current_members website associated_acts years_active label article_title landscape past_members background genre image origin name
mark miller eddie nichols jennifer keith cally mando dorame daniel glass jim jedeikin dave http://www.rcr.com/ youth brigade 1989 -- present byo , rcr records records , surfdog records , warner bros. records royal crown revue
 yes james stern bill ungerman scott steen achor veikko lepisto adam stern jamie stern mark group_or_band swing jazz royal crown revue.jpg los angeles , california , united states royal crown revue
royal crown revue

the royal crown revue -lrb- rcr -rrb- is a band formed in 1989 in los angeles , california .
they are often credited with starting the swing revival movement .
the band also filmed an episode of `` gene simmons family jewels '' , which aired in march 2010 .
the band was founded by mark stern , eddie nichols and mando dorame out of their love of rockabilly , punk , jazz , blues , soul and other styles of roots music .
two of stern 's siblings , jamie and adam rounded out the group -lrb- mark , adam and another brother shawn were members of the punk band youth brigade -rrb- .
after releasing their first album on byo records , the band signed with warner bros. and parted ways with the stern brothers .
currently , rcr 's lineup consists of singer eddie nichols , tenor saxophonist/arranger/writer mando dorame , and drummer daniel glass .
the band continues to play to capacity crowds in australia , europe and the us .
after filming `` the mask '' , rcr began a residency at the landmark los angeles club , the derby , which gained worldwide recognition due , in large part , to the location 's inclusion in the hit film `` swingers '' .
although the band 's music was an instrumental part of the derby 's swing scene , a conflict in their warner brothers contract prevented royal crown revue from appearing in the movie .
the rcr horn section backed bette midler on her top-grossing 2003-2004 kiss my brass tour .
trumpeter scott steen was bette 's featured soloist .
rcr made numerous film , television , radio and print appearances , including `` the mask '' , `` late night with conan o'brien '' , `` viva variety '' , `` the today show '' and `` buffy the vampire slayer '' .
in 1998 the group appeared at the playboy jazz festival , recorded and performed live with bette midler at the billboard music awards and composed the original theme for the wb network 's 1999 television season .
