The Refreshments were a rock band from Arizona. The band is best known for the witty single "Banditos" from their album Fizzy, Fuzzy, Big & Buzzy, and also for the theme song to the long-running animated series King of the Hill. The latter was a piece the band traditionally performed at soundchecks. blank">http://www.citybeat.com/2002-04-18/music.shtml
The group was known for its "Southwestern Sound," similar to other bands hailing from Arizona such as the _Gin Blossoms and Dead Hot Workshop. The band split-up after releasing their second album, The Bottle and Fresh Horses, and breaking from Mercury Records. Lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter Roger Clyne and Paul "P.H." Naffah re-grouped to form Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, and still play many Refreshments songs in concert.
Arthur Eugene "Buddy" Edwards is now a writer and self-published his first novel, Stuck Outside of Phoenix. Brian David Blush is now a member of the local Arizona band Disasteroid, as well as doing regular acoustic shows, and his side project Luck and Trouble.
The Refreshments is a Swedish rock group formed 1990 in Gävle.
During their first years they mainly played covers of 1950s rock-n-roll songs. Their debut album was the 1995 Both Rock'n'Roll followed by Trouble Boys. Both albums were produced by Billy Bremner who also played in the band during a few years.
Most of the songs are written by bass player Joakim Arnell. After the piano player Johan Blohm joined the band they also play an occasional country song. Two of their biggest hits are Miss You Miss Belinda and One Dance, One Rose, One Kiss. In 2003 thay had a big selling album with Rock'n'Roll X-mas. The Refreshments have also worked with Dave Edmunds, something that resulted in the live album A Pile Of Rock.
