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Volume Two - 1964-1966 - Page Fourteen
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Volume Two - 1966-1964 - continues - HERE
Newspaper ad for the final major Detroit engagement by John Coltrane, ten nights at the Drome Lounge
, June 17-26, 1966. These shows marked the 120th time that Coltrane performed in Detroit.
, June 17-26, 1966. These shows marked the 120th time that Coltrane performed in Detroit.Coltrane’s quintet at the time included Rashied Ali, Jimmy Garrison, Pharoah Sanders, and his Detroit-born wife Alice Coltrane, whom who he had married in 1965 and had three children together. John Coltrane passed away on July 17, 1967 at age 40, exactly one year after the opening night of these shows at the Drome.
Newspaper ad for the Dave Clark Five at Ford Auditorium in Detroit, Michigan on June 18, 1966, their fourth, and final, Michigan appearance.
The John Coltrane Quintet appeared at the Drome Lounge in Detroit for ten nights, June 17-26, 1966, a hometown return for his wife and Quintet member, Alice. Following these shows, the group performed at the 13th Newport Jazz Festival on July 2nd.
Then, it was off to Japan for seventeen shows over two weeks, July 10-24, 1966. A three-LP set “Live in Japan” was released in 1973 that was recorded at two of the Tokyo venues.
A poster for a Supremes’ show in Sacramento, California, June 12, 1966, with their classic “pucker” pose, probably unrelated to the Jr. Walker song released earlier in the year.
Jr. Walker & the All Stars – Pucker Up Buttercup (1966)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S5dq9v2rNc
The CHUM Radio Chart in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for the week of June 13, 1966, declaring the upcoming “Supremes Day” on June 19th, the day that the Supremes, with Stevie Wonder, landed at the Malton International Airport for a six-night stand at the O’Keefe Center, June 20-25.
A full-page Gordy Records ad with fold-out flap for the fourth album by the Temptations, “Getting’ Ready”, released on June 15, 1966. It was their third in a row to become #1 on the Billboard magazine R&B Albums chart. Out of the 22 albums released by the Temptations while at Motown (1964 – 1976), fourteen of them hit #1 on the R&B Albums chart.
The Gordy Records ad for the Temptations’ “Getting’ Ready” album with the flap folded.
Meanwhile, back in San Francisco (which we’re tempted to begin calling Detroit-West), Stanley Mouse began making posters for the Family Dog dances at the Avalon Ballroom. It’s no surprise that Stanley would hook up with fellow ex-Detroiters in the Family Dog, but he had also become close friends with another artist that he met in California, named Alton Kelley. Kelley came to California from Connecticut and like Stanley, he was into pin-stripping and hot rod art.
The two of them established a formal partnership, opening the Mouse/Kelley Studios. Here we see the first six posters that Mouse and Mouse/Kelley did for the Family Dog, neatly book-ended by two Captain Beefheart shows, the first one, Mouse's first concert poster, dated June 17-18, 1966.
Around the same time, two other Detroit natives were hanging around the Bay Area. One of them was Gary Grimshaw, a sailor in the Navy, stationed in San Francisco who, during his leaves, was drawn by the light shows to the concerts at The Avalon and Fillmore. The other was a Dearborn school teacher and part-time DJ, named Russ Gibbs, who was so enamored by the shows at The Fillmore that he vowed he would set up something similar when he returned to Detroit.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band – Sure ‘Nuff ‘n’ Yes, I Do (1967)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y-3X7YYAho&list=PLDgIsOrTnMmtkvNwNvLMqa7byHwdFCRvN&index=1
A story by Detroit Free Press Teen Writer Loraine Alterman about an all-night graduation party at Lincoln Park High School on June 15, 1966 that featured a show by the MC5 and the Satellites.
An ad for Johnny Mathis at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit for seven days, June 13-19, 1966.
An ad for Chuck and Joni Mitchell at the Living End in Detroit for ten nights, June 10-19, 1966.
An ad for Mary Wells at Club Gay Haven in Dearborn, Michigan for ten nights, June 10-19, 1966.
Poster for “Sound-Blast ‘66” at Yankee Stadium in New York City on June 10, 1966, featuring Motown artists the Marvelettes and Stevie Wonder. The event was apparently hampered by the fact that only 9,000 tickets were sold for the 70,000 seat capacity, so the stadium seemed empty. The highlight, in the reviews was Stevie Wonder.
“Little Stevie Wonder was the killer for me. He literally hopped from the dugout to the stage wearing a green lame jumpsuit. They just pointed him in the right direction and off he went.”
“(Wonder’s) set was the evening's most successful. The catcalls ceased and the stadium quieted noticeably as he belted out his soul-scrubbed lyrics. His version of "Blowin' in the Wind" was magnificent in scope. It bounded off the walls and rows of empty seats. It echoed from the giant scoreboard and made the entire concept of holding a pop concert in Yankee Stadium seem plausible.”
Wonder’s version of the Bob Dylan song was his third #1 on the Billboard R&B Chart and his third Top Ten on the Hot 100 Chart.
Stevie Wonder – Blowin’ In The Wind (1966)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8q1I9f1l4U
Poster/ad and ticket order form for the “Sound-Blast ‘66” show at Yankee Stadium in New York City on June 10, 1966, featuring Motown artists the Marvelettes and Stevie Wonder.
A Motown Records ad in the June 4, 1966 issue of Billboard magazine for the new Temptations’ single, produced by Norman Whitfield. Whitfield had tried twice before to get Berry Gordy to release the track, but Gordy was giving preference to Smokey Robinson as the main producer for the group, releasing the track “Get Ready” that Robinson had produced. When Gordy finally agreed to release Whitfield’s “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” it was a test to see which record would chart higher. Whitfield’s track won the contest, giving him the main producer role for the group, leading the way to the “psychedelic soul” sound that Whitfield would develop with the Temptations.
The Temptations – Ain’t Too Proud to Beg (1966)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s0TkufXA38
A full-page Roulette Records ad in the June 4, 1966 issue of Billboard magazine for the single “Hanky Panky” by Tommy James & the Shondells, and right below that, it’s Dave “Baby” Cortez, seven years after being the first Michigan artist to have a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, with 1959’s “The Happy Organ”, also the first instrumental to hit #1.
He had been busy in the meantime, releasing at least 23 singles and 11 albums since then. He had one more Top Ten hit with “Rinky Dink” in 1962.
Dave 'Baby' Cortez - Countdown (1966)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ7OWcE3Wh4
Album cover for the 1966 album “In Orbit” by Dave “Baby” Cortez.
There are probably more fake Aretha Franklin posters than real ones, but we have little doubt that this one is legit, for a three-night appearance at The Royal Peacock in Atlanta, Georgia, June 4-6, 1966.
Poster for Mitch Ryder, still with the original Detroit Wheels, at the Roof Garden in Arnold’s Park, Iowa, June 7, 1966.
An ad for Jerry Lee Lewis at the Joe Bathey Club in Detroit, June 6-7, 1966.
A poster for a “Soul Summer Revue” show presented by Baltimore DJ King Fat Daddy, the “High Priest of Soul – Show Stopper” at Carr’s Beach in Annapolis, Maryland, headlined by Junior Walker & the All Stars and also featuring fellow Detroit artist JJ Barnes on May 22, 1966.
Another fantastic poster for Mother’s in Ann Arbor, the sixth one by this unknown artist, for May 27, 1966, with a Battle of the Bands “Finals”, featuring the Hideaways, Outlaws, Fugitives, Legends, and Saxons.
An Impact Records ad in the May 28, 1966 issue of Billboard magazine for the single “Oh How Happy” by The Shades of Blue, a group of youngsters from Livonia, Michigan who took to hanging out at Ed Wingate’s Golden World studios in Detroit, where they met singer/songwriter Edwin Starr, who wrote this song for the group.
In this clip, they appear on Robin Seymour’s Swingin’ Time TV show, broadcast on September 3, 1966, presenting an over-size birthday card for Seymour’s show partner Art Cervi, better known as the Detroit Bozo the Clown.
Shades of Blue – Oh How Happy (1966)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W89eNwDo1Mg
A Tilghman Press poster for Smokey Robinson & the Miracles in Oakland, California on June 1, 1966.
Poster by Leni Sinclair for the Joseph Jarman Quartet at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, June 3, 1966.
Poster for a June 4, 1966 show by Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, at an unknown venue.
An ad for Phil Ochs return to the Chess Mate in Detroit, May 31, 1966 through June 5th, with the illustration by Detroit Free Press Artist-Writer Charles Thurston which accompanied his show review.
An ad for Southbound Freeway (Quintet) at the Chess Mate in Detroit on May 29, 1966, following their six shows earlier in the month.
The John Coltrane album “Live At The Village Vanguard Again!”, recorded on May 28, 1966 in New York City. Alice Coltrane in the pink skirt.
Jr. Walker on the front cover of the May 28, 1966 issue of Billboard magazine.
Illustration by Robert Crumb on the cover of the May 15, 1966 issue of the East Village Other newspaper in New York City, marking the formation of the Underground Press Syndicate with the five original charter member papers, the East Village Other, the Los Angeles Free Press, the Berkeley Barb, The Paper in East Lansing, Michigan, and the Fifth Estate in Detroit.
Membership in the UPS granted all member papers to freely share content which led to a wide dissemination of countercultural news stories and cartoons, and provided a wealth of material to start-up papers. By the end of year, the UPS roster included 14 underground papers, a list published in Abbie Hoffman’s 1971 “Steal This Book”, listed 271 UPS-affiliated papers in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Here are the original five underground newspapers that formed the UPS (Underground Press Services) in the Spring of 1966. Shown are the front page from the first issues of each of the papers:
Los Angeles Free Press (Los Angeles, California) – first issue July 30, 1964
Berkeley Barb (Berkeley, California) – first issue August 13, 1965
The East Village Other (NYC) – first issue October 1965
The Fifth Estate (Detroit, Michigan) – first issue November 19, 1965
The Paper (East Lansing, Michigan) – first issue December 3, 1965
An ad for Phil Ochs at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, Michigan on May 20, 1966.
A full-page Motown Records ad in the May 21, 1966 issue of Billboard magazine for the single “Road Runner” by Jr. Walker & the All Stars.
An ad for Jackie Wilson in Nashville, Tennessee on May 15, 1966.
A full-page Cameo/Parkway Records ad in the May 7, 1966 issue of Billboard magazine with the single “Better Man Than I” by Terry Knight & the Pack.
An ad for the Chess Mate coffee house in Detroit, Michigan with an engagement by Southbound Freeway through May 8, 1966.
Another fantastic poster for Mother’s in Ann Arbor, the fifth one by this unknown artist, for May 13, 1966, with the Contours and the Prime Movers. Upcoming shows include the MC5, Terry Knight & the Pack, and the Chiffons.
Newspaper ad, possibly by Michael Erlewine for the Contours and the Prime Movers, back from a gig in Toronto, Canada, at Mother’s in Ann Arbor, May 13, 1966.
An ad for the third Michigan appearance by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs and they made the most of it, with ten shows, May 13-22, 1966 at the Club Gay Haven in Dearborn. They would finish the year with Billboard magazine's award for the #1 single of the year for "Wooly Bully".
Newspaper ad for a show by the Bossmen, with the Chancellors, at the National Guard Armory in Lansing, Michigan on May 14, 1966, with an upcoming return visit by the Rationals.
A poster that looks like a wrapper for Wonder Bread, for John Lee Hooker at the Plaza in Birmingham, England on May 14, 1966.
An ad for Wilson Pickett at Phelps Lounge in Detroit for ten days, May 13-22, 1966.
An ad for Ray Charles at Masonic Auditorium in Detroit on May 13, 1966, a month after shows in Lansing and East Lansing.
An ad for the Beach Boys in Lansing on May 12, 1966. They would have three more Michigan appearances in the year, in East Lansing and Ann Arbor in October, and back to East Lansing again in December.
An ad for Miles Davis at Masonic Auditorium in Detroit on May 8, 1966, somewhere around his 115th Michigan show.
Another fantastic poster for Mother’s in Ann Arbor, the fifth one by this unknown artist, for May 7, 1966, with the Underdogs.
An ad for the Chess Mate in Detroit, with Steve Booker continuing his After Hour shows, May 6-28, 1966.
An ad for drummer Gene Krupa at Baker’s Keyboard Lounge in Detroit, May 6-14. 1966, giving him 200 Michigan appearances, going back to 1938, and an ad for Odetta at the Living End, May 13th through 22nd. Illustrations by Detroit Free Press Artist-Writer Charles Thurston which accompanied his show reviews.
An ad for Jackie Wilson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 6, 1966.
The pride of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, vocal group The Vogues, made their first Michigan appearance at the Club Gay Haven in Dearborn, May 6-8, 1966. Their record label, Co & Ce Records took out a full-page ad in support of their highest-charting single at the end of 1965.
The Vogues – Five O’ Clock World (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngqqfHPTrHo
