Mouse and the Traps - Concert & Documentary: "Walking in Dylan's Shoes"

Name: Mouse and the Traps - Concert & Documentary: "Walking in Dylan's Shoes"
Start: 2025-01-25T18:00:00-06:00
Location: 103 E Erwin St, Tyler, TX, United States, Texas 75702

Schedule

Sat, 25 Jan, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

103 E Erwin St, Tyler, TX, United States, Texas 75702 | Tyler, TX

Many people in Tyler are familiar with the sixties rock group Mouse and the Traps. They were one among the many groups that recorded at Tyler’s famous Robin Hood Studios during the sixties and early seventies. The musicians in the band were all schoolmates from Tyler. The original group consisted of Ronny “Mouse” Weiss (lead vocals and guitar), David Stanley (bass), Bugs Henderson (guitar), Don “Levi” Garrett (drums) and Jerry Howell (keyboards). Fifteen-year-old Ken “Nardo” Murray replaced Garrett on drums after the group’s second song was recorded. Bob Delk and Tim Gillespie, respectively, later replaced Howell on organ. When the band’s early records began getting airplay nationally, they started touring throughout North Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee and Ohio. They played on college campuses, in nightclubs, and at several outdoor concert festivals during that period. After they were signed by Fraternity Records in Cincinnati, Ohio, the band was soon making appearances on the various television dance shows that became popular during the late sixties.
The band played as a group, and additional tracks were created by making a mix and then overdubbing. “From the start of the recording session for ‘A Public Execution,’ until the final mix was completed, was only a matter of a few hours,” says Brians. “On this new album of Dylan songs, some of the cuts use as many as fifty-two discreet tracks. The challenge is to take advantage of what can be done today with better technology, without losing the feeling the songs gave listeners when the public first heard them. The album not only pays homage to Dylan’s artistry, but it also shows how relevant the songs remain half a century later when interpreted by a band as versatile and artistic as Mouse and the Traps!”
The night will begin with a 6:00 p.m. screening of "Walking in Dylan's Shoes" a documentary about the history of the band, followed by a live performance by the band at 7:30 P.M. Doors open at 5:00 p.m.