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From the Folk Revival of the 1970's were
born many bands and performers of many schools/styles.
Among others, there were the Guthrie-ites, the Delta
Blues-ites, and there were the (my personal favorite)
Bob Wills-ites. Ann Arbor's Premier Western Swing
Band went under several names: The Country Volunteers,
The Cadillac Cowboys (not to be confused with the
Detroit band by the same name which didn't even exist
until well into this band's continuing fame). From Friday
afternoons at Flood's to Joe's to The
Pig to a never-ending string of Last Performances,
the band has created a nearly 30-year history. If you
are reading this, you may very well already be part
of that history. If not, it's not too late to start.
The history was written using preliminary interviews
with Michael and Kevin, with some added information
from Barb and Louise. Please, if you have any comments,
corrections, anecdotes, memories or stories about
the band, help me out. 200 heads are better than one.
Just e-mail me, Alan
Pagliere. Remember to include dates for your anecdotes
and memories if you can. Even statements like "I
remember it was around the time that so and so got
married...." will help. Thanks. People are always
filling in details. Most recent help came from Tom
Wise.
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