This week, I finally sat down with Luke Edwards, from such bands as Animal Bag, Tater, Grassabillies, and currently playing in Dangerous Ways and a new Motörhead tribute band, called Killed By Death! This episode is essential listening for anyone who ever dreamed of signing a record deal, being on MTV, or just living as a working musician, as Luke has had experience in all those areas. Anyone from Cleveland County will appreciate all the local references, as we take a walk down memory lane of Shelby in the eighties. I've known of Luke since I was a teenager when he worked at Endless Summer at the Cleveland Mall in Shelby, and I vividly remember coming home from school one day and seeing Animal Bag's video for Everybody on MTV and immediately calling my best friends to tell them about it, so this episode is one I've been wanting to do for a while!
This episode is dedicated to the memories of Rich Paris and Boo Duckworth.
A big thank you to my friend Stick Elliott for archiving a bunch of stuff I used for this episode. Go check out his youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC56pNTvC4A_IsARwxIJFVNg/featured
Luke Edwards (music page): https://www.facebook.com/Lukeedwardstunes
Animal Bag: https://www.facebook.com/Animal-Bag-336111146428367
Dangerous Ways: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057194172846
Tater: https://www.facebook.com/TaterFamilyTravellingCircus
Gabba Gabba Huh?: https://linktr.ee/gabbagabbahuh
Songs for GGHT57:
The Trust - Tobacco Road
Animal Bag - Sex Ninja
Animal Bag - City Song
Animal Bag - Everybody
Animal Bag - Tom
Animal Bag - Stupidity: For Art's Sake
Tater - Surfin' for Souls
Tater Traveling Family Circus - Anatomy
The Grassabillies - Sweet Carolina
Tater - Hello Cosmo (Animal Bag cover)
Visit Gabba Gabba Records & Vintage Goods! Located inside Vintage Village, on the first floor near Dillards, in the Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, NC!