Winter of 1968 – Hattiesburg Jail – The Fiesta – The Beach House
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Winter of 1968 – Hattiesburg Jail – The Fiesta – The Beach House
The Sons of Tyme had exhausted our local Biloxi gigs. We needed to get out of town, get a gig. [On The Road] The Sons of Tyme traveled and played in Bossier City, Louisiana then Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I write about these monumental gigs in my book: Notes of a Young Drummer 1966-1969.
On The Road to the Bossier City gig, I was arrested and spent a night in the Hattiesburg, Mississippi jail. (It’s in my book)
Returning back to Biloxi, from Fort Lauderdale, The Sons of Tyme got a gig at The Fiesta. The group was playing well. It was great to have a regular gig. Following The Fiesta gig, The Sons of Tyme went back to The Beach House.
The band was tight, but may have been stretching out a little too much for the local audiences. Our repertoire was quite progressive for 1968. Even though we were a cover band-our material included Jim Hendrix, Cream, Sly, Deep Purple and Steppenwolf with a few renditions of The Beatles and Stones.