Feb. 15, 1980 Gusto music feature: Stone Country Band
Knock, knock, knockin’ on Nashville’s door with the Stone Country Band. Feb. 15, 1980 Capturing the attention of the club crowds “Right now, we’re just tryin’ to keep busy till something big happens,” says Dwane Hall. As a result, this particular evening finds the Stone Country Band working for the new regime at Johnny’s Old Timer on Delaware Avenue in Kenmore. The folks who own Plant Six over on Niagara Street have taken over the venerable Gay ‘90s location, sweeping out the singalongs and the peanut shells. To attract a new constituency to fill the tables, they’re experimenting with what they put on that big stage in the far corner of the room. One night a week, it’s a rock band, the Road. Then the place does a turnabout and goes rustic. Since Stone Country Band is one of the leading country-rock outfits locally, thei...