Ambel cut a follow-up Roscoe's Gang set in 1994, the somber but hard-edged Loud & Lonesome. In 1988, while the Del Lords were on a break, Ambel cut his first solo album, named for the informal band he'd put together for small-club jams, Roscoe's Gang, which featured guest spots from Syd Straw, Peter Holsapple, and Skid Roper. A regional success on the East Coast and a favorite with critics, the Del Lords released four studio albums and a live set between 19, when Ambel left the band shortly before they called it quits.

Ambel toured and recorded as a member of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts until 1981, when he moved to New York and joined forces with former Dictators guitarist Scott 'Top Ten' Kempner to form the Del Lords. While they failed to make a major impact in California, Ambel did score a gig with Joan Jett, who was putting together a new band after the breakup of the Runaways. The band cut a self-released single, 'Sorority Girl'/'Eric's Move,' and gigged frequently around Wyoming and Colorado before changing their name to the Accelerators and relocating to Los Angeles in 1979. A fan of straight-ahead rock who wasn't much impressed with disco or corporate rock, Ambel had his ears opened up in 1978 by a Ramones/Dictators double bill and soon met up with three like-minded rock fans to form a punk group called the Dirty Dogs. One of the leading lights of the roots rock movement, Eric 'Roscoe' Ambel has been making a name for himself since the late '70s with his fiery guitar work, witty but passionate songwriting, and no-nonsense approach to rock & roll as both a sideman and a producer.īorn in Batavia, IL, Ambel's career in music began while he was studying at the University of Wyoming.

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