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TONIGHT, TONIGHT: Hope you'll come out and join Reverend Jerry Reeves and the Skyliters for this evening's taping of the...
28/07/2022

TONIGHT, TONIGHT: Hope you'll come out and join Reverend Jerry Reeves and the Skyliters for this evening's taping of the Salt and Pepper Series at the Mane Room in Florence, AL. Tickets are still available at saltandpepperpresentsorearandreeves.eventbrite.com.

Hope you enjoyed this look at a little bit of the history of the Skyliters, these past couple weeks. Look forward to seeing everyone on down the road!

-Mike O'Rear

THE SKYLITERS HISTORY:Here's one of our last pictures before the pandemic that put everyone on the sidelines. We're so t...
28/07/2022

THE SKYLITERS HISTORY:

Here's one of our last pictures before the pandemic that put everyone on the sidelines. We're so thankful to be back at it again. This will be heading into our 61st year together this-coming November. The Skyliters are more than friends, we're family. We were never a technically-great band, but we all played well together as a group.

I don't think you'll find another band anywhere that has more love and respect for each other than we do. We're looking forward to the taping of our Salt and Pepper show tomorrow night at the Mane Room in Florence, AL. The Reverend Jerry Reeves and his band is on the same ticket, and they are a great band, with all the gospel and soul you'd ever want to see.

Hope you can come out and join us! Tickets are available at saltandpepperpresentsorearandreeves.eventbrite.com.

-Mike O'Rear

27/07/2022

In addition to our Skyliters History posts leading up to our show at the Mane Room in Florence for the Salt and Pepper Music Series (tickets available at saltandpepperpresentsorearandreeves.eventbrite.com) we will also be sharing some pictures shared by other members of the band each day.

Pictured along with the group are: Foxy Griffin (our stage manager, bottom left,) and Jackie Cheatwood (radio station owner, bottom right.) (Photo credit: HoJo)

-Mike O'Rear

In addition to our Skyliters History posts leading up to our show at the Mane Room in Florence for the Salt and Pepper M...
27/07/2022

In addition to our Skyliters History posts leading up to our show at the Mane Room in Florence for the Salt and Pepper Music Series (tickets available at saltandpepperpresentsorearandreeves.eventbrite.com) we will also be sharing some pictures shared by other members of the band each day.

Our reunion shows seem to somehow revolve around fellowship and food these days. (Photo credit: HoJo)

-Mike O'Rear

THE SKYLITERS HISTORY:Here are the Skyliters doing an outside show at one of the vineyards in Tennessee. We always enjoy...
27/07/2022

THE SKYLITERS HISTORY:

Here are the Skyliters doing an outside show at one of the vineyards in Tennessee. We always enjoyed these shows. Usually they were for high school reunions, but I'm not sure exactly which one this was for. For years, we have done the festival on the Tennessee River in Clifton, TN for Coty Smith, and the Mule Day Festival in Columbia, TN for our dear friends Willard and Donna Murphy.

Many thanks to all the city governments who have had us play street parties to help support our scholarship fund. These days, we still enjoy the festivals and theatre shows, and are looking forward to doing more in the future. The Skyliters' motto is "play 'til you can't play no more."

-Mike O'Rear

The picture below was from a show we did with George "Goober" Lindsay in the mid-2000s. What a character he was! Goober'...
26/07/2022

The picture below was from a show we did with George "Goober" Lindsay in the mid-2000s. What a character he was! Goober's friend Jimmy Moore, who had worked with George on Hee-Haw for several years, took this photo. They both have since passed away and are dearly missed by all their fans, including the Skyliters.

George absolutely mesmerized the audience with one of the best live performances I've ever seen anyone do. If you ever watched any of those clips from Hee-Haw of people jumping out of hay lofts, hopping on the back of hay wagons, throwing hay at each other, that was some of Jimmy Moore's high-speed footage. Great show, great people.

-Mike O'Rear

In addition to our Skyliters History posts leading up to our show at the Mane Room in Florence for the Salt and Pepper M...
25/07/2022

In addition to our Skyliters History posts leading up to our show at the Mane Room in Florence for the Salt and Pepper Music Series (tickets available at saltandpepperpresentsorearandreeves.eventbrite.com) we will also be sharing some pictures shared by other members of the band each day.

Practicing at Dickey Mayberry's piano store in the 1980s. (Photo credit: HoJo)

-Mike O'Rear

THE SKYLITERS HISTORY:As the new millennium began, we continued to play many charity events. Here's another picture from...
25/07/2022

THE SKYLITERS HISTORY:

As the new millennium began, we continued to play many charity events. Here's another picture from HoJo at a charity event for the Loretto, TN High School Band in the mid-2000s. We did a once-a-month dance at the Loretto Civic Center to help the Loretto High School Band raise money. Their band director Darrell Boston was such a great inspiration to all those kids that came under his direction. Darrell is retiring this year, and will be dearly missed by all the folks in south-central Tennessee.

Many thanks go out to some of our past supporters in the radio business like Jackie Cheatwood (whose son, Taylor Cheatwood, a great musician, will be playing the upcoming show with us on the 28th,) Roger Wright (who has helped to promote us in south-central TN,) the Phillips family (who have helped to promote us in north AL,) and the Self family (who have helped to promote us in north AL, with a special remembrance of Mitch Self, who helped us get our start.)

-Mike O'Rear

In addition to our Skyliters History posts leading up to our show at the Mane Room in Florence for the Salt and Pepper M...
24/07/2022

In addition to our Skyliters History posts leading up to our show at the Mane Room in Florence for the Salt and Pepper Music Series (tickets available at saltandpepperpresentsorearandreeves.eventbrite.com) we will also be sharing some pictures shared by other members of the band each day.

One of the first pictures ever taken of the Skyliters. (Photo credit: Jimmy Moore)

-Mike O'Rear

THE SKYLITERS HISTORY:Many of the Skyliters shows from 1986 forward have been complemented by having our friends from th...
24/07/2022

THE SKYLITERS HISTORY:

Many of the Skyliters shows from 1986 forward have been complemented by having our friends from the Muscle Shoals Horns back us. I first became friends with Harrison Calloway and Harvey Thompson back around 1970 and later became friends with Ronnie Eades, who will be playing with us Thursday, July 28th during WC Handy Week for the Salt and Pepper Music Series.

For the last several years, the Muscle Shoals Horns, under the direction of Charles Rose, have been kind enough to help a bunch of old guys feel the music. Charles is out with the Lyle Lovett tour again this year, and won't be able to do our upcoming show. We also send along good vibes to our friend Harvey Thompson, who has always been a big part of our gatherings. Pictured below is a live shot of Harvey at the McEwen, TN Fourth of July Celebration in 1999.

-Mike O'Rear

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