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YOU HAD TO BE THERE~

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YOU HAD TO BE THERE~

David Zajicek, San Davis, & Gary Pavlica were the Groove Kings for a span of 30+ years kicking up a ruckus all over central Texas in dance halls, clubs, &  concert halls.  The amazing part of it is, that while  only three rockers were on stage, the sound was explosive! The Groove Kings could cover Pink Floyd sounding like an orchestra  on stage; Trapeze & ZZ Top tunes would nearly turn the club upside down as everyone had to move with the  Groove Kings!

    The creative side of their own original music blended in & many tunes, especially "Friday", became fan favorites. Played live, the tunes had more of an edge to them with David throwing in his powerful guitar riffs that could last...well, we wish they could've lasted forever. 

      David, San & Gary remained the best of friends & never stopped playing together as the Groove Kings, especially at Christmas at Sefcik Hall where it all began. 

      I n between those magical times, David always had something up his sleeve but he always kept the Groove Kings in his hip pocket.

WHAT's HAPPENING~

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YOU HAD TO BE THERE~

Your Zychek's in the Mail! (and downloadable soon!)

   MARCH 2019~ Groove King bassist San Davis and drummer Gary Pavlica are anxiously awaiting the restored tunes traveling from Denver back  into their hands once again. Once the package arrives, it's BUSINESS--if they can pull away from listening to the freshness of their grooves!

   APRIL 2019~   With the help and support of close friends and family, the journey is finally gaining momentum. We're on Facebook! We made this website! Researching CD manufacturers takes patience but taking the giant step to become The Groove Kings LLC, registering  with BMI, & meeting with a CPA & lawyer was real grown up stuff.

   MAY 2019~ "Finish it San" and so he did. With the 

excellent advice from Steve & Kayla Rosas of DRS Studio in Waco, TX, the Groove Kings are only a few weeks away from releasing Keepin' the Groove Alive!

 GK Managing Editor discovered the easiest way for fans to hear the 11 original tunes:  buying the CD or downloading the CD from CD BABY.  Individual tunes can also be downloaded from the sight. Details soon!

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George Blackshear's Mockingbird Studio:

~Groove King

~Right Time Right Now


Ronny Griffin's Largemouth Studio:

~Little Misfortune

~Straitjacket 

~The Eyes Have It

~Girlfriend

~Friday

~Bread & Butter (Ain't Nuthin' but a Thang)


Zajicek's Buckholts Store:



Calvin Ross- Lone Star Music Studio:

~Cause An Effect LP 1988

 (not included in the upcoming CD)

YOU DON'T KNOW DIDDLY...

DIGGING UP the KINGS TREASURE~

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But the Groove Kings did! They knew the legendary BO DIDDLEY well!  Bo hired David, San, and Gary to be his band  in the early 1980s and off they went  thumping down the road as Bo Diddley's Band. 

 FUN FACT:  Anyone that knows David Zychek's guitar playing knows how he could steal anyone's show with a few of his dynamic riffs.  When David would sneak in a few killer notes into Bo's performance, Bo would throw his hand behind his back in a wild flurry of "HOLD IT DOWN BACK THERE" to which David would humbly quit showing off and let Bo " do his thang". 

DIGGING UP the KINGS TREASURE~

DIGGING UP the KINGS TREASURE~

DIGGING UP the KINGS TREASURE~

Eleven original Groove King tunes from the late 1970s up to the late 1990s have been preserved and remixed as much as possible.  While the sound could have been much better if we could've found the original tapes, it just was not possible. The antique computer David stored music in was corrupted with scud files. Gary and San spent weeks digging into boxes and drawers of old tapes , "the kings' treasure" one might say, and came up with cassettes of several of their recording sessions.  Ric Cabot Podmore, sound engineer at Colorado Sound in Denver & David's comrade in the music industry, put his huge heart into this project.  Words aren't enough <3

GROOVIN' WITH THE KINGS....

DIGGING UP the KINGS TREASURE~

DIGGING UP the KINGS TREASURE~

Give us your heart. Keep the spirit of David Zychek ringing in your ears from over the years! We all say he ruined our hearing but that's a small price to pay for being able to play with The Texas Guitarist Extraordinaire! 

Please email us your memories, funny moments, best times, craziness, and magic with the Groove Kings!


"Everyone's life has a story but David Zychek's life was a melody with guitar accompaniment."

                                                           ~Margie Mashek Davis

Keepin' the Groove alive! Song lisT & Lyrics

Groove King

Words and Music by David Zajicek, San Davis, Gary Pavlica


We were nearly out of town

When we realized the sound

Driving out to Sefcik Hall

Now we were really proud

Someone said the only kind

Of master we had found

Saved his soul with rock and roll

He’s got to have the sound

Keep lookin’ for the Groove King (repeat x 3)

I know everybody everywhere

They’ve got a groove for everything (I know, I know)

Keep lookin’; Keep lookin’

Well, all right

When we finally did arrive

Back in ‘23

And the moon with a new-found body

Grabbing hold of me

Moved into the eyes of the man

That somehow steals the vibe

The songs, and the band, and a bunch of people

The baddest ones alive

Keep lookin’ for the Groove King X 3

Well, everybody, everybody knows

That there’s a groove for everything, yeah

Keep lookin’, Keep lookin’

Keep lookin’ for the Groove King X 3

Gonna be a party down tonight

Keep lookin’ for the Groove King

We’re lookin’ for the rock and roll

Keep lookin’ for the Groove King (repeat x 1)

Keep lookin’ (repeat x 15)

All right!

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Right Time Right Now

Words and Music by David Zajicek, San Davis, Gary Pavlica


Well, I get that kind of feeling 

Makes you wanna jump and shout

To get that kind of feeling

Makes you wanna jump and shout

Right kind of feeling

Right now; right now

Right kind of feeling

Right now; right now

Girl, you got me going

Got to make it last all night

Girl, you got me going

Got to make it last all night

It’s the right kind of feeling

Right now; right now

Right kind of feeling

Right now; right now

Right time; right now, hey!

Oh, you got me going, yeah

Got to make it last all night

Got that kind of feeling

Makes you want to last all night, all night

Right kind of feeling

Right now; right now

Right kind of feeling

Right now; right now

All right, it’s the right time; right now

Right time and now you know

Right time

And it's all right

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Little Miss Fortune

Words and music by David Zajicek, San Davis, Gary Pavlica


Hey, I say hey—Yeah!

If you’re looking for a fatal attraction (Baby, I’ve had the best)

Let me tell ya the story of a Little Miss Fortune (Oh, yes)

Her mother was a fortune teller

Daddy was long gone, long gone

I think she saw me in a crystal ball

She only wanted to see me fall

In love with Little Miss Fortune

Yeah, how she changed my luck

In love with Little Miss Fortune—Hey, yeah!

When she tells me that she sees the future

I’m the one movin’ in

And she just won’t give me my past

So, I guess that she wins

The day that she pulled me down into her gypsy lair

That’s the day I was taken by her gypsy song

I can’t help it; I’ve fallen headlong

In love with Little Miss Fortune

Hey, how she changed my luck

In love with Little Misfortune

Baby, let me drive your gyspy truck (Yeah, yeah…)

We’re gonna drive this thing outta town

We’re gonna drive ‘til we settle down

We’re gonna get a little slice of heaven

(That’s a cool trailer park over there)

In this gorgeous summer she was working a number on me

But I never thought about space and time

All I know is it feels just fine

In love with Little Mis Fortune

Hey, how she changed my luck

I’m in love with a Little Miss Fortune

Baby, let me drive that gypsy truck. (oh yeah)

She’s gonna be my burning fire

She’s gonna be my one desire

She’s gonna be my Little Miss Fortune

I think she saw me in her crystal ball

She only wanted to see me fall

In love with Little Miss Fortune X 3

Baby, let me drive your gypsy truck –Oh yeah!

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The Eyes Have It

Words and Music by David Zajicek, San Davis, Gary Pavlica


I slip through the doorway, then to my table

What a day

There’s been nothin’ special; more of the usual

I had to get away

Then what a surprise when I looked into the most beautiful eyes

The woman behind them doing the talking

What could she get me tonight?

I knew she had the answer

Because the eyes have it

Here’s lookin’ at you

You know the eyes have it

I wanted to know her; couldn’t ignore 

The flash of those blue eyes

She said, “You know, you remind me of someone I knew so well.”

And then her eyes pierced through me

Because the eyes have it

Here’s looking at you

You know, the eyes have it

Now you know it’s true

Because the eyes have it

Here’s looking at you

Ya know, the eyes have it

She said, “You know, you remind me of someone I knew so well.”

And then her eyes pierced through me

I’m looking at you; I’m looking at you

I’m looking at you; I’m looking at you

I’m looking at you; I’m looking at you

The eyes have it

Here’s looking at you

You know, the eyes have it

Now you know it’s true

You know the eyes have it

Here’s looking at you

You know the eyes have it

Yeah, you know it’s true

I’m looking at you; I’m looking at you (repeat x 12)

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Straitjacket

Words and Music by David Zajicek, San Davis, Gary Pavlica 

(Note:  Written in reaction to John Lennon's  insane assassin)


Who’s talking? Who is there?

Nobody is allowed in here

I was on the TV

But the rest is history, history

You saw me. Remember?

In 1980, December

He just wasn’t me

But I was him; I was him

Straitjacket

(It looks so good on you)

He’s ready for the 

Straitjacket

On camera; on target

No laughing; don’t start it

You can’t get out of here

Can’t get out of here

So crazy; they call me

It’s murder; poor Johnny

You just weren’t strong enough

You weren’t strong enough

Straitjacket (You really wear it so well)

Straitjacket (You really wear it so well)

Straitjacket (It really fits your style)

Straitjacket (Have mercy! Looks so fine)

Straitjacket

Straitjacket (repeat x 6)

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Bread and Butter (Ain’t Nuthin’ But a Thang)

Words & Music by David Zajicek, San Davis, Gary Pavlica


Remember when we were like oil and water

I was the freak; you were the banker’s daughter

That was so long before I finally caught her

Now we do it like 

Bread and butter, Now that we know

Bread and butter

Got to give bread a little butter

(Repeat)

Ain’t nuthin’ but a thang going on and on (Repeat X 3)

Bread and butter

Remember when we were back in high school

No one but me could break your golden rule

Listen to me, girl, I do not stutter

I always wanted us to be bread and butter

Now that we, now that we know

Bread and butter

Got to give bread a little butter.

Bread and butter

Now that we, now that we know

Bread and butter

Got to give bread a little butter

Ain’t nuthin’ but a thang going on and on (Repeat X 3)

Bread and Butter

Bread and Butter

Now that we, now that we know

Bread and Butter

Got to have bread to get some butter

Bread and Butter

I remember bread and butter

Remember when we were like oil and water

I was the freak; you were the banker’s daughter

That was so long before I finally got her

And now we do it like bread and butter

Bread and butter

Got to give bread a little butter

Bread and butter

Got to have it babe

Ain’t nuthin’ but a thang goin’ on and on (Repeat X 3)

Bread and butter

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Friday

Words and Music by David Zajicek, San Davis, Gary Pavlica


I look forward to it all week long

Best day of the week, coming on so strong

I did my time; now I can get my pay

If I can make it ‘til Friday

Friday, gonna make you a star

Friday, how lucky you are

Friday, gonna cast a good spell

Friday, Friday…

I get kinda crazy for a big reward

You know how it is, ‘cause we all work so hard

I did my time; now I can get to play

If I can make it ‘til Friday

Friday, gonna make you a star

Friday, how lucky you are

Friday, gonna cast a good spell

Friday, Friday…

Friday-gonna make you feel good

Friday-yeah, that’s the word

Friday-Gonna put you on top

Friday, Friday (Oh yeah!)

What I do for a living

Ain’t what I’m living for!

Friday, gonna make you a star

Friday, how lucky you are

Friday, gonna cast a good spell

Friday, Friday…

Repeat chorus

Oh yeah!

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The Way of the World

Words and Music by David Zajicek, San Davis, Gary Pavlica


If you stand in the way of a fast midnight train

It won’t stop; it’ll go through ya and it’s never gonna change.

If you’ll give me your hand to the wild and untamed

No big secret, they’re gonna find you.

And that’s the way of the world I know, don’t care,

Or so it seems to everybody

That’s the way of the world I know, don’t care

So go and try and be somebody

C’mon and try to stand in the way, 

In the way of the world, way of the world.

It’s the way of the world, way of the world (Hey)

Try to hold back the flood

With a dam on a tiny stream

There’s no way it’s gonna drown you

Yeah, by now you know what I mean

If you’ll give me your time

For the business of cheating schemes

Then you deserve it; it’s gonna change you

That’s the way of the world I know, don’t care,

Or so it seems to everybody

That’s the way of the world I know, don’t care

So go and try and be somebody

C’mon and try to stand in the way, 

In the way of the world, way of the world

In the way of the world, way of the world (Hey)

That’s the way of the world I know, don’t care,

Or so it seems to everybody

That’s the way of the world I know, don’t care,

So go and try to be somebody

Stand in the way of a fast midnight train

Hold out your hand to the wild and untamed

Hold back the flood with a dam on the tiny stream

There’s no way it’s gonna drown you

Yeah, that’s the way of the world 

Yeah, that’s the way of the world I know

That’s the way of the world

Yeah, that’s the way of the world I know

So go try to stand in the way

In the way of the world

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Beauty Ain't Just Skin Deep

Words and Music by David Zajicek, San Davis, Gary Pavlica 


Your hair is so fine, baby

And your eyes so bright

But there was somethin’ else, child 

That brought me to the light

Love's not a fashion, baby

If we can just keep it that way

It shouldn't matter how we look

It's what we got to say 

It shouldn't matter what style or color, just see what's there

You can't tell one from the other from the clothes they wear

Chorus:

Beauty ain't just skin deep, skin deep

You gotta follow the love, you gotta find the one to keep

Beauty ain't just skin deep, skin deep

You better find a love, the one ya gotta, gotta keep

Hey!

You're throwin’ me down, spinnin’ me 'round, I'm walkin’ upside down

‘Cause you got somethin’, baby

You can't go buy in town

And when you find what you need

I'm gonna make a bad scene, Huh!

Don't lose the dream, baby

Keep all the steam

It shouldn't matter what kinda weather

If it's hot or cold

Just dream on, baby

Jump on that pot of gold

Chorus: 

Beauty ain't just skin deep, skin deep

You gotta find someone to love, the one ya- the one ya- the one ya wanna keep

Beauty ain't just skin deep, skin deep

You gotta find the love, I mean, the one ya want to keep  

It shouldn't matter what style or color 

Just see what's there

You better know one from the other...

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Girlfriend

Words and Music by David Zajicek, San Davis, Gary Pavlica


Girlfriend, you know you hit me right there where I'd like to live, yeah

That's why I'm underneath your heels

Girlfriend you sho' do damage any time and place you feel, oh yeah   

And all I have to do was give...

All I had to do was take a bomb for you

And before I knew, I was the one shot through...

Chorus:

Girlfriend, oh girlfriend

I never did reject you at the bitter end

Girlfriend, oh girlfriend

I wanted to protect you

And never did pretend

Girlfriend, aw!

Girlfriend, you know you drive me up on some deserted road, yeah

That's why I'm tied up in your trunk

Girlfriend, I'll never find my way back

I'm drunk and drugged

You heat me up and then you froze

All I had to do was give it all for you 

And before I knew, I was the one code blue

Girlfriend, oh girlfriend

I wanted us to be complete and never end

Oh girlfriend, my girlfriend

Why did you forsake it and break but never bend

(Maybe my head won't explode

Give it to me straight won't overload

That the sound of your words ain't to convince      

It tempts me and I'm swayed

Maybe my brain won't be contained

In the concept I can't explain 

I'm into your thoughts like a radio dial

It's deadly when it's played out)

Girlfriend, you know you hit me right there, but I'm out of pain, yeah

Up in a cold and barren room

Girlfriend, you know you think you're innocent, but don't assume, oh yeah

That I won't come back again

All I have to do was give it all for you

And before I knew I was the one code blue

Oh yeah...Oh yeah...Oh yeah...Oh yeah!

Girlfriend, oh girlfriend

I wanted us to be complete and never end

Girlfriend, aw girlfriend 

Why did you forsake it and break but never bend

Riddled with holes in my very soul

Machine gun holes in my very soul (Repeat x 3)

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The Hammer Comes Down

Words and Music by David Zajicek, San Davis, Gary Pavlica


You feel like someone’s breathing down your neck

Your love has turned into a physical wreck

You got a guilty conscience

And it’s eating your insides

Yeah, and you forgot! There’s nowhere you can run and hide

The hammer comes down (the hammer comes down)

The hammer comes down

Now, watch what you say

And watch what you do

The hammer comes down

The hammer comes down (the hammer comes down)

The hammer comes down.

You schemer, you had a plan that wouldn’t fail

One problem: a man who wants to put you in jail

You should’ve thought it over

Before you pulled out that gun

Yeah, you forgot! You never should’ve hit and run

The hammer comes down (the hammer comes down)

The hammer comes down

Now, watch what you say

And watch what you do

The hammer comes down

The hammer comes down (the hammer comes down)

The hammer comes down.

The hammer comes down (the hammer comes down)

The hammer comes down

You made a bad choice; a real bad choice

The hammer comes down

The hammer comes down (the hammer comes down)

The hammer comes down

Now, watch what you say; and watch what you do

The hammer comes down

The hammer comes down (the hammer comes down)

The hammer comes down.

You made a bad choice; it’s a real bad choice

The hammer comes down—hey!

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