The Tail Gators "Hide your eyes" 1990

More combustible '50s-style rock from The Gators......A 3-piece band from Austin, Billy Gibbons of ZZ-Top once called them his favorite band. Don Leady, singer and guitar player, was an original member of the Leroi Brothers (another legendary Austin band, still playing and making records). He later started the Tailgators with Keith Ferguson (original bass player of the Fabulous Thunderbirds) and Gary "Mudcat" Smith (who played a big drumset and wore gloves when he played). I've seen them a few times at clubs in Norman and OKC, they used to come up here alot. They are a band to catch live, hopefully in a club with a dance floor. They have put out a bunch of records, which are all cool. I think the 2 on Restless are out of print. Leady also plays accordian and fiddle. Ferguson passed away a few years ago. There have been a couple of different drummers since Smith left. They may be working on a new record. In the past few years Leady has been experimenting with various types of music, for which he has formed several different bands. One of his new bands is Alamo Suite, in which he explores western swing jazz guitar. I saw the Alamo Suite band at VZD's in OKC in February 1999. Not too many people bothered to show up, even though the Gazette gave them a special write-up, but it was an awesome show. The Tailgators are an American treasure, sadly overlooked. If you want to see them you will probably have to go to Austin. - from: http://www.ionet.net/~tslade/tailgatr.htm

The Tail Gators:
Don Leady: Guitar, Vocals / Gary Smith: Drums / Keith Ferguson: Bass / Michele: Vocals

trax:
1. Hallelujah, I'm Coming Home 2. Come On Baby 3. Hoodoo 4. Rockin' In The 1990's 5. Nuevo Loredo 6. Let's Have Some Fun 7. Long Tall Young Boy 8. Wear Your Black Dress 9. 20-75 10. Pick Up The Deck 11. Shake Dance 12. Let's Go Boppin' Tonight 13. Somethin's Got A Hold On Me