VOXMEN
Toccoa, GA
Voxmen at the Hut in Toccoa, Georgia, l-r: Bill Harding, Bill Thompson, Eddy Jordan,
George Dilworth (drums), and David Westmoreland
l-r: Bill Thompson on rhythm guitar, Eddy Jordan on bass, George Dilworth on the drums, and David Westmoreland on lead guitar
[The photo above] was taken at the Chicken Shack sometime in 1967 prior to the Voxmen's second release, "Time Won't Change My Mind" and "Good Things." The girl standing next to me was my date, Kay Chambers. Up front and center is Sam Camp on keyboards with Eddy Jordan to the far right.
The Voxmen with the Dave Clark Five, at the Greenville Auditorium
"We played places like the Chicken Shack, youth centers (like the Hut in Toccoa) throughout SC and GA, and, at our peak, opened for the Dave Clark Five at the Greenville Auditorium in Greenville, SC. An article in the Greenville paper made a big deal of our Beatle cover song, "A Day in the Life". We heard from several sources that we outshone the Dave Clark Five that night. I still have some photographs of the two groups backstage. (Would you believe my future wife was in the audience and managed to get my autograph that night?)"
George Dilworth drumming at the Greenville Auditorium. Eddy Jordan on bass in foreground.
The Voxmen released two 45s on their own VM label. Although most of the band was from the town of Toccoa in northern Georgia, they often performed throughout north Georgia and South Carolina and recorded one of their records in Charlotte, North Carolina.
(courtesy GARAGEHANGOVER)