Originally Posted by leedybdp

My band played that ballroom about five years after the ill-fated event that featured the last performances by Buddy, Ritchie, and J.P. Richardson. The backstage area felt spooky.

Very interesting. Would love to see some old photos of yours, if they exist.

Here are a few from the early and mid 1960s. The picture with me on the drum riser was at a concert that we opened for The Association in South Holland, Illinois. The color photo is us with Chad and Jeremy at Gretz's Ballroom in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.