Whatever happened to these guys? They were a blast when they came out in the late ’70s. Here’s the Bus Boys‘ promo video.
Better yet, whatever happened to The Paladins? Great 3-man flat head six rockabilly, and here they are live in Holland of all places. I saw them decades ago opening for The Fabulous Thunderbirds at the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, California. Track down any of their records and you won’t be disappointed.
When I was dating the future Mrs. Strutts, we went to see the Paladins in L.A. Opening for them was Jimmy & the Mustangs.
Opening for the Paladins and the Mustangs: The Forbidden Pigs. Stand up bassman Billy Bacon was amazing, standing on it, rolling around with it, jamming it. At one point the drummer took a flip over his drumset to beat on the bass while Bacon fingered the chords. Great show.
Tags: Billy Bacon, Bus Boys, Jimmy & the Mustangs, Music, Paladins, Rockabilly, The Forbidden Pigs, video
Sunday, 30 November 2008 at 4:55 AM
G’day mate
loved the sounds of the Pladins and Jimmy and the Mustangs
All new to me.
Love your Saturday music
Keep them coming
Cheers from down under
Friday, 23 April 2010 at 8:32 AM
Jimmy has reformed Jimmy and the Mustangs in Austin Tx and is playing live shows around. Has a new album coming out and is gettimng airplay here in Austin. Check him out on Youtube.
Friday, 23 April 2010 at 6:01 PM
David– Thanks for the info. Apparently the Gawds of the Utoobage yanked the video, but I found another source and updated the post.