Bandana (country band)
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Bandana was an American country music
band composed of Lonnie Wilson (lead vocals), Jerry Fox (bass guitar
), Tim Menzies
(guitar
), Joe Van Dyke (keyboards
), and Jerry Ray Johnston (drums
). After Menzies, Johnston and Van Dyke left, they were replaced with Michael Black and Billy Kemp on guitars, and Bob Mummert on drums. Between 1982 and 1986, they were signed to Warner Bros. Records
, on which they charted ten singles on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs
) charts, including the top 20 hits "The Killin' Kind" and "Outside Lookin' In". The latter also appeared on a self-titled album. After disbanding, Menzies assumed the name Tim Mensy and began a solo career and later wrote hit singles for other artists, while Wilson found work as a session drummer.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
band composed of Lonnie Wilson (lead vocals), Jerry Fox (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
), Tim Menzies
Tim Mensy
Timmie Menzies is an American country music artist known as Tim Mensy. Initially, he was a member of the band Bandana, in which he charted several singles on the Hot Country Songs charts in the 1980s...
(guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
), Joe Van Dyke (keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
), and Jerry Ray Johnston (drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
). After Menzies, Johnston and Van Dyke left, they were replaced with Michael Black and Billy Kemp on guitars, and Bob Mummert on drums. Between 1982 and 1986, they were signed to Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
, on which they charted ten singles on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
) charts, including the top 20 hits "The Killin' Kind" and "Outside Lookin' In". The latter also appeared on a self-titled album. After disbanding, Menzies assumed the name Tim Mensy and began a solo career and later wrote hit singles for other artists, while Wilson found work as a session drummer.
Singles
| Year | Title | US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Guilty Eyes" | 37 | single only |
| "Cheatin' State of Mind" | 61 | ||
| "The Killin' Kind" | 17 | ||
| 1983 | "I Can't Get over You (Getting over Me)" | 29 | |
| "Outside Lookin' In" | 18 | Bandana | |
| 1984 | "Better Our Hearts Should Bend (Than Break)" | 26 | |
| "All I Wanna Do (Is Make Love to You)" | 52 | single only | |
| 1985 | "It's Just Another Heartache" | 46 | Bandana |
| "Lovin' Up a Storm" | 37 | ||
| 1986 | "Touch Me" | 54 | single only |