Bill Tullis — lead vocals, rhythm guitar, tambourine
Mike Seibold — lead guitar, vocals
Richard Bush — Hammond C3 organ, Fender Rhodes piano
Ray Barrickman — bass, vocals
Paul Hoerni — drums
Roy Blumenfeld — drums, congas, hand clapping
Tracks Listing
01. Step Down Baby
02. Interlude
03. My Sweet Woman
04. Blister
05. Reason Why
06. Windmills
07. Latino Motel (Prelude/Interlude/Qualude)
08. Movin' Rock & Roll
09. Dirty Sheets [Live]
Released 2009
LESLIE’S MOTEL was formed in 1971, by core trio Bill Tullis (vocals, rhythm guitar, tambourine), Mike Seibold (lead guitar, vocals), and Richard Bush (organ, piano). The three were not novices by any stretch, as Bush had been a keyboard player with the soul band Tom Dooley & The Lovelights. Seibold and Tullis were both in one of Louisville’s earliest heavy blues bands, Conception, which Tullis put an end to after seeing The Allman Joys (pre-The Allman Brothers Band) in Nashville during that time. Apparently quite impressed by them, Tullis is on public record stating “I knew my musical path was going to change… Mike and I disbanded Conception and sought out some new musicians to be a part of this southern rock sound.”
Those new musicians eventually settled on was Ray Barrickman (bass, vocals), Paul Hoemi (drums), and Roy Blumenfeld (drums, congas, hand claps). Together, the six musicians rehearsed in a garage off of Dixie Highway in Louisville. En route to each rehearsal, they passed by the inspiration for their name, Leslie’s Motel. An alleged “house of ill repute” mainly frequented by soldiers from Fort Knox, the motel was known to be open for business according to how their sign was lit.
It was not long until the band, LESLIE’S MOTEL, built a reputation for stunning onstage jams reminiscent of acts like Ten Years After and Ozark Mountain Daredevils. The band played the eastern seaboard club circuit from as far north as Boston to as far west as St. Louis, and south to Florida. From all accounts, they were well embraced in all locales. So much so that the group was offered the opportunity to open for large name national acts like Ted Nugent, John Lee Hooker, Rory Gallagher, Charlie Daniels, MC5, Mitch Ryder, and many other artists.
