Eric Levi

At that time, the rolling stones were a subversive group, leed zepellin and deep purple were beginning to drive the crowds wild with their sharp riffs.

At that time, to immitate his idols, the adolescent Eric Lévi strummed his first chords on a electric guitar.At that time, rock music meant revolution, emergency, effervescence.

In 1977, Eric Lévi founded the group "Shakin Street" in Paris. Their first concert was at the mythical festival of "Mont-de-Marsan"; where their shared the billing with, among others. The Clash, Dr Feel Good, Generation X (Billy Idol) and the Dammed, the next morning, Shakin Street were on the front page of the english music magazines.

This sudden fame led CBS to offer them a contract: to record his first album "Vampire Rock" in London. In 1979, the group released their second album on Columbia USA, produced by Sandy Pearlman (The Clash blue oyster cult). Shakin Street became an important part of the american rock scene; their first american concert was at the annual day on the green festival in San Francisco, in front of 80,000 people who come to applaud Black Sabbath, Cheap Trick and Journey. Shakin Street were also on tour at that time with AC/DC and the Blue Oyster Cult both in America and throughout Europe.

In 1981, the group split and Eric moved to New York He worked with Marianne Faithfull and other famous musicians on the New York Scene for various groups projects.