From 86-88 I was incarcerated with Maynard(Bill) Simonson at BOP Texarkana. We sat many nights him telling of his adventures. So yes I know lots of his life public and private.
I knew Bill fairly well when I lived in Dallas. My apartment backed up to Ma Blues, so it was my hangout. This article was fascinating. I had no idea about Bill’s Austin connection, much less how influential he was here. Thanks for writing this story, Corky.
From 86-88 I was incarcerated with Maynard(Bill) Simonson at BOP Texarkana. We sat many nights him telling of his adventures. So yes I know lots of his life public and private.
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I knew Bill fairly well when I lived in Dallas. My apartment backed up to Ma Blues, so it was my hangout. This article was fascinating. I had no idea about Bill’s Austin connection, much less how influential he was here. Thanks for writing this story, Corky.
Fantastic! So cool!
One of the most important, yet least known, architects of the modern Austin music scene finally gets his just due in this informative essay.