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TOURING BAND:
ROCKY ATHAS - GUITAR*
ROCKY ATHAS 2 - BASS GUITAR*
WALTER WATSON - VOCALS*
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PLAYERS ON THE CD:
ROCKY ATHAS - ALL GUITARS & UKULELE*
WALTER WATSON - ALL VOCALS, DRUMS, KEYBOARD & HARP*
PAT MANSKE - PERCUSSION*
Except:
WALTER WATSON & JERRY WILSON Vocals on LIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN* LARRY SAMFORD Vocals on HOME AGAIN & BIG D STUFF*
ROCKY ATHAS 2 Bass Guitar on PACK IT UP*
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Hey RAL.. just strummin' through to wish you an awesome Wednesday! Can't wait to hear you guys again in October ;D Peace Sk Ken Productions Intl. Houston/Austin/Dallas
Thanks so much for the add...welcome to the neighborhood! Can't wait to see you guys play again..it's been a long time coming ;D Peace Sk Ken Productions Intl (ATX)
Thanks for the add guys! Loved Lightning back in the day. Rocky is definitely one of my biggest guitar influences. Walter can you still a back flip? :)
3.30.08 Threadgills~Buddy Miles Memorial Show~ Rocky’s Lightning and an ALSTAR LINEUP 4.19.08 Dallas International Guitar Festival~Peavey Stage~Rocky Athas 4.26.08 Hip Pocket Theatre - Pocket Full Of Blues Fest with Rocky Athas Group and Friends 4.27.08 The Clubhouse ~ Rocky Athas Group and Guthrie ~ Acoustic Show 6.20.08 Scooters Pub 6.21.08 SteadFest 3 ~ Rocky Athas Group 10.04.08 SRV RIDE ~ Rocky Athas Group ~ Pre-Party Venue TBA 10.05.08 Cowboys ~ SRV RIDE ~ Rocky Athas’ Lightning 12.12.08 Southern Pines Blues BBQ Festival - Rocky Athas Group 12.13. 08 Southern Pines Blues BBQ Festival - Rocky Athas Group
I just finished reading the Buddy interview.Man ,I hope you guys make it HUGE this go round,.... Rocky you've always been my biggest influence.Ever since I first saw "Lightning @ "Mother Blues" &"Sneaky Petes"!You're the Best!....Steven
Hey Rock, Just stopped in to say howdy. Please let me know if you get out to Vegas or I'll see ya next time I get home. Have some new Axe's to show ya.
great album, all the tracks are rock:n thaks again for conspiring with tony on the telecaster candy apple was perfect hope to catch your show over hear some day soon keep (rkn)
Hey Rocky. Thanks for the add. Hope to see ya soon. My sister and her husband in Dallas are still talking about you. She bought me the Ligtening CD. I love it. Hope to see ya soon
Man am I glad to see the Lightning thing happening. What a thrill this is gonna be for all the fans to see such an awesome band playing together again at the Granada. You guys ruled the music scene back in the day...Hopefully it will happen again on a larger scale this time.
Just a word of thanx. Thank you for all the great times I had working with you on stage and in the studio. Those were some of the best times musically I've ever had...I thank you for that my friend. All the best to ya bud.
Rocky, thanks for the Add request. Been a fan since the Bijou-Dallas (Medallion Center) days. Have seen you out and about many times since then and always, always enjoy the show!
G'DAY ROCKY! Greets from Aussie - I am honoured to have you as a friend, mate! I really dig your playing, got a couple of your CDs, plus the one you did with Buddy Miles - awesome stuff!!
Hope to see you at The Granada show on the 15th! Like the new pics and website. Holla when you can. Remember when Kevin left a 'surprise' in that Winnebago outside Starz ov Texas??? Heh! I still laugh about that. Hope all is good, see you soon.
Hi Rocky and crew, I will never forget when you lifted the roof with your great music at your last tour in England! Solid gold! Hope to see you over there soon. / mats PS. thanks for letting me in on a song at Blues on the Farm
Great to meet you and glad to be new friends. Good luck with your music.
The Laurie Morvan Band released their new CD which features guest performances by Tony Braunagel (Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Coco Montoya), Hutch Hutchinson (Bonnie Raitt), legendary jazz great George Duke, Sammy Avila (Walter Trout band), Dona Oxford (Shamekia Copeland, Buddy Guy).
Please visit www.LaurieMorvan.com to buy the new CD and sign up for the official band newsletter. All the best to you from the Laurie Morvan Band!
Rocky...it was great fun opening for you guys when I lived out there...it was a surprise to find you again so many years later and work on art for your website and teeshirts with linda...i hope you're doing well and i'm sure the new disc will sell great...people have been wanting that stuff for years... all the best, mark berrier
This is Great News! You have no idea what an impact Lightning had on me! I can't wait to hear it again! I hope you guys will book the occasional date in Houston!