Floyd Dakil
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Floyd Arthur Dakil was a Texas
musician
best known for his often compiled song "Dance Franny Dance". He later went on to play guitar in Louis Prima
's band.
Dakil was born in Childress County, Texas. In 1964 his band won a competition to become the house band at the Pit Club, located at the Bronco Bowl in Oak Cliff, TX. and soon released their first 45, "Dance, Franny, Dance" b/w "Look What You've Gone and Done" on Jetstar. The record was picked up for national distribution on the Guyden label.
Floyd Dakil went on to record three 45s on the Earth label as the Floyd Dakil Four.
In 1969 Floyd joined Louis Prima's band as guitar
ist, and remained with him for several years.
In 1975 he released a solo lp "Live" in which he runs through 42 songs in as many minutes.
In 1991 he contributed several songs to the soundtrack of the film "Love Hurts
" credited to The Floyd Dakil and Larry Randall Band.
He was working in real estate
, and teaching guitar lessons at the Grapevine Antique Mall in Grapevine, Texas
, but occasionally appeared with reunited members of his original band under the name The Pitmen.
Jetstar J-103 Floyd Dakil Combo Dance,Franny,Dance/Look What You've Gone And Done 1964
Guyden 2111 Floyd Dakil Combo Dance, Franny, Dance/Look What You've Gone And Done 1965
Earth 402 Floyd Dakil Four Bad Boy/Stoppin' Traffic 1965
Earth 403 Floyd Dakil Four Kitty Kitty/It Takes A Lot To Hurt 1965
Earth 404 Floyd Dakil Four Stronger Than Dirt/You're The Kind Of Girl 1965
Pompeii 45-66687 Floyd Dakil Merry Christmas Baby (I'm Coming Home)/One Girl 1968
Albums
FLOYD DAKIL: ...LIVE (LP)
Sunny Side of the Street / Band Intro / Longfellow Serenade / Lazy River / Everyday People / Yummy Yummy Yummy / Whiskey River / Buddy Holly Medley / Peggy Sue / Oh Boy / It's So Easy / That'll Be the Day / Forty Days / Johnny B. Goode / Mister Bojangles / Watermelon Wine / Let's Have A Party / C'mon Everybody / Cabaret / For Once In My Life / Pickin' And Grinnin' / Wildwood Flower / Steel Guitar Rag / Beverly Hillbillies (Theme) / Rose Of San Antone / Turkey In The Straw / Bonanza (Theme) / High Noon (Theme) / Gunsmoke (Theme) / El Commanchero / Orange Blossom Special / Holiday For Strings / Barnum & Bailey Circus Theme / Barnacle Bill The Sailor / Bye Bye Blues / Bridge On The River Kwai / Twelfth Street Rag / Lady Of Spain / Dixie / Overture By Puccini / Dueling Banjos / Satisfied Mind
(ASHLEY ST-101 - recorded live at the Registry Hotel, poss. Dallas, Tx, May 31, 1975)
THE FLOYD DAKIL COMBO: DANCE, FRANNY, DANCE (Best of CD)
Dance, Franny, Dance / Look What You're Gone And Done / Bad Boy / Shiver / Turn To The Night / Kitty Kitty / You're My Kind Of Girl / Here I Am / It Takes A Lot Of Heart / Stoppin' Traffic / Bogged Down In The Bayou (COLLECTIBLES COL-5532 1995)
Several Floyd Dakil songs appear on CD compilations, including the well known Pebbles series.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
best known for his often compiled song "Dance Franny Dance". He later went on to play guitar in Louis Prima
Louis Prima
Louis Prima was a Sicilian American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter. Prima rode the musical trends of his time, starting with his seven-piece New Orleans style jazz band in the 1920s, then successively leading a swing combo in the 1930s, a big band in the 1940s, a Vegas lounge act in the...
's band.
Dakil was born in Childress County, Texas. In 1964 his band won a competition to become the house band at the Pit Club, located at the Bronco Bowl in Oak Cliff, TX. and soon released their first 45, "Dance, Franny, Dance" b/w "Look What You've Gone and Done" on Jetstar. The record was picked up for national distribution on the Guyden label.
Floyd Dakil went on to record three 45s on the Earth label as the Floyd Dakil Four.
In 1969 Floyd joined Louis Prima's band as guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist, and remained with him for several years.
In 1975 he released a solo lp "Live" in which he runs through 42 songs in as many minutes.
In 1991 he contributed several songs to the soundtrack of the film "Love Hurts
Love Hurts (film)
Love Hurts is a 1990 comedy-drama film co-produced and directed by Bud Yorkin, starring Jeff Daniels. Daniels plays a womanizer who goes home to Pennsylvania for a wedding and finds his past catching up with him....
" credited to The Floyd Dakil and Larry Randall Band.
He was working in real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
, and teaching guitar lessons at the Grapevine Antique Mall in Grapevine, Texas
Grapevine, Texas
Grapevine is a city in northeast Tarrant County, Texas, United States located within the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census the city population was 46,334. The city's moniker is derived from the native grapes prevalent in the area. In recent years several wineries have...
, but occasionally appeared with reunited members of his original band under the name The Pitmen.
Discography
45sJetstar J-103 Floyd Dakil Combo Dance,Franny,Dance/Look What You've Gone And Done 1964
Guyden 2111 Floyd Dakil Combo Dance, Franny, Dance/Look What You've Gone And Done 1965
Earth 402 Floyd Dakil Four Bad Boy/Stoppin' Traffic 1965
Earth 403 Floyd Dakil Four Kitty Kitty/It Takes A Lot To Hurt 1965
Earth 404 Floyd Dakil Four Stronger Than Dirt/You're The Kind Of Girl 1965
Pompeii 45-66687 Floyd Dakil Merry Christmas Baby (I'm Coming Home)/One Girl 1968
Albums
FLOYD DAKIL: ...LIVE (LP)
Sunny Side of the Street / Band Intro / Longfellow Serenade / Lazy River / Everyday People / Yummy Yummy Yummy / Whiskey River / Buddy Holly Medley / Peggy Sue / Oh Boy / It's So Easy / That'll Be the Day / Forty Days / Johnny B. Goode / Mister Bojangles / Watermelon Wine / Let's Have A Party / C'mon Everybody / Cabaret / For Once In My Life / Pickin' And Grinnin' / Wildwood Flower / Steel Guitar Rag / Beverly Hillbillies (Theme) / Rose Of San Antone / Turkey In The Straw / Bonanza (Theme) / High Noon (Theme) / Gunsmoke (Theme) / El Commanchero / Orange Blossom Special / Holiday For Strings / Barnum & Bailey Circus Theme / Barnacle Bill The Sailor / Bye Bye Blues / Bridge On The River Kwai / Twelfth Street Rag / Lady Of Spain / Dixie / Overture By Puccini / Dueling Banjos / Satisfied Mind
(ASHLEY ST-101 - recorded live at the Registry Hotel, poss. Dallas, Tx, May 31, 1975)
THE FLOYD DAKIL COMBO: DANCE, FRANNY, DANCE (Best of CD)
Dance, Franny, Dance / Look What You're Gone And Done / Bad Boy / Shiver / Turn To The Night / Kitty Kitty / You're My Kind Of Girl / Here I Am / It Takes A Lot Of Heart / Stoppin' Traffic / Bogged Down In The Bayou (COLLECTIBLES COL-5532 1995)
Several Floyd Dakil songs appear on CD compilations, including the well known Pebbles series.