The time between Billy Joe and Joe Diffie was long and filled with bar gigs, elks clubs, and bowling alleys. Also how did your gig with Diffie come to be, how long did it last? Tell us about the time between the Royal gig and hooking up with Joe Diffie. I started with him in 1976 and played with him for about four years. When did you start playing with Billy Joe Royal? I had seen him on American Bandstand so I was thrilled when I got that call. I guess that would be when I got a call to play with Billy Joe Royal. It was the first band that i was in that played all original music. Before I joined them, they recorded an album that was produced by Allen Toussaint. I also played in a band from Union called High Cotton. It was a very cool cover band with horns. We won local, state and national battle of the bands in S.C. The first band that comes to mind was a band called Mountain Ashe. To this day I listen to The Allmans, and Kansas is still my favorite band. I have a wide range of influences from The Allman Brothers, Kansas, Kiss, Jeff Beck, Rick Derringer and Edgar Winter. Who were your biggest musical influences early on and who do you like these days? That did it for me and I haven't stopped since. My first interest in music like many others was when I saw The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show. My Mother has always played piano and organ in church and has always encouraged me to play music. When did you first become interested in music? Were your parents musical? Augustine performing at The Celebration of Life show, we decided it was high time we speak with our fellow Upstate South Carolina artist. Lee Bogan Knows What it Takes To Make a Country Hitįrom his years as guitarist for country stars Joe Diffie and Billy Joe Royal to his great new band The Rockits, Lee Bogan has displayed nothing but style and talent.
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