WILD TURKEY was formed in 1996 from the ashes of what was known as Poison Apples and formerly The Rock Dogs. Named after the world famous premium bourbon, WILD TURKEY stands for pure rock with a blend of real kick-ass rock’n’roll. After a change in the line-up in 2004 the band is back with a new drummer and an even more energetic sound. The current program contains WILD TURKEY originals such as straight rocker “Broken old Highway”, powerful ballads like “All over” and covers of the BACKYARD BABIES...

WILD TURKEY was formed in 1996 from the ashes of what was known as Poison Apples and formerly The Rock Dogs. Named after the world famous premium bourbon, WILD TURKEY stands for pure rock with a blend of real kick-ass rock’n’roll. After a change in the line-up in 2004 the band is back with a new drummer and an even more energetic sound. The current program contains WILD TURKEY originals such as straight rocker “Broken old Highway”, powerful ballads like “All over” and covers of the BACKYARD BABIES, GEORGIA SATELLITES and CIRCUS OF POWER. Recently WILD TURKEY have played shows with international acts like L.A. GUNS, TYLA of THE DOGS D’AMOUR and SPIKE of THE QUIREBOYS and the boys are hungry for more.

History

1996 Ralf, Chris and Reto join forces with Andy (ex Scrambled X)

1997 Release of the first WILD TURKEY CD „Call of the Wild”

1998 Call of the Wild Tour in Switzerland (see Tour Date Archive)

1999 Release of first live bootleg “Blood, sweat & beers”

2000 More gigs in Switzerland and Germany (see Tour Date Archive)

2002 A few gigs with The Lazy Bones and The Gutter Queens

2003 Rlease of the 2nd CD “Misery loves Co.” with the help of RAMS of THE BUCKS

2004 Al-Maria returns and pushes the Turks to a new level of power

2005 Runner-up at Rock City’s international band contest; Gig with L.A. GUNS

2006 Supporting Act with SPIKE & TYLA in March plus with THE DOGS D’AMOUR in May

Check out later for some side-stories and more basic information.