The Rainmakers

Trackimage Playbut Trackname Playbut Trackname
Let My People Go-Go 03:36 Tools
Rockin' At The T-Dance 03:19 Tools
Big Fat Blonde 02:57 Tools
Spend It on Love 02:55 Tools
Downstream 03:32 Tools
Small Circles 04:10 Tools
Long Gone Long 03:45 Tools
Government Cheese 02:57 Tools
Nobody Knows 03:45 Tools
The One That Got Away 02:55 Tools
Reckoning Day 03:20 Tools
Information 04:43 Tools
Doomsville 04:31 Tools
Hoo Dee Hoo 05:18 Tools
Another Guitar 04:28 Tools
Snakedance 04:02 Tools
One More Summer 04:00 Tools
Shiny Shiny 03:25 Tools
Lakeview Man 03:45 Tools
Given Time 02:54 Tools
No Romance 03:32 Tools
Drinkin' On The Job 03:47 Tools
Tornado Of Love 04:01 Tools
Drinking On The Job 08:46 Tools
Width Of A Line 03:54 Tools
Wages of Sin 03:38 Tools
Battle of the Roses 04:09 Tools
The Wages of Sin 03:38 Tools
Johnny Reb 02:38 Tools
Rainmaker 04:29 Tools
I Talk With My Hands 06:33 Tools
Wild Oats 03:19 Tools
Thirty Days 04:08 Tools
Missouri Girl 02:38 Tools
We Walk the Levee 04:13 Tools
My Own Bed 03:10 Tools
You Remind Me Of Someone 02:54 Tools
View From The Tower 04:29 Tools
Horn O Plenty 03:13 Tools
Window 04:01 Tools
Fool's Gold 04:43 Tools
Vermillion 02:13 Tools
Greatest Night Of My Life 04:46 Tools
Half a Horse Apiece 03:04 Tools
Knock on Wood 03:20 Tools
Wilder Side 03:23 Tools
The Lakeview Man 03:02 Tools
These Hills 03:46 Tools
Kansas City Times 02:41 Tools
Turpentine 03:22 Tools
Little Tiny World 04:09 Tools
Like Dogs 03:23 Tools
The Other Side of the World 04:27 Tools
Mystery Road 05:23 Tools
Carpenter's Son 03:27 Tools
Rockabilly Standard 02:58 Tools
Different Rub 03:30 Tools
Go Down Swinging 03:39 Tools
Last Song of the Evening 05:11 Tools
Skin 01:53 Tools
Spite 05:07 Tools
Renaissance Man 04:11 Tools
Baby Grand 04:13 Tools
Good Sons and Daughters 05:01 Tools
Dry Dry Land 03:33 Tools
Let My People Go Go 03:38 Tools
Did You See the Lightning 04:17 Tools
To The Hum 03:29 Tools
Stick Together 04:31 Tools
A Million Miles Away 05:47 Tools
Remember Me By 04:20 Tools
Hunger Moon 04:07 Tools
Too Many Twenties 03:40 Tools
Eclipse Has Begun 04:32 Tools
Siamese Twins 02:51 Tools
Reddleman Coming 04:28 Tools
Long Gone Long acoustic 03:45 Tools
Tattoo 04:31 Tools
Other Side of the World 04:27 Tools
Let My People Go 03:38 Tools
Doomsville live 05:04 Tools
Dry Dry Land. 03:34 Tools
Stupid Way To Die 03:41 Tools
Rockin' Around 03:34 Tools
Frustration Train 04:54 Tools
Spend it on Love acoutic 03:04 Tools
Kisses From St. Louis 02:31 Tools
Prove Me Wrong 04:18 Tools
Shenandoah 02:45 Tools
Downstream acoustic 03:04 Tools
Christine 02:43 Tools
Small Circles acoustic 03:00 Tools
Møkkamann 04:18 Tools
Task 04:16 Tools
Johnny Reb acoustic 02:41 Tools
Rocking Around 03:32 Tools
My Days Are Numbered 03:24 Tools
Roll On 03:40 Tools
Egbdf 03:41 Tools
Kisses From St. Louie 02:32 Tools
A Only Chile 02:32 Tools
Makes No Sense 03:31 Tools
One Toke Over The Line 03:48 Tools
Rocking at the T-Dance 03:25 Tools
Kissing Time 03:20 Tools
He Yells at Birds 03:50 Tools
Sixteen Tons 00:00 Tools
Shithole Town 03:35 Tools
Long Gone Long (Acoustic Version) 03:45 Tools
Monster Movie 03:35 Tools
Miserable 03:35 Tools
Who'll Stop the Rain 03:49 Tools
Who's At The Wheel 03:49 Tools
Blue Museum 03:35 Tools
Dogleg 03:35 Tools
Save Some For Me 03:19 Tools
Your Time Has Come 03:19 Tools
You're The Only One 03:49 Tools
13th Spirit 03:19 Tools
Believe In Now 03:19 Tools
Swinging Shed 03:19 Tools
Signs Of A Struggle 03:19 Tools
Half A Horse A Piece 03:35 Tools
Binibini 03:35 Tools
Doomsville (Live) 05:04 Tools
Rainmaker - Secrets Of Asia (Original Radio Edit) 03:19 Tools
How Can You Do This To Me 03:19 Tools
Rainmakers-One Toke Over The Line 03:19 Tools
Da Vinci (Feel The Mighty High) (Original Mix) 03:19 Tools
don't be afraid 02:54 Tools
My Home Town Girl 00:00 Tools
Kissin' Time 03:32 Tools
Let My People GO Go Go 00:00 Tools
Sinner Man 02:03 Tools
tell her no (Phalanx) 00:00 Tools
Johnny Reb (Acoustic Version) 03:32 Tools
Urban Break 03:32 Tools
I've Got To Love You 02:03 Tools
Downstream (live) 02:03 Tools
Small Circles (Acoustic) 03:00 Tools
Long Gone Long (acoustic) 03:45 Tools
Lakeview Man (live) 03:24 Tools
Who'll Stop the Rain - Original Mix 03:50 Tools
Reckoning Day (Live) 03:24 Tools
It Seems 02:54 Tools
Life in the breakers 05:15 Tools
He Yells at the Birds 03:45 Tools
Long Gone Long - Acoustic 03:45 Tools
Rainmakers "Small Circles" 03:24 Tools
Eternal Fire 03:24 Tools
Small Circles (live) 05:15 Tools
One More Summer (live) 03:24 Tools
Hoo Dee Hoo (live) 03:50 Tools
Spend It On Love (acoustic) 05:15 Tools
I talk with my hands (live) 05:15 Tools
Tell Her No 05:15 Tools
You're Not The Only One 05:15 Tools
Let My People Go-Go (live) 05:15 Tools
Snakedance (live) 05:15 Tools
Trailer Park Blues 05:15 Tools
Shiny Shiny (live) 05:15 Tools
No time 05:15 Tools
Frustration Train (Acoustic) 05:15 Tools
You Were On My Mind 05:15 Tools
Monster 05:15 Tools
Small Circle 05:15 Tools
Johnny Reb (Acoustic) 05:15 Tools
001 - Rockin' at the T-Dance 05:15 Tools
i won't turn away now 05:15 Tools
Tornado Of Love (Live) 05:15 Tools
Nobody Knows (live) 05:15 Tools
Told Ya 05:15 Tools
Renaissance Man (live) 05:15 Tools
I Know 05:15 Tools
  • 87,348
    plays
  • 7,206
    listners
  • 87348
    top track count

The Rainmakers are a Kansas City, Missouri-based original rock band whose members include: Bob Walkenhorst, Steve Phillips (later a member of The Elders), Jeff Porter, Rich Ruth, Pat Tomek, Michael Bliss (replaced Rich Ruth in 1995). Missouri has long boasted of being the home of two of America's greatest artists, Mark Twain and Chuck Berry. However, it wasn't until The Rainmakers thundered into the national music spotlight in 1986, had anyone combined the guitar power of Berry with the social wit of Twain into a unique brand of Missouri rock n' roll. Originally formed in 1983 as a 3-piece bar band known as Steve, Bob, & Rich, these Kansas City rockers became an instant favorite throughout the Midwest. Soon, fans were standing in line to see this trio they described as "energetic," "intense," but most importantly "fun." Within months of finishing their first independent release, Steve, Bob, and Rich had signed a multi-album contract with Polygram Records, added a fourth member, and had changed their name to The Rainmakers. Heralded as "America's Great Next Band" by Newsweek Magazine, The Rainmakers were soon drenched in critical acclaim. Feature articles in Rolling Stone, CMJ, USA Today and others poured in singing the praises of this hard working Midwest band who provided new life to a traditional rock format. Critics particularly enjoyed the unique writing style of Bob Walkenhorst, whose talent for choosing unusual and sometimes controversial subjects provided an eye-opening perspective of life, sprinkled with sarcastic humor. The Rainmakers received notoriety for their songs' lyrical content, including Music Connection's award for Lyric Line of the Year: "The generation that would change the world is still looking for its car keys," and in the unlikely source of author Stephen King, who twice quoted lyrics from Rainmakers songs in his best seller The Tommyknockers, and again in his 1991 novel Gerald's Game. But success did not stop at the U.S. borders, as European countries supported the band increasingly with each new release. The song "Let My People Go-Go" gave the Rainmakers their first Top-20 single on the British charts in early 1987. Critics abroad sang the band's praises, with feature articles in New Musical Express, Kerrang!, Rock Power, etc. Frequently, The Rainmakers could be spotted on European television with live appearances on Top Of The Pops, and The Tube, and video play on MTV Europe. European concert dates grew in number each year, with The Rainmakers often enjoying headline status on festival bills. Their reputation as an electrifying concert act eventually led to the recording of a live album at a sold-out show in Oslo, Norway for release solely in Scandinavian markets. In 1990, after four albums, five videos, 500,000+ records sold, and concert dates too numerous to count, The Rainmakers put band business on hold to allow time for their personal lives and agendas. In 1994, the band returned to the studio to record a new album, entitled Flirting With The Universe - an album which achieved GOLD certification in Norway within 2 months of release. Overwhelmed by the response to Flirting..., The Rainmakers reemerged from the studio in 1996 with Skin. With this effort, Bob Walkenhorst has again proved that no subject matter is too controversial by taking aim at pornography and its societal impact, via his unique perspectives - a Rainmakers trademark. A release, which in true Rainmaker form, is designed to provoke. In 2011, the Rainmakers reformed and released another album, 25 ON, with bassist Rich Ruth returning to the group in place of Bliss, while long-time guitarist Steve Phillips was replaced by Jeff Porter. On March 5, the band was inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame with a ceremony and concert at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Kansas. The Rainmakers are: Bob Walkenhorst (Vocals, Guitar); Jeff Porter (Lead Guitar, Vocals); Rich Ruth (Bass, Vocals); Pat Tomek (Drums) Website Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.