All,
Thanks for all the leads on this. It was very helpful.
We found evidence of the Richard Nader tour coming to Springfield, MA on
December 26, 1972 in a little notice in the Hartford Courant, which
matches the dates on our negative sleeves. It said the lineup that night
included Jerry Lee Lewis, Lloyd Price, the Shirelles, the Skyliners,
Clovers, Drifters, Bobby Comstock, and Chubby Checker, and we found a
notice that Jerry Lee dropped out for some reason. The rock-looking band
may have just been members of the backing band filling time between
acts. So I think that covers mostly everyone.
Jeremy Smith
University of Massachusetts Amherst
154 Hicks Way
Amherst MA 01003
413.545.6729
On 7/6/2015 12:00 AM, ARSCLIST automatic digest system wrote:
> Subject:
> Re: Help identifying minor rock and soul acts from the 1970s
> From:
> Peter Hirsch <[log in to unmask]>
> Date:
> 7/5/2015 12:31 PM
>
>
> I would definitely second Chubby Checker on those shots. He was the only
> one that stood out, but I am not really at all a big authority in this
> area. I did spend tons of time in Damrosch Park/Guggenheim Shell starting
> in the 70's all the way through the late 90's both as a performer in
> orchestras and concert bands and as an attendee of concerts, but this event
> is new to me.
>
> Interesting time capsule, even if most of it remains a mystery.
>
> Peter Hirsch
>
> On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 2:37 AM, Jeff Willens<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> >Frames 3-4 do indeed look like Chubby Checker. I wouldn't have thought so,
>> >but there is another photo of him from the time in that shirt floating
>> >around the interwebs.
>> >
>> >Frames 5-8 do not look anything like Smokey IMHO. If anything, they look
>> >more like the O'Jays, but that's probably wrong too.
>> >
>> >Frames 9-11 COULD be The Sidewinders, local Boston group that later begat
>> >Billy Squier.
>> >
>> >As Matthew said, it's probably from a Richard Nader tour. I'd get in touch
>> >with his office (he's deceased, but the company is still around).
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >On Wed, 1 Jul 2015 22:32:01 -0400, David Lewis<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> >
>>> > >My thoughts, and I do not swear to absolute accuracy, but these are my
>>> > >impressions:
>>> > >
>>> > >Frames 1-2: Martha and the Vandellas. The wigs are big, and the lineup of
>>> > >the Vandellas changed often. But the woman on the left looks like Martha
>>> > >Reeves.
>>> > >
>>> > >Frames 3-4: I concur with Matt that this is Chubby Checker, if albeit in a
>>> > >less than Chubby phase.
>>> > >
>>> > >Frames 5-8: Smokey Robinson and his first post-"Miracles" group. The
>>> > >Miracles broke up earlier in 1972 and these are new backing singers. Their
>>> > >outfits are kind of spartan,
>>> > >but I suspect that's because they're just starting out.
>>> > >
>>> > >Frames 9-11: No idea. If it is Springsteen, then it might not be Steel
>>> > >Mill, as they broke up at the beginning of 1971. He did have a group
>> >called
>>> > >"The Bruce Springsteen Band"
>>> > >briefly between Steel Mill and the E Street Band. If so, I wonder what
>> >they
>>> > >were doing playing an oldies concert in Springfield, MA.
>>> > >
>>> > >Frame 12: The Coasters. That's Will "Dub" Jones second from left and Carl
>>> > >Gardner on the right end, so I'm pretty sure about this one.
>>> > >
>>> > >Frames 13-15: These are really vexing. At first I thought this The Teddy
>>> > >Bears, as the girl really looks like Carol Connors, but her beauty mark is
>>> > >not in the right place (Carol
>>> > >used to have two; now she has none.) Also, Carol has spilled a lot of ink
>>> > >on her life and career and never, ever mentioned a project like this, in
>>> > >which her two sidekicks would
>>> > >have needed replacing -- one was Phil Spector. And while she was once a
>>> > >brunette, I don't think she ever wore her hair this way. So, no idea
>> >still,
>>> > >but whomever she is in Frame
>>> > >13 she sure seems like she doesn't want her picture taken just then.
>>> > >
>>> > >David N. Lewis
>>> > >Hamilton, OH
>>> > >
>>> > >On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 3:46 PM, Barton, Matthew<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> > >
>>>> > >>That sure looks like Chubby Checker in the third and fourth shots on the
>>>> > >>top row. He toured with Chuck Berry and others as part of Richard
>> >Nader's
>>>> > >>Rock and Roll revival series in 1972.
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>Matthew Barton
>>>> > >>Library of Congress
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>-----Original Message-----
>>>> > >>From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:
>>>> > >>[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jeremy Smith
>>>> > >>Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 3:31 PM
>>>> > >>To:[log in to unmask]
>>>> > >>Subject: [ARSCLIST] Help identifying minor rock and soul acts from the
>>>> > >>1970s
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>Hi folks,
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>I am looking to identify some performers in a series of photographs that
>>>> > >>are part of a collection here at the UMass archives of a local
>> >photographer
>>>> > >>who was part of the Brotherhood of the Spirit commune. The commune had a
>>>> > >>rock band, aptly named Brotherhood of the Spirit, who played around the
>>>> > >>area. The photographer of these photos was a commune member named James
>>>> > >>Baker.
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>The only metadata associated with these photos is "Chuck Berry,
>>>> > >>Springfield (MA) Civic Center 1972". Obviously none of these performers
>> >are
>>>> > >>him, but it's possible they were all on a revue of some kind. Or not. It
>>>> > >>looks as though there is a mixture of rock, soul, and country acts.
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>I'm hoping the collective wisdom can shed some light on their identities
>>>> > >>or give me some leads. Thanks!
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>Photos are here:
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>
>> >
>> >https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B_9tVBuTyecqfmQ2aGtmNmNybTA2aURKbGdUREcxcl9NMllMOFVtbTN3NFR5c0hxMDc4Qm8&usp=sharing
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>--
>>>> > >>Jeremy Smith
>>>> > >>University of Massachusetts Amherst
>>>> > >>Special Collections and University Archives
>>>> > >>154 Hicks Way
>>>> > >>Amherst MA 01003
>>>> > >>413.545.6729
>>>> > >>
>>> > >=========================================================================
>> >
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