The Nightcaps were an American rock and roll band formed in Dallas, Texas, in 1958 and were active, in varying lineups, until 2009.
[1] Though the album did not crack the national charts, it got pirated around the country and made it possible for the Nightcaps to get bookings across the south.
[1] The British Invasion, though it presented a challenge, did not prevent the band from remaining popular as a live act well into the 1960s.
[7] Dennis Mills, playing bass & vocals, of the Floyd Dakil Group, joined the band in 1962.
[1][3] Eventually, advancing maturity, marriage and general weariness led most of the members into regular jobs and professions.
[1] Billy Joe Shine became a furniture manufacturing representative, but was still fronting a version of the Nightcaps on weekends in the 1990s, and he remained a popular musical figure in and around Dallas for many years.