About this Event
THE TALENT
Considered a founding father of the swamp pop genre, Tommy McLain grew up near Jonesville, LA and began performing in the 1950s along with country singer Clint West. The two were both members of The Vel-Tones in the late 1950s and The Boogie Kings in the 1960s, with whom they recorded the hit duet "Try to Find Another Man" in 1965. McLain also performed on Dick Clark’s Caravan Of Stars and was an influential DJ at Louisiana radio station KREH. McLain's greatest fame came with the song “Sweet Dreams,” which hit #15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1966 and #49 in the UK singles chart, where he toured with The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds in promotion of the record.
As a writer, he first enjoyed success from penning Freddy Fender’s #1 hit single "If You Don't Love Me Alone (Leave Me Alone).” For many years, he was in the stable of Huey Meaux’s legendary Krazy Kajun label out of Houston, TX, and he appears along with his background group Mule Train Band in the Paul Newman film “The Drowning Pool.” Renowned for his stunning voice, he continues to perform in the American deep south with the Mule Train Band and Swamp Pop supergroup Lil’ Band O’ Gold. His original tunes such as “Jukebox Songs,” “Babydolls” and “Roses Don’t Grow Here Anymore” remain requested favorite staples in regional radio to this day.
In 2007, McLain was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame. He is currently recording a new batch of original “ballads and rockers” written in recent years.
C. C. (Charles Clinton) Adcock is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and blues rock musician, noted for his cajun, zydeco, electric blues and swamp pop-influenced sound and for his efforts to preserve and promote swamp pop music. He's also a Grammy-nominated music and film producer and film and TV composer.
He writes, records and tours with his band The Lafayette Marquis as well as swamp pop supergroup Lil' Band O' Gold. He has performed and toured with Bo Diddley and Buckwheat Zydeco, as well as alongside his mentor, Lafayette, Louisiana guitarist Paul "Lil' Buck" Sinegal in Cowboy Stew Blues Revue.
He has also worked as a composer and music supervisor for television shows and motion pictures including X Factor, 30 Beats and Academy-Award-winning director William Friedkin's Killer Joe. His music and productions have also been prominently featured in the HBO television shows True Blood and Treme.
In addition to his solo recordings and work with Lil' Band O' Gold, Adcock also produced the Grammy-nominated albums Grand Isle by Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys and Is It News by Doyle Bramhall. In 2011, Adcock produced Florence + The Machine’s version of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" for the tribute compilation Rave On. Adcock has also produced Neko Case, Nick Cave and Jace Everett for soundtrack albums for the HBO television series True Blood.
THE BAR
Opened in November 2020, Cowboy Surfer is a casual bar in Memorial City, Houston keeping its namesake culture alive through drinks, eats, live music and art.
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Cowboy Surfer, 827 Frostwood Drive, Houston, United States
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