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Some of the 60s and (early) 70s Music Videos on YouTube

(We listened to these on the radio, abums, and watched shows like Hullabaloo and Shindig...now there are lots of 64-72 music on YouTube. 

Walk Away Renee Left Banke He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother The Hollies
Laugh, Laugh Beau Brummels For What Its Worth Buffalo Springfield (Stephen Stills, Neil Young)
You Keep Me Hangin On Vanilla Fudge, (dancers with white Go Go boots??) Green Tamborine Lemon Pipers
Kind of a Drag The Buckinghams Turn, Turn, Turn The Byrds (David Crosby)
 The 59th Bridge Street Song Harpers Bizarre, (written by Paul Simon) Here Comes My Baby Tremoloes, (written by Cat Stevens)
Sounds Of Silence Paul Simon & Bob Dylan The First Cut is the Deepest Cat Stevens
Heart Full of Soul Yardbirds (Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page) Revolution Beatles
    Twist and Shout Beatles
I'm a Man Spencer Davis Group, (Steve Winwood) Dancing in the Street Martha & the Vandellas
 Ferry Across The Mersey Gerry & The Pacemakers In the Year 2525  (the #1 "one hit wonder") Zager & Evans
Classical Gas Mason Williams Summer Song / interview (Recent) Chad And Jeremy
Those Were the Days Mary Hopkin Theres a kind of Hush Herman's Hermits
 In a gadda da vida Iron Butterfly Mustang Sally Marvin Gaye
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding In the Midnight Hour {John Lennon, Sting) Wilson Pickett
A Whiter Shade of Pale Procol Harum Do You Believe in Magic Lovin' Spoonfull
Incense and Peppermints  many great album covers Strawberry Alarm Clock Dancing in the Street  Karen Carpenter - drums (William Shatner, etc.) Dick Carpenter Trio (Must see) American Idol 1968?
Get Togther Youngbloods You Don't Have to Say You Love Me Dusty Springfield
Bend me, Shape Me The American Breed Abraham, Martin,and John (and Bobby) Dion

For many more Videos, go Here

Who are your favorite songwriters of the time?  email Bruce70

James Taylor Jim Webb Burt Bacharach Joni Mitchell
Stephen Stills Paul Simon Dylan Lennon/McCartney
Smokey Robinson Carol King Cat Stevens  

 

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1966

Beat  Beat  Beat

Beat Beat Beat at the HS Gym, late 66                                                                 photo by Jack Trost

 It's a little too far away, but...  The blond girl, center left with her hair flying is probably Linda Reese.  Girl in plaid dress (center) is likely Melinda Holm.  Guy in the very center, wearing a tie, is probably Steve Smith.  Dark hair, plaid shirt behind BB net is Greg Eaves. recognize others, but it's too hard to single them out in such a crowded picture.  Also, there are a lot of German students in this photo. - Mary Ilseng


Originally on: Syndicated (45 min.)
Status: Ended Premiered: January 1, 1966 Last
Aired: January 1, 1969
Show Category: Variety Shows
Welcome to the Beat! Beat! Beat! guide at tv.com.

Beat! Beat! Beat! was a West German rock music series. It was produced in Frankfurt (Frankfurt am Main), by the Hessischer Rundfunk network. Beat! Beat! Beat! premiered in 1966. (This series should not be confused with Radio Bremen's Beat-Club, which premiered a few months earlier.) Mal Sondock was the host of Beat!Beat! Beat!. The American-born Sondock first became well-known in Germany as a DJ with the US Armed Forces Radio network. He then worked in German radio and TV. Other Beat! Beat! Beat! regulars were organist Cherry Wainer and drummer Don Storer. In the late 1950s, the two were regular performers on the British TV series
Oh Boy.


Beat, Beat, Beat wurde als öffentliche Veranstaltung
(oft in der Offenbacher Stadthalle) mit jugendlichem Publikum aufgenommen. In den sechziger Jahren konnte die Redaktion zahlreiche internationale Stars für die Sendung gewinnen. The Kinks, The Searchers, Eric
Burdon, Julie Driscol, The Yardbirds, Tom Jones und viele andere heute legendäre Gruppen und Solisten waren bei Beat, Beat, Beat zu Gast. Leider strahlte nur das dritte Fernsehprogramm des Hessischen Rundfunks diese Reihe aus, daher konnten die meisten Zuschauer in der Bundesrepublik die Sendung damals nicht sehen. Die Sendezeit war in den sechziger Jahren häufig Dienstags oder Freitags, um 20.15 Uhr direkt nach der Tagesschau. Häufig wurden auch bereits ausgestrahlte Folgen im gleichen Jahr wiederholt. Glücklicherweise hat diese Reihe im Archiv des HR überlebt und wurde nicht wie andere, weit aufwendiger produzierte Pop - Sendungen von ZDF, BBC oder den US-amerikanischen Sendern gelöscht oder vernichtet (4321 - Hot and Sweet (ZDF), Top of the Pops (BBC), Hullabaloo (NBC)).Von diesen damals sehr teueren Produktionen gibt es heute in den Archiven entweder keine Folgen mehr oder nur wenig, bzw. beschädigtes Sendematerial aus den sechziger Jahren. Für viele Musiker, die bei Beat, Beat, Beat auftraten ist ihr dortiger Auftritt einer der wenigen noch erhaltenen Fernsehmitschnitte ihrer Laufbahn. Deshalb ist heute Beat, Beat, Beat sogar in den USA (bei den Fans dieser Musik) bekannt. Bei einigen Folgen moderierte auch der damals sehr populäre Radio-DJ Mal Sondock die Sendung.
(B. Badurina)
-jzody

 

Hey, if you're really digging all this Beat, Beat, Beat stuff, be sure to pick up
"Clapton" - it's his autobiography and he chats about growing up and all the
bands he was in...very interesting and nostalgic since we were all very close to
his era...funny how he talks about bar hopping with Jimi and jamming with the
the local bands in London...there's also a double CD (extra) that contains songs
from all his past groups to present.  Will always remember Paper Sunn playing
"White Room" in the Eagles Nest.
Mikey '69


While websurfing "Beat Beat Beat" for the FAHS Timeline
and Music pages, this gem turned up on YouTube. Dig
those mod fashions -- high collars, long sideburns,
Beatle haircuts, and the lead singers shoes?!?

Beat, Beat, Beat Videos on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpU2enXvXUY 
singer (Peter Beckett) 10 years later
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fUadzVa0fc
 and a "little" later
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LvI3jhf2t0


Bremen Beat Club - The other "Beat" Show


Ken et al., FYI there were seven episodes of Beat Beat Beat taped at the Terrace club that aired between Jan. 7 and Sep. 23, 1966. Two more taped at the High School also shown on Hessiche Rundfunk Oct. 21 amd Nov. 21, 1966. Next show was taped in Wiesbaden; after which, the remaining were filmed at, I believe, the Stadthalle in Offenbach.
cheers!!!
zody

 The band on stage is The Small Faces. -zody  -photo by Jack Trost  (thanks John N.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Faces       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Faces_%28Decca%29

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Marriott_All_Too_Beautiful

 
 

Small Faces on YouTube

 
The Small Faces, German TV show "Beat Beat Beat", 1966 Pt. 1
The Small Faces, German TV show "Beat Beat Beat", 1966 Pt. 2
Tin Soldier        'sha la la la lee' 1966       Whatcha Gonna Do About It     If I Were a Carpenter
     
     
  You may be referring the Beat Beat Beat Episode
Number: 4 Season Num: 1 First Aired: May 6, 1966
--Sten & Stanley - "Girl, Those Where The Good Old
Days" (or "Good Old Days, Girl")
--Sten & Stanley - "Nur der Silbermond"
--Tawney Reed (or Tanny Reed) - "Needle In A Haystack"
(playback)
--Sten & Stanley - "Wiggy Woggy" (or "Rock 'n' Roll")
--Tawney Reed (or Tanny Reed) - "I've Got A Feeling"
(playback)
--Freddie & The Dreamers - "Run For Your Life"
--Freddie & The Dreamers - "You Were Made For Me"
--Pete Lancaster - "Baby Baby Baby" (another source
listed the song as "You Got to Love Me")
--Freddie & The Dreamers - "I'm Telling You Now"
--Freddie & The Dreamers - "If You've Got A Minute,
Baby"
--Pete Lancaster - "Stupidity"
--The Searchers - "Love Potion No. 9" (live)
--The Searchers - "Sweets For My Sweet" (live)
--The Searchers - "C.C. Rider" (live)
--The Searchers - "Jenny Take A Ride" (live)
 
   

Hey Bruce: This one is not on the list below:

Freddie and the Dreamers performed at the Terrace Club on Beat, Beat, Beat the summer of '68. About 50% attending were German teens. Wish I'd known about the other groups performances. My step-mother worked at the Terrace Club, so I had an "in" there. I remember standing right at the stage looking at his pointed patent-leather boots and thinking they were so cool...so much for taste at 16.

Ken


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/5000396.stm  Freddie & the Dreamers

-jz

 
 

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Frankfurt Concert Posters

   
 
Checkout Concert Dates on the Music Line on the FAHS Timeline

 


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1965-1967 Bands
 

 

1. DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER A BAND CALLED "JET BLACK" THAT PLAYED IN GERMANY AND EUROPE BACK IN THE DAY?  MY BROTHER WAS AT A PARTY WITH SOME MUSIC FOLKS THE OTHER NIGHT AND THIS GUY TOLD HIM THAT HE PLAYED IN A BAND WITH THAT NAME THAT TOURED GERMANY AND MENTIONED FRANKFURT.  I GUESS I'M TO DAMN OLD TO REMEMBER, SO I THOUGHT I'D SEE IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER THEM.  I TOLD MY BROTHER I'D LET HIM KNOW IF ANYONE REMEMBERS THAT BAND. THANKS.

CYA GUYS LATER,

TOMMY

 

JET BLACK

 

X-iles 

photo from jmzody

The X-iles -- John Osborne (g), Craig Heldobler (v) and Phil Bepko (g)

 

X-iles photo from John Osborne via jmzody

Here is a picture of the X-iles (c. 1966) I got from John Osborne. You have l. to r:  Skip (d), Craig Heldobler (g), Phil Bepko (g), John Osborne (g), and Don Huber (b).    -- cheers!!! zody
 

 

The Details

 

Beatchers

 
 Yes, they played with the X-iles at the Coppling Haus
once. They played Teen C lub and with The Details.
(circa 65-66) Good band and quality people.
Zody
 
3. Help me here folks: but I think one time they and the
Beatchers played the Teen Club on the same night. And
for some reason I am thinking it was maybe New Year's
Eve?? Maybe I dreamed it.
 
4. John, Thanks for the info. My brother said these guys were from Sheffield, England and they were here promoting a book that they had wrote. He could not remember the name of the book.
He's going to try and get the guys names, he couldn't remember that either. He's older than me, so I can't say anything about bad memory . Ha! Ha!
I'll let you guys know if I find out more about this band.
Thanks again.   Tommy

 

The Who?

From Steve Denmark's Website -- Check out the Great Music stuff there


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1967-1968 Bands

The DOORS outside the Roemer 68

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The Nth Derivative

Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Frankfurt_HS_67-71] 40-Year Anniversary of Martin Luther King's Death
It was a trying time for all of us, especially the African-American/Blacks in our school; whichever is preferred.  I remember many of them went home that day.  A sad day indeed...that day and for the next couple of weeks one could cut the tension with a knife.   

Soon afterward I walked into the auditorium and encountered a play being rehearsed.  It was to be called "Life on the Block".  It was about a reporter who went into the hood to conduct interviews being conducted by a racial relations club.  When I asked what was going on and whether or not I could be of some assistance; they asked me to take on the part of reporter "Kent Clark" and MC of the program. I had one day to learn my lines before dress rehearsal, because whomever was going to do the part dropped out for some reason.  It was only two days until production...whew.  I had been in some plays with my mother when we still lived in Hollywood, so learning lines was easy for me and I looked forward to the limelight--he, he..  This was great fun, despite the reason it was being done in the first place.  But this wasn't about me; it was about social issues of the time and much bigger than any of us. 

There was a live band on stage - "The Nth Derivative" Jack Gerrard and Skipp Pettit's band who played in between skits.   Sorry, I don't remember anyone else in the bands name.  We had three sessions in the Idol Hour Theater.  Opening and closing the show was the theme song "Dancing in the Streets".  The first assembly was the sophomores who danced a little at the end.  Next came the Juniors, who were a little looser and the isles had more than the first assembly; next the class of '68 filled the aisles to capacity.  It seemed everyone was on their feet dancing up a storm - rocking!  The Seniors knew how to party!

Anyway, this is what I remember about those difficult days.  We did the best we could with a difficult situation. 

Ken - '69

 

 

 

Charles "Skip" Pettit  68 - Drums

 

Rick Bullen 70
Vocals


 

"Mickey" Duhman '66
Lead Guitar
 

Chuck De Coste '68
Lead Vocals
 

 

Pablo Zamora  '68
Rhythm & Lead Singer

 

Wolfgang "Wolfie" Sieglier
Rhythm Guitar

 

Steve "Beaver" Holcomb, '68  Keyboards

Dave Lee Howard '69 Guitar (anyone got pics?)
 

PRECISION IN SOUND


      An American Rock & Roll Band 1967-1968    

  

From Steve Denmark's great website

http://www.giessenuberalles.com/skip.htm

 

 

From:  Steve 68
To:  Bruce
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 3:36 PM
Subject: GREAT SITE-FHS uber alles

 

....I have some photos from when the Monks played at Frankfurt and some of their footage is available on You Tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwO71Jfz0Z4

They are in our cafeteria after the show enjoying our cusine. (Former all GI band.)

I have a contact who could write about his meeting with the Small Faces and Rod Stewart.

Skip Pettit FHS '68 went to the PX to buy white levis with/for the dtrummer of Freddie and the Dreamers

John Bray traded his field jacket for Manfred Mann's hat and I have the pic of him wearing it and may know the guy who inherited it.

I have, as you know always tried to offer the personal side to our FHS history to make it more meaningful...

Steve Denmark, FHS '68

 

The Daze of Knight

 

These are some pictures of the two bands I was in as a junior in high school in Darmstadt, Germany, 1967-8

(by Buddy Lerch)

The Amber Bottle

PLAYING THE CARNIVAL BEER TENT

Darmstadt, Germany Mike Kumjian (bass), Cookie Mooney (lead guitar and vocals), Buddy Lerch (rhythm guitar, vocals), Jim Moore (drums, vocals), Arthur MacDonald (guitar, vocals)

OUR REGULAR GIG AT THE DARMSTADT OFFICERS CLUB

 (upstairs in our practice room) Cookie Mooney, Jim Moore, Buddy Lerch, Jerry Parkhurst, Mike Kumjian

PRACTICE IN MY PARENTS' DARMSTADT QUARTERS, Santa Barbara Housing, Darmstadt, Germany --- Rod Barnett (keyboard), Buddy Lerch, Ed Schoen (lead guitar, saxophone), Jim Moore, Mike Kumjian, Junior Ruggs (lead vocals)

BAND PRACTICE POSE FOR STARS & STRIPES PHOTO SHOOT


 

Destruktive Sidewalk

Ron Michaels '68 (lead singer)

Mark "Bambi" Benson '68 (keyboard)

John Marciniek '70 (lead guitar)

Mark Heppner '69 (percussion)

"Indian" Ed Eugenio '68 (bass)

 

(Here I go replying to myself, again.  The sign of senility...)  Bruce, "Indian" Ed Eugenio was the DS' bass player, and it was Mark HEPPNER (not Hoffman) who drummed for them.  I got these two pictures of the band from our Groups Photos section (I had put them there years ago).  There are other band pictures on there:  http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/Frankfurt_HS_67-71/photos/browse/aebf
 

Bruce, the page is filling out!  Good work!   To answer your question about the Destruktive Sidewalk, they were a Darmstadt band comprised of FAHS students Ron Michaels '68 (lead singer), Mark "Bambi" Benson '68 (keyboard), John Marciniek '70 (lead guitar, my duplex neighbor in D-Stadt's Santa Barbara housing), Mark Hoffman '69 (percussion, used to go with Kathy Tynan '69), and Ed "Indian" ___?___ '68.  They had a cool black VW van with their name spray-painted on both sides in yellow.  I hung out with them the day they took off the Contac Paper template they masked the letters with and even helped peel some off.  They were the best American band in Darmstadt and our friendly competition (to our face, anyway -- HA!).  They were in mucho demand on the dependent AYA circuit and many other venues.  I have pictures somewhere...   -- Buddy '69


Mark Heppner

Ron Michaels      John Marciniek
Ed Eugenio

This is a serious picture a bunch of fun-loving cutups -- the Destruktive Sidewalk minus keyboardist Mark Benson -- from left, Ron Michael, Mark Heppner and John Marciniek, with "Indian" Ed Eugenio sitting on the floor (what's up with THAT?)    photos by Buddy Lerch

 

Poor Man's Children

67-68?, Rich Passarelli, Bob Passarelli, Fred Weems, ???

 


 

 

 
Ralph Orton, Bob Orton,  Franz Singer, Gary McGill (v)
 
 I was going through the music web site and noticed that The Spectrum was not included.  Ralph and Bob Orton and Franz Singer were in the group. (Maybe one other person ?).  I loved their music and went to see them several times at the teen club.  I think they lived in Aschaffenburg.  They all went to FHS, and they were friends of mine.  My sisters and I went to see them in Aschaffenburg. Bob came over during the break and danced with me. The next song he dedicated to me; it was "To Love Somebody." It was so cool and I have never forgotten it. 
--Cindy McGill, June 03, 2008

 

Yes Spectrum was from A-burg … 0riginally the lineup included The Ortons and Franz plus Gary McGill singing  and I believe there was one other person. Gary left Spectrum to join me and the Gomez Brothers (Eddie,guitar , Joe, Drums and Danny, Bass) in “The Sound Pounders".  When the Gomez Bros. Dad rotated back to the world, Gary and I formed “Crosstown Traffic” with Fred Weems, (who had recently left “Poor Mans Children”), and Bob Schneider.   Spectrum reformed with their sister, whose name I forget. 

-- Mike Calloway, June 05, 2008

 
 

 

Sound Pounders
at the Eagles Nest '68                                           -  from beaucakes

Back row L-R:  Joe Gomez (Drums), Eddie Gomez (Guitar), Mike Calloway (Rhythm Guitar and backing vocals)
Front row L-R:   Gary McGill (Vocals), Danny Gomez (Bass)

 
...Gary (McGill) left Spectrum to join me and the Gomez Brothers”(Eddie,guitar , Joe, Drums and Danny, Bass) in “The Sound Pounders"...
-- Mike Calloway, June 05, 2008

 


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1968 - 1969 Bands

Paper Sunn

Mark Heppner (drums), Pat Hardman (Capt.Fat) (lead singer), Larry Stracqualursi (bass), Dave Howard (lead guitar)

69 Yearbook Page

Will always remember Paper Sunn playing
"White Room" in the Eagles Nest.
Mikey '69,  "Ditto", Jane '70


 

 IAN

Ed Bennett '70 and Jim Porsche 196?        from beaucakes

 

Ed and I had a band called Ian for about a year or so.  We palyed mostly top-40, which included a lot of soul, Beatles, Hendrix, etc.  We played at community centers, the teen club, the high school and some German clubs.  Here's who was in the band:
 
Ed Bennett '70 - Guitar and back-up vocals
Jim Porsch - Drums
Drew Geiger - Bass guitar and back-up vocals (he was in the Navy and was Pam Geiger's brother)
Me (Rick Bullen '70) - Organ, Guitar and lead vocals

 

 

Rick Nelson  http://www.ricknelson.com/bio.htm

1970 visit to Frankfurt

Dutch Meeker's Autographed Photo

http://wc08.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3ifwxq8gldje~T1

 

RN1  RN2 RN3 RN4 RN5 RN7 RN8 RN9 RN10 EN1

 

Images from Ricki Menard
   
htt
....
Darmstadt, Germany, March 24, 1970: Rick Nelson, who got an early start in show business by acting (and eventually singing) on his parents' "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" TV show, gets ready to go on stage during a stop on his tour of U.S. military clubs in Germany. (Lloyd Borguss, copyright Stars and Stripes)

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1969 - 70 Bands

 CROSSTOWN  TRAFFIC 

2007 Band Reunion - Images from Mike Calloway on classmates.com

Fred Weems '70

Bob Schneider '69

Gary McGill

MikeCalloway '71

 

 Aschaffenburg JH '67-'69

An mp4 file is available as email attachments. You will need Qucktime or iTunes (free) (or another mp4 player) to play these.  Send me Bruce70 an email to have the files emaied (as attachments) to you. 

This is...our band Crosstown Traffic playing our Hendrix Theme song… recorded at the Hanau AYA on our last Gig and this recording was the last song we played together until we started having regular reunions in the late 80’s.- Mke

  Crosstown Traffic (Hendrix)  4.2 Mb

     

 

 

TNT
 
The Naked Truth 

 


                                                               mddoane

Bob Passareli '70

Mike Doane '69

Cary Lundsford '71

Rich Passarelli '69

 


                    At The Eagles Nest        mddoane

     
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
     

artwork by Larry Stracqualursi

 

 Italy Tour  Cary        Bob        Mike      Rich
 2002 San Antonio
 

 

 

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1970 - 71 Bands

George and the Rockets

George & the Rockets '70   By: carydrum71

Bob Passerlli - vocals
Cary Lunsford - drums
Jay Marciano - guitar
David Bach - keyboards
Lee Whistler - percussion

Eric Etnire - bass

George & the Rockets '71  By: Mike Calloway

From our last gig for the Jr. High Prom spring '71 at the O club between the School and the IG Farben Bldg.  G & R had a number of line ups -- this one was:
Sach Jarrman(sp?) - Vocals
Cary Lunsford - Drums
Jay Marciano - Guitar

David Bach - Keyboard
Lee Whistler - Percussion
Mike Calloway - Bass
Playlist: mp4 files are available as email attachments. You will need Qucktime or iTunes (free) (or another mp4 player) to play these.  Send me Bruce70 an email to have the files emaied (as attachments) to you. 

Black Magic Woman (Santana)  5.3Mb
Soul Sacrifice (Santana)  7.2Mb
Wring That Neck (Deep Purple)  5 Mb
I'll Keep on Trying (Uriah Heep)  5.9 Mb
Teddy Bear (Elvis) 1.7 Mb

Somewhere I have a few more on cassette that will need to be converted to a digital format.

Later & YIPIKIYA
Mike



from Dutch Meeker
 

 

    ULYSSES 
(September 1970-June '71)
Anthony Brown '71--drums, flute, vocalsJimmy Davis--lead vocals, Tex Davis--bassBill Kotapish--rhythm guitar,  Stanley Whitaker--lead guitar, vocals
 
Roadies/Pranksters: Fred Brown, Steve Witt, Jon Sajo
Avatar: Mike Whitten
Our repertoire included The Who, Traffic, Jethro Tull, Hendrix, Sly & the Family Stone, CSN&Y, Mountain, Blind Faith, Procol Harum, Beatles, et. al. - From Anthony Brown June 7, 2008

 
71-72 Bands
 
Bands in the spring 71 "Focus" Rock Festival (from the 71 yearbook):
Smitty and Friends    Hard    TenYears Ago
George and the Rockets     Ulysses     Smack
 
  HARD  
Philip Hilderbrand--bass,  Carter Hilderbrand--guitar.  Don (Thompson?) - drums,   Henry - rhythm guitar
Debbie Taylor and Patty Shaw - vocals
 
hey guys
i just went to the site and saw the name of my band in Frankfurt

the band was formed with the Hilderbrand bros. -- if you can find their
middle ins. they were the A and R -- i was the H and Don (thompson?) was
the D don was drummer i was r guitar Phil played bass his brother
played guitar
although Hard was the name of the band it was an acronym for "Heavy
Annie's Rear Door" -- i know but at the time it was cool
we didn't play many gigs but we hung out the America House and of
course we were Platen Raiders so we did stuff at the community center there
if any remember, "HARD" was written on stuff everywhere and i
understand that after i left Frankfurt the guys got in to a little
trouble over that.
on a side note we may have been to first and only rock group to try
having 2 girls singing with us Debbie Taylor and Patty Shaw
i have no photos but i do have an old play bill with our name on it
i was tickled to see the group went on after i left
lets see how much i remember
Carter played a tele with an ac30
Phil played a tele bass (with pasley) with sound city amp
Don played drums what brand i don't remember
i played a tesco guitar with a fender bandmaster head (62) witch i
still have through a echo 1x12 cab
our sound system was a Devolie (iti built) it had a tape echo that
was so cool that we would trip and let play itself runnaway echo
again at the time was cool
god my memory cell a r e s t a r t i n g t o h u r t
if any have photos i love to see them
does that fill in the gaps any
i remember most of the bands from school and i never missed one of
the three day fest that were in Germany one in Frankfurt at the bike
track.  i shared a soda with toni from black sabbath can you dig it
love to one and all
henry
 
 SHADY GROVE 

'71-'72

Stanley Whitaker--lead guitar, vocals, (with former George & Rockets members)

 
 

  Sleepy John Estes

 

Philip Hilderbrand--bass,  Carter Hilderbrand--guitar. Mike Holloway?--drums

 

From Anthony Brown June 7, 2008

After my graduation in June 71, Stanley and the remnants of
Ulysses teamed with remaining members of George & the Rockets to form Shady Grove (71-72). Bill, Stanely, Steve, Mike, my brother, Fred, and I had a reunion at Harrisonburg, VA (Madison College) in the Summer of 1974; there's a recording somewhere of us doing "Let It Be" and "John Barleycorn."

Stanley soon became a charter member of
Happy The Man, which signed with Arista Records. Bill's older brother, Paul Kotapish (guitarist) is here in Northern California and plays in the group, Wake the Dead. I have no knowledge of the rest of the guys' current whereabouts.

I finished my Bachelor's degree in 1975 at the University of Oregon (on an ROTC scholarship) and was stationed in Athens, Greece, where I played in the house band at the Jazz Club-Athens (1976-77), and toured in Europe with visiting California jazz artists while stationed in Heidelberg as the Commander of the US Army Chorus, Europe (1978-80). The rest is history. . .

BTW: My dad was stationed at Friedberg (where Elvis served his tour of duty), and we lived at the housing area in Bad Nauheim, a couple miles away (south of Butzbach and Giessen, we rode the same school bus as those residents).

Thanks for your interest and let me know if I can assist you any further.

www.anthonybrown.org

 

Bruce,
You are doing a wonderful service for all FAHS alum, ich danke dir fur alles.
I arrived in Frankfurt in February 1970, so we may not have crossed paths. I remember those days very well because I saw all my favorite groups: Led Zeppelin, The Who, Stones, Traffic, Tull, and Hendrix' last concert at the Isle of Fehmarn, in Northern Germany, September, Labor Day weekend, 1970. In fact, I went with Philip Hilderbrand, who played bass in the FAHS group with his brother Carter on guitar called
Sleepy John Estes. Mike Holloway played drums; we've been in touch over the  years (since I was at the Smithsonian in the 1990s and Mike was a SGM with the Army Band in DC). There was a Battle of the Bands in Spring 1971 captured on the "Music Fest" page with pictures of George & the Rockets, Ulysses, and Sleepy John Estes in the 1971 FAHS Focus yearbook--a mere 37 years ago, and it seems like yesterday.

Here's a link to some recent photos of my current Orchestra:

http://flickr.com/photos/53353174@N00/sets/72157604435156875/ 

Let me know if you'd like to post one of the photos on your site. I'll check with the photographer, and if she's fine with it (she just turned down Wikipedia), please make sure you credit her: photo by Kathy Sloane, and that should do it.

Were you a musician also? I remember seeing Paul Kotapish with Larry Strack. on bass and John Dorschner on drums shortly after I arrived in a Spring 70 school concert.
 
To be
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Hey AB!
 
Good to hear from you and glad alls well in SF.
 
NO i didnt play with the Hilderbrand Bro's ... what you are remembering is the spring music fest ...
 
I played guitar and sang  with my Hanau group "Smack", we opened the show w/Steve Mcgee(FHS 72) now living in Zaragoza Spain for the past 20+ years) on bass, Don Wilson on guitar and vocals(a Hanau GI now in Cleveland TN and still gigging) and Rich "cant remember his last name" another GI who before he got drafted played in Vegas with Ike and Tina.
 
I also played guitar and sang original tunes with "Trilogy" a group i put together just for the fest with Steve McGee on Bass and Robert Schneider(FHS'71 now in TX)
 
And I played Bass w/George and the Rockets.
 
and then there was the drums you are remembering ... and I dont remember who it was that i played with but their drummer didnt show and for some reason they asked me to play ... My one and only percussion gig ...and perhaps for a good reason...LOL.
 
 Mr Martin ...gotta love that forever young guy ... I never had any art classes with him but took crafts w/ Mr Gardner and Ms. Keriwitz(sp) ...Martin was always asking me why i didnt take his classes ... no reason just enjoyed the cratfs stuf more plus I had a huge crush on Ms. K. ... HAHA  
 
Sorry about the missed bio info on you and Shelburne ... Just knew that there was a connection ..es tut mir leid! 
 
I also have a photo from Graduation of Me, You, Abdul Wahab Abakudair(sp) and one or two orthers standing on the steps at the auditorium at the FFM Zoo ... when i get unpacked and setteled in and locate the photo i will send you a copy.
 
YES ... Please let me know next time you are in DC and weel get together ... Perhaps it will coincide with a David Bach gig somewhere in the area ...he has a monthly gig at a club 15min from my place!
 
OK ENUF FOR NOW ...
 
AND BRUCE ...again DITTO the accolades from AB about the memories you are preserving for us all!
 
YIPIKIYA
Mike 
 
YIPIKIYA 
 

From: ANTNYBROWN@aol.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:18:01 -0400
Subject: Re: Fw: Re:The Spectrum Band -  got any info????
To: ba_garner@msn.com; sgmcalloway@hotmail.com

Hey Bruce and Mike,
It's a small, kleine welt . . .
Yeah, Mike, I remember that gold Nehru jacket. . .
Mike, you can fill in a lot of details of the 70-71 FAHS music scene. Did I get the band with you and the Hilderbrand brothers correct--weren't you playing drums with them (and did I get their names right)? I do have my 71 FOCUS yearbook here but no scanner to send the page with our three bands on it. Hey Mike--you had a special thing with Mr. Martin (art teacher) 'cause he shot more pictures of you guys than us or G & the R's!

Small note: Maj. Shelburne was not my commander--no slam against him, but I was able to retain my autonomous command of the Chorus until I resigned my commission in Dec. 80 and came to SF to pursue my music career. Bryan took over command after I left.


Bruce, the selected photos and watermark captioning are fine. Thanks again, and let me know which CDs you're interested in and I'll send them to you.

And Mike, happy new digs! I still get out to the Smithsonian every quarter--I'll holler next time I'm back East.

AB

Anthony Brown, Ph.D.
Director
Asian American Orchestra,
Fifth Stream Music, Inc.
www.anthonybrown.org
(510) 428-2126

 

Hey AB ...
 
Congrats on the graduation and have a great weekend with the incomming family.
 
I think I was at the same Koln fest also although got in late and missed quite a few bands ... we couldn't get tickets but managed to sneak in ... we actually "Came in Through the Bathroom Window".   Deep Purple had arrived late and I had seen them so many times in the FFM area that one of their techs recognized me and hoisted me up on stage to help them load in, so I sat on stage left during their set and then stayed at SL for the acoustic set by Spencer Davis and Muff Winwood.  Somewhere I have the poster from that concert ... once i get unpacked and settled in a bit I will photograph all my posters and email them to you and Bruce.   I also have quite a few tickets ...mostly 20DM ...FIVE BUCKS ...and what are concert tickets now....LOL 

I'm jealous that you got to see Hendrix's  last performance ... Do you remember the guy who sold concert tickets in the senior lobby???? ... a kindred spirit, another musician ... anyway I struck up a friendship/kinship with him and he would always save really good tickets for me ...consequently I got front row tickets and directly in front of the man for Hendrix's '69 Jahr Hundert Halle concert.  If you recall Hendrix was scheulded to make a return engagement to FFM which I think would have been his next concert tour appearance after Fernham  following a brief hiatus.   At any rate The day arrived for the ticket dude to be in the senior lobby and with money in hand I raced off the bus and into the senior lobby ...plopped my money on the table and asked if he had managed to get tickets as good as the last ones ... and he held up 2 tickets ...front row ... and said you haven't heard have you ...  Hendrix died last nite.   Blew my mind ... I offered to take the tickets anyway but he said his boss had called him and told him not to sell the ticket s..for obvious reasons ...but also that they might be collectors Items in time.     Another memory jostled by your reflections and by Bruces great efforts to recollect our past for us.  THANX BRUCE!
 
OK Gotta run ...
 
YIPIKIYA
Mike   

 


From: ANTNYBROWN@aol.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:05:36 -0400
Subject: Re: RE: The Spectrum Band -  got any info????
To: sgmcalloway@hotmail.com; ba_garner@msn.com

OK, Mike,
I plead failing brain cells . . .

I was on the floor about 20 feet from the stage at the Zep concert--back in the day when we would go to the hall right after school, get in line and scramble to the front of the stage with sleeping bags to stake out our area. I remember that concert pretty well, although I had seen them in Spring '69 in Santa Monica on their first US tour--they were raw and taking even more chances.

I saw Ginger Baker's Air Force at one of those mega musik fests in Koln in Spring '70. Also on the bill (and showed up) were Yes, Procol Harum, East of Eden, et.al.  The best festival was the aforementioned Love & Peace Festival at the Isle of Fehmarn in September 1970. They advertised everybody (ELP did not show) but Hendrix (w/Mitch and Billy Cox), Sly & the Family Stone, Small Faces (with Stewart and Wood), Fat Mattress w/Noel Redding, Incredible String Band, Keef Hartley, Mongo Jerry, et.al. did. No drumsticks at those events, but got a handful of busted sticks from Billy Cobham after a Mahavishnu Orchestra concert at the Fillmore in '73!

OK, guys, gotta run to the airport and shuttle people.

AB
 

 

 


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1972

Also I saw Elton John at the Jahrhundrethalle in 1972. Here are the particulars. The tour poster I attached was not the one for the Frankfurt show. I used to have it, but must have lost in moving.

Mar 12 1972

GERMANY CONCERT - Frankfurt

  1. +Tiny Dancer
  2. Rock Me When He's Gone
  3. Susie (Dramas)
  4. Levon
  5. Border Song
  6. Can I Put You On
  7. Your Song
  8. Holiday Inn
  9. Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters
  10. Rocket Man
  11. Honky Cat
  12. Country Comfort
  13. Madman Across The Water
  14. Take Me To The Pilot
Thanks for the super job on the web site.
cheers!!!
zody June 01, 2008
   

John Zody's Concert Tickets

 


 

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1982

Chris Stimson's ('69) 1982 Trip to Abbey Road Studios for Capitol Records on the 20th Anniversary of the First UK BEATLES Single Release.
   
(The pictures) came from a trip to England in the early Eighties that I (and five others, each "plus 1") had won for an in-house competition at Capitol Records from Iron Maiden...long story. It happened to coincide with the 20th Anniversary of the release of the very first Beatles single in the UK.
...with the "Americans"...yeah..that's me on the right.  
 

Since Capitol is owned by EMI, and EMI also owns Abbey Road Studios, we got the VIP tour, just as Abbey Road and EMI were preparing for the first-ever "open to the public" tour of the Abbey Road facility

The ACTUAL 2-inch Master Tape of The Beatles "Let it Be."

...See All Chris' Pictures Here

related links:
"Love Me Do" / "P.S. I Love You" Release date: 10-05-1962
Great facts:   http://oldies.about.com/od/britishinvasion/a/lovemedo.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_discography#Singles
http://www.jpgr.co.uk/r4949.html      
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Records     
A Beatles timeline with pics and quotes:    http://onabbeyroad.com/time.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Records_discography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Longest_Cocktail_Party

 


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FAHS Alumni in Music Today

 
 

 

David Lee Howard

  '70

12 String Acoustic Wizardry

 

 

 

 

http://www.davidleehoward.com/

http://www.davidleehoward.com/listen.html

http://www.myspace.com/davidleehoward

http://www.slide.com...

 

 

 

 

see background and more images at  http://www.davidleehoward.com/photo.html

 

 

 

 
 

Anthony Brown '71

 

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