Swingin' Medallions at The Foundry in Athens, GA!

Name: Swingin' Medallions at The Foundry in Athens, GA!
Start: 2024-11-22T20:00:00-05:00
Location: The Foundry

Schedule

Fri Nov 22 2024 at 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Foundry | Athens, GA

Aubrey Entertainment presents....
The Swingin' Medallions
@ The Foundry (UGA vs U Mass weekend)
Friday November 22nd, 2024
Venue is located at 295 E. Dougherty Street in Athens, GA
18 & up show (under 18 is ok with a parent or guardian)
Mostly standing room show (limited seating in balcony, pub and on the patio!
Doors open @ 6pm, Show @ 8pm
Food and bar service available only at the bars, there is no table service at The Foundry
“A TIMELESS TRADITION”
Tradition is defined as “The handing down of a belief, legend, or custom from generation to generation”. The Swingin’ Medallions, a Southern tradition since 1962, are a living definition of the word.
How does a band endure the generations? The group’s signature high-energy style delights audiences of all ages. Their act, as well as their music, is indeed timeless. The band was founded in 1962 by John McElrath and now includes his sons, Shawn and Shane. Featuring an ever-popular horn section, the group effectively blends the sounds and music of yesterday and today. The band has performed throughout the nation in thousands of venues. Their diverse repertoire has made them overwhelming favorites with college audiences as well as the more mature rock and rollers.
The band was made famous by its 1.5 million selling hit album, “Double Shot of My Baby’s Love”, in 1966. It remains the signature song of the band. The song, in fact, continues to demonstrate its timeless quality on radio, television and in motion pictures. “Double Shot” was followed with another hit, “She Drives Me Out of My Mind”, in 1967. In 1969, they released yet another hit, “Hey, Hey Baby”, the song featured at their 2004 Gator Bowl Half-Time Show performance. The band released countless other singles through Capitol and Smash Records.
Lewis Grizzard (Southern humorist and writer) labeled the Medallions as “THE PARTY BAND OF THE SOUTH”, a moniker that has become forever synonymous with the Medallion name. Grizzard wrote in a nationally syndicated column, “Even today, when I hear “Double Shot of My Baby’s Love”, it makes me want to stand outside in the hot sun with a milkshake cup full of beer in one hand and a slightly drenched coed in the other”.
Chicago Tribune nationally syndicated columnist Bob Greene wrote an article entitled The Swingin’ Medallion View of U.S. History. He summed up America’s love affair with “Double Shot” with his discovery of the song being played and sold in the gift shop of the Smithsonian Institute. When inquiring as to why it was available in the nation’s foremost repository of history, the clerk replied, “Because it’s as much a part of our history as anything else we sell”.