Gator & the All-Stars are an American band, originally based in Texas now in Georgia. The band's roots run deep from rock, blues, jazz, country, and Americana. Gator's bands music has been used in 3 Hollywood movies and was the featured band at the International Juneteenth celebration which was broadcast to 42 countries live with Ms. Opal Lee and the US President.
But their real strength is their live events from bars to festivals to concerts to weddings. They feed off the fun of the crowd and it makes their events "real" and fresh every time. You never hear the same song the same way.
Gator recently relocated to Gainesville, Georia--the home town of Tom Petty and the home state of Ray Charles, Little Richard, the Allman Brothers Band, Otis Redding, REM, Gladys Knight, and many others. He is busy regrouping the All-Stars in Georgia where they intend to record and start performing in the second quarter of 2026.
Gary “Gator” Millhollon — Gator played for 10 years with T-Bone Turners Band in Austin, Texas. He spent more than 15 years playing the Indian casinos in the Southwest with the Blue Rhythm Kings. Gator moved to the DFW area in 2013 where he put together Gator & the All-Stars playing rock and soul of the 50s-80s. The band was rated the #1 Rock Band in No. Texas for 4 consecutive years (2022-2025). Gator has opened for or worked with such luminaries as Jimmie Vaughan, The Fab Thunderbirds, Buddy Guy, Keb Mo, George Thorogood, James Cotton, Pinetop Perkins, Canned Heat, Louisiana Red, Memphis James, Guitar Shorty, Johnny Winter, Chris Duarte, Al Perkins, the Mississippi All-Stars, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and (while in St. Louis) shared the stage with the legendary Chuck Berry. Gator has performed in London England, Dublin Ireland, Germany, France, and all over Texas, NM, Colorado, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Memphis. Gator has entertained Hollywood stars including Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Jeremy Irons, and Rex Linn (CSI Miami) playing private parties in Santa Fe. His band’s music was used in the movie “Suspect Zero” starring Ben Kingsley. Gator and blues legend Ray Reed played music that was used in the 2022 movie “Miss Juneteenth” that was a winner at the Sundance Film Festival. Gator’s youtube channel (Gary “Gator” Millhollon) features numerous performances and original recordings made over the past 5 years.