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During the five-plus years Franco's was in business, many "B" and "C" circuit entertainers performed there. They included Elvin Bishop, Iron Butterfly, Vince Vance and The Valiants, Bebe Buell, The Back Doors, Clevelend, Truc Of America, and others. Most notably was The Producers, who performed several separate concerts there. Their list of original songs included radio hits as "I Love Lucy"; "She, Sheila"; and "What's He Got (That I Ain't Got"). A few more of the popular bands that performed more than once at Franco's were Midnite Special, 24K, Baghdad, Four In Legion, Saint Savage, also Pensacola's own Exodus, Slayer, X-Statics, and Flame and The Heaters.
The Sept 17, 1984 closing of Franco's Lounge left a longtime void in the accessibility of a large venue for local fans of live rock and roll music, and it was many years before a comparable-sized venue was locally available.https://www.pensapedia.com/wiki/Special:Upload