Persuaders

King Louie Bankston formed the critically-acclaimed and highly influential garage rock band the Persuaders in 1996, along with Jason Panzer on guitar, and Shaggy on drums. In the Persuaders, Louie and Jason Panzer both sang and played Gibson Flying V guitars. The Reatards, featuring Jay Reatard opened for the Persuaders on the very first Reatards tour. Not to be confused with The Persuaders, a vocal quartet formed in New York City.