Stranger - Okeechobee Whiskey

[@oldcrow]

Good gosh Ronnie was a truly gifted guitar player. The tone, tasty phrasing, aggressive style and presence on stage. Good song writer too

[@chrisconnor5999]

Just the way I remember the Stranger Band, brings back some great memories

[@roboravitz5572]

Love guitar tone.must be sustain produced by virtue of humbucker neck pickup .love it

[@roboravitz5572]

SRV setup giitar

[@roboravitz5572]

Who inherited Ronnie's guitar???here

[@bcampbelltsc]

Rocket Club, Rubys, Volleyclub, Yankee Rose. Tampa Fl. Killed lots of brain cells partying to these guys. Best bar band I ever saw.

[@davidphilcox124]

I remember ages ago hearing this song on the old Ron and Ron syndicated radio talk show, so glad it surfaced again!

[@timmytucker6902]

RON & RON FROM THE BAY TO THE BEACHES 95 YNF

[@richardhanus9003]

Ronnie was my friend Friday and Saturday nights at Fern Park Station in Altamonte Springs Florida some of the best times ever Greg sure love that wild turkey and chase it with a ice cold Budweiser Ronnie love those ice cold Budweiser. Also love the Budweiser prayer we used to do amazing stuff back in the 80s. We miss Them my boys Stranger

[@robert.m4676]

This band had it! They were the quintessential Florida Rock band! Miss those days big time! Stranger was a killer band that had it all!

[@hsp8601]

They got screwed.

[@dawnwilliamsrealtor5842]

Absolutely the best. Stranger ROCKED all night long at the Treehouse in Hallandale. Ronnie Garvin was THE BEST guitarist that I have EVER seen. Miss my friend and brother...

[@andygirke846]

Lyrics: Me and the boys got it made Got 2 days off in the Everglades Sun comes up we're out the door Headin' down to State Road 84 Gonna hit the road, it's time to go I don't want no company Party time is what I need Got to feel that Florida breeze - gimme some Okeechobee Whhiskey Okeechobee Whhiskey Gonna sing and dance , gonna have some fun Drink moonshine till the day is done Gonna cop a buzz, grab a pole Meet Swamp Woman at the fishin' hole(gonna do a little fishin') Come on Sally, Come on Joe Let's start the show I don't want no company Party time is what I need Got to feel that Florida breeze - gimme some Okeechobee Whhiskey Okeechobee Whhiskey Come on Sally, Come on Joe Let's start the show I don't want no company Party time is what I need Okeechobee Whhiskey Gonna take you to the swamp baby Artist: Stranger Album: No More Dirty Deals(1989) Songwriters: Tom “King” Cardenas, John Price, Greg Billings, Ronnie Garvin Song: Okeechobee Whiskey

[@ceimo856]

Great band! Had the pleasure of playing a show with them in New Smyrna. I was playing drums with Slab. Not to long after that Ronnie had passed. A Sad story. R.I.P. Ronnie!

[@playbassken]

LOVE this band! It sucks they're no longer around, cuz they rocked like no other!

[@mikemoore3050]

They are brother look?

[@sugewhitejacoby8654]

It's 2024 son! I just watched Greg tonight !!!

[@Primecutpro]

This is GREAT!

[@claudeclarke3469]

Excellent Florida Band!!! Ronnie great guitarist!

[@hopetrend]

Greg Billings still packs the house in the Tampa Bay area and still has a great voice.

[@jackaction7077]

He does but it never will compare to these good old days

[@roccotanto]

thanks for posting these. AWESOME videos. REAL FLORIDA MUSIC, y'all...

[@camelotkevin]

I am glad Greg is still drawing a crowd. These guys were a family.

[@billnema]

I remember my first time ever seein these guys was @ the hurricane andrew benefit concert me and my crew got in for a can of food donation Russ Albums was MC'N. After that day i was addicted to THE STRANGER BAND. No venue was to far, no show was to late at nite.Those were damn sure the good ol days brother. R.I.P. Ronnie!

[@guileweaver4691]

billnema Russ Albums , Now That Takes Me Back , His Voice Was A Velvet Growl . 95 YNF ROCK N ROLL PIRATE ☠️

[@andersonesq1]

Ronnie Garvin, Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, Tom Petty... Florida produced my favorite guitarists.

[@KoolKatDave]

Florida Swamp Rock with a bit of the funkiness of The Pat Travers Band! Good stuff.

[@dennish300]

Best live band ever!!!!

[@Guitarpicker73]

Takes me back! Best band ever!

[@josephklimchock5412]

Saw them early 90's at FBI lounge Winter Park Fl.....they packed the place and the energy almost blew the roof off the place.......great old days.....

[@sparkshmstd]

From my old stomping grounds. Tampa, Florida. Don't forget White Witch too!!

[@jackaction7077]

These boys were like having my own local Van Halen. I'd give anything to have a few more nights rockin out with this line up. I used to light cigs and feed them to Tommy throughout the shows too. And Ronnie would rub my sister's and I hair while playing... Miss!

[@2AChef-n-BBQ]

we'll alwsys have a little piece of Ronnie and John in these vids

[@surerealist9943]

Kick-ass swamp rock - stand back - it doesn't get any better than this - one hellatious, drive it home, southern rock, badass band, and I wanna hear from anyone who saw them blow the roof off M.L. Chasers. Love 'em! Righteous! More videos?

[@CANEIACX5]

im from Mulberry, used tp bartend at kokomo's-seen them blow chasers & winterhaven & daytona & lakeland & tampa & everywhere else in between RIGHT UP !

[@gretchencrawford4416]

Seen them many times back in the day. Kick ass bar band.

[@james1stful]

Usta go see them every where !!!!! RIP JONN & RONNY G. Greg & Tom still kicking ass & Takin names in GBB !!!

[@mikemoore3050]

ABSOLUTELY A TRUE STATEMENT SIR.! OUTSTANDING! !

[@tonisellers8297]

@@CANEIACX5 I miss you Rick

[@DadeCoDirty]

GOOD GOD I MISS THIS BAND 🙏

[@nhpIII4482]

Wish I'd have knew about these guys back in the day, awesome!!🎸😎

[@killacam123456]

They are performing under the name of "The Greg Billings Band" and they played all their iconic Stranger songs at this year's 2008 ribfest in St. petersburg, florida. I thought they were great.

[@stevekelly980]

Always a top band for me.

[@davebeckman9306]

I used to them when they would come over to the east coast of Florida and play at the Button South would love to try and find there cds great band

[@gilbertduranjr.4852]

Greg Billings and the Stranger band from Tampa good friends of mine.

[@spiritualpsychic9040]

These guys and The Bleeding Hearts..I lived in Clearwater at time. Both bands ROCK

[@guitarmaniac1980]

Awesome!

[@willgoldtop3458]

brings me back

[@robertmyers7969]

Anyone remember the "Rockin' Crown Lounge"??

[@breezer21timbreese]

49th St. St Pete Fl?

[@davidplain3162]

yes. i worked there as the towne lounge 89 to 92!!! best days of my life!!! my co workers greatest friends ever!!

[@robMrRob]

49th street mining Co.,The 11 arches and Crown ( scrownge? ) lounge on us 19 in New Port Richey! There all gone now but the memories live on forever! I miss going out to have a few beers and hearing so great local rock n roll!

[@sugewhitejacoby8654]

One of my first bouncer jobs! Tyrone Blvd around 83??

[@EVHguitarz]

yes....I used to play the Fern Park Station in Orlando and they were opening up for Molly Hatchet across the street at the Fronton

[@bailey31909]

Neil Bailey and I were there! thanks for posting. Just now found this. yay.

[@jackhammer9775]

Saw’m three times at the Playground South in Sarasota mid 80’s. Yea. They were tough. Ronnie was the icing on the cake. What a loss. God bless and peace to all.

[@sabrinahow3382]

I grew up and they were house band at putnum hotel in Debery Florida

[@sabrinahow3382]

Miss thos day.

[@hanky2112]

@Paintedwindow I was there , remember when Aldo Nova got TP'ed then left the stage after like 3 songs? lol Stranger was great , left an impression on me for sure. UFO was touring The Writer LP *82 sounds about right , coincidentally I play in a UFO tribute band called Strangers In The Night out of the S.F. bay area.

[@hsp8601]

This band be Florida. MISS YOU GUYS. Need to be on jukebox now

[@fredoaksmusicheavyonthebas6010]

Seen them in Knoxville when their name was Romeo

[@DRpretorius39]

You don`t get no better!!!!!!!

[@salvatorerossi9025]

Is that what they sound like when I’m sober? Great stuff good times

[@craigsouder9334]

shangrila..columbia s.c. nye 1990...awesome

[@mikemoore3050]

TRUE SOUTHERN FLORIDA BLOOD BY GOD!

[@jenniferthomasset7366]

I REMEMVER SENDING GREG SHOTS OF GRANDMA TO THE STAGE EVERY TIME WE SAW THEM ! SOOOO MUCH FUN ALL THESE YEARS LOVE YOU GUYS

[@allengrimes1158]

damn I miss those after parties Tampa

[@TarisRedwing]

@ManicNole yes! I stop by every now and then at Cuso's Cantina to knock one back to some great rock!

[@EVHguitarz]

ya know, Ronnie had an extremely tweaked pickup in that strat...most guys that tried to play it, couldnt hold the bar chords down and make it sound right....he showed me what he was doing to get it to shine up right....very unique approach.....Greg remembers everything even though he claims it was a blurr....lol

[@borkbork7]

sweeet..wish the yucatan was still around

[@gremmiehodad]

YEAH! Yucatan Liquor Stand! Place was Great especially when Greg and the Boys played!

[@pavkey88]

$1 beer on Monday’s. Loved that place

[@mikemoore3050]

Sound man

[@linzmcgeorge]

LONG LIVE REMEMBERANCE OF RONNIE GARVIN!!!!!!

[@scottking220]

cool!!!

[@lisabatdorf362]

Florida swamp music at its finest

[@tonycarter9723]

Use to party with them in Mt. Dora at the top of the post.

[@RobKMusic]

The Turtle Club... wasn't that on 49th where the Bayside Bridge is now?

[@charliej8112]

yes it was

[@PaulKallenbach-l8k]

Florida green buds!!🌹🌺❤️🌞😄🇺🇸9/21/24

[@mikemoore3050]

DOWN HOME!

[@mikemoore3050]

I've seen these guys upstage WHITESNAKE . At RUTH ECKERD HALL.

[@wardrodgers4138]

Anybody know where Ronnie’s Strat ended up? I hope with the family, but I’m just wondering. Heard a lot of great stuff played on that axe over the years.

[@gremmiehodad]

I heard he was buried with it. Rest in Peace Ronnie G and John. Rockin in Heaven now!

[@ricklittle4617]

Yes he was buried with it

[@ManicNole]

Stranger kicked all kind of holy hell!!! Now, Greg and Tom kick more holy hell in the Greg Billings Band!!!!!!!!! YOU MAY NOT LIKE IT, BUT YOU BETTER LEARN TO LOVE IT, 'CAUSE IT'S THE BEST DAMNED FLORIDA ROCK AND ROLL IN TOWN....WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@guileweaver4691]

SMOKE A JOINT , GRAB A POLE , MEET SWAMP WOMAN AT THE FISHIN' HOLE ☠️

[@nancybritton6705]

Wouldn't it be so cool if you could just go back One More Time......Just One.....

[@gootchemootche]

Great footage! Do you happen to have any of them doing Mama Mama or Gimme The Rock? Or even One More Night?

[@nhpIII4482]

Anybody know what Ronnie's stage rig was?

[@lorilovegrove5771]

Crown Lounge in the 80's

[@joeswampdawghenry]

🎥🎥🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎹🎼💰💰💰💰

[@nancybritton6705]

Sing Along Y'all!!

[@driveasshole]

what happened to ronnie garvin?????????????

[@margaretmaynard8144]

When Randy passed I thought they would not carry on but Greg kept it together love you all

[@margaretmaynard8144]

It autocorrected Ronny not Randy I hate this phone

[@THR1LLA115]

he took his life in 96....................

[@mikemoore3050]

God bless him BUT it is said and Done

[@borkbork7]

voly club..hehehee

[@EVHguitarz]

they were great guys.....too bad they couldn`t have kept the name ROMEO

[@mikemoore3050]

WHITESNAKE who?

[@roboravitz5572]

drummer looks like jim Carey

[@tonisellers8297]

That's funny hes a real jerk in real life.

[@spiritualpsychic9040]

What's up with the other video..?? Not that this one sucks. ..Just other was better.. .. !!

[@mikemoore3050]

Gregs sounds was coherent I suppose. Hmm.

[@mikemoore3050]

Oops

[@jeffgrande4915]

Rocket club

[@hsp8601]

They gave space to each other

[@hsp8601]

BAND

[@2AChef-n-BBQ]

we'll alwsys have a little piece of Ronnie and John in these vids