Levon Helm, Bo Diddley and Johnny Paycheck Live from the LoneStar Cafe

[@slayinbass2396]

Not sure how i'm just now stumbling across this. Johnny Paycheck, Levon and Bo Diddley. What a line up.

[@finsnake4656]

This was shot in '81. I was the Technical Director. I also wrote, produced and played drums on the theme music. That's me counting off the tune...

[@MsRhomeo]

wow - excellent!

[@connorm955]

+Finsnake They must of came back here, because another show was recorded and released on an lp entitled New York Town.

[@mickkollins]

TD in '81 NYC...hmmm ...GVG 300 and a CMX 340...in Post?

[@b.u.m.p.]

the theme song is awesome

[@snmthecloser]

@Finsnake God bless you for living the dream and allowing Wall Street millionaire, pathetic career oppor5iiof her also morbidly obese children going to soccer practice where they sat on the bench the entire time and sucked down Gatorade in the hopes of having a diabetic coma and dying of nothing like me who live for this type of music, and curious as to the unimaginably awesome times you must of had on the road with some of the worlds greatest musical minds ever. peace and love my man peace and love

[@TheCheenababy]

I was working as hostess at the door for this show. After party for band, staff and crew. Lived up on 86th St at the time. It was decided “that little girl “ shouldn’t be out on public transport at that hour. They drove me home , all the way uptown, on the Paycheck tour bus. Such a night. Lonestar Memories.

[@dsoule4902]

🤣🤣🤣 On the tour bus no less. Love it!!! We practically lived at the Lone Star. Every Sunday for Kinky. Great times

[@KevinHudson-q7i]

I was drumming for DAVID ALLAN COE in the 90s We went to OHIO STATE PRISON & did a show when JOHNNY PAYCHECK was incarcerated at the time.cool memories

[@Rico-je4yy]

Did you get long with Coe? A lot former band members and opening acts have different opinions of DAC. Some good, some bad.

[@rockyroad201012]

Johnny Paycheck the absolute best!!! I miss him sooo much!

[@Jahtoof]

This is the best video I've seen all year. Love you johnny levon and bo. Lord's work

[@MsRhomeo]

It was 25 years ago today that the Lone Star Cafe closed its doors. I was at this show, stuffed in there back by the bar with someone's elbow stuck in my back - but it was the best of the dozens of shows I saw at the Lone Star. Such a pity that it's gone!

[@nevardtellalian5666]

I USED TO PLAY THERE QUITE A BIT. ALWAYS ENJOYED IT. AND IT'S WHERE I MET LAVON...AND RICK DANKO. THEY PLAYED THERE THE NIGHT BEFORE..AND STAYED TO HEAR ME. YOU KIDDIN'?

[@billbrown6487]

Paycheck’s drummer is a freakin beast!!! Damn near peart status!

[@rickyking1790]

Johnnie Barber

[@gunners47]

One of those nights 'you should have been there' ....Great!

[@exex17]

God Bless Johnny PayCheck, if you wanna see a country legend ate up watch this video.

[@anastasiabeaverhausen8220]

Loved this place when I lived in NYC. Great live music and I loved the giant iguana on the roof and they had the best Chili I've ever tasted.

[@omybeethoven]

Levon.

[@debomb721]

It’s pronounced Levon

[@derkyderk9526]

This is my favorite damn performance of Paycheck

[@daleburton92]

34:40 New York Town

[@wallygatormusic]

one of the Bo Diddley tunes on this video is "Before You accuse Me, Take a look at yourself" Bo wrote this song and this performance with Moonshine Express, was recorded decades before Clapton put out the same tune... thanks Eric !!!

[@chadhall5091]

I sold Paycheck 2 Grams in the Bathroom that Night

[@dsoule4902]

Noooo. Nobody ever did that sh~t at the Lone Star. 🤭

[@deannahext]

1981, racing around northwest michigan in a 318 Dodge Coronet, scaring the public.

[@AiCLol]

this is amazing, thanks the the upload.

[@wallygatormusic]

fyi... Bo Diddelys band was called Moonshine Express. they are Butch Kania ,guitar ,Bob Falk guitar, Mike Phelps , drums, Pete Crisman ,bass, and Wally "Gator" Sirotich on piano . They became one of the house bands at the Lone Star,and ended up backing such greats as Elliot Randall of steely dan, Richie Havens , Odetta, and many other top acts . wallygator.net

[@nevardtellalian5666]

GEE///IN THAT CASE...THE KEYBOARD PLAYER CERTAINLY WASN'T A REGULAR IN BO DIDDLEYS BAND. HE WAS way OFF.

[@orbonds3603]

@@nevardtellalian5666 bo diddleys music is always way off...a lot of his hits are out of tune on the damn records! And thats why we love him...go listen to eric clapton or stevie ray if you want vanilla blues

[@DomenicDee]

It became " Lone Star Roadhouse" and moved it's location over to around 49th and Broadway, I don't remember that place lasting too long.

[@codemaster94]

I think this is the place where Stevie Ray Vaughan's famous 1985 interview was shot at.

[@dsoule4902]

The stand-up comic scenes in All That Jazz were filmed here

[@debomb721]

@Derrick O’Neal 15:23 18:36 the Levon songs

[@Robert-g2b]

The last outlaw

[@TheRealDJClem]

Is the complete Paycheck concert available on video anywhere? I've seen lots of songs on YT but never the whole show.

[@DrumD8on]

Does anyone know the band members' names from this era? I have a couple recordings from this period, and they're smokin! I was too young to ever see any of this, but thanks for uploading this to watch. Paycheck was one of the best in my opinion! My best friend's uncle was a police officer in Hillsboro when he was arrested. He has some great stories about him.

[@connorm955]

+DrumD8on The West Texas Music Company: Bass: Michael McBride, Drums: Johnnie Barber, Steel Guitar: Jim Murphy, Piano: Bobby Wood, Guest Guitarist: Barry Chance. They recorded the 1979 Epic LP "Everybody's Got A Family... Meet Mine" then this show apparently after a show here from 1980 released on an lp.

[@DrumD8on]

+Connor Martin Boehler - Thanks fore the info!

[@connorm955]

DrumD8on You're welcome.

[@connorm955]

+DrumD8on Actually Barry Walsh on piano.

[@DrumD8on]

+Connor Martin Boehler Thanks...this video never gets old.

[@rickyking1790]

Ole John is wearing his rainbow suspenders

[@connorm955]

WOW, you got any more rare Paycheck stuff?

[@willr5004]

Anyone know the song name @37:45 ?

[@cheezneversleeps1]

I used to work there. what year was this shot?

[@andrewfleming676]

1981