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About me:
Lovin' life! Hangin' on, ain't nothin' but the blues.
Native Texan, born in Marshall. Lived in Corpus Christi
a long time! Plays harmonica. First professional band
was Full Strut,'73-'74,in Santa Barbara. That band featured
Joe Carrillo,Alan Drettler, Mike Goldberg,John Chaney and
myself.Played blues, rock. Worked and played at Fergie's, a
legendary blues bar there. Kim Wilson's band at the time,
Blue Midnight, was the house band till he moved on to bigger
and better things! I was very fortunate to see a lot of top
blues players during that period!
At Fergie's we played with Luther Tucker, Pee Wee
Craytonand Bob Hite of Canned Heat. I played with Steve
Perry, later to be with
Journey, at a party in Santa Barbara in 1974. In Corpus
Christi I have played with Mike Cross,Silent Slim and
the Locomotives featuring Michael O'Connor, Bobby
Medina, Marty Martinez, Franz Schlievert, Hollwywood Bob
Hinckley,Antone Perez,Brian McKay,Rich Segura, and Rich
Kinney at various times. Also I have played with Dawn
Segura,John and Carla Grimaudo,Rocky Benton,Eddy Lee
Skipwith,Cody Angel, Leo Mariani, Fred Jarmon, Spencer Jarmon, Guy LeRoux, Billy Dickey, Carl Lewis, Jimmy Trout, Dan Brodhag, Freddy
McClain, Michael Guerra, Dave Ward, Doug Anthony, Dave Miller, Jesse Bishop,Russell
Edge,Corey Jackson, Tommy Root,Bill Averbach,"Pocket
Rocket" Floyd Moore,Ray Summy,Louann Grace, Michael"Catfish"
Vance, Lee Medford, Diane Guidry, Mike, Jill Robinson, Texas Grass Roots, Billy Cardiet, Debbie Townsend, Don Butler, Jeff McCarley,
Stuart Willis Snow, Ron Turner, Jay Silverman, Ann Marie Gallagher, Chris Madddox,Joe Sanchez, Dave
Maroney,Eddie Olivarez Jr., Atlee Chapman, Kit Gutherz,Russell Edge,Roy Cox, Charlie Patterson, Port A George, Woodie Ray Lawson, Preecher Williams, Walt Rosseau, Kit Gutherz, Jack Gant,
Chris Holzhaus,Ernie Ruiz,Tom Engle,Ricky and Cyd
Sanchez, "El Jefe" Jeff Anderson, Billy King, Mike Gregory, Dennis Gilley,Sam,Jason Neely, Howard McLaughlin, Poco Falcon, Tom "The Hawk" Robinson, Ann Marie Gallagher, Mike
Williams,Adrian Taylor,Carl Melton, Dan Woods, Linda O'Neil, former Aransas County Sheriff Mark Gilliam, CCISD Supt Scot Eliff, former State Rep. Juan Garcia, now assistant secretary of the Navy, State Rep Todd Hunter, Rusty Weir,Freddy Fender,Ponty
Bone,Augie Meyers, Alvin Crowe,Box Car Willy,Mike
Cancealare, Matt Hole, Jim Lasko,Gary Ingber, Fidel and Sidney Garcia, Bobby
Donaho, Dry Wall Dave Schlabach, Stray Cats, Rockville Blues Band, Rebuilt Carburetors, Texas Blues Engine, Matt Hole and the Hot Rod Gang, more. I don't mean to
forget anyone and as I remember I will put 'em on here!
Some of my old friends I have played with have passed
away; Fred Jarmon, Rusty Weir, Rocky Benton, Corey Jackson, Judge Carl Lewis, Dave Schlabach, Chris Holzhaus, Gary Ingber, Pocket Rocket Floyd Moore, Freddy Fender, Sam Neely, Merrill Lane,Doc DeAvila, J.J.Garcia,Russ
Mitchell,Brian McKay,Jimmy Trout, Ron Turner, Jay Silverman, Patsy Jones,Joe
Trotter,Tommy Root,Fly,Herb Hicks, Atlee Chapman, Jo Fanin, Pee Wee Crayton, Luther Tucker, Bob Hite, Keith Ferguson, may they
all rest in peace. Now fronting Dicky Neely Blues Band.
Writing professionally since '84. First published in
'64.Drawing since childhood, painting some, computer art
in recent years. Surfed over 35 years, started in Port
Aransas, Texas in 1965. First surfed in California in
the 60's, including the great swell of Dec. '69. Lived
in Santa Barbara most of the seventies.Surfed in
Northern Cal, and Washington. Surfed Mexico from Baja to
Puerto Escondido and on Vancouver Island, British
Columbia a few times in the seventies. Windsurfed over
20 years, mostly in windy Corpus Christi. Windsurfed in
California, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada also.
