Greg and The Comeback Kings

Greg Schoeman is founder of Greg and The Comeback Kings, an original band based in Cape Town.

Greg is passionate about music says "I’ve realised that the music deserves to be played live and if we promote and sell albums along the way, even better."

The Comeback Kings is Greg on guitar and vocals, Dieter Stutz on bass guitar and Gary Hendricks on drums. This is the essential core of the group, along with honorary members Willem and Tonia Möller.

They have released their first album called "In My Street" and are currently writing and recording new material.

Greg has this to say about it, "In My Street is recognition of my personal journey growing up in a suburban middle-class neighbourhood and then moving on to seek new musical worlds and challenges. In my life’s journey I’ve come to realise that my roots are here and it’s here, in my street, that I remain grounded. I know I still have a far way to go but I’ve learnt that in life it doesn’t really matter where you come from, what matters is what you allow yourself to become, along the way."

The tracks on this album are a melodic collection of moods, emotions and stories from his journey. Some go back 16 years. One particular song was written in 1983! Some were written during his incredible time with The Sunshines.

Greg is a Pop/Rock song writer. His early influences are The Beatles, Neil Young and David Bowie.

Their first album features Willem Möller who co-produced, arranged and recorded most of the songs and also played guitar on many of the tracks. For those who don’t know him, Willem has recorded and played with well-known local artists such as The Gerefomeerde Blues Band (Johannes Kerkorrel), Big Sky and Koos Kombuis and also appeared as the guitar player for Rodriguez on his first SA tour.

Great vocal ideas and production on the track Jessica were provided by Robin Auld who needs no introduction.