Lithuanian born musician with over 30 years of performance, including international experience.
Speaks and sings in four languages: English, Lithuanian, Polish, and Russian.
Plays bass guitar, guitar and drums.
Performed different styles of music in his music career including blues, country & western, country rock, European pop music, German polka's, Russian chestushka's, Gypsy's romance's, Reggae, soft rock, hard rock and heavy metal.
Poet, songwriter. Recorded six own albums and several projects for others.
In '80s created one of the first Lithuanian rock band Viedras (The Bucket).
The band is listed in the encyclopaedia of the Lithuanian rock.
Name, surname, year of birth and the place
Romualdas Zableckas (a.k.a. Kolorado Romas); 1964; Lazdijai, Lithuania
When did you start to be involved with the music? (can be estimated, for example, school, kindergarten). The circumstances...
The first time I picked up a guitar in my hands, was around 1979, while in school. Singing since the kindergarten…
Kokiose grupėse grojote ir kelintais (nuo iki) metais?
"BAD BOYS" (1980-1982) (Lazdijai, Lithuania).
Early songs: "The old oak tree", "Let it be so", "The Ballad of birds", "Desire". Translated many songs of German band "Smokie" and several Polish rock bands ("Perfekt", "Maanam", "Bajm", etc) to Lithuanian.
"VTOROY ETAZH (Second Floor" (1983-1985) (Zelenogorsk, Russia).
The army... Songs: "The Dream", "So what if it hurts"
"VIEDRAS" (1985-1990) (Lazdijai, Lithuania).
Most creative years! Songs: "Short Fatty Man", "I won't come back anymore", "Dollars and gold"
"DEAN HIMES AND HORSEPLAY" (1991-1996) (Loveland, CO, USA)
Did not write too much. Translated Viedras' songs into the English.
"THE BUCKET" (1996) (Loveland, CO, USA) (CD available)
Re-recorded Viedras' songas, some original lyrics were re-written even in Lithuanian.
"SUDDEN INPULSE" (1998) (Denver, CO, USA) (CD available)
No creativety. Others wrote the songs and I just played them.
"BAD DOG" (1998) (Howell, MI, USA)
No creativety. Cover band.
"THE CRAWLERS" (1998-2001) (Brighton, CO, USA) (CD available)
No creativety. Played Jimmy Gallagher's songs and some covers.
However, in this period wrote many songs for children.
"HENCHMAN 88" (2001-2004) Greeley, CO, USA)
By far the highest level of the hard rock band I've ever played. Translated lyrics for some songs to Lithuanian.
"SLICK MACHINE" (2005-present) (Loveland, CO, USA) (3 CDs available)
Playing Slick's songs and covers. No creativety.
"PROXIMITY FUSE" (2006) (Loveland, CO, USA) (CD recorded, not published)
Only original music. All four members of the band wrote songs. Some of the Viedras's songs has been re-freshen.
"KOLORADO VABALAI" (Evans, CO, USA) (2001-2010) (CD available)
For the most of part we playd covers. Performed only a few originals "Your Destiny", "Don't have to cry", "Desire"
"AMBER BAND" (Denver, CO) (2011-present, USA) (CD available)
Euro-music project.
“Viedras”, “Wiedras”, “Šulinyje”, “The best of Viedras” (not the greatest recording quality) - Viedras
“Išėjo tėvelis į mišką” (CD, AC) – children songs
“Born in Lazdijai” (CD) – The Bucket (Viedras)
“Nykštukų kelionė” (CD) - musical play to Lele Viskantiene script. Performing student's of the Žiburio gymnasium (Michigan).
“Live and Burnin’ in Vernon” (CD) – live recording at the Vernon pub (Michigan).
“Brandy Lee” (just studio recordings)
“Midnight Train” (CD) - Sudden Impulse
“25/34” (CD) – Kolorado Vabalai
Where and what pwrforming now?
For the most of time I perform as a solo artist. I'm still jamming with Slick:
in the rock band "Slick Machine" and the 50's band "Slick and the Stingrays", as well as. Also performing with the polish-lithuanian duo “Amber Band”.
Favourite Lithuanian and other bands.
AC/DC, Black Sabath, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Pink Floyd, Bad Company, Hiperbolė, Katedra, Poliarizuoti stiklai
Is there anything I've missed to ask? Any fun, sad, interesting facts related to music?
Impossible to say in a few words…
Since 1990 lived in Colorado, where he translated the songs of The Bucket in English and recorded the album Born in Lazdijai.
Romas was the first in the US to produce a children's CD in his native language (Išėjo tėvelis į mišką).
In 2010 with Kolorado Vabalai recorded Lithuanian pop music album 25/34.
All three albums have been played in Lithuanian radio stations in the US and some in Lithuania.
Romas spends all the spare time in his studio, working on several projects at once.
In 2005 he has joined rock band Slick Machine, still performs with them every year during the Sturgis Rally and at the local venues;
in 2011 started a new project: Euro-pop duo Amber Band and also continues his career as a solo performer.
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