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In
the 70's a band named Horizon was burning up the music scene in
the south Louisiana area. Early in 1978, some of the members wanted to make
a change.
Four of the members: Kim Leleux, Dana Latiolais, George Thomas
and Laurie Labry left Horizon to start a new group. They contacted
Huey Kern and Terry Guidry and asked them to join the band.
We started rehearsing at Dana's house and you could feel we
had something special.
Naming The Band:
Dana had been down to Galveston, Texas a few times and noticed
the clubs that put Nickel Beer on their road side signs were
packed. That was in the 60's when a Nickel was a Nickel! and
you could get a draft for a Nickel! He figured it would be
a good name for a band ! Well it worked....the name got them
in and the band kept them coming back....
Like all bands, NIKLBEER has been through
it's share of changes! From band members to musical styles:
Disco, Funk, Urban Cowboy, Swamp Pop, Country, Oldies, Etc. |
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NiklBeer Late 80's to Early
90's
Picture
taken at RayBoys Saloon.
Those are fake cans of beer...yea-right !
Bubba Castille, Dana Latiolais, Terry Guidry,
Mark Hebert and Kim Leleaux |
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NiklBeer 90's
These
guys were smiling for real.
They were a fun bunch of guy's.
Teddy Hebert, Ken Bonin, Bubba Castille,
Donny Champeaux, Eddie Cormier
& Terry Guidry |
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NiklBeer 2004!
Ken
Bonin, Eddie Cormier, George Thomas,
Jody Castille, Teddy Hebert, Anatole Larroque,
Terry Guidry & Jimmy Drouet
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Niklbeer 2015
Teddy Hebert, Blasien LeBlanc, Jimmy Higginbottham, Terry Guidry, Mike MaGee, Kim Leleux, Jody Castille, George Thomas |
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We
really want to thank the "Original" NIKLBEER
members for great memories and we wish them well!
Dana Latiolais -- Laurie Labry - Huey Kern
Thanks to all Past NIKLBEER Members!
Horns:
Boyd Hebert, Lamont Goodman, Mike Bulliard,
Anatole Larroque, Eddie Baker, Danny Simon, Josh LeBlanc,
Jimmy Drouet
Drummers:
Danny Castille, Mark Hebert, Lil Gerald "Big Foot" Romero,
Gary
Breaux, Blasien LeBlanc
Vocals:
Tony Bruce, Mike Legnon
Sound Engineers:
C.J. Boyer, Earl Bonin, Vernon Escon, Benny Romero
Super Roadie:
BIG BOB Hebert and Tony New (All around super good dude !!!)
Bass, Guitar, Keys:
T-Sal Melancon, Paul Borel, Russel Castille, Donny Champeaux
, Eddie Cormier, Ken Bonin
Niklbeer 2020
Kim Leleux- Guitar
George Thomas- Keys
Jody Castille -Bass
Jimmy Higginbotham- Sax
Terry Guidry - Vocals
Charlene Howard- Vocals
Teddy Hebert- Drums
Mike Magee - Trumpet
NIKLBEER 2023
Avery (Bubba) Castille, Jody Castille, Teddy Hebert, Mike Magee,
Terry Guidry, Jimmy Higginbottham and Kim Leleux
As you can see we've changed through the
years ! So going from Soul to Country to French to Rock to
Oldies to Zydeco to Motown to Blues to ... whatever... NIKLBEER.... Acadiana's #1
Party Band! |
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