This photograph was taken about 1966, showing a combo group called Ronnie and the Flames. They are performing at a gasoline station.
This is another photo of Ronnie and the Flames. Can anyone identify the members of this group? Or, do you know the location of this service station? If so, please write a comment.
Thanks!
Photographs courtesy of Forsyth County Public Library Photograph Collection.
The three stripes above the bay door indicate that it is a Texaco station.
Yes …this is a band I was in….that is me playing drums. Me and the Sax player is the only ones living. We were on our way home from doing an addition for Sears and Roebuck’s Christmas party that year. We stop to get gas an the guy that either work there or owned the station played guitar. He saw all the instruments in the back seat of our cars and wanted to hear us. All of us were from Pilot Mt area. I was 16 years old at that time. The picture was taken more like 1965 I believe. Great memories, Ronnie Miller
Ronnie, Thank you so much for the information about the photo. Can you identify the other members of your band? Also, thank you for the information about the location of the gas station. Do you know how there happened to be a photographer there to take the photo? Was this photo in the newspaper?
Drums, Ronnie Miller, The white guitar or Bass, Henery Lawson, left guitar, Grey Harvey, Right guitar Jesse Sams, Sax Alen Chilton. Only reason I heard a reporter came was because of the crowd.
Yes the photo and story was in Winston-Salem Journal. I have a cutout of the story. If you will send me your email I will send a photocopy of it. Thanks Ronnie Miller
The service station was were Firestone Auto Care is now. Beside of Wendys. Also, the service station worker or owner was called Blue Eyes
The location is on 273 Reynold Road Winston Salem, NC….I Googled mapped the area