Anderson, Flesher, & Key
Jackie Anderson - Guitar / Vocals
Bob Flesher - Bass / Vocals
Woody Key - Guitar / Vocals
Drexel Ammons - Drums
Anderson, Flesher, & Key is Amarillo's premier party band. With the rock-solid drums from Drexel Ammons, they are still performing their unique blend of acoustic instruments and three part vocal harmonies.
In 1980, Jackie Anderson and Bob Flesher were playing folk music for small local clubs and ski resorts in Taos, Angel Fire, and Red River. In 1981, they were joined by Woody Key for a one night performance. With no time to think of a catchy name, they were billed simply using their surnames. That one magic evening jelled into AFK and a musical friendship that has endured ever since.
By the end of 1982, Lynn Williams joined the group. They soon recorded Café Video, a PBS television special with all original music. In May of 1984, they released their first studio album entitled "Right on the Edge". The album received rave reviews and is still traded by collectors today.
With Lynn's move to Nashville in 1985, the band brought on a whole new concept for drums. The new drummer was in a box filled with e-prom chips and programmed by computer whiz Woody Key. The group would spend hours rehearsing with the machine until the music was tight as possible.
The years between 84' and 89' were spent playing five to six nights a week in Amarillo, Dallas, Nashville, Lubbock, Midland, Taos, and South Padre Island. During that time their sound transformed from a country-rock band to a hard rockin' dance group that played all the hits of the 80's that dominated the air waves. In the late 80's they introduced an array of keyboards and guitar synthesizers. With skin tight vocals, it was the largest three piece band you could find.
In 1987, Jackie, Bob, and Woody opened Sneaker's nightclub. The venue ran seven nights a week with live entertainment from the AFK and host of other bands including Delbert McLinton and Joe Ely. For more than five years Sneakers was Amarillo's best stage to see live entertainment.
In 1992 the group was asked to open for Huey Lewis and the News. The promoter insisted they perform their all acoustic show with songs by the Beatles, CSN and Poco. Nine months later, they were hired to open for the Beach Boys at an Amarillo show.
By 1993, the group decided to take time to raise families and minimize the workload of performing over 250 nights a year. They barely hit a note together for the next ten years.
If you fast forward to 2003, AFK was re-united at the Bourbon Street Café in Amarillo. This small club was a perfect spot to produce a new chapter in the band's musical journey.
The new sound is a combination of the all-acoustic sets and some of the best classic rock songs of the 60's, 70's, 80's, and beyond. The band still sings and plays better than ever. With Drexel on the drums, it is truly a night of entertainment you will enjoy.
AFK performs over sixty concerts a year at local festivals, night clubs and private concerts in the Texas Panhandle and Colorado. Their schedule is posted in the Friday Get Out entertainment section of the Amarillo Globe News.
In 1980, Jackie Anderson and Bob Flesher were playing folk music for small local clubs and ski resorts in Taos, Angel Fire, and Red River. In 1981, they were joined by Woody Key for a one night performance. With no time to think of a catchy name, they were billed simply using their surnames. That one magic evening jelled into AFK and a musical friendship that has endured ever since.
By the end of 1982, Lynn Williams joined the group. They soon recorded Café Video, a PBS television special with all original music. In May of 1984, they released their first studio album entitled "Right on the Edge". The album received rave reviews and is still traded by collectors today.
With Lynn's move to Nashville in 1985, the band brought on a whole new concept for drums. The new drummer was in a box filled with e-prom chips and programmed by computer whiz Woody Key. The group would spend hours rehearsing with the machine until the music was tight as possible.
The years between 84' and 89' were spent playing five to six nights a week in Amarillo, Dallas, Nashville, Lubbock, Midland, Taos, and South Padre Island. During that time their sound transformed from a country-rock band to a hard rockin' dance group that played all the hits of the 80's that dominated the air waves. In the late 80's they introduced an array of keyboards and guitar synthesizers. With skin tight vocals, it was the largest three piece band you could find.
In 1987, Jackie, Bob, and Woody opened Sneaker's nightclub. The venue ran seven nights a week with live entertainment from the AFK and host of other bands including Delbert McLinton and Joe Ely. For more than five years Sneakers was Amarillo's best stage to see live entertainment.
In 1992 the group was asked to open for Huey Lewis and the News. The promoter insisted they perform their all acoustic show with songs by the Beatles, CSN and Poco. Nine months later, they were hired to open for the Beach Boys at an Amarillo show.
By 1993, the group decided to take time to raise families and minimize the workload of performing over 250 nights a year. They barely hit a note together for the next ten years.
If you fast forward to 2003, AFK was re-united at the Bourbon Street Café in Amarillo. This small club was a perfect spot to produce a new chapter in the band's musical journey.
The new sound is a combination of the all-acoustic sets and some of the best classic rock songs of the 60's, 70's, 80's, and beyond. The band still sings and plays better than ever. With Drexel on the drums, it is truly a night of entertainment you will enjoy.
AFK performs over sixty concerts a year at local festivals, night clubs and private concerts in the Texas Panhandle and Colorado. Their schedule is posted in the Friday Get Out entertainment section of the Amarillo Globe News.
Music Styles
rock
country
Booking
Bob Flesher, 806-350-4267 x 101
Covers
Beatles
Stones
CSN
Poco
Buffalo Sprinfield
Eagles
Discography
Right On the Edge
1984 - Venture Records
Live at the Bourbon Street Cafe'
2003 - Venture Records
Songs
Right On the Edge
Woman of the World
It's Your Move
Next In Line
Mamma's Wonderin'
Hard Life
Keep Runnin
West Texas Wind
Layin' My Love On the Line
Here Comes Love Again
Woman of the World
It's Your Move
Next In Line
Mamma's Wonderin'
Hard Life
Keep Runnin
West Texas Wind
Layin' My Love On the Line
Here Comes Love Again
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