The Leapin' Lizards Band

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Upcoming Appearances

  • Friday, June 01, 2012
  • 8:00PM - Stray Bar
  • Frankfort, IL
  • Friday, July 06, 2012
  • 8:00PM - Stray Bar
  • Frankfort, IL
  • Thursday, July 12, 2012
  • 6:00PM - Fox's on Wolf
  • Mokena, IL
  • Friday, July 13, 2012
  • 6:00PM - Fox's on Wolf
  • Mokena, IL
  • Saturday, July 14, 2012
  • 6:00PM - Fox's on Wolf
  • Mokena, IL
  • Saturday, July 21, 2012
  • 8:00PM - H2O Bar & Grill
  • Ottawa, IL
  • Saturday, July 28, 2012
  • 8:00PM - Stray Bar
  • Frankfort, IL
  • Saturday, August 11, 2012
  • 8:00PM - Stray Bar
  • Frankfort, IL
  • Friday, August 24, 2012
  • 8:00PM - Stray Bar
  • Frankfort, IL

Past Appearances

  • Friday, May 04, 2012
  • 8:00PM - Stray Bar
  • Frankfort, IL
  • Saturday, April 28, 2012
  • 8:00PM - Stray Bar
  • Frankfort, IL
  • Saturday, November 05, 2011
  • 9:00PM - Fat Daddy'z Bar & Grill
  • Seneca, IL
  • Saturday, October 08, 2011
  • 9:30PM - Carter's Place
  • Lockport, IL
  • Friday, September 30, 2011
  • 9:00PM - Durbins Restaurant & Lounge
  • Evergreen Park, IL
  • Saturday, August 13, 2011
  • 8:00PM - Durbins Restaurant & Lounge
  • Tinley Park, IL
  • Saturday, July 23, 2011
  • 8:00PM - The Pub
  • Morris, IL
  • Saturday, July 16, 2011
  • 9:00PM - Fat Daddy'z Bar & Grill
  • Seneca, IL
  • Saturday, July 09, 2011
  • 5:30PM - Wedding Reception
  • Green Bay, WI
  • Friday, June 10, 2011
  • 9:00PM - Durbins Restaurant & Lounge
  • Evergreen Park, IL
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Location:
New Lenox, Illinois
Travel Radius:
Will travel up to 450 miles from New Lenox.
Pay Range:
$500-$5000 per event
Member Since:
2010
Primary Category:
Oldies Band
Additional Categories:
50s Band, 60s Band, 70s Band, Blues Band, R&B Band, Rock Band, Wedding Band
Influences:
Not Available

Group Members

  • Tom Rusnak - Bass & Vocals
  • Rich Marcisz - Guitar
  • Fred Sontag - Drums

Description

The Leapin' Lizards Band is a 3 piece (Guitar, Bass & Drums) 50s, 60s, 70s 80s
cover Rock Band with some solid originals mixed in. The group is musically very tight
and have been playing together for 23 years. Also the bands members have played
many different styles throughout their careers and because of their seasoned abilities,
this era of the group was recently formed for the enjoyment of performing the variety of styles that were interwoven into the Rock & Roll music of the 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s

Song List

  • Cissy Strut - The Meters
  • Wait a Minute Baby - Eddie Vinson
  • Steal Away - Johnnie Taylor
  • Honey Don't - The Beatles/Carl Perkins
  • Blue Suede Shoes/Hound Dog - Elvis/Carl Perkins
  • High Heel Sneakers - Elvis/Tommy Tucker
  • Waitin' on a Friend - The Rolling Stones
  • Wine, Wine, Wine - Jerry Lee Lewis
  • Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
  • Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum
  • I Think I'm In Love - Eddie Money
  • Good Rockin' Tonight - Elvis/Roy Brown
  • The Wind Cries Mary - Jimmy Hendrix
  • Sweet Home Chicago - The Blues Brothers/Robert Johnson
  • Messin' with the Kid - Junior Wells
  • Oh Carol - Chuck Berry
  • High Tech Redneck - George Jones
  • Let It Be Me - The Everly Brothers
  • I'll Go Crazy - James Brown
  • Rock This Town - The Stray Cats
  • Black Magic Women - Santana/Peter Green
  • That's Allright Mama - Elvis/Arthur Crudup
  • Jailhouse Rock - Elvis
  • Walkin' the Dog - Rufus Thomas
  • Past 60 Blues - Eddie Vinson
  • Boot Scootin' Boogie - Brooks & Dunn
  • I Can't Help Fallin In Love with You - Elvis
  • Hideaway - Freddie King
  • I Ain't Got You - The Yardbirds
  • Givin' It Up for Your Love - Dealbert McClinton
  • Hey Bartender - The Blues Brothers
  • I Don't Know - The Blues Brothers
  • Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
  • Let the Good Times Roll - B.B. King
  • I Feel Good - James Brown
  • Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
  • Caledonia - Louis Jordan
  • Summertime - George Gershwin
  • All of Me - Willie Nelson
  • Send Me Somebody to Love - Percy Mayfield
  • Nobody Wants You When Your Down & Out - Eric Clapton
  • Shake, Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner
  • Long Tall Sally - The Beatles/Little Richard
  • Just a Gigolo - Louie Prima
  • Minne the Moocher - The Blues Brothers/Cab Calloway
  • The Bug - Rich Marcisz/Leapin' Lizards Band
  • Chaucstahoie - Tom Rusnak/Leapin' Lizards Band
  • Snuff Dippin' Mama - Charles Brown
  • Goin' to Kansas City - Traditional Blues
  • LaGrange - ZZ Top
  • Gimme Some Lovin' - The Blues Brothers/The Spencer Davis Group
  • Mayballine - Chuck Berry
  • Oye Como Va - Santana
  • Memphis - Chuck Berry
  • A Blue Romance - Tom Rusnak/Leapin' Lizards Band

Available For:

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

Feedback

  • This is a great group of guys who know their music and know how to play an audience. They were a huge hit at our party of everyone from age 20 to 60. They can really rock. -- Joe K, Frankfort, IL, 9/18/2010