by Gary | Jul 15, 2025 | Podcast
“This podcast is dedicated to Brian Wilson and talks about The Box Tops touring with the Beachboys in 1967 and 1968 in their private plane. The Beachboys toured with an extra rhythm section and a 16-piece horn section. The Box Tops played touch football, frisbee...
by Support | Jun 28, 2025 | Podcast
Born in Memphis, TN in 1947. Gary was born into a musical family. He tells about constantly being exposed to music from his parents, the radio, records, and local Memphis musicians, including Elvis, Booker T and the MGs, and Travis Wammack. He tells about his first...
by Gary | May 30, 2025 | Podcast
Here’s a summary of our Box Tops appearance at the Dallas -Ft. Worth Pop Festival in September of 1967. It was the second huge American pop festival ( after Monterey Pop.) We meet The Doors, The Standells, The Electric Prunes, etc. and we meet our first hippies. There...
by Gary | May 22, 2025 | Podcast
In 1968, Steve Paul, the owner of “ The Scene” (a famous New York music venue ) told us that Jimi Hendrix was going to come to the club and sit in that night. Cleve Dupin ( our road manager) and I jumped in a cab and high-tailed it down there. This podcast tells about...
by Gary | May 15, 2025 | Podcast
Back in London (after Paris trip) London press interview Box Tops about violence in America and we talk about the Beach Boys/ Charles Manson connection. Alex pisses off Charles Manson . http://talley.sapphire-falls.net/wp-content/uploads/gtdp-london3-1.mp3Podcast:...
by Gary | May 7, 2025 | Podcast
“ Swain and I go to Paris.” In this podcast , Gary and Swain Schaefer ( Box Tops’ keyboard player) take a trip from London to Paris . Gary visits Notre Dame Cathedral, loses his passport and has 2 stressful trips from Calais to Paris and from Paris back to London. In...
