Bill Fulton on keys or piano with Ronnie Crumbly

Bill Fulton and Ronnie Crumbly New Year’s Eve at Fin’s featured Fulton on keyboards at Fin’s Seafood Grill in Westlake Village. Ronnie Crumbly joined Fulton for the engagement. Fulton earned $250 for the date. The booking falls on New Year’s Eve. However, the booking details show the dollar amounts scratched out in red pencil, so the performance may not have taken place. Fin’s Seafood Grill operated at 982 S Westlake Blvd, Westlake Village, California.

A recurring Westlake Village date

Ronnie Crumbly appears repeatedly across Fulton’s Fin’s engagements, which makes this date part of an ongoing working association. Several Fin’s dates identify Crumbly on saxophone, while others simply list his name. This appearance keeps the role exactly as given for the engagement. No song list or additional personnel appear in the available information, so the account stays with what is known.

Fin’s Seafood Grill, formerly Village Bayou, stood at 982 S Westlake Blvd in Westlake Village. The restaurant has since closed. In addition, Fulton played multiple engagements there with different singers and instrumentalists. This date belongs to that run of small-group appearances rather than a one-off concert presentation.

The restaurant and the city

Westlake Village had already developed into an established residential and commercial community by the time of these engagements. The City of Westlake Village traces the modern community to master planning that began in the 1960s. The Los Angeles County portion incorporated as a city in 1981. Fin’s therefore sat within a growing suburban community that supported restaurants, nightlife, and live entertainment.

Fulton continued working across Southern California as a pianist and keyboardist during this stretch of his career. His keyboardist and pianist credits include additional club, restaurant, concert, and private-event work. The Fin’s dates show one part of that broader performance schedule. The restaurant became a recurring stop within that stretch of live work. They also capture the changing small-group combinations that could appear from one engagement to the next.

The result is a compact picture of one professional date: Fulton on keyboards, the named personnel for that night, and Fin’s Seafood Grill as the setting. A listed payment, when available, adds another concrete detail to the engagement. In addition, those specifics distinguish this appearance from the many other Fin’s dates in Fulton’s schedule.

Artist: Bill Fulton on keys or piano
Date/Time: December 31, 1994 12:00 am
Venue: Fin's Seafood Grill (fka Village Bayou) - CLOSED
Address: 982 S Westlake Blvd Westlake Village, CA 91361