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Floyd, Lucky 2012-10-11 Transcript Oral History Interview of Harold “Lucky” Floyd Interviewed by: Andy Wilkinson October 11, 2012 Dallas, Texas Part of the: Crossroads Music Archive Interviews Texas Tech University’s Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Oral History Program Copyright and Usage Information: An oral history release form was signed by Harold “Lucky” Floyd on October 11, 2012. This transfers all rights of this interview to the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University. This oral history transcript is protected by U.S. copyright law. By viewing this document, the researcher agrees to abide by the fair use standards of U.S. Copyright Law (1976) and its amendments. This interview may be used for educational and other non-commercial purposes only. Any reproduction or transmission of this protected item beyond fair use requires the written and explicit permission of the Southwest Collection. Please contact Southwest Collection Reference staff for further information. Preferred Citation for this Document: Floyd, Harold “Lucky” Oral History Interview, October 11, 2012. Interview by Andy Wilkinson, Online Transcription, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library. URL of PDF, date accessed. The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library houses almost 6000 oral history interviews dating back to the late 1940s. The historians who conduct these interviews seek to uncover the personal narratives of individuals living on the South Plains and beyond. These interviews should be considered a primary source document that does not implicate the final verified narrative of any event. These are recollections dependent upon an individual’s memory and experiences. The views expressed in these interviews are those only of the people speaking and do not reflect the views of the Southwest Collection or Texas Tech University. 2 Texas Tech University’s Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Oral History Program Technical Processing Information: The Audio/Visual Department of the Southwest Collection is the curator of this ever-growing oral history collection and is in the process of digitizing all interviews. While all of our interviews will have an abbreviated abstract available online, we are continually transcribing and adding information for each interview. Audio recordings of these interviews can be listened to in the Reading Room of the Southwest Collection. Please contact our Reference Staff for policies and procedures. Family members may request digitized copies directly from Reference Staff. Consult the Southwest Collection website for more information. http://swco.ttu.edu/Reference/policies.php Recording Notes: Original Format: Born Digital Audio Digitization Details: N/A Audio Metadata: 44.1k/ 16bit WAV file Further Access Restrictions: N/A Transcription Notes: Interviewer: Andy Wilkinson Audio Editor: N/A Transcription: Christopher Cunningham Editor(s): Leah Blackwell, Elissa Stroman Final Editor: Andy Wilkinson Interview Series Background: The Crossroads Artists Project encompasses interviews conducted by the Crossroads of Music Archive Staff members. They hope to document the creative process of artists and songwriters from all across the Southwestern United States. 3 Texas Tech University’s Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Oral History Program Transcript Overview: This interview features Harold “Lucky” Floyd, drummer of the rock and roll band “The Sparkles.” A native of Seagraves, Texas, Lucky discusses his early life and how he became involved in music. He recounts his career with The Sparkles, their rise to fame in the mid-1960s, and his later years as a high school band director. Length of Interview: 1:03:24 Subject Transcript Page Time Stamp Life and Youth Lucky and Andy talk about old venues in Lubbock 5 0:00:00 Lucky discusses his early life and youth 7 0:03:00 Musical Career Lucky talks about how he got into music and The Sparkles 8 0:04:00 Lucky recounts how he got interested in music 13 0:12:40 Discusses the band’s move to California 14 0:16:30 TV Career Performing at The Factory and famous people he met 17 0:23:00 Recounts when the band moved back to Austin 19 0:27:30 Band Directing Lucky discusses his career as a band director 21 0:32:20 Retirement and what he did after directing 23 0:37:00 Influential band directors and marching bands 24 0:38:00 How he got the name “Lucky” 28 0:47:50 Discussion of The Sparkles reputation as a “garage band” 29 0:48:30 Lucky remembers the best musician he played with 31 0:53:00 Keywords Rock and roll, marching band, West Texas music 4 Texas Tech University’s Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Oral History Program Andy Wilkinson (AW): Because good things always happen when I have it off and [laughing]. Let me slate it by saying it is the 11th of October, 2012. Andy Wilkinson here with Lucky Floyd at his home, beautiful home in Dallas. On a nice, cool, overcast day. Lucky Floyd (LF): Mm-hm. AW: Yeah, it was a great rock and roll band and I remember you know, that’s where we went. We went to the Village Swinger and the Music Box and the Elevator. [Speaking at the same time] LF: The Music Box. LF: I remember when we left the Music Box, I hated to leave them because [inaudible] the Village Swinger, and the Music Box people thought that their music box was the reason people were coming, not because of the bands. AW: Yeah. LF: And I told him, I said, we were getting 200 a night back then and I told him, I said, “We want 250 and half of the gate after 500, ya know we’ll split it with ya,” and he said, “No we’re not doing that.” And I said, “Well, we been offered 275 over at the Village Swinger and half of the gate after 550,” whatever it was. And they wouldn’t do it. They thought it was their Music Box and we went over there and everybody started going to Music Box and he started hiring like the Everly Brothers, Bruce Channel from “Hey Baby,” and they wouldn’t have anybody the nights we played there. Everybody would be over at the Village Swinger hearing The Sparkles and so it was—we were real popular in Lubbock I will say that. AW: And the great thing about the Village Swinger was you didn’t get your butt kicked in parking lot as often as you did at the Music Box, [both laugh] and I’m not sure why. It was the same crowd, but it was always a devil of a time getting out of the Music Box without some scuffle breaking out, but the Village Swinger was never like that and you know, how could you explain that? LF: Well I like that ole guy, and then years later the Music Box came back with a guy, what was his name? It was uh—came out of Amarillo and oh he had a couple of hit type records that was like us. I can’t think of his name right now and he was pretty popular. What was his name? From 5 Texas Tech University’s Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Oral History Program Amarillo—Ray Ruff. AW: Oh, Ray Ruff. LF: Ray Ruff. And they hired Ray Ruff to come and talk to me and Bobby to try and get us to come back to Music Box after about six months to a year. And I told ‘em I said, “No,” I said, [chuckles] just being stupid but I said ya know I said, “You don’t even send us a Christmas card or send us anything, and the guy in the Village Swinger sent us Christmas cards to our families.” And they offered me and Bobby, not the rest of the group, they offered me and Bobby 25 inch, 26 inch color TVs or something, each to come back and we told ‘em, No. And Howard Ragland who had actually booked The Sparkles—the first you know, he was friends with Ray Ruff and Ray Ruff went on to do really well in religious music as a producer. AW: Yeah well he also produced I think, did he not, David Box? LF: You know I don’t know. AW: I think he may have LF: I just remember he was into gospel and stuff like that doing real well. AW: Yeah. I think he may have. In fact, I think he may have been involved with getting trying to get David Box a record deal. And David had died in the airplane crash in Houston. LF: Yeah. AW: If I’m not mistaken. LF: Yeah. I really don’t know. I just know Ray Ruff was really real big with KOMA type stuff. And they’d advertise on KOMA. That was our life line. When I was a kid, I’d listen to that at night laying in bed. Listen to KOMA. AW: Let me get a just a snatch of information from you real quick. LF: 6 Texas Tech University’s Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Oral History Program Okay. AW: So that a hundred years from now when people are listening to this they’ll have the right Lucky Floyd. LF: Alright. AW: What is your date of birth? LF: July 22, 1944. AW: Okay, and where you born in Seagraves? LF: I was born in Lamesa. AW: Lamesa. LF: I was the only one in my family born in a hospital. AW: Oh really? LF: Yeah. I was the last one. I’m the youngest. AW: How many brothers and sisters? LF: I had 4 sisters and 2 brothers. AW: Wow. LF: I’m the baby of the family. AW: 7 Texas Tech University’s Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Oral History Program What were your folks doing? Were they farming? LF: My dad kinda— he farmed.
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