Soulsations were a popular dance band in Eugene, Oregon in the late 1980s. They released their first 45 record in 1987. Sugar on Top, an original song written by vocalist Teddy Boy Roix. Soulsations grew out of Joe Lewis and Teddy Boy Roix’s band, the Pop Tarts.
Genre: Soul
Active Years: 1980s
Home Base: Eugene, Oregon
Members:
- Rick Markstrom – drums & vocals
- Joe Lewis – guitar
- Nathan Waddell – bass (1986)
- Teddy Boy Roix – vocals
- Brooks Brown – sax (later in Cherry Poppin’ Daddies)
- Tim Clarke – trumpet
- Steve Ibach – guitar
Guitarist Joe Lewis and vocalist Teddy Boy Roix formed the Soulsations in the mid-eighties and had an excellent band that included guitarist Steve Ibach, drummer/vocalist Rick Markstrom, and a horn section featuring Tim Clarke (trumpet) and Brooks Brown (sax, later Cherry Poppin’ Daddies). The band played many gigs throughout Oregon, with a couple of stellar shows at the Portland Blues Festival and an unbelievable performance at the Eugene Celebration. –Nathan Waddell, 2016