User:Phil Marcade

Philippe Marcade aka Phil Marcade is a New York Rock & Roll singer, author and graphic artist. Born in Paris in 1954, Phil moved to the US in 1972 at age seventeen. He formed The Senders in New York's Lower East Side in 1976 with ex-boxing champ Steve Shevlin (bass). The Senders quickly got noticed for their raw RHYTHM & BLUES sound and 50s greasers look, often getting tagged by the press as PUNK BLUES... ! Johnny Thunders joins in for a month in 78 before they settle for their legendary line-up with Wild Bill Thompson on guitar (Robert Gordon band, Stray Cats Tour, Savoy Brown …) and drummer Marc Bourset (Victims), quickly becoming one of CBGB's and Max's Kansas City's favorites. They are often assisted on stage by saxophonist Danny Ray. After Steve Shevlin becomes deaf in 1983, they are joined by Ritchie Lure on bass (Little brother of Heartbreaker Walter Lure) becoming one of New York's most popular bands by 1989. After the deaths of Marc Bourset then Ritchie Lure, The Senders replace their two beloved lost members with legendary drummer Ned Brewster (Action Swingers) and bassist Danny Li (The Bostwanas). In 2001, New York Press magazine held The Senders as BEST BAR BAND IN NEW YORK, stating that not only The Senders were the best bar band in New York but maybe in the whole world too!! Over the years, singer Phil Marcade has also taken part in various projects such as first drummer for GangWar (with Johnny Thunders and ex MC5 Wayne Kramer) and singer for rock-soul band The Backbones (1983-1987) with Brett Wilder (Rousers, Vacant Lot, Trick Babies…) Danny Ray and Kenny Margolis (Mink DeVille, Lucky 7). With 5 albums and over 2000 gigs under their belts, The Senders played their brand of MAXIMUM RHYTHM'N'BLUES up and down the East Coast and from California to France for over a total of 25 years. Phil Marcade is also an author. His first book PUNK AVENUE (Three Rooms Press) will be released in the US in May 2017.