Local band Fatz '59 will perform from 9 p.m. to midnight Aug. 11-12 at Summers at the River, located in Nixa.
Q: Who makes up Fatz '59?A: The band members are Jimmy Dowling (bass, vocals), Stewart Hall (sound engineer), "Smoking Joe" Neff and "Drummer Dan" Brown.
Dowling toured for about seven years on the road with the rock band Crossroad South.
Hall is from Detroit, Mich. He has worked with many big name recording artists and national acts.
"Smoking Joe" is also from Texas. He is very well known locally (Joe Neff Band), and is known as one of the area's best lead guitarists.
"Drummer Dan" is from the Chicago area and is well known in the area for his drum works. He has played with King Clarence, and Tech and the Roadies for starters. He is drums and lead vocals, with Fatz '59.
Q: What type of venue does the band generally play?
A: Our venues include bars, bike rallies, large private parties and an occasional opening act for national acts.
Q: How did you come up with the band name Fatz '59?
A: Our name is from a 1959 Buick that was found on the Internet. We had three different ways to spell it till we settled on Fatz '59.
Q: What would you like to say to your listeners?
A: We would love to say to our listeners, '(Fat Heads), thank you for the support over the years. Keep on visiting www.fatz59.com for our dates and be looking for a new Fatz '59 CD in the near future.'
