The Chevelle V

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Very popular throughout the Southwest, the Chevelle Five competed in a Battle of the Bands and for the grand prize won a trip to Hollywood in 1967. While there they recorded the classic “Dangling Little Friends” – a great, lush song that differed greatly from the group’s earlier “garage band” sound. Lead guitarist Jack Chisholm had written the song, and along with songwriting partner Tommy Nixon composed many of the band’s original compositions. Here are his recollections of his time spent with the Chevelle Five. I first got interested when I heard a friend playing the theme song to old TV show Peter Gunn. I was hooked from that point. The Chevelle Five consisted of: Jack Chisholm - lead guitar; Charlie Taylor – drums; Tommy Nixon – bass; Bobby Vanoy – rhythm; and Tommy Swindle – organ. We played stage shows, teen clubs, and most all the colleges in the old southwest conference schools: Texas, Texas Tech, SMU, Arkansas, Baylor and into Oklahoma university. We also played state fairs and local fairs, and once we were featured with Roy Clark and Johnny Tillotson. We played lots of local places but mostly played out on the road in Dallas, Oklahoma, and Houston. We played heavy, driving rock and roll and were influenced by old rock stars. Such as Chuck Berry, Elvis, the Beatles, Stones, James Brown, and many English groups as well. I remember other local bands such as the Living End, the Traditions and many other good groups from our area. Our 45 records were recorded in

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