The Ab’soul’lutely Solid came from the small town of Kaufman, southeast of Dallas. Unfortunately a live tape and demo recording seem to be lost now.Keyboard player Randy Williams wrote to me about the group:

Dennis Patterson – vocals
Charlie Roberts – vocals
Daniel Elzner – guitar
Randy Williams – organ
John Elzner -bass
Wayne Gillespie – drums

I was in Ab’soul’lutely Solid, a band out of Kaufman, 67-68. I didn’t live in Kaufman, but in Athens, about 40 miles away. The Elzner brothers and the rest of the band were from Kaufman. I was barely 17, the guitarist was barely 16…we were the youngest. I was a classical pianist before I got the Vox.

We were mainly a cover band, but we were really tight. We did rock and roll and soul…..thus the band’s name….Paul Revere, Animals, Hendrix, Wilson Pickett, Doors, etc.

If we rehearsed in the Elzner’s garage, half the town would show up in 15 minutes or less.

We did a battle of the bands in ’68 in Dallas. Also played a UT Austin frat party in ’68, and played around Kaufman, Terrell, Royce City, Seven Points, Athens, mostly smaller places.

We recorded one gig live, and John had the tape, but doesn’t know where it is. We did a ‘studio’ recording for a lady from New York, but never heard back.

Daniel, the guitarist, later played with Tommy Overstreet, the country singer, and lived in Nashville for a while. Still play piano after a 40 hiatus, and just got a Vox Continental, trying to get a British Invasion band together.

Randy Williams