The Chessmen

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I Need You There 00:00 Tools
You Can't Catch Me 00:00 Tools
Time Machine 00:00 Tools
Sad 00:00 Tools
Love Didn't Die 00:00 Tools
Why Can't I Be Your Man 00:00 Tools
no more 00:00 Tools
Lola 00:00 Tools
Bells Bells 00:00 Tools
Gonzo 00:00 Tools
Mr. Meadowlands 00:00 Tools
The Way You Fell 00:00 Tools
You're Gonna Be Lonely 00:00 Tools
Running Wild 00:00 Tools
Nothing But You 00:00 Tools
Dark Eyes 00:00 Tools
Why Can´t I Be Your Man 00:00 Tools
She Comes By Night 00:00 Tools
For Running Wild 00:00 Tools
Mustang 00:00 Tools
Baby Weemus 00:00 Tools
You Lost Your Game 00:00 Tools
There's No Blood in Bone (Live) 00:00 Tools
I Need You Here 00:00 Tools
Bop-A-Lena 00:00 Tools
What In The World's Come Over You 00:00 Tools
stormy dreams 00:00 Tools
there's no blood in bone 00:00 Tools
What's Causing This Sensation 00:00 Tools
When I'm Not There 00:00 Tools
Bird Train 00:00 Tools
Prayer of Love 00:00 Tools
Sweet Little 16 00:00 Tools
Whats Causing This Sensation 00:00 Tools
Mr. X 00:00 Tools
See The Little Girl 00:00 Tools
Hell go away 00:00 Tools
Merry Go Round (Chessmen) 02:25 Tools
Wild Thing 00:00 Tools
The Bird Train 00:00 Tools
All Night Long 00:00 Tools
Instrumental 00:00 Tools
The Way You Fell (ps) 00:00 Tools
L'Adventure 00:00 Tools
Ways of Romance 00:00 Tools
When I'm Not There New 00:00 Tools
Mr. Cupid 00:00 Tools
Two Kinds Of People 00:00 Tools
Don't Have To Shop Around 00:00 Tools
The Way You Fell (excerpt) 00:00 Tools
There Goes My Baby 00:00 Tools
Michael Murphy's Boy 00:00 Tools
Wild Thing (Live) 00:00 Tools
I Live For You 00:00 Tools
A Teardrop Fell From My Eye 00:00 Tools
That's My Desire 00:00 Tools
Meadowlands (excerpt) 00:00 Tools
I Want To Dance (Acapella) 00:00 Tools
Let me come back 00:00 Tools
Lola - The Chessmen 00:00 Tools
Why 00:00 Tools
Whats Causing This Sensation (ps) 00:00 Tools
You can`t catch me 00:00 Tools
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The Chessmen feature in almost every account of the Dallas music scene in the mid and late '60s. Famous at the time for their live shows, the Chessmen are remembered now for the members who went on to national fame: Doyle Bramhall played with and wrote songs for Stevie Ray Vaughn, Bill Etheridge played bass with ZZ Top before Dusty Hill, and Jimmie Vaughn was in the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Beyond their legend, the Chessmen's legacy consists of rare photos of the band and a few 45s. Their second record, "I Need You There" / "Sad", was their best, recorded before any of the people named above were even in the band. The Chessmen's story is confusing with many personnel changes. Original lineup: Robert Patton - guitar and vocals Ron DiIulio - keyboards Tommy Carter - bass Tommy Carrigan - drums Second lineup: Robert Patton - guitar and vocals Jim Herbert - guitar and vocals Tommy Carter - bass and vocals Tom Carrigan - drums Third lineup (Peebles and Bramhall joined separately, so there was probably some overlap with Tom Carrigan or Jim Herbert) Robert Patton - guitar and vocals Johnny Peebles - guitar Tommy Carter - bass and vocals Doyle Bramhall - drums and vocals Fourth lineup: Jimmie Vaughn - lead guitar Johnny Peebles - guitar Tommy Carter - bass and vocals Doyle Bramhall - drums and vocals Final lineup: Jimmie Vaughn - lead guitar Bill Etheridge - rhythm guitar, keyboards and vocals Tommy Carter - bass and vocals Doyle Bramhall - drums and lead voca The Chessmen formed in early 1964 on the campus of North Texas State University (now University of North Texas) in the town of Denton, about 25 miles from Dallas. The original lineup included Robert Patton of the west Texas town of Midland on rhythm guitar and vocals, Tommy Carrigan of Denton on drums, Ron DiIulio on keyboards and Tommy Carter on bass. Tommy Carter was the only member who stayed with the band until the Chessmen broke up in 1968. This first lineup recorded one unmemorable 45 on Bismark, a cover of the Drifters' hit "Save The Last Dance For Me" complete with a girl chorus. The flip was a good if mellow atmospheric instrumental "Dreams And Wishes" written by guitarist Robert Patton. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.