The members of King Creole have been entertaining North Texas audiences for more than two decades, today performing a special blend of ’60s, ’70s and ’80s classic-rock chart busters, with occasional splashes of ’50s and ’90s hits. With a song list that spans a number of pop-music genres, audiences can never be sure what to expect next – except that the following song will be every bit as fun as the one before.
With four players originally hailing from Louisiana (probably predictable per the band’s name) complemented by two home-grown Metroplex performers, all of the musicians in the energetic group now reside in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. A little older and a little wiser,all six of these talented musicians decided several years back to come off of the road,settle down, start families and make their homes in the Metroplex. The result is a DFW-based band made up of some of the most talented and experienced entertainers around.
The current lineup includes flamboyant singer David Froberg, along with keyboardist/vocalist Lyle Blanchard, guitarist/vocalist Keith “Lizzard” Crappelle, bassist Darryl Davis, saxophonist/flutist/vocalist Philip “Tchoupitoulas” Phistry,and drummer/vocalist Raymond Blanchard.
All six members compose music in a variety of styles, but, while they might occasionally sneak in one of their originals during a show,King Creole’s play list has been carefully composed to offer a start-to-finish onslaught of songs everyone will recognize and enjoy.
Chances are that fans of local music or touring acts have already seen one or more of the band’s performers onstage. The current members of King Creole have played parts in some of the most popular and recognized groups in the region, lending their talents over the years to Dash Riprock & the Dragons, Vince Vance & the Valiants, the Betty Band, the Wild Mohicans, the J.B. Strut Band, the
G-Men, and the Party Crashers. Nowadays,when King Creole takes the stage, the band’s lineup represents 175-plus combined years of serious professional entertaining experience.
These six accomplished entertainers come from extremely diverse musical backgrounds, and this has resulted in a band with a unique blend of talent that allows for an incredible array of musical styles during each performance. It is not often a band takes the stage that can follow up a raw rocker from the Cure, Creedence Clearwater Revival or Bruce Springsteen with a medley of ’50s favorites from Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons that includes “Sherry,” “Rag Doll” and “Big Girls Don’t Cry” – and then swing into a steamy staple like Joe Cocker’s “You Can Leave Your Hat On,” whisk the party away to “Margaritaville,” and then help you “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty” … without missing a beat.
Motown, disco, classic rock, blues, ballads, big-time hits, golden oldies and more – King Creole has it. Oh, and lest anyone forget that King Creole is the only band in the Metroplex with the fabled “Gun of Fun.” (We’ll explain it later.) The band boasts five fabulous vocalists, each distinctively different. It’s this versatility, along with the musicians’ passion for live performance, that ultimately makes King Creole one of the North Texas area’s most sought-after festival, wedding reception and party bands.
SONG LIST
Living in America — James Brown
Brick House — The Commodores
Born to Be Wild — Steppenwolf
Magic Carpet Ride — Steppenwolf
Pretty Woman — Roy Orbison
Unchained Melody — The Righteous Brothers
Domino — Van Morrison
Brown Eyed Girl — Van Morrison
Soul Man — Sam & Dave
Hold On I’m Coming — Sam & Dave
Margaritaville — Jimmy Buffett
Play That Funky Music — Wild Cherry
Dancing in the Dark — Bruce Springsteen
Surrender — Cheap Trick
I Want You to Want Me* — Cheap Trick
Sixteen Candles — The Crests
Truly Madly Deeply — Savage Garden
Vehicle — The Ides of March
Wild Thing — The Troggs
Good Lovin’ — The Rascals
Just Like Heaven — The Cure
I Melt With You (Stop the World) — Modern English
Listen to the Music — The Doobie Brothers
Love Her Madly — The Doors
Colour My World — Chicago
Easy — The Commodores
Drift Away — Dobie Gray
Moondance — Van Morrison
Don’t Dream It’s Over — Crowded House
Rose Colored Glasses — John Conlee
Nobody — The Human Beinz
Stand By Me — Mickey Gilley
My Girl* — The Temptations
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg* — The Temptations
Get Ready* — The Temptations
I Know I’m Losing You* — The Temptations
I Can’t Get Next You* — The Temptations
Reach Out (I’ll Be There)* — The Four Tops
Baby, I Need Your Loving* — The Four Tops
I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)*
— The Four Tops
It’s the Same Old Song* — The Four Tops
Sherry* — Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Rag Doll* — Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Big Girls Don’t Cry*
— Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Eli’s Coming* — Three Dog Night
Mamma Told Me Not to Come*
— Three Dog Night
Celebrate* — Three Dog Night
One (Is the Loneliest Number)* — Three Dog Night
Green River — Creedence Clearwater Revival
Long Cool Woman — The Hollies
The Lion Sleeps Tonight — Rupert Jones
Pick Up the Pieces — The Average White Band
Little Darlin’ — The Diamonds
Evil Ways — Santana
Pride and Joy — Stevie Ray Vaughan
(I Feel Good) I Got You — James Brown
That’s the Way (I Like It)
— KC & The Sunshine Band
(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
— KC & The Sunshine Band
Gloria — Them
You Can Leave Your Hat On — Joe Cocker
Unchain My Heart — Joe Cocker
Mony Mony — Billy Idol
Unforgettable — Nat “King” Cole / Natalie Cole
Louie Louie — The Kingsmen
Mustang Sally — Wilson Pickett
What a Wonderful World — Louis Armstrong
Temptation Eyes — The Grass Roots
Lucille — Little Richard
Wonderful Tonight — Eric Clapton
Little Bit of Soul — Music Explosion
Jambalaya — Hank Williams
Every Day I Have the Blues — Memphis Slim
Touch Me — The Doors
On the Dark Side
— John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
Draggin’ the Line — Tommy James and The Shondells
Authority Song — John Couger Mellencamp
Hurts So Good — John Cougar Mellencamp
Land of 1,000 Dances — Wilson Pickett
Pretzel Logic — Steely Dan
I Shot the Sherriff — Bob Marley
Spooky — Classics IV
Every Time I Roll the Dice — Delbert McClinton
It’s Only Make Believe — Conway Twitty
Happy Together — The Turtles
Hello, I Love You — The Doors
Break on Through — The Doors
L.A. Woman — The Doors
Hard to Handle — The Black Crowes
Talking in Your Sleep — The Romantics
Can’t Get Enough — Bad Company
All Right Now — Free
Low Rider — War
Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo — Rick Derringer
Only Wanna Be With You — Hootie & The Blowfish
Honky Tonk Women — The Rolling Stones
Give Me One Reason — Tracy Chapman
I Got a Line — Spirit
Born to Run — Bruce Springsteen
Some Like It Hot — Power Station
Is That Chicken in My Gumbo? — King Creole
Milk That Cow — King Creole
Cover Me — Bruce Springsteen
Shout — The Isley Brothers
Ain’t No Sunshine — Bill Withers
Jailhouse Rock — Elvis Presley
I’ll Still Be Loving You — Restless Heart
Forever’s as Far as I’ll Go — Alabama
Hey Pocky Way — The Neville Brothers
Please Come Home for Christmas — The Eagles
Little Sister — Elvis Presley / Dwight Yoakam
Old-Time Rock and Roll — Bob Seger
Crazy Love — Van Morrison
Tupelo Honey — Van Morrison
Johnny B. Goode — Chuck Berry
Twistin’ the Night Away — Rod Stewart
Main Street — Bob Seger
Sweet Home, Alabama — Lynyrd Skynyrd
’50s Medley — (various artists)
Stormy Monday Blues — T. Bone Walker
Under the Boardwalk — The Drifters
I Saw the Light — Hank Williams
Hang on Sloopy — the McCoys
Barbara Ann — the Beach Boys
No Sugar Tonight* — The Guess Who
Smoke on the Water* — Deep Purple
No Matter What — Badfinger
In the Midnight Hour — Wilson Pickett
Gimme Some Lovin’ — The Spencer Davis Group
*indicates performed as part of a medley
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