Zorro and the Blue Footballs was a band from late 1974 to early 1984. Over the years, the lineup changed, but the two founding co-front men remained constant: myself, Mike Mohney, and Windy Austin. Throughout the years, we were both addressed as "Zorro." But the namesake of the band was a dog. All the band members were "Blue Footballs." For a while, Windy and I also billed the horn section (Windy on Clarinet and myself on saxes) as "Featuring the Chuck Lunch Orchestra," but that became too cumbersome and soon disappeared from all playbills.
My purpose for the blog is to post some Zorro stories, comments from some old fans, music, and videos.
I recently made contact on Facebook with an old friend from Texas who recorded some early Zorro shows in Denton in 1974. I'll post a few of those tunes. I had forgotten some of that material and was glad that someone had recorded it. Much of that early music didn't survive after we developed the "show."
I've posted a couple of performance videos on my Facebook page, but the clips I want to post are too "blue" and would probably be taken down. I'm currently working on an edit of a 11-minute performance of "Kaw-Lija" at the Swingin' Door in Fayetteville, Arkansas. I hope to have that up soon.
