garden party band st louis

Garden Party Band

GARDEN PARTY is a 3-piece, 4-piece, and 5-piece band that plays great California Country Rock, Oldies, Classic Rock and Classic Country and fun music!

The band breaks down to a 3-piece group when the venue is smaller and the Garden Party Trio has an amazing and full sound!  Garden Party features members from Butch Wax & The Hollywoods – one of the top bands in the area for the past 34 years.  Garden Party is a 2nd band for Gene and the guys and gals from Butch Wax to do different music and events and is a lot of fun!  The band plays lots of great oldies from the Butch Wax list and also country rock favorites from The Eagles, Vince Gill, Linda Ronstadt, Rick Nelson, Johnny Rivers, Fleetwood Mac, CCR, Elvis, Brooks & Dunn, Chuck Berry, Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, and more!

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“When we first got together the first song we learned was Garden Party by Rick Nelson” says Gene Ackmann. “We played it every time we rehearsed and it has always been a favorite of mine”. In the song Rick tells the story about the experience at Madison Square Garden and it became a #1 Hit for him in 72.  “But it’s all right now – I’ve learned my lesson well – you see you can’t please everyone so you’ve got to please yourself.”

 

Garden Party Band St Louis

We named ourselves The Garden Party Band as kind of paying homage to Rick and that great L.A Country Rock sound that he helped pioneer with the Stone Canyon Band – as well as the great string of hits he had in the 50’s and 60’s.

Garden Party Songs

SORT BY NAME:

A

  • A FOOL IN LOVE
  • A MESS OF BLUES
  • ALL RIGHT NOW
  • ALRIGHT NOW
  • ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT
  • AT LAST

B

  • BABY I NEED YOUR LOVIN
  • BABY LOVE
  • BACK IN MY ARMS
  • BAREFOOTIN
  • BE MY BABY
  • BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY
  • BLUE BAYOU
  • BOOGIE SHOES
  • BRICK HOUSE
  • BROWN EYED GIRL
  • BURNIN LOVE

C

  • CC RIDER
  • CHAIN OF FOOLS
  • CHAPEL OF LOVE
  • COME SEE ABOUT ME
  • COOL JERK
  • CRAZY

D

  • DANCIN IN THE STREET
  • DEVIL WITH BLUE DRESS ON
  • DO YOU LOVE ME
  • DO YOU WANNA DANCE
  • DON’T BE CRUEL
  • DREAMS

F

  • FOLSUM PRISON BLUES

G

  • GARDEN PARTY
  • GREAT BALLS OF FIRE

H

  • HANG ON SLOOPY
  • HARPER VALLEY PTA
  • HEATWAVE
  • HEATWAVE
  • HELLO MARY LOU
  • HEY BARTENDER
  • HIT THE ROAD JACK
  • HOLD ON I’M COMING

I

  • I FALL TO PIECES
  • IT’S MY PARTY
  • I’M A BELIEVER

J

  • JIMMY MACK
  • JOHNNY B GOODE
  • JOLENE
  • JOY TO THE WORLD
  • JUST MY IMAGINATION
  • JUST ONE LOOK

K

  • KNOCK ON WOOD

L

  • LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE
  • LET’S STAY TOGETHER
  • LITTLE LIZA JANE
  • LITTLE SISTER
  • LODI
  • LOSE A GOOD THING
  • LOVE SLIPPIN AWAY

M

  • MAGGIE MAY
  • MAGGIE MAY
  • MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME
  • MARGARITAVILLE
  • MEMPHIS
  • MIDNIGHT HOUR
  • MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
  • MIDNIGHT TRAIN GEORGIA
  • MOUNTAIN OF LOVE
  • MUSTANG SALLY
  • MY GIRL
  • MY MARIA

N

  • NADINE
  • NO PARTICULAR PLACE GO
  • NOWHERE TO RUN

O

  • OLD TIME ROCK ROLL
  • ONE MORE LAST CHANCE
  • OOH BABY BABY

P

  • PEACEFUL EASY FEELING
  • PLAY THE BLUES
  • POOR LITTLE FOOL
  • POOR SIDE OF TOWN
  • PROUD MARY
  • PROUD MARY

R

  • RESCUE ME
  • RESPECT
  • RHIANNON
  • ROCK AND ROLL

S

  • SARA SMILE
  • SAW HER STANDING THERE
  • SHERRY BABY
  • SHE’S GOT YOU
  • SIGNED SEALED DELIVERED
  • SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
  • SON OF A PREACHER MAN
  • SOUL MAN
  • STOOD UP
  • STUCK IN THE MIDDLE
  • SUGAR PIE HONEY

T

  • TAKE IT EASY
  • TANQUREY
  • TELL IT LIKE IT IS
  • TELL IT LIKE IT IS
  • THE ONE YOU LOVE
  • THE WANDERER
  • THIRD RATE ROMANCE
  • TRAVELIN MAN
  • TREAT HER RIGHT
  • TWIST AND SHOUT

U

  • UPTIGHT

W

  • WHAT I’D SAY

Y

  • YOU NEVER CAN TELL
  • YOUR MAMA DON’T DANCE
  • YOU’VE LOST LOVIN FEELIN

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