There were two places here in Lexington in the 70's and early 80's. One was the Sportsman. I was the paid musician...a B-3 and a Rhodes. I went to work when the bars closed at 1:00 AM until 4 AM. We got all the club owners, musicians and staff and any traveling groups in the area. Had Ike Cole (Nat's brother-a "monster" player and singer), Roland Kirk, Amahd Jamal (he has family in Lexington), Michael McDonald and many others stop by and sit in.

On week-ends, I did the dining room from 5 to 9, upstairs with a band 9-1 and 1-4 after that.

I went to work at 7:30 AM, so I didn't get a lot of sleep. GREAT TIMES!

Russ