Billy Hank and the Cathouse Crooners:
The First School-Sponsored Rock Band

Index
Main Page

The Band
Vocalists
Guitarists
Bassists
Drummers

Songs
The Setlist

The Band Members
Meet the Vocalists
Meet the Guitarists
Meet the Bassists
Meet the Drummers
Meet Mr. Robinson



 This year at Harrison High School, many new classes were added. However, one stood out: Rock and Roll Lab Band. Karl Robinson, the music department head at Harrison, had convinced the school board to fund a revolutionary new idea: a class teaching students to play rock-style music and to perform it.

Since rock is still looked down on as "unrefined" or "meritless" by some music teachers, the project has never been tried before- Rock Bands have been an after-school things before, but never a full-year class for school credit and a grade. Robinson hopes to make Rock Band a common class in school like a Symphonic/Orchestral band. 

And, of course, he wants to just rock out.

 

 

To Contact Mr. Robinson, send a message to Karl.Robinson@southwestschools.org.

To contact the School:

Address:
9860 West Road 
Harrison, OH 45030

Phone Number:
(513) 367-4169

The High School's Website