Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys

Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys is an American rockabilly and Western swing band[1] from California composed of Robert Williams, alias Big Sandy, Ashley Kingman, Ricky McCann and Kevin Stewart.[4] The band is known for its eclectic style, which encompasses rockabilly, Western swing, folk, bluegrass, Cajun, mariachi, rock and roll,[2] folk rock, swing and country.[3]

Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys in 2009
Background information
Genres	Rockabilly[1] Western swing[1] bluegrass[2] Cajun[2] country[3] folk[2] folk rock[3] mariachi[2] rock and roll[2] swing[3]
Years active	1988-1998 1999-present
Labels	Hightone Records, Yep Roc Records, Jeems Records
Website	Official web page

Robert Williams grew up listening to jump blues records from his parents' collection, and subsequently performed with neo-rockabilly bands in southern California in the 1980s before forming the Fly-Rite Boys band as a trio in 1988.[2] After recording two albums as Big Sandy & the Fly-Rite Trio, the band expanded its line-up and released its official debut studio album, Jumping from 6 to 6, in 1994.[2] Swingin' West, the band's second album, was released the following year, and featured more prominent Western swing influences than the band's debut.[2] After releasing a more eclectic sounding album, Feelin' Kinda Lucky, in 1997, the band went on hiatus, and released the instrumental album Big Sandy Presents the Fly-Rite Boys in 1998,[5] followed by the Big Sandy solo album Dedicated to You, a cover album consisting of R&B and doo-wop songs, before the band reunited in 1999 to record the EP Radio Favorites.[2]

Former members include Joe Perez, Jeff West, Bobby Trimble, TK Smith, Carl Leyland, Lee Jeffriess, and Wally Hersom. The band has been inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.[2]