tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post5960785550963705546..comments2024-03-12T00:12:03.487-04:00Comments on Dan's Garage: In Dan’s Garage…#50Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-10780611979661659132015-05-29T08:36:38.082-04:002015-05-29T08:36:38.082-04:00Interesting to come across this site as I hail fro...Interesting to come across this site as I hail from Buffalo and played n a R&R band with my brothers, we did some demos but never recorded I still have around 600 45's from the late 50's early 60's some were promotional copies to a radio station in Buffalo where my buddy's father worked, I live in Florida now but seeing this and listening to some cuts brings back memories..............Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-81484003437364907532011-08-20T22:04:52.690-04:002011-08-20T22:04:52.690-04:00I'm really looking forward to hearing 50 &...I'm really looking forward to hearing 50 & 51.<br />And I'm always interested in hearing about Rochester (now or then) because I used to visit during the summers in the 1960s. ...a lot has changed.<br /><br />The Bobby Comstock single was on Lawn, which was a subsidiary of Swan -- both of which were still owned by Dick Clark & the producer of American Bandstand, so it most-likely was played (on national TV) periodically for 11 weeks (the Rate-A-Record segment, Spotlight Dance, etc.). <br />Also, the Buffalo DJ/TV show host (Todd Shannon?) who produced "Wild Weekend" by The Rockin Rebels (which eventually wound up on Swan) would push the Swan/Lawn singles Upstate.<br /><br />"Let's Stomp" wound up charting nationally at 57 [Billboard].KL from NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582480661926980751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-15610484468654309052011-03-04T05:56:36.833-05:002011-03-04T05:56:36.833-05:00Thank you Michael for your excellent contribution!...Thank you Michael for your excellent contribution!!!! I was looking for that one but somehow couldn't locate it. Thanks!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13245795096492126532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-11425091487118550202011-03-04T04:18:17.399-05:002011-03-04T04:18:17.399-05:00here's the picture-cover of the Panthers' ...here's the picture-cover of the Panthers' 45:<br /><br />http://blog-imgs-44.fc2.com/g/a/r/garagerockin/panthers.jpg<br /><br />cheers!michael veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17658999291720201432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-16635273796958297612011-02-18T07:28:31.990-05:002011-02-18T07:28:31.990-05:00Just wanna say Dan Thank you sooo much for all you...Just wanna say Dan Thank you sooo much for all your hard work.. cannot imagine the time you spend with this labor of love.. but it is fantastic.. keep giving your heart this is what will keep us together in the end....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-21504155159336238432011-02-16T02:12:47.222-05:002011-02-16T02:12:47.222-05:00I may be wrong on this, but I think Lifetime Recor...I may be wrong on this, but I think Lifetime Records was Vince Jan's label. Vince Jan was a local pianist/Keyboard player who had a studio ( I want to say in Pittsford?) and also did on air background playing on the old Jack Slattery radio show on WHAM-AM. He kind of doodled around while Jack talked on the air, maybe did sone 'bumpers' and link segues. I ended up with a Farfisa Double Four organ of his years later (when I was playing with Old Salt) that I bought at the House of Guitars. <br />Thunderbird Records was best known I think for an LP of a group called 'THe Seven' that was a Blood, Sweat & Tewars type outfit.<br />The story on the Wilmer LP was that it sold a million copies from NYC to Detroit heavily in the urban market to the Black Soul audience BUT that label head Lenny Silver, also head of local (Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse-Cleveland) record one-stop, Transcontinental Music One Stop ripped them off BADLY. The most anyone got out of all the sales was about $30,000 (this from a member who told me who I won't name). The song was covered by a band in the 80s on Sire Records (used to have it can't recall the group). I had one friend who was in Vietnam who said it was the #1 song on the Armed Services Radio while he was deployed there.<br /><br />Whewn I was 11 years old my Dad got a job as the Director of Student Activities at R.I.T. (Rochester institute of Technology) and among his jobs was to sign contracts for concerts held at tyhe school and dances etc. I remember seeing Wilmer & The Dukes back in 1962 there (I also recal they were getting $1500 per night THEN) after a basketball game. At that age I was fascinated by the band, which was the first live rock band I'd ever seen. I was yet to start guitar but was playing piano and was mesmorized by organist Ralph Giolotti's playing. They played for an hour and as my Dad was a chaperone (we often went to things like the games as a family and would stay for dances) we had to stay until everyone was out of the gym. I watcheed as Wilmer talked to a VERY pretty black woman behind the stage. Then the back door to the gym opened and another very pretty black woman walked in who it turned out was Wilmer's WIFE! BOTH of the women proceeded to tear Wilmer a new one, ripping his clothes and pounding him as ALL of us watched open mothed. For me at 11 it was my fiorst glimpse of the Rock 'n' Roll lifestyle. I was hooked!Duncanmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851644219536584126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-78308369637335939252011-02-06T13:16:23.458-05:002011-02-06T13:16:23.458-05:00I really like regional compilations like this. Giv...I really like regional compilations like this. Give some perspective on what other places were doing musically. Thanks for this one.hotrodmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14969569827329326790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-23094455601850649352011-02-05T22:53:54.227-05:002011-02-05T22:53:54.227-05:00You sure got an ear for good music. Thanks!You sure got an ear for good music. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-19581074650899271192011-02-05T18:07:03.127-05:002011-02-05T18:07:03.127-05:00I have Thunder Head release from 1969.I have Thunder Head release from 1969.sixtiiesoldiesguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440327250046358626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-16962133561366746782011-02-05T06:18:50.432-05:002011-02-05T06:18:50.432-05:00~~ FABULOUS ~~
1000 THX !
RV~~ FABULOUS ~~<br /><br />1000 THX !<br />RVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-70043283582525585362011-02-04T21:45:42.566-05:002011-02-04T21:45:42.566-05:00thanks again dan, nice mixthanks again dan, nice mixAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com