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Surrealistic Pillar
Lafayette, Louisiana
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Well, the band started in 1965-+. We used the name Kings Council at first, then took the name from a Jefferson Airplane album. The band had six members with a light man and helper. I played Bass. Ernie played drums, Benny played lead, Bubba played guitar, Rayburn sang, Glynn played lights and Clyde played tam, lights, and helped out. We had Kustom Equipment and a Hammon Organ, so we could play stuff by Vanilla Fudge, Steppenwolf and other great bands. I saw Jimi Hendricks in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the early 60's. Benny is playing guitar in chruch. I have several guitars and play with Benny when we get together. The rest of the guys live around here [Lafayette, Louisiana] but me and Benny are the only ones who still play. We all went to school together or close to each other and somehow started playing together and then started a band. I saw Eddie Futch ( Eddie Raven) name listed, he is related to Benny so that is where he might have got the information about the band. Eddie Smith is the one who got with us and taught us the song "I Like Girls." He paid for the recording session and we sold about 200 copies. There is a couple still floating around. We used to play places like the Swing Machine, a college hangout. All I knew is we just had to play loud. I just retired from the Lafayette Police Force after 29 years. In 1969 I went into the USMC and did my tour in VN. Some members of the band went on to play in Sage.
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