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- RIP MIQUE LARUE BURNETT-CRAIG
- KING OF SOUL OTIS REDDING 12-10-1967
- DEAN MARTIN'S TV SHOW WAS HYSTERICAL!
- WHERE THE STARS DIED IN THE 1960S
- DO YOU LOVE ME? THE CONTOURS 2010!
| Posted: 20 Nov 2010 04:01 PM PST  Mique Burnett-Craig RIP 1944- 2010 Can't remember who introduced me to Mique but the first recollection I have is meeting at one of her hair shoppes on Huron St at First in Downtown Ann Arbor. Some beauty school teachers had used me in a big hair show at Hudson's Department Store. They absolutely FRIED my hair to bits. It made me sick how horrible my hair looked and felt. Of course I had NO photos taken during that time. Someone sent me to meet Mique as she was the one hair dresser who could save my hair. Off to Mique's I went... Loved the energy in her shoppe. Back in the day we smoked and drank while getting our hair done! Loud rock music blasted out of her big speakers and it was a party getting your hair done.  Scott Morgan with Mique's shirt After one of my appointments Mique invited me to one of her annual April Fool's Day parties. at the Road House near Whitmore Lake. Sonic's Rendezvous Band used to play frequently. The Rockets used to play there too and lots of other bands from the area as well. Scott Morgan says that Mique was an Ann Arbor institution and she and Scott had lots of friends in common. Mique was lots of fun and was very supportive of the rock n roll scene and the bands from our area. Scott and Maureen went out to see Mique recently and chatted about old times and the fun we all had back in the 70's A Traditional Farewell will be held 11 AM Monday, November 22, 2010 at Borek Jennings Funeral Home, Hamburg Chapel. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery. The family will gather with friends on Sunday 5-8 PM at the Funeral Home. Please leave a Message of Comfort to Mique's family by calling 877-231-7900 or visit her guestbook at www.borekjennings.com. Mique LaRue Elkins-Burnette-Craig Ann Arbor, MI RIP Mique party on!  |
| KING OF SOUL OTIS REDDING 12-10-1967 Posted: 20 Nov 2010 01:37 PM PST  Otis Redding's legendary status was due to his absolutely hot hot hot live performances. Otis was the most intense performer of the 1960's, Not even, James Brown, Little Richard, The Motown crowd and Jimi Hendrix could touch Otis Redding on stage! Otis Redding and Jimi Hendrix were both on the infamous Monterey Pop Festival bill. Otis lit up the audience with the intensity of his 20-minute performance and not by burning or smashing the band instruments. On Dec. 10, 1967, a plane carrying Redding, his five-member band and the pilot crashed into icy Lake Monona on its way to two shows at a Madison Wisconsin nightclub. The sole survivor of the plane crash, musician Ben Cauley, was rescued from the water after clinging to the wreckage for about 20 minutes. Redding was just 26, Cauley, 20, when their plane crashed with five others on board. Cauley said he tried to save Redding, but couldn't. "The plane was sinking right," recalled Cauley. "The waves was pushing me back when I was trying to get to him." Cauley said that the water was so cold that night that he started to go under. That's when a man pulled him out of the water. He didn't know until he boarded the rescue boat that he was the sole survivor. So sad for Ben to lose his friends and bandmates.  "Dock Of The Bay," his only number one hit, was recorded a mere three days before his death on December 10, 1967. Released after his death, "Dock of the Bay" not only was his only Billboard Number One hit, it is also reported to be the first posthumous song to top the Billboard charts. Otis Redding was born in the small town of Dawson, Georgia. At the age of 5, he moved with his family to Macon, Georgia. I lived near Macon at FT. Benning/Columbus GA. Some of my earliest memories of Otis Reddings' music were, "Respect" "Try a Little Tenderness", "These Arms of Mine", "Love Man" and "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" Full Bio Here  |
| DEAN MARTIN'S TV SHOW WAS HYSTERICAL! Posted: 20 Nov 2010 01:04 PM PST  Dean Martin laughing... Oh how I loved the Dean Martin TV show! My Mom loved it too so we often watched it together. You never knew what might happen on Dean's show. We especially loved Dean with Bob Newhart! Dean loved golf more than work so in Dean's daughter Deana's book she spoke of how her Dad didn't rehearse on his show. He would show up and just wing it! OMG was it funny. When Dean loved another funny performer is was absolutely real when Dean cracked up with laughter. This video of Dean and Goldie Hawn in another of the gazillion of my favorite moments on Dean's Show!  |
| WHERE THE STARS DIED IN THE 1960S Posted: 20 Nov 2010 11:36 AM PST  Ernie Kovacs 1919-1962 Legendary innovative television comedian, the epitaph on his grave marker reads "Nothing in Moderation." He is best remembered for creating many of the camera gags and camera techniques that are common today, influencing and inspiring such later shows as Laugh-In, Saturday Night Live, The Today Show, and television hosts like Johnny Carson and David Letterman. See the Map of the accident location  Headline After the Accident During a rainstorm, he lost control of the car on a curve, and hit a telephone pole. Police found an unlit cigar just out of reach of his arm, and theorized that he lost control while trying to reach for the cigar. When Kovacs died, he owed the US Government several hundred thousand dollars in back taxes (he believed the tax system was unfair, and refused to file his taxes in protest).  Ernie's 1962 Chevrolet Corvair  William Frawley 1887-1966 William Frawley dropped dead on the street of a heart attack in 1966. Frawley, who had played neighbor 'Fred Mertz' in the classic TV show "I Love Lucy" (and 'Bub' on "My Three Sons") had been out to see a movie, and collapsed on his way back. Frawley attended a movie with a "male nurse" and on his way home he dropped dead near the Knickerbocker Hotel. His "nurse" managed to get him into the lobby of the Hotel but they were unable to resuscitate him. The corner where Frawley died was Hollywood Blvd and Ivar Avenue: See Map Here  My Three Sons Cast By almost all accounts, William Frawley's off-screen personality was not all that much different from his on-screen one. A notorious misanthrope, with one brief failed marriage behind him and a fondness for the bottle, he lived in the same spare bachelor apartment for most of his years in Hollywood. Fred You Sexy Thing video is a HOOT!  Lenny Bruce (Leonard Alfred Schneider) 1925-1966 American stand-up comedian and unbelievably brilliant satirist, who invented controversal humor due to his use of so-called 'dirty words' in his nightclub comedy act. Bruce's dark humor and largely improvised shows often pushed the envelope of what was in 1960s thought of as respectable. Bruce's performances, bravery at breaking the norm, influenced many many comedians to follow. In his later life, Bruce became addicted to heroin. In 1963 he was found guilty of illegal possession of drugs. Bruce died of an overdose on August 3, 1966, in his home located at 8825 W. Hollywood Boulevard, West Hollywood: See the Map Lenny Bruce on Find a Death  Nick Adams Born Nicholas Adamschock to a coal-mining family in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, on July 10, 1931, Nick Adams' early life was hard-scrabble, as it was with many Depression-era families. Adams made his motion picture debut in the Warner Bros. western Strange Lady in Town (1955; with Greer Garson and Dana Andrews) and followed this up by landing a role in Mister Roberts (1955; with Henry Fonda), a strong beginning for his career. He continued this streak in Rebel Without a Cause (1955; with James Dean) and Our Miss Brooks (1956; with Eve Arden). After a slew of movie roles and appearances on television, Adams was cast in the lead role in the ABC television western The Rebel (1959-1961). A total of 78 episodes were shot before ABC pulled the plug on the show in 1961. 2126 El Roble Lane, West Los Angeles: the home where Nick Adams (star of TV's "The Rebel") died of an apparent overdose in 1968. However, there were no open pill bottles, needles, or any other drug-related items found at the scene, so his death remains something of a mystery. Read the Mysterious Death of Nick Adams. See Map of his Beverly Hills Home Where The Stars Died Website Find A Death Read More on RK Who Killed Bobby Fuller? Supreme Loss Flo Ballard Story Patsy Cline's Plane Crash Sam Cooke Death at the Hacienda Hotel Marilyn Monroe Found Dead  |
| DO YOU LOVE ME? THE CONTOURS 2010! Posted: 20 Nov 2010 10:35 AM PST  The Contours (Photo: Karen Fogarty) The Contours Joe Billingslea Al Chisholm Charles Davis Gary Grier Odell Jones One of the best moments of the Motor City Music Legends show was when The Contours took the stage. The crowd cheered and the music began. Their vocal blends were just as pitch perfect as in the 1960's. The Contours wore the most beautiful dinner jackets and were so in tune it just blew me away. Karen and I tried to catch up with them backstage but they must have zoomed out the backdoor. I did go find Q from ? and the Mysterians...  The Contours (Photo: Karen Fogarty) As I was working in Scott Morgan's booth I couldn't run around and leave the merchandise unsupervised. So the best I could do is step backward in the booth and zoom in on the stage with my camera. I didn't shoot photos as I was too far away. Luckily Karen Fogarty was at the show and she graciously took images for my story. Thank you Karen!  The Contours (Photo: Karen Fogarty) The Original Version later made funky by The J Geils Band In 1960, Berry Gordy Jr. signed a talented group of vocalists called THE CONTOURS as one of Motown's first acts. Forty-eight years later, under the direction and leadership of Joe Billingslea this legendary group continues to shake 'em down. During their distinguished careers, THE CONTOURS have entertained tens of millions of fans and have sold millions of records along the way. They are ranked as one of the top 500 R&B artists of all time according to "Top R&B Singles 1952-1995" compiled from Billboard Magazine's charts.  The Contours (Photo: Karen Fogarty)  The Contours (Photo: Karen Fogarty) In the 1960's, the group charted eight hits, including Motown's first million-seller and its fastest-rising hit of all time, "Do You Love Me." In 1988, after the release of the movie, "Dirty Dancing", starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, "Do You Love Me," which was a featured song in the movie roared back on the charts, outselling its original performance many times over.  Great Show! The Contours (Photo: Karen Fogarty) THE CONTOURS are still recording and they continue to perform a large number of dates each year, thrilling audiences with their outstanding vocals and polished choreography. Their show is one every Motown, oldies, doo-wop or R&B fan should see, and see often. Because each performance is different than the last, their show never gets stale no matter how many times you see it. In 2008, THE CONTOURS are truly better than they have ever been! Read More: TheContours.Net The Contours on Myspace Retro: Kimmer at The Motorcity Music Legends Show  |
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