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Nashville 60's Combo Reunion #1

Two of Nashville's favorite bands from the 60's, The Charades and The Exotics play at the Mercy Lounge on November 21, 2003 Please visit Nashville , Nashville Memories and Nashville Combos Websites
60's Nashville Reunion
60's Nashville Reunion		 The crowd forms early
The crowd forms early		 Peyton Hoge and Allen Tanksley of the Charades
Peyton Hoge and Allen Tanksley of the Charades		 Charades: Peyton Hoge, Allen Tanksley, Jerry Smith, Owsley Manier
Charades: Peyton Hoge, Allen Tanksley, Jerry Smith, Owsley Manier		 The Exotics were tight
The Exotics were tight
Exotics crank it up
Exotics crank it up		 Loy Hardcastle, Exotics drummer
Loy Hardcastle, Exotics drummer		 Everybody is smiling big time
Everybody is smiling big time		 Exotics (Franklin High and BGA alumni)
Exotics (Franklin High and BGA alumni)		 Big crowd at The Mercy Lounge
Big crowd at The Mercy Lounge
Boomerang Combo is in the house
Boomerang Combo is in the house		 Another sober group of party animals
Another sober group of party animals		 Charades start their second set
Charades start their second set		 Charades Jim Ragland on bass and Alan Stoker on Drums
Charades Jim Ragland on bass and Alan Stoker on Drums		 Not sure what dance this is?
Not sure what dance this is?
Exotics Billy Adair and Jeff Cook
Exotics Billy Adair and Jeff Cook		 Glenn Crowell of the Exotics
Glenn Crowell of the Exotics		 Exotics horn section: Robert Early & Steve Smartt
Exotics horn section: Robert Early & Steve Smartt		 Classic rock n roll
Classic rock n roll		 The ladies take the stage
The ladies take the stage
Group sing to Hey...Hey Baby, I want to know will you be my girl
Group sing to "Hey...Hey Baby, I want to know will you be my girl"		 Mercy Lounge is awesome
Mercy Lounge is awesome		 Steve Cavanah and Harriet Priest dancing away
Steve Cavanah and Harriet Priest dancing away		 We were all silly teens again
We were all silly teens again		 Cutting Loose
Cutting Loose
Original Charades: Allen Tanksley, Owsley Manier, Drew Nixon, Jerry Smith & Peyton Hoge
Original Charades: Allen Tanksley, Owsley Manier, Drew Nixon, Jerry Smith & Peyton Hoge		 Original Exotics: Bill Adair, Glen Crowell, Loy Hardcastle & Jeff Cook
Original Exotics: Bill Adair, Glen Crowell, Loy Hardcastle & Jeff Cook		 Charades close the night down
Charades close the night down		 Hillsboro High Prom
Hillsboro High Prom

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Larry Stephenson 29-Apr-2004 16:46
Had a GREAT time last November and Ginger and I are coming back tomorrow night. And bringning LOTS more friends!
Larry Reid 28-Nov-2003 23:16
I had a great time listening to these bands. There is just something about live music performed by people having fun that can't be captured on a CD. It was also wonderful to see so many of my Baby Boomer peers out having fun. Our generation has left its mark on every stage of life and I think we will continue to break the mold!

I have something I want to say,
Rock and Roll is here to stay.
It's better to burn out than fade away!

Larry Reid
Mae Ambrose 27-Nov-2003 17:38
Well Chip - You are the "Ambassador of Nashville Nostalgia". Keep up the good work as we need more guardians of the past! What a great night! Loved the music!! Next time - Let's have name tags or let everyone file across the stage and introduce themselves. What a hoot that would be! I'll definitely be on the hunt for more scans for your website! Mae Ambrose - Hillsboro class of 1971
Mark and Damon Rogers 25-Nov-2003 18:53
The Exotics/Charades Reunion dance was a fantastic evening of seeing old friends and reliving all those fabulous High School combo nights. Damon and I danced the night away, usually with two or three other friends. The bands were both miraculous when you consider we started listening to them almost FORTY years ago. We will need a bigger place and a much bigger dance floor for the next one and we hope it is soon. We want to bring our grown children (lots of them were there this time)so they can get a flavor of how blessed we were to grow up in and around Nashville in the sixties.A WILD night!
ann booten 24-Nov-2003 16:22
This event was the greatest! Thank You! Please do it again!
Ned Benz 24-Nov-2003 13:53
What a night! Brought back so many memories. Please do it again soon. Can't believe how good both bands sounded.
Steve Cavanah24-Nov-2003 00:50
Thanks, Chip and Linda for a wonderful evening in Nashville at The Mercy Lounge. Great view of downtown at night. Makes ya proud to be from Nashville, best city in the world.
The Charades and The Exotics were better than ever. The Spidels would be cool too. It was great to be with old friends. I look forward to the next event. Best way to keep memories alive is to keep making them.

Thanks agaim, Steve http://www.pbase.com/bigcav
Vicki Medlin Sanders 24-Nov-2003 00:43
The Reunion party was fantastic..I saw so many people I had not seen in YEARS..both bands were fabulous of course.but hey, Robert Early & Steve Smart..you still have the "lips"!
Cannot believe at YOUR age (I of course didn't age any) that your have that much breath
for the horns!!!!
And Billy Adair..you are still so talented and one of the nicest people I have ever known.
Loy Hardcastle..for someone that was sick, you sure did well. Wish all of our friends from Peabody could have been there. Thank you Chip for your website..it is so much fun to look at memories. I agree the dance floor needs to be larger, and I need to get in shape for that much dancing! Please do this again!
Glenn Crowell 23-Nov-2003 23:47
Thanks to all those who attended the party and a special thanks to Chip for all his hard work. We had a great time and would love to do this again. We enjoyed seeing old friends and would like to thank everyone again for all the great memories. Thanks to the Charades and our friendship through the years. Hope to see you soon. God bless.
Ronny Douglas 23-Nov-2003 19:54
Great shots from the Mercy Lounge! Much appreciated hard work getting a page up so quickly as well. We'll have to speak to the folks at the Mercy Lounge about more dance floor room.... The Charades were still polished and sounded great although the Exotics wern't so bad either. Too bad the Spidels weren't there to spice up the music!
I look forward to the next 60's Reunion night at the Mercy Lounge!
Tim Templeton 23-Nov-2003 14:52
Chip, it was a stone cold groove. Thanks for inviting me and my family. Keep up the good work as ambassador of the music scene of 60's Nashville, And for remembering the bands, schoolmates and friends that keep it alive today.
Tim Templeton
Father Ryan, Class of 1969
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