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JOHNNY AND THE CADILLACS WERE FORMED ON JULY 19,1987 FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PLAYING THE NEXT DAY AT THE OPEN AIR THEATER OF LYKABETTUS IN ATHENS,GREECE, AS AN OPENING ACT FOR ROCK N' ROLL LEGEND,CHUCK BERRY. THEY REHEARSED 7 SONGS IN THEIR DRUMMER'S MUSIC STORE AND WENT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WELL AT THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE TO A CROUD OF 6000.THRILLED BY THEIR SUCESS,THEY CONTINUED REHEARSING 50'S SONGS,STATED THEIR IMAGE WEARING NARROW TIES,WHITE SHIRTS,BLUE JEANS AND BLACK SHOES.MANY GIGS FOLLOWED,INCLUDING MANY LIVE TV SHOWS,FESTIVALS,BEACH PARTIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS. ON DECEMBER 14,1990 THE CADILLACS WERE CHOSEN TO BE THE OPENING ACT FOR THE "KILLER" JERRY LEE LEWIS.THEY PLAYED IN THE PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP STADIUM TO A CROUD OF 15,000 !! IN THE SUMMER OF 2000 THEY WERE BOOKED TO APPEAR AT A BEACH CONCERT ON THE ISLAND OF CRETE TOGETHER WITH STAR IRISH GUITARIST GARY MOORE,WHO UNFORTUNATELY CANCELLED ON SHORT NOTICE.FEBRUARY OF 2001 THEW PLAYED AN OPEN AIR GIG IN THESSALONIKI TOGETHER WITH MAJOR 60'S GREEK POP IDOLS TO A CROUD OF 100,000 PLUS. 20 YEARS HAVE PASSED AND THE BAND IS GOING AS STRONG AS EVER,PLAYING GIGS ON A WEEKLY BASIS IN ALL THE MAJOR VENUES IN GREECE.THE BAND IS A REAL SWINGER!!!