His band, also known as Van Wilks, has topped music polls by the Austin Sun (Band of the Year), the Austin Chronicle (Best Hard-Rock Band four years in a row) and KLBJ-FM(Best Austin Band). Austin’s Mayor has proclaimed November 6 as "Van Wilks Day" and the Texas Legislature presented him with the Texas flag and a plaque honoring his musical contributions to the State. The French magazine "Guitarist" has placed Van’s records in the editor’s top picks two years running.
These are photos from concerts where Van Wilks played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Heart / Van Wilks Apr 8, 1980 Nacogdoches, Texas, United States Uploaded by Fan Joe
