such an overwhelmingly positive reaction from the crowd. . . I mean, you were there, you re- member.
I sure do. It was great. People just loved it, and many of them came several nights in a row. Prior to that, the only other band I had seen there several nights in a row was Alabama. Of course, they were called Wild Country at the time. I honestly don’t be- lieve they got as good a reac- tion – this was 1975 – as you guys did in 1982. It was a great experience.
Joey and Buffalo. night. So much fun.
And you got to kiss Bouncin’ Betty. (The morbidly obese lady who danced in a nighty and collected tips for the band). Ah yeah!
Great fun. And then there’s the beer story. They started out giving the band free beer, but on the second night they decided they had to charge a quarter because we drank so much. By the end of the week it was full price, a dollar a glass.
There was a pyramid of glasses on- stage. There were only four of us drinking, me, Ran- dall, you and Bobby Smith. I remember they said that on the first night we drank 300 beers. 300 beers! Can you believe that? But we had a ball, with you getting up and singing some Waylon and stuff. . .
And “Take Me Home Country Roads.” For all those kids from West Virginia. They tipped us every time you sang “West Virginia” and they’d all scream. They were there every
After Randall quit the band to get mar- ried, you guys auditioned guitarists and ended up with Steve’s former band mate Stuart Swanlund. What are your memories of the phase of the band with Stuart? Well, I remember Stuart had been playing with some popular bands in the area, some of whom had been signed to a contract. That was the big deal back then, who’s going to get “signed.” But none of those worked out and he joined Silver Travis. Everybody was like, “You’re playing with who? Silver Travis?” It wasn’t really Stuart’s style of music, but he knew he wanted to play with Steve Harvey, so he joined. As far as original music, Stuart brought a whole new dimension to it, a whole different sound. I guess that’s what they call “growing.”
Yeah. Just another phase for the band. Stuart had some great songs he brought to the band, including some he wrote with someone named Razor Radio, and several co-written with his then wife Mandy. But Stuart was only in the band for how long? I believe it was nine months.
(Photo by Pam Tinkham Pugh)
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