Not the brain-and-flesh eaters of The Walking Dead, but the band. Straight-up mid-sixties British Invasion stuff. Really the main Zombie, Rod Argent. The Zombies formed in 1962 and lasted until 1968 when they fell apart due to financial difficulties, then in 2001 came back together quite by accident when Rod was playing a show and his songwriting partner and Zombies lead singer Colin Blunstone turned up in the audience…they’ve been back together off and on ever since, and are playing Bumbershoot Sunday September 1st.
I weaseled Rod’s phone number and caught him at home in Hertfordshire England. He’s a delightful man, and talks about The Zombies, songwriting, their sixties heyday, breaking up, starting Argent, reforming The Zombies, and more…
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