Relâmpagos Do Rock

Raulzito E Os Panteras was not the first band of Raul Seixas; Years before the first of the various formations of this memorable group, Raul was accompanied by Thildo Gama and Enelmar Chagas, in a Trio that they gave the name of Relâmpagos Do Rock, this still in the years of 1961, when they had some rehearsals and a few more presentations Such as a show at ACBEU and one at the Clube Comercial, in the presentation of one of the candidates for Miss Bahia that year, with the presentation of the greatest announcer of the time, Rui Veloso, deceased, organization of journalist Theodomiro Baptista and columnist Gino Frey . In 1962, a victim of a serious car accident, returning from Rio de Janeiro, Enelmar Chagas leaves Relâmpagos Do Rock, bringing the emergent entry of Délcio Gama, Thildo's older brother, because they already have other concerts scheduled. With this training were realized some shows in the interior of Bahia and in the capital, including in the TV Itapoan, in the program "Escada Do Sucesso", taking first place, and, soon after, they were disqualified for not being an unpublished band. The anthological photo of the band published in many of the various biographies of Raul Seixas was produced in the Ideal Photo on Sete de Setembro Avenue; In it is Délcio Gama with coat and necktie and a guitar painted of white and Pink (later nicknamed of Pink Panther), Raulzito with coat of English Casimira, with gravy given by Thildo Gama that was used by its first set Os Apaches and a guitar pickup in the hand simulating a microphone, and to the right of the photo, Thildo Gama also in a jacket and a little gravy and with the black / bluish guitar that had been acquired controversially from Raul himself, a story told in the books Raul Seixas - The trajectory of an Idol and Raul Seixas - Interviews and Testimonials, written by Thildo Gama. It was only in 1963 that the band formed, "Raulzito E Os Panteras", with Thildo Gama on guitar, Mariano Lanat on Contrabass, Carlos Anísio (Carlô) on sax, Aníbal Dias on drums, who came to dissolve after recording his The only album in 1968, the year of the birth of the newest participant of Relâmpagos Do Rock, the friend, fan, and promoter for the return of the band, Professor Everton Lima (O Poeta). Currently, after 48 years of the formation of this band, the main idea is to present the Relâmpagos Do Rock, its old members (Grandfathers, teacher, engineer, tax auditor and master) to show what was heard at the time of the beginning of the career of Raul Seixas, In the late 50s and early 60s, as well as honoring him with a concert, which took place on August 20, 2009, at 8pm at the Vila Velha Theater, the eve of the 20th anniversary of its outcome, at which time Leaves life on this planet and enters for posterity: "20 MIL ANOS COM RAUL".