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.
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!
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)
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".
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
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
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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