Billy Goat | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Billy_Goat.jpg) Billy Goat, 1992. L-R: Mike Dillon, Kim Pruitt, Earl Harvin, Phil Major, Brandon Smith and Kenny Withrow. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Denton, Texas |
| Years active | 1989–1997 |
| Labels | Third Rail Records, Mercy Records |
Billy Goat was a band playing rock, funk and Latin styles from 1989 to 1997 that frontman Mike Dillon later described as "a funk-punk band in the vein of the Red Hot Chili Peppers".[1] Originating in Denton, Texas, Billy Goat was popular in the Dallas and Austin scenes[2] including Deep Ellum and became known for its wild stage antics. One published reason for disbanding was turmoil caused from a tour van crash. Putting music ahead of antics, the band reformed with a new line-up in Kansas City prior to the 1995 release, Black and White.[3] The more recent project of Dillon, Go-Go Jungle, has ties to Billy Goat's second incarnation including band members Go-Go Ray and J.J. Richards.[4]
- ^ "Dopey 290: Those Dopey Vibes with Mike Dillon".
- ^ Jonanna Widner 10 Hands dallasobserver.com, July 19, 2007
- ^ J.J. Hensley, Planet of the Apes Archived May 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine The Pitch, August 2000
- ^ Mike Warren Mike of the Jungle Archived 2012-09-11 at archive.today, pitch.com, January 17, 2007