Blue Caps Timeline
THE BLUE CAPS - A TIMELINE
September 1956 amend to read
…Cliff Gallup also leaves. Russell Williford is drafted in to play lead guitar at two gigs at the Casino Royale in Washington before flying to Hollywood to mime with the group in the movie. After this, the group embarks on a mini tour including dates in the mid-west, New York, and The Casino in Toronto in Canada.
October 1956 add to entry
After the recording sessions, Gene plays a one week residency at the Criterion Theatre in Toronto in Canada, where an unidentified guitarist from Boston MA plays lead guitar.
November 1956 amend to read
Russell Williford returns and Teddy Crutchfield joins to play rhythm guitar for a Canadian tour and a residency at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas NV.
Thanks to Kevin Carey & Russell Williford