Dome Shadows
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Johnny Williams
Johnny Williams at the dome Shadows:
After his discharge, Williams returned to Baytown. One night a friend took him to the most popular club in Houston, Dome Shadows, and had the bandleader call Williams up to sing a few songs. Neither knew it happened to be the last night for the featured vocalist. The band offered him the job. He took it. He didn't know the band had a recording contract.
At 23 he recorded "Long Black Veil" as a backside record. The all-night DJ at KILT - "you could get local airplay in those day," he says - flipped it over. It became that runaway local #1 hit.
Leaving the Dome Shadows, Williams went to work with Mickey Gilley (before he was famous) at the Nesadel in Pasadena, Texas. Gilley would sing the first 30 minutes of a set with his band. As featured singer Williams would follow with 15 minutes, backed up by Gilley. When Williams left the Nesadel, Johnny Lee took his place. If I had stayed with Gilley I might have been in the Urban Cowboy and recorded a song for the album. Johnny Lee has never thanked me for giving up my job at the Nesadel, Williams says with a grin.
source: Johnny Williams: Texas Country Music Star
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Cool site. My name is Leo O'Neil and I'll write more later. I played with two bands at the dome.
I just wanted to send you a picture of "The Good Stuff". I played with them from 1973-1975.
I was with "The Jokers" from 1967-1969.
After his discharge, Williams returned to Baytown. One night a friend took him to the most popular club in Houston, Dome Shadows, and had the bandleader call Williams up to sing a few songs. Neither knew it happened to be the last night for the featured vocalist. The band offered him the job. He took it. He didn't know the band had a recording contract.
At 23 he recorded "Long Black Veil" as a backside record. The all-night DJ at KILT - "you could get local airplay in those day," he says - flipped it over. It became that runaway local #1 hit. Leaving the Dome Shadows, Williams went to work with Mickey Gilley (before he was famous) at the Nesadel in Pasadena, Texas. Gilley would sing the first 30 minutes of a set with his band. As featured singer Williams would follow with 15 minutes, backed up by Gilley. When Williams left the Nesadel, Johnny Lee took his place. If I had stayed with Gilley I might have been in the Urban Cowboy and recorded a song for the album. Johnny Lee has never thanked me for giving up my job at the Nesadel, Williams says with a grin.
source: Johnny Williams: Texas Country Music Star
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Bobby Beason-trumpet
Dennis Dyer-drums
Larry Webb- guitar
Leo O'Neil - trombone
Bill Hershey-sax
Tommy Cashwell leader-vocals-organ
Ron Hobbs-bass
Dean Stipp-trumpet-valve trombone-vocals top ...... Dean, Ron, Tommy, Bill
bottom..Leo, Larry, Dennis, Bobby
Cool site. My name is Leo O'Neil and I'll write more later. I played with two bands at the dome.
I just wanted to send you a picture of "The Good Stuff". I played with them from 1973-1975.
I was with "The Jokers" from 1967-1969.
Gary,
I kept waiting for someone to submit this picture,
and it didn't happen, so you might want to put it on the "band" page. Sorry I
can't supply all the names..... Just Bobby in the front.
Donna Bradshaw
The Jokers, 1965
Jokers - 1965
From left to right:
Don Sapp - booking agent.
From left to right:
Don Sapp - booking agent.
Charlie Watson-bass
Luis Cardenas - trpt
Wayne Brooks - organ
Bobby Brown - guitar
Raul Cuesta - sax
Stubby Stubblefield - sax
Phil Mathis - drums
Bobby Bradshaw leader, vocals at the bottom.
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