Billy Goat was a band playing rock, funk and Latin styles from 1989 to 1997 that frontman Mike Dillon later described as "a funk-punk band in the vein of the Red Hot Chili Peppers". Originating in Denton, Texas, Billy Goat was popular in the Dallas and Austin scenesJonanna Widner 10 Hands dallasobserver.com, July 19, 2007 including Deep Ellum and became known for its wild stage antics. One published reason for disbanding was turmoil caused from a tour van crash. Putting music ahead of antics, the band reformed with a new line-up in Kansas City prior to the 1995 release, Black and White.J.J. Hensley, Planet of the Apes The Pitch, August 2000 The more recent project of Dillon, Go-Go Jungle, has ties to Billy Goat's second incarnation including band members Go-Go Ray and J.J. Richards.Mike Warren Mike of the Jungle , pitch.com, January 17, 2007
Band members Mike Dillon – percussion, vocals (1989–97) Kim Pruitt – dance, vocals (1989–97) Philip Andrew Major AKA "Phillygoat" – guitar, vocals Kenny Withrow – guitar Brandon Smith – bass, vocals Earl Harvin Jr. – drums Sydney Madden – guitar, vocals (1993–97) Zac Baird – keyboards, vocals (1993–96) Eric Korb – guitar (1989) Mike Malinin – Drums (1989) Seth Moody – bass, vocals Steve Roehm – drums John Hawes - bass Jack Hooten - guitar Jonas Shelton – guitar J.J. Richards – bass (1994–97) Go-Go Ray – drums (1994–97)
Discography Bukie 1990 Bush Roaming Mammals 1992 Live at the Swinger's Ball 1994 Black and White 1995
References
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