1980 - 1984 Savvy
Engineer / Manager / Booking
SAVVY was formed in early 1971 by drummer and
vocalist Rick Miller and some school and neighborhood friends. Rick
was
a sophmore at Eastern Hills High School. By the time he was a senior,
SAVVY was the house band at the "Gingerbread House" in Fort
Worth. The format changed from rock-and-roll to a show/dance band.
Rich
Mauch joined SAVVY on guitar and vocals late in '72 and then SAVVY hit
the road on the show circuit for three and a half years. "Savvy's
Castle" featuring SAVVY opened in Arlington in '75 and by the
summer of '77 had to move to a larger location with more parking
in Fort Worth.
The name changed To simply "Savvy's." Upon entrance of Steve
Jones on vocals and guitar and Richard Jones on bass and vocals in '78,
SAVVY began rocking and rolling once again. A few months later, Ricky
Gregg joined SAVVY on guitar and vocals and brought with him several
original
songs.
On January 7, 1980 SAVVY submitted an entry tape for "Q102's More
Texas Crude" and out of nearly 400 entries was selected for one of
the ten tracks on the album. One of these ten groups was also to appear
at the 1980 "Texxas Jamm." Only two days before the "Texxas
Jamm," a battle of the bands was held in Dallas at the Agora Ballroom
and SAVVY came out on top. Although they were denied their chance to open
the show SAVVY continued to develop and progress. Dan Kostura joined SAVVY
on keyboards and vocals in August of '80 to complete the sound of today's
SAVVY.
Savvy, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Point Blank Concert Review 7/22/80
The Savvy Story - by Steve Jones
Ricky Table Dancing
Backstage at The Agora
Savvy's Back Door
TV Taping at SMU
