The Big Boys were a pioneering
punk rock band who are credited with having helped to create and introduce
skate punk as a new style of music, which became popular in the 1980s. Based in Austin, Texas the band members were Randy 'Biscuit' Turner on vocals, Tim Kerr on guitar and Chris Gates on bass. Over the years the group played with four drummers in all; Steve Collier, Greg Murray, Fred Shultz and Rey Washam. The band also featured a horn section on some recordings and at many of their shows. The
hardcore punk style, a development from the earlier punk sound, arose spon…
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