![]() ![]() ![]() Hutton agreed, adding his name to the long list. Tommy spoke about meeting Wilkins for the first time at Luckenbach a story about common friend Sam Baker (Itasca) and how Wilkins has inspired not only himself, but countless other artists. Alverson’s son Justin approached him with the song idea written about Itasca, Texas aptly named “My Hometown.” The father-son collaboration can also be found on the Live Pour David’s Pub CD.įrom there Hutton and Alverson compared interactions with fellow songwriter Walt Wilkins. Lane told Alverson as he handed him the copy, “I wrote this and your name’s all over it!”įor the next number, Tommy eloquently painted a picture for the RLRM crowd about the small town where he grew up. Alverson introduced the song, written by legend Jerry Max Lane, with the story of how Lane dropped a copy off after writing Alverson’s name numerous times around the cover. He kicked off the show with “Maybe in Mexico” from his Live Pour David’s Pub CD. “Been great since the early ’80’s when we were both kicked outta the ‘Outriders.’ Billy Bacon is the sound of San Diego.Texas Music icon Tommy Alverson made his first appearance on the Real Life Real Music Songwriter Series with host Kyle Hutton at Dosey Doe last night and did not disappoint. “Billy Bacon is great,” Nixon wrote of Bacon in the liner notes for High Wide and Handsome. In 2018, The Forbidden Pigs put together a reunion show in Tucson. But he released High Wide and Handsome in 2016. He was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis in 2006, which forced him to cut back on his touring. His lyrics told engaging and witty stories appreciated in any language.īacon gained popularity across the U.S. While Bacon may have made a name for himself with the fun party song “Una Mas Cerveza,” his music had great range and depth. My band used to perform his song, ‘Una Mas Cerveza.'” “We never got real close but I had big respect for him and I voted for him and his Pigs as my favorite local ‘pik ta klik’ in some local paper back in the mid-’80s. “I was just thinking about that boy yesterday, I really dug him n’ his shit,” said performer King Cotton, AKA Dicky Sony when informed of Bacon’s passing. The song was more than a regional hit and was widely covered.īacon was influenced by Mojo Nixon and was known to play the local SD hotspots like The Bacchanal and Mandolin Wind. The Forbidden Pigs albums include The Other White Meat, Pork Que, 13 Years of Bad Road, Pig Latin and Dressed to Swill. The first record Bacon released with the Forbidden Pigs was the 45 “Una Mas Cerveza,” in 1988 via Swingin’ Records, the San Diego-based label founded by Mark Neill. #billybacon #billybaconandtheforbiddenpigs #nowspinning #ontheturntable #vinyl #vinylgram #vinylcommunity #instavinyl #vinyligclub #vinylcollector #vinylcollection #vinyladdict #vinyladdiction #vinyljunkie #records #recordcollector #recordcollection #texmex #rockabilly #hastamañanaiguana #zoobarlincoln #lincolnnebraskaĪ post shared by BuffaloRecords on at 9:55am PDT I was lucky enough to see him live and hangout and drink beers afterwards. We lost one of the best and Nebraska had nothing but love for this man. ![]() It’s a sad day in the texmex/rockabilly world. Bacon incorporated an array of instruments to augment his voice, which could be compared in style to a blend of the Beach Boys and Rusty Young of Poco. Musicians who sat in with Bacon and his band and collaborated with him over the years have included Dave Alvin, Mojo Nixon, Joe Walsh and others. His music runs the gamut from psychedelic rock to pop, surf, rockabilly and Tex-Mex Americana. God speed, Billy Bacon.”īacon’s angelic voice and appealing pop songs won him many fans and collaborators in California and beyond. Thank you for the decades of friendship and your magnificent music and songwriting. Musicians and friends posted tribute to Bacon. Friend and San Diego musician Adrian Demain has performed Bacon’s song “Clock on the Wall” and wrote on his Facebook page: “For my friend, William Seth Russell. At his time of death, Bacon was living in Lincoln, Neb.īilly Bacon and his Porkestra – You Don’t Know He was the founder of the San Diego band Billy Bacon and The Forbidden Pigs, which played gigs throughout California, Arizona, Texas and in Europe.įew details are known, but his health had been in decline. 20.īacon, whose true name is William Seth Russell, was one of the musicians at the forefront of the 1980s rockabilly trend. Billy Bacon, the respected San Diego musician known for his rockabilly pop sound, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. ![]()
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