Cadillac Willy

Cadillac Willy played their first gig in the year 2000 and they are still going strong.  In 2017, the band was named Best Dance Band and Metz was awarded Best Keyboardist by the Beachcomber.  Cadillac Willy was honored to be inducted into the Beachcomber Magazine "Hall of Fame" in 2016.  The Readers of Emerald Coast Magazine Voted Cadillac Willy as "BEST BAND" in their 2014 and 2015 "Best of the Emerald Coast" Polls.  Cadillac Willy was also voted "Best Jam Band" at the 2012 and 2013 Beachcomber Music Awards and their drummer, Shawn "Shack" Shackelford was named "Best Drummer".  They were also named "Best Band" by the readers of Destin Magazine in 2012.  The Band is based out of Destin Florida and their influences include Classic Rock and Jam Bands like Widespread Panic, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers and the Grateful Dead. Cadillac Willy also enjoys playing funky tunes by folks like James Brown, Stevie Wonder, The Funky Meters, Curtis Mayfield, and Bill Withers.  If the ladies start dancing, the band may bust out "old school" some rap jams.  Cadillac Willy can easily adapt to any crowd.  

About Bands on the Beach

Pensacola Beach’s popular outdoor summer concert series, Bands on the Beach, features a lineup of performers sure to please every musical taste.

Located in the beautiful Gulfside Pavilion overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, the series features regional artists performing a wide variety of music. Join us every summer for hot music, smooth grooves and a whole lot of good times.

Spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to the pavilion area. No pets are allowed and glass is prohibited.

Bands on the Beach is at 7 p.m. and begins the first Tuesday in April and ends the last Tuesday in October.

Concerts are provided and organized by the Santa Rosa Island Authority.

For more information call the SRIA at (850) 932-2257.