Vicksburg sextet Rewind has three decades between its youngest member and its oldest, and the band leans on its generation gaps to present songs that will bring back that teenage feeling for every member of their audience, regardless of age.

“We came up with the name Rewind to reflect the range of music we play,” explained guitarist Mike Robinson. “We play songs from the ’50s all the way through to today – a sort of rewind through time to give everyone in the audience that nostalgic feeling of the good old days, whenever they happened to be.”

A typical Rewind set includes everything from The Temptations’ “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” to Semisonic’s “Closing Time,” and virtually everything in between – including The Beatles’ “Let It Be,” Van Morrison’s “Wild Nights,” The Knack’s “My Sharona” and Vicksburg native Willie Dixon’s “Bring It on Home.”

For infoRewind is available for private and public performances. Call 601-636-8270 or 601-634-2188.The group formed about four months ago, though each of its members has been involved in the Vicksburg music scene for years and performs with other local bands. They rehearse weekly in a small, cypress-sided shanty outside Robinson’s home on Halls Ferry Road, which doubles as a recording studio, and are ready to take their diverse repertoire to local stages.

“Vicksburg really is just coming alive, as far as live entertainment goes,” said Robinson. “All the major places bands used to play years ago have closed down, but there’s an emerging interest again downtown in staging bands. There’re opportunities for us that haven’t been around in a while.”

Along with Robinson, Rewind members include Noel Tello on lead vocals and acoustic guitar, Dave Stinson on keyboards and saxophone, Stan McAlpin on guitar, John Mason on bass guitar and Tyler Simon on drums.

“We’re all pretty versatile musicians; most of us play multiple instruments and can handle taking the lead vocals,” Robinson said.

‘We came up with the name Rewind to reflect the range of music we play. We play songs from the ’50s all the way through to today – a sort of rewind through time to give everyone in the audience that nostalgic feeling of the good old days, whenever they happened to be.’MIKE ROBINSONGUITARISTThe group members’ day jobs are about as diverse as the band’s preferred musical tastes. They work with supercomputers at the Corps’ Engineer Research and Development Center at Waterways, at Cooper Lighting and at Premier Physical Therapy. One member is retired. When they first formed, they began by playing just songs from the 1950s.

“We decided we better expand or else be dubbed a ’50s group,” said Stinson.

They may have expanded their set list, but the ’50s influence is still subtly apparent in their performances of newer songs. Their backing vocals have the smooth, tenor harmonies of doo-wop and pop standards – even when performing The Rolling Stone’s “Miss You” and Sugar Ray’s “Fly.”

“The vocal aspects of the ’50s stuff really helps us with everything else we do,” said Simon. “It opens us up – the same way our age range and influences do.”