Gallery   

First known photo of Grandview Station taken at high school jamboree, Kirby High School, Kirby Arkansas, Spring 1982. Taken from KHS annual 1982

Photo 2 of first gig  at high school jamboree with 2 other bands in 1982. We opened the show. From left to right: Barry Walker, Keith Sirmon, Roy O'neal, Scott Arivett 

Newspaper clipping about winning Arkansas State Fair talent competition, October 1982

Performing at the talent competition at the AR State Fair, October 1982. Final day of competition, a Saturday. We had played 2  previous days to reach the finals

Another pic from the last day of competition at AR State Fair 1982

Another shot from State Fair finals 

Walking off stage with the trophy

Us with the trophy after winning it. From left to right: Keith Sirmon (drums), Scott Arivett (guitar, vocals), Todd Walker (keys, vocals), Joel Davidson (bass, vocals)

"Gimme an E"...Todd and I at a gig somewhere tuning up. Not sure where. Back in the day we didn't all have guitar tuners like now so  we tuned with the piano.

Business card from 1982-83

First of many groups shots of group from approx. 1984-86

First of group shots taken at Self Creek Bridge on Hwy 70 on Lake Greeson at Daisy, AR

Daisy Bridge shot #2

Standing by the bridge

Under the bridge

Under the bridge again

Playing a high school dance somewhere

Me (Scott) at a bar gig, Prescott I think

Photo shoot for our band poster

Poster shoot again

Band poster from about 1985

Group shot at Iron Mt. Marina before a gig  at Lake DeGray

Iron Mt. Marina shot 2

This is the final full time lineup of the band, circa 1987. From left: Scott "Rooster" Meeks, Mike Waggoner, Shawn Mangrum,  James "Scooter" Dixon, Scott Arivett

Second shot  of the same day photo shoot at DeGray Lake Dam area

Gary Bell and I at Dad's Place with the Electric Squirrels...a band we had for several years in Hot Springs after Grandview Station dissolved

Electric Squirrels again at Dad's Place in Hot Springs. Visible behind me is Damon Proppe and Gary Herrin our drummer

Dad's Place again. Dad's Place was the hotel lounge at the Velda Rose Hotel. The lounge area was gutted and hotel closed years ago

Hitting the vocal harmonies hard at Dad's Place

Dad's Place again. Our good friend Clay Quackenbush on slide trombone. We lost Clay years ago to cancer

Dad's Place episode 6

Dad's Place with Danny Smith and The Midnight Shuffle Kings (couple years later then The Electric Squirrels shots)

MSK at Dad's Place 2...Former Grandview Station bassist Scott "Rooster" Meeks on standup bass in foreground

Me and Gary Bell at Bootscooters in Hot Springs. I played there for almost 3 years but this was later when I went back for a weekend. 

Bootscooters again. It was a huge building on 270 West. About 500 capacity wall to wall. Burned down not long after this.

Bootscooters stage shot. Far right is Ralph Coulombe on drums amd Joe Teague on bass to his left.

BS stage shot 2

Some girl from Bootscooters...can't remember her name

Another BS girl

An unplugged gig at the Park Hotel lounge in Hot Springs. Gary Bell, Me, Damon Proppe L-R and Possum (a bouncer in Hot Springs then) sitting to the right.

Recording a radio show for Unknown Legends music hour with David Hughes. Me, Rooster Meeks and Gary Herrin.

Unknown Legends show 2. That's David Hughes to my left

UL radio 3

UL show 4

Original cover art photo by JP Bell Photography, Fayetteville AR

At the studio