The Cubster came up awhile back; I saw this today:
> Cub Koda
>
> Cub Koda appears to be mending well and recovering from heart problems that
>sidelined the singer/writer/performer last August.
>
> "Don," Cub reported January 12, "It's liner note time again. Just finished up notes
>to a Willie Dixon tribute cd for Telarc and today I whacked out
> a set for Music Club's 'This Is Rockabilly,' a mid-price 15-track collection of
>classic Sun sides that I got to do the notes plus compile, sneaking in
> a few of my faves like Jack Earls' 'Slow Down' and Ray Harris' 'Come On Little Mama'
>in between the obvious hits by Carl (Perkins), Jerry Lee
> (Lewis), etc."
>
> "Next up in the hopper are two volumes of first time stereo rockers for Varese
>Sarabande's 'Discoveries Magazine Presents' series," Cub
> continued. "Healthwise, I'm feeling great."
>
> Who is Cub Koda, you ask? How dare you! Oh, okay, Cub's a Michigan rock legend. You
>young whipper-snappers will probably know him as
> composer of "Smokin' In The Boys Room," which was a million-seller for Motley Crue
>in the '80s (that's Gold Record territory, folks).
>
> Of course, "Smokin' In The Boys Room" was originally a million-seller for Cub's
>legendary '70s band, Brownsville Station, in 1973 (19 weeks in
> Billboard's Hot 100, peaking at # 3). The band hit the Hot 100 seven times between
>1972-77, including the
> novelty hits "Red Back Spider" and "The Martian Boogie." The band hit the Top 50
>with "I'm The Leader Of The Gang" and "Kings Of The
> Party."
>
> Cub is a successful writer, including a regular column in Discoveries magazine. He's
>had a number of points, played backup for such artists as
> Chuck Berry and will reunite in April with members of The Points, his
>post-Brownsville Station band of 1979-80.
>
> "The show is Saturday, April 17, 1999, at Big Shots in Fremont, Ohio," Cub reports.
>"Since this is a reschedule of the show that was canceled
> when I went in the hospital last August, as of right now, NOBODY'S asked for a
>refund and the show is sold out! amazing!"
>
> Cub Koda and The Points recorded a studio album, a couple of singles and a pink
>vinyl EP. The only CD of the band, "Cub Koda & The Points,"
> was released on the French Fan Club label in 1991 (now out-of-print).
>
> NEWSFLASH: Cub's second book, Blues For Dummies, has been released by IDG Books. The
>book is co-authored with Lonny Brooks and
> Wayne Baker Brooks.
>
> The album "A Tribute To Howlin' Wolf" on Telarc has been nominated for a Grammy
>Award in the Traditional Blues category. Cub performs the
> song "Riding In The Moonlight" on this album.
>
> Trivia: "America's greatest houserocker!" So says author Stephen King ("The
>Shining," etc.) of Cub Koda.
>
