At midnight on June 29, 1958, KGY radio listeners in Lacey, Olympia, and the entire radio wave receiving area, tuned in to hear the latest recording from the Evergreen Ballroom on Pacific Highway just outside of Lacey. Johnny Cash was the headliner that night
Walter Sholund, logger, shipbuilder and violin player, built the barn-styled Evergreen Ballroom. Its presence drew a long stream of visiting musicians to its bandstand and across its stage.
The Fabulous Wailers have held a strong presence in Pacific Northwest rock-n-roll history and for good reason. They were very popular with the dance scene, not only in our neck of the woods, performing at the Evergreen Ballroom in Lacey, but all the way to a national broadcast appearance on “American Bandstand.”