# Chris Hummel of the Dreamboats on Building a 50s and 60s Rock and Roll Band

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Podcast: [Classic Conversations: Pop culture Interviews with Jeff Dwoskin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/classic-conversations-pop-culture-interviews-with-jeff-dwoskin-429871)
Published: 2026-07-20T04:00:00+00:00
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Chris Hummel packed up his life, loaded a trailer, and drove his band from Mississauga, Ontario to Palm Springs on the bet that the world still needed rock and roll. As the co-founder and frontman of the Dreamboats, the ultimate 50s and 60s band experience, he has taken a for-fun open mic project and turned it into a touring act that has played the Cavern Club in Liverpool, opening parties for major festivals, and stages all across Europe and North America. This conversation gets into how the band came together, why leaning into one clear identity changed everything, and the reality behind a certain televised talent show that did not go the way the cameras made it look.

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