Floyd Dakil

floyd dakil is my fathers father it realy funny:)

Thanks for your comments Geoff, I'll correct my mistakes in the original posting. Don't know how that rumor about the Executioners got started, it seemed unlikely anyhow.

I wonder if the tape with the other six songs the band recorded still exist? If the songs were anywhere as good as Dance Franny Dance and Look What You've Gone and Done, it would make for one of the best live sets recorded in the 60's!

The Exotics were a fabulous band, I'll have to write about them in the future.

Geoff,
Just found this site and somehow this post about Floyd and the Exotics, etc..
I was at the Pit in `64 when "Franny" was recorded.
I've known Larry Lavine for 40+ years and you're right on with your account of the recordings. Also, if my weak memory serves me well, Larry was also the original (?) drummer in the Exotics. And, don't forget Larry's other claim to fame, as the "father" of Dallas' great teen-club, The Studio Club in Preston Center. Larry also owned Louann's in it's last incarnation as a "teen" music club. After it burned down, Larry built the "New Louann's" and later turned it into his first dining venture "The Kitty Hawk" complete with scale replica of the famed airplane hanging from the ceiling.
Duncan Engler

Larry Lavine was also the founder of a restaurant called "Chili's"! He was replaced by Chris Brown as drummer for the Exotics. In 1997 the Nightcaps and the Exotics reunited for a party at the old Knights of Columbus on East NW Hiway in Dallas. Larry played drums the first set; Chris Brown the second set.

Sorry I missed that reunion...I knew Chris from school (Highland Park) and he along with Russell Johnson were playing with Floyd while we were hanging out at the Pit.
Will be in Dallas sometime in June and Larry is on the top on my list for folks to see.
Duncan

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

I have to correct the comment about Larry Lavine being the original drummer with the Exotics. Floyd Dakil, Eddie Willman, and I (all guitarists at Highland Park) were the original Exotics (so named for an instrumental Floyd wrote called Exotic), formed in 1959. Eddie was replaced by Elliott West on guitar and Gene Sanger on drums. Elliott quit, later to rejoin the group in one of its best known line-ups, and Gene was replaced by Mike Fulton on drums. As an instrumental trio, we won the KLIF Stars of Tomorrow contest in 1960 and were immediately joined by a vocal quartet consisting of Robert Price, Tom Price, Wayne Olmsted, and Steve Miller (not THE Steve Miller). I quit soon thereafter upon being threatened with bodily harm by George Price, (Robert and Tom's brother), who said that my guitar playing was drowning out his brothers. George was reputed to be someone you didn't want mad at you, and so, rather than being a star of tomorrow, I opted for being alive tomorrow. I was replaced by Blair Smith on guitar, and Mike Fulton gave way at some point to Larry Lavine on drums. I went on to form the Echos with several guys from TJ, and we routinely thrashed all comers in various local battles of the bands, including frequently the Marksmen featuring THE Steve Miller and Boz Skaggs, although I will admit Boz and Steve have subsequently had a tad more success musically than I. By the way, I now have the best rock band I've ever had...Bill Wallace and the Neanderthals (Stone Age Rock 'n' Roll) which freequently features Andy Michlin on keyboards.
and Johnny Hooper, a noted local session guitarist

Bill Wallace

WAAAHHH! WAAAHHH! WAAAHHH! Sad when old men cry! So how much do you have to pay to have "the best rock band" you've ever had to play with you? :)

What crying? I simply reported a little bit of history about one of Dallas's best know rock bands of the early and mid sixties. Since you are obviously much younger, Keith, and limited to using acronyms like "LOL" instead of actually laughing, I'll overlook your sarcasm, and tell you simply that we book for $1500-3000/night locally and $2500-5000/night out of town, except when i donate us to charitable events, in which case I do pay my guys out of my own pocket. We only play private parties...the kinds to which you would be unlikely to be invited. If you click on my name or go to our website, you can hear a snippet of what we sound like.

The Keith Vaughn who posted the previous comments is not the same Keith Vaughn of keithvaughn.com

I've had a few questions pertaining to these posts and I just want to clarify.

Thanks,

Keith Vaughn
keith@keithvaughn.com

Geoff West has it right. I played my Stratocaster with Floyd for several years, including back up vocals. I stayed with Floyd when Geoff joined the Exotics. The first photo included Floyd Dakil, Ronny Randall, Chris Brown on drums, and Dennis Mills on bass.

The recording of Dance Franny Dance was done live at the Pit Club (aka Bronco Bowl). Larry Lavine used a 4 track recorder, setup in the women's backstage dressing room to get those great sounds. I don't know how, but everything came together on that song and that particular performance.