Randy Helfrich
Randy Helfrich
dixie express frame members people playing popular songs time
We're going to have all the old members there, playing the songs that were popular during the time frame that they were in the band. We're going to take people through 25 years of Dixie Express in an 8-hour period.
either paid playing showing
It's not like we're just showing up, playing our music, you either like us or you don't, we get paid and go home. We take these (audiences) in and make them part of what we're doing.
band build few guys hardest lost quality took
It took a while to build back the quality of sound, and we lost a few fans. They'd say, 'You guys aren't that good.' ... (Keeping the band going at that time) was probably the hardest thing I've ever done.
drinks few wherever work
The first few years were tough. You try to get in wherever you can, and you work for drinks or nothing at all, just to be heard.