Beru Revue

Beru Revue is an American rock band from
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that played that city's club circuitin the 1980s and reunited in 2006. Their live shows were marked by a high level of energy, costume changes and props, often outrageous stage antics, and a great deal of audience participation.They debuted at Grendel's Lair in Philadelphiaon September 6, 1981.

Although Beru Revue had a strong and loyal local following, they had only a singlenotable radio hit in their 7-year career, with "Hoods A Go-Go". Their songswere noteworthy for a distinctive style ranging from driving R&B-based hard rock to thevery danceable, and for Bob Beru's lyrics, which were intelligent and socially conscious,including a heavy dose of humor and sarcasm. Some of the more popular songs dealt withissues such as urban crime, war and politics.

Beru's farewell concert was held at The Chestnut Cabaret on September 24, 1988.

Original Line-up

* Bob "Beru" McCafferty - lead vocals
* Greg "T-Bone" Davis - guitar
* Johnny Sacks - bass
* Jerry Healy - guitar
* Buzz Barkley - keyboards
* Tommy "Sir Thomas Drake" Pinto - drums

Later History

Beru and Davis returned in the early 1990s with a new band, BeruHaHa.

In the early 2000s, the members of the band began to talk about holding areunionFact|date=February 2007,but it soon became clear that health issues would interfere. In October 2004, bassistJohn Sacks died of colon cancer, and then in December 2005 guitarist Jerry Healy succumbed to
emphysema [ [http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/222-12152005-584670.html Gerard "Jerry" Healy, PhillyBurbs.com, 12/15/2005] ] .

The remaining members, along with two replacement musicians (Mark Julian Teague of BeruHaHa and Jerry Getz of Philly band The Daves), finally played reunionconcerts on November 3 and 4, 2006, at the Grape Street Pub in Manayunk. Both shows sold out rapidly. The band played an additional show on November 22, 2006, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of disc jockey Pierre Robert at radio station WMMR-FM.

On April 28, 2007 and April 12, 2008, the above lineup (abetted on several songs by a horn section) played sold-out shows at the Media Theater in Media, PA. Two new songs were debuted at the latter show.

Recordings

Studio:

"I Got A Job" LP, Straight-Face Records, 1983.

"BeruHaHa" cassette, 1992(?)

Live:

"Be Careful Tonight" LP, Straight-Face Records, 1984.

"Beru Revue Live" CD, 1997 (recorded at shows in 1987-88)

External links

* [http://www.berurevue.us Official web site]
* [http://www.gegensatzpress.com/shall-we.html Eric v.d. Luft's Beru Revue site]
* [http://www.entertainmentinreview.com/cms/content/view/46/ Review of the 2006 reunion concert]
* [http://www.berurevueshare.com berurevueshare.com - Site for sharing Beru Revue audio and video materials within rules established by the band]

References