 Within a year after getting his first guitar, Bobby Shehorn began playing professionally in 1965 in the local clubs, school dances, and fraternity halls.Not yet a lead vocalist, he took an offer in 1967 to play bass with a rock band that was based in Austin, South Canadian Overflow, which included schoolmates John Inmon and Donny Dolan, both of who later would gain fame as members of the Lost Gonzo Band and backing Jerry Jeff Walker.South Canadian Overflow played in Central and South Texas, including the Vulcan Gas Company in Austin, TX, where they recorded two unreleased tracks for Sonobeat Records on December 12, 1967 with Shehorn on bass.