The place was packed. The plan was for us to begin the evening with one high-energy song to get things started with a bang while people just arriving had time to find their seats. Our song ended and then it was my job each night to get the show underway. “Good evening everyone,” I’d say. […]
Ronnie Spector, the lead singer ofTthe Ronettes died last week. My band backed them on a Dick Clark tour. KELO TV interviewed me about knowing her.
Myron Wachendorf, better know as Myron Lee, of Myron Lee & The Caddies fame, is turning 80 years old. Some of his longtime friends stopped by his Sioux Falls home to celebrate Wednesday night. The surprise party provided an emotional lift to someone with a heavy heart. Read the entire article
With technology always changing, you gotta stick with the times, right? KELOLAND news recently did a feature on me and moving my music for sale in the online world. Check out this cool video and click the link below if to read the full article on the KELOLAND website. READ FULL ARTICLE ONKELOLAND.COM
By Chuck Cecil, guest Posted online: July 14, 2004 A new book has been released about South Dakota’s best known rock and roll band and its leader, who is considered the father of rock and roll music in the state. Chuck Cecil of Brookings, a retired South Dakota newsman and former owner of Prairie Publications, […]
Taken from the KELO site. We can’t go back in time of course, but certain things will certainly trigger our senses and our memories. For many of the babyboomer generation, all that’s needed is to hear a song from the early days of rock and roll, one band in particular, and you’re there. Back in […]