Comments on: JOURNEY TO TYME, THE MARK LEE STORY

By: meminc

meminc — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 22:42:02 +0000

In reply to Melton Steve. Sorry about that, try it now

By: meminc

meminc — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 22:39:33 +0000

In reply to Spike. thanks so much

By: meminc

meminc — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 22:38:25 +0000

In reply to SStseve MeltonSte ve. Sorry about that, try it now

By: meminc

meminc — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 22:37:38 +0000

In reply to Melton Steve. Sorry about that. Try it now

By: Spike

Spike — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:14:59 +0000

Kenny was a Kasual friend of mine lived close by , Just wanted to say Great article

By: Melton Steve

Melton Steve — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 00:42:46 +0000

I would love to read this article , but cannot read it with the contrast. It is gray lettering on a black background.
Thank you,
Steve Melton
Harvsons@yahoo.com
I am not sure if I submitted this yet.

By: SStseve MeltonSte ve

SStseve MeltonSte ve — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 22:51:44 +0000

I would love to read this, but cannot because of the contrast.

By: Harold Collum

Harold Collum — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 21:40:36 +0000

I am saddened to hear of Mark’s passing. During my brief (10 years), but very fun tenure in the music business, Mark would give me great advice in his eclectic memento-filled office on Oak Lawn. He was at the top of the game, on the phone verbally committing to $500K guarantees per night, while I was scouting baby bands – yet he acted as if he was just as interested in what I was doing as any promoter in Atlanta, D.C., or Seattle. This showed me the true character of the man, and although I didn’t know him well enough to consider us truly friends, his door was always open to me, and I considered him a mentor. Plus we talked about other stuff that music – Freemasonry, history, etc. I always appreciated the time he spent with me. R.I.P. Mark.

By: Charlotte Biddle Moore

Charlotte Biddle Moore — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 03:45:55 +0000

Just heard of Mark Lee’s passing. Mark and I dated all through high school. Mark at Hillcrest and me at Woodrow Wilson. He was my first love and I am so sad to hear of his passing. Reading this article helps to hold him close.

By: Jerry Smith

Jerry Smith — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 20:09:18 +0000

In reply to Frank Farris.

Hi Frank,

That was most likely Jimmy Vaughan, who played with the Chessmen, he had a Jeff Beck style.

—Jerry Smith

By: Jon Barry

Jon Barry — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:40:12 +0000

Wow – great interview !

Back in the day to us North Dallas high-schoolers the Studio Club was the closest thing we had to the Cavern Club and Kenny and the Kasuals were the closest thing we had to the Beatles.

Mark Lee doesn’t exaggerate in the least when he describes how crowded the dance floor became whenever Kenny and the Kasuals were on stage.

Those guys ran rapid-fire through energetic and well-arranged covers of the best British and American rock songs of the time with an intensity, commitment, and brilliant playlist sequencing that kept us on the dance floor to the point of potential collapse (and made us all dedicated followers of the band). Having played in semi-pro cover bands for decades, I always aspired (in vain, more often than not) for those bands to have the same effect on crowds that Kenny and the Kasuals had on us as teenagers.

P.S. Slight correction: no doubt “Journey to Tyme” employed the first fuzz tone bass on a locally recorded song, but The Beatles had already used a fuzz tone bass on “Think For Yourself” the year before (and, of course, Grady Martin used a fuzz tone on a six-string bass guitar on Marty Robbins’ “Don’t Worry” back in 1961).

P.P.S. Loved the ephemeral wealth effect I briefly enjoyed when Elvis Costello at the height of his popularity referred to “Kenny and the Kasuals Live at the Studio Club” as one of the best punk rock albums of all time and my two copies of it were briefly bid up to hundreds of dollars in the collector market !

By: dee claybrook

dee claybrook — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 21:30:45 +0000

in 1977 We booked Kenny Daniels at the Filling Station on Greenville Ave. His band at that time was called Next and they played a lot of Eagles tunes. Later when they reverted to Kenny and The Kasuals again we booked them at St. Christopher’s.

By: pheckmann

pheckmann — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:43:29 +0000

In reply to Frank Farris. that could have been Jerry Smith. He was lead for Kenny.

By: pheckmann

pheckmann — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:18:08 +0000

In reply to Frank Farris. thanks Frank! Mark is an interesting character for sure!

By: Frank Farris

Frank Farris — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 18:41:04 +0000

Paul what a great interview.
Was in the crowd dancing, so knew little of the business behind bands. Thanks to You and to Mark. Unknown history and confirmation of memories. Those times were the coolest dream. Fun off the charts.
Question. Mid 60s. Studio Club. Would see a guitar player, just standing in back, doing a great Jeff Beck. Could really play guitar. Just who was the dude? I owe him.
He would have the chicks in a total panic.
Best. Frank

By: pheckmann

pheckmann — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:27:56 +0000

In reply to Carter Buschardt. It does a bit. It was very much a synopsis of what was going on in music at that time. I think Jerry and Mark did a great snapshot of that era

By: Carter Buschardt

Carter Buschardt — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 19:30:03 +0000

Great chunk of history for Big D. Journey to Tyme sounded a lot like the 13th Floor Elevators, or even the Seeds……….