| Alabama – Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard Lyrics | 9 months ago |
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Also, Jackie Soul was part of a two-piece Act that traveled around calling Jackie & Geno", they covered any song request asked by an audience member. Geno was also a Dwarf and played a fender stratocaster. Both would entertain the socks off their audiences. Geno Davidson was a stellar musician and singer. He also played a pedal steel guitar that was Taylor-Made by a Luthier from Asheville, NC named Len Netherton. |
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| Alabama – Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard Lyrics | 9 months ago |
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Jackie Soul was a class act. I commend Alabama for mentioning Jackie in the song Shagging on the Blvd. In 1969, my uncle Lee took me to a honky-tonk called "Bears Den" in Burke County, NC. Jackie Soul was fronting for a band. He was only a few inches too tall to be considered a midget. He always dressed in a 3-piece suit with lots of gold jewelry, rings on every finger, hair emaculent and top notch singer-entertainer. Back in 1969 the average worker made around $250 a month. For the owner of Bears Den Jackie was pulling 200 people that paid a cover charge of $2 each. Club owners appreciated Jackie and he sang 3 Night's a week. Not sure how much they paid him. I was 12 years old the first time I saw and heard him sing. I remember after Jackie finish a set of music the club owner took him to the Blackjack room where they had Jackie a box to stand on to play Blackjack. He loved to gamble and I never seen him lose. Not 100% sure, but believe the band was "Hokus Pokùs". |
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