Five Firsts: Joe Veillette of the Phantoms

NAME: Joe Veillette
BAND AFFILIATION: The Phantoms, JV Squad
INSTRUMENT: Vocals, guitar

1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS … Jackie Wilson’s Greatest Hits

2. THE FIRST CONCERT THAT I EVER SAW WAS … Sly and the Family Stone

3. THE FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT I EVER OWNED OR PLAYED WAS … 1966 Gibson J-50

4. THE FIRST SONG THAT I EVER PERFORMED IN PUBLIC WAS … “Let the Good Times Roll” by Sam Cooke

5. THE FIRST BAND I WAS EVER IN WAS … Caught in the Act

Joe Veillette leads the Phantoms – also featuring Dorraine Scofield, Brian Becker, Charlie Staxx and Mike McDonough into the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock at 8:30pm on Friday (October 18) for a double-header performance – the first half of the evening will be an a cappella concert; the second half will be a full-band dance party. Tickets are $15.