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l-r bua , reggie scanlan , ed volker . photo by : michael jurick . camile baudoin , dave malone , frank -lsb- http://www.theradiators.org www.theradiators.org -rsb- 1978 -- 2011 the radiators -lrb- american band -rrb-
 yes ed bua , jr. . glenn sears volker dave malone camile baudoin reggie scanlan frank group_or_band swamp jam rock rock , roots rock , southern rock , no radiators band cropped.jpg new orleans , louisiana , usa the radiators
the radiators -lrb- american band -rrb-

the radiators , also known as the new orleans radiators , were a rock band from new orleans , louisiana , who combined the traditional musical styles of their native city with more mainstream rock and r&b influences to form a bouncy , funky variety of swamp-rock they called `` fish-head music '' .
described by offbeat magazine as `` new orleans ' longest-running and most successful rock band '' , the radiators ' had only limited commercial success , with only a handful of chart appearances , but , as a party band from a party town , their enthusiastic live performances , danceable beats and relentless touring earned the band a dedicated following and the admiration of many of their peers .
in a feat of continuity rarely seen in the rock music world , the five-man line up in the year of their breakup -lrb- 2011 -rrb- is the same one as when the band formed in 1978 .
the radiators had a repertoire which included over three hundred original songs -- many never released on album -- and over one thousand covers -lrb- or partial covers used as part of a medley -rrb- .
with the band 's approval , over 500 concert recordings have been made available for free -lrb- for non-commercial use -rrb- on the internet archive .
on june 10 , 2011 , at tipitina 's in new orleans , la , during the second of their final three concerts , the radiators were inducted into the louisiana music hall of fame .
