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Originally Posted by muzicman144
Madjim....A little off subject, But, I see you are from Valsosta, Ga. Do you happen to know Billy Joe Royal, who i believe is from there also. Got to know him a good while back. One of the true gentlemen of music. Still sounds great. I do some shows with him occasionally.
Muzicman
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OH Yea, he's actually from Lake Park Ga. just down HWY 41 a bit. I played bass for him one night at Rascals in Lake Park. He does an early show at Rascals and my band at the time was booked to play after his.
As I'm getting out of my car to go in the club, I see Billy (didn't know him but knew who he was) and he looks at me and says "Are you my drummer?" See his bus with his band broke down in Atlanta and he thought he was going to have to cancel the gig. Me and the sound man made some calls and got some guys together we knew could handle the job. We went in the dressing room with Billy and he made a songlist that we went over, I still have the songlist.
I remember being on stage when he started singing and it hit, I'M ON STAGE WITH A BILLY JOE ROYAL! His voice was a clear as a bell, he did a great job. I got chills!
We must have done good because he paid us, which he didn't have to do. The next time you see him ask him about his gig at Rascals in Lake Park Ga. when his bus broke down in Atlanta with his band on it. I'm sure the repair bill on the bus will be a good remidinder. He'll remember me as the bass player in the top hat, and tell him I said hello.
A relative of his video taped the show and I trasfered it to DVD and gave everybody that played a copy. The next time Billy was in town I was booked and couldn't see him but my wife took him a copy of the DVD. When she asked him if he remembered me he replied "yea I remember him, he saved my ass".
I had the chance to talk with Billy for quite a while, he's a true entertainer/musician. At the end of the show he went to every table in the club. He is a true star and I'm proud to say I did a gig with him.
Jim
