Former Fleerwood Mac and John Fogerty guitarist Billy Burnette will join The Cadillac Band from Sweden on several songs during their 90-minute set at the Chattanooga Choo Choo at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13.
Barry CourterBack in their native Sweden, The Cadillac Band is big. Fans flock to see them perform their particular brand of ’50s and ’60s rock ‘n’ roll and rockabilly standards, often traveling with the group wherever they play, whether it’s in a bar across town or a couple of hours away.
They’ll even hop on a plane to tour the United States with the band. And I’m not talking about just a few folks. On Saturday at 6:30 p.m., Aug. 13, the TCB tour of the U.S. will stop in Chattanooga for a show in the formal gardens at the Chattanooga Choo Choo. All 85 or so people.
That group will be in the states for about three weeks, stopping and playing in Nashville and Jackson, Tenn., and eventually making their way north through Virginia to New York before heading home. Another group of about 50 will then come over from Sweden and visit the same cities as the first, but in reverse.
“Everybody wants to come to Chattanooga,” says Ulf Nillson, the band’s drummer/tour guide/spokesman and leader.
The band will play at several places along the way, always for free.