Dash Rip Rock is a New Orleans based rock group which was formed as a three-piece rockabilly band in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during the summer of 1984. According to Green Frog Music[a], the band took their name from "The Beverly Hillbillies[b]." (Dash Riprock was Ellie May's wanna be beau on the show.) Over time the band has evolved into a rowdy live act popular at college-town bars and fraternity parties across the South. Today, the only remaining original member is singer/guitarist Bill Davis. Bill Davis formed Dash Rip Rock with drummer F. (for Fred) Clarke Martty and bassist Ned "Hoaky" Hickel in 1984. All three were veterans of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana post-punk/new wave scene. Originally, Dash Rip Rock was heavily focused on country and rockabilly.