only One
 * 7) Until the End - Written with Robin LeMessurier
 * 8) The Rest of the Night - Written by Warren Zevon
 * 9) I Can't Rock In This Job
 * 10) Whatever This Crowd Wants
 * 11) Small-Time Has Been (Radio Edit)

Personel
Tommy Conwell - Vocals, Guitar

Chris Day - Guitar, Backround Vocals

Jim Hannum - Drums

Rob Miller - Keyboards, Backround Vocals

Paul Slivka - Bass

Produced by Tommy Conwell

Executive Producer: Mick Konowal

Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Cliff Hillis at the Hacienda