The urban legend that the Hang On Sloopy dancer was a British party planner, or that she had been married to singer Rick Derringer, were discredited. Another is the hand-jiving during theBoDiddley"Let Me Pass" performance. As much as anyone, Freyler is responsible for the Gazzarri Dancers being recognized today and for them being able to see their work of four decades ago. The "Miss Gazzarri's Dancers" over the years included future Playboy Playmate and Hugh Hefner girlfriend Barbi Benton, and future television star Catherine "Daisy Duke" Bach. The first Doors demo tape, recorded before Krieger joined, and recorded while the band included Manzareks two brothers, was still called Rick and the Ravens. If someone did, did the dancer speak with a British accent. Talk about historic! After showing the various unsigned musicians and how they look, the discussion goes to the glam look -- and most of these unknown bands are still very made-up and hairsprayed. It was just a cool name in the 60s. This chapter wraps up with a section on the band. Poison chose to be interviewed sitting in front of their equipment, and as I said earlier, the real guys differ greatly from the stylized version of the first album cover photo that's painted on the equipment. You can throw in numbers, dots and dashes, too. He doesn't say a lot about music, but he does call himself "a full-blown alcoholic" and "a piece of crap." In the abovephoto (left to right) we have: MARIA POGEE, DAWN MICHAELS, DeANN MOLLNER, and JACQUI LANDRUM. Perhaps. June Fairchild was spotted dancing (at Gazzarri's, as it happens) by producer Al Burton. You may already know people on Myspace. To watch Up-Close & Personal in Tennessee click HERE. : Lots of double checking going on now. It is the first in a series of several short video interviews. William..I just realized you were commenting at the original post when we were hunting Sloopy Girl. Eventually I will let the track run longer, with the huge scream and the blasting Robby Krieger guitar intro, out to the point where Morrison starts singing at just over a minute in. Then came YouTube. In 1986, Bon Jovi, Poison, and Cinderella had all hit it big, much to the disgust of some heavy metal fans (and some outside the metal scene as well) who dismissed them as having gained their success on their glam image. When the Musics Over was written and evolved, I believe, just before the Doors started playing at London Fog on the Sunset Strip in May, 1966. Faster Pussycat discuss such things as the economics of touring for a newly-signed band: "We get a thousand a show, and we probably do four shows a week. This was a crucial time for the band, as Morrison had suddenly developed his singing chops to a startling degree, literally a quantum leap in his vocal prowess. One of the more memorable interviews follows: Chris Holmes of W.A.S.P. We'll email instructions on how to reset your password. I've tried to Shazam it but it's not found. The one aboveshows her and fellow classmate and friend Gail Griebenow. Every week ofHOLLYWOOD AGO-GOpresented new opportunities to meet the musical guests appearing on the show. Neurotic? While attending a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert in Knoxville, two of Lisas friends took some pictures and she recorded a video greeting. We have obtained the original of this photo and discovered it was taken on April 30, 1967. I became aware of this book, Love Her Madly: Jim Morrison, Mary and Me just last night, which happened to be Halloween. Another is the hand-jiving during the. I might add that version is not The McCoys. If it is published we will post a notice on this website on how to obtain a copy. June Fairchild in "Head," with Monkees members Peter Tork and Davy Jones. Not well recorded, but highly instructive. Its direct and final. I guess they couldnt figure out how to cut this 11 minute-long track down for radio play. This is just two musicians, but sounds like three. This scene is notable since it is described in Jim's Gazzarri Dancer website featuring the stunning. Trick or Treat! Presently editor and historical writer with QZVX.COM in Seattle. We loaded your account with your Twitter details. Guns'n'Roses turned down the chance to be in the movie, but the transition in Axl Rose's look between their first video, "Welcome to the Jungle", where Axl's hair is teased to high heaven, and their second, "Sweet Child O' Mine, where it is completely flat and held down by a bandana, shows how the favored look was changing for the savvy bands. The bands also eased up on the hairspray; no longer were there people who looked like Chuck Klosterman's description (in his book Fargo Rock City) of Tom Keifer of Cinderella on the cover of their 1986 debut album: "I am nonetheless drawn to his head. He the goes on to make a very ironic statement, at least my mind, from watching this documentary now in 2003: "The only way I would give up heavy metal is if I lost my arm.". If it is published we will post a notice on this website on how to obtain a copy. Gazzarri, who futilely advocated poker for rock. You're either one or the other." He had a solo hit with Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo in 1974 (Billboard Hot 100 peak position #23). Cosgrave remained good friends with them both after their breakup, but lost track of them after he left L.A. right about the time The Doors first rehearsed in the late summer/early fall of 1965. It was also the LA club featured in Huey Lewis and the News MTV video for their hit "The Heart of Rock and Roll." She was always laughing and great fun." Lisa Leonard Dalton is the dancer in that classic 1975 music video. Jaimethanks for the comment. I say ironic because Mustaine lost the use of his arm in 2002 due to severe nerve damage, and Megadeth is effectively over. Puget Sound Media (now QZVX) has collected several articles, many of them with vintage photos of Liz Brewer (Click HERE to view these newspaper clippings). This is your profile URL. Use one of your social networks or start fresh with an email address. Press ESC to exit. A part of the People / Entertainment Weekly Network. Bill Gazzarri - The Godfather Of Rock And Roll. I listen to other CDs, but the Doors dominate my listening even now in 2020, over a half century since I first heard and then saw them. Don't have a Myspace account yet? Her story makes sense and there are 20 or more witnesses who knew her in 1975. That arc, from Werbelow meeting Morrison on the beach in Florida in 1962, to his death in 1971 at age 27, is a story of overwhelming intensity. I will play the opening of the track and go to, say, the point where Densmore pounds the snare drum rat-a-tat-a-tat-a riff, about 25 seconds after the opening notes and just before Morrison emits that epic scream. How has it been being Miss Gazzarri Dancer? Hang On Sloopy was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1965. It appears to be perfectly spherical; his hair is a uniform length, and it is standing at attention. Here's an obit today in the Times. There is also a feedback page where you can leave your comments about this website. Learn more about how to retrieve an existing account. Show more. She was born asJUNE E. WILSONand attended Aviation High School in Redondo Beach, Californiawhere she was prom queen and graduated in 1964.She was discovered byHOLLYWOOD A GO-GOproducerAL BURTONwhile dancing atGazzarri's nightclubin 1965. The key fact: Mary Werbelow didnt believe in Jim Morrison, despite their being each others first lovers. They were a mix of young pros and local girls who could shake it a little. June Fairchild at the King Eddy Saloon downtown. This site is dedicated solely to the elite group of, Starting up inDecember 1964 and running throughFebruary 1966 the show featured an eclectic mix of rock, r & b,and popular music artists,some of whom such as, The dancers on the television show are not to be confused with the go-go dancers in, nightclub from the 1970s and onwards. Most people use their real name. So, I often start the song over again from there. And lastly there is anacknowledgement page for us to thank the generous people who have allowed us to use theirphotographs on this website. Hopefully some of you willbe ableto help us locateadditional dancers, orprovide additional information about anytopic on this site. Before we release it all, we are verifying facts, editing and producing and that takes time. Heres the original information, including some recent updates, that accompanied this article when it was published in May 2020: As a kid, living in the NW corner of Washington State, I had great reception of Canadian radio stations. November 2, 2020 . During the earlier episodes there may have been some interplaywith girls who danced both at the club and on the television show, but we can only document three dancers who fit in that category We are still researching this topic. In retrospect however, the show's biggest catchmight have beentheRolling Stoneswho played 3 songs on a May 1965 appearance. How hard is it to find someone in the music industry to contact Rick Derringer and ask him if he or any band members spoke with the dancer. Numbers, dots and dashes are ok, too. He juggled all three of these jobs at the same time, making him one of the most recognizable radio/television personalities in southern California. Some of the contestants seem reasonably normal, but both last year's winner and the two 18-year-old girlfriends of 60-something Bill Gazzarri, the club owner, come off as astoundingly airheaded. You can also see DeANN dancing to the right. HOLLYWOOD A GO-GO host SAM RIDDLE also hosted a daily music dance show on KHJ-TV called 9TH STREET WEST. Kyle K. Mann A former prom queen at Aviation High School in Redondo Beach, and an actress after her time on the show, Fairchild (whose given name was June Wilson) died last night at age 68. She had a bit of a cult following for those movies. Stream music on Myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. This article has been updated to reflect that information. We've emailed you instructions on how to reset your password. In this movie, shot about a year later, no one would make that mistake (even before you hear them speak). Viewers with small monitors or netbooks who do not see the menu will need to scroll to the far right to access it or change their text settings to see the entire pages. (Necessary, but obviously not sufficient.). Shes Lisa Leonard Dalton. ROCK concert .. Bill smiling as always. Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota. Those of us looking for an AM Top-40 radio station in 1965 and 66 often heard the sound of C-FUN out of Vancouver, BC. All text on this website, unless otherwise credited, by Jim Freyler 2009 - 2022. [1] She attended El Camino College and acted the youthful role of Arthur in the college production of Shakespeare'sThe Life and Death of King John in April 1965. [7] Fairchild was selling newspapers outside a Los Angeles courthouse at the time in an attempt to earn enough money for a single-room occupancy hotel room. Incredibly, Ive worn out another Doors CD. The singers of this version were called Leno & Lilian, and here it was number one on the charts. She was and is an inspiration. And after a year of looking it did. Up here in the Santa Monica Mountains, location of my Topanga home, the only couple L.A. radio stations I can stand dont always get good reception. Will Megadeth return? Nagano.) This girl was obviously no ordinary passerby. Casting et infos sur l'quipe qui a particip l'laboration du film The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988) de Penelope Spheeris Getting in is easy. DANNY, along withCORY WELLSandCHUCK NEGRON,were the three lead vocalists who were looking to put a band together in late 1967. Self - Interviewer - Penelope Spheeris Of course, the fact that of the bands shown in this bit, Vixen (and to a lesser degree, Tuff) did reach some success makes it seem a little less ridiculous -- and then the established stars are shown saying pretty much the same thing, that an essential factor in their success was wanting it so much. (His bandmate Paul Stanley is interviewed lying on a bed surrounded by lingerie models.) My own family's surname appears variously as Cascio . The End gained additional cultural clout by being used powerfully in Coppolas Apocalypse Now. Hit a pothole and bang! She got herself together and appeared on "Good Morning America" to talk about her recovery, and continued to live downtown. (The viewer is left to do the math and split the earnings among five band members.) June Edna Fairchild (born June Edna Wilson; September 3, 1946 February 17, 2015) was an American actress and dancer. http://www.theavclub.com/avclub3509/avfeature3509.html Wiki duz need an edit", "A Fallen Star: Addiction: Former actress, now 54 and living on the streets, dreams of a movie comeback", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=June_Fairchild&oldid=1093416273, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 16 June 2022, at 13:29. Its wear and tear. Thats some severe karma. In the foreground are guests Jackie DeShannon, Bobby Sherman, and Timi Yuro. | This is your queue. I bought and downloaded it and read it avidly. They come off pretty conceited, especially when they perform the uninteresting "Little Gypsy" and "12 O'Clock High," but frankly, when I was 15 you could have turned the sound off during their performance and I wouldn't have cared. All stage set diagrams by Michael Riedel 2013-2022. The contest is followed by the band Odin, who seem to be pets of Bill Gazzarri; he tries to introduce them but can't get the audience to chant their name, even with the help of Miss Gazzarri Dancer. The club had dancers right into the 1990's when it closed down. Yes, I miss the old school technology of vinyl, but skipping records used to really bum me out. JUNE FAIRCHILDwas a stunning beauty who is featured in many of theHOLLYWOOD AGO-GOvideos on YouTube. P.S. But you can pick one that's 25 characters or less and includes a letter. Ex: myspace.com/. Self - Miss Gazzarri Dancer (1987) : I'm going to continue on my modeling and, great, hopefully get on with my actressing. This interesting photo, also from episode # 19, was taken during a break in the video taping. Needless to say,JUNE was hired immediately and stayed with the show until the last episode. !Update: On November 21, 2022 Rick Derringer provided the answer fans have been waiting for. This is classic go-go dancing at its best. Born in Joplin, Mo., Miss Gray trained with Bertie Kirtley. They nurtured him, listened to him, celebrated him and backed him up. Shortly afterwards, YouTube Channels and entertainment websites updated their information to reflect that Lisa Leonard Dalton is the authentic Sloopy Girl. The narrative has certainly changed. This site is dedicated solely to the elite group ofGAZZARRI DANCERSwho appeared on the 59 episodes of the late 1964 - early 1966HOLLYWOOD A GO-GOTV show. (This audience is not identified, but thinking about it, it looks like the one from the Megadeth show near the end of the film.) I particularly enjoy blasting it that way in echoey parking structures, or at stoplights. The Gazzarri Dancers had no official connection to Gazzarri's, the Sunset Strip rock club. Javier Rivera-Diaz Celebrity 3 Divas Jean Shrimpton White Tights Sharon Tate Jane Birkin Broken Rose Brand Idea Pins by you George Beatles Ringo Starr John Lennon American Apparel George Harrison Pattie Boyd Louise Ebel Moonage Daydream May 22, 1966 - Pattie and George at the Formula One races in Monte Carlo. I cant say if it was Liz Brewer, but there is a remarkable resemblance between her photos and those of the dancer. In this case, I edited the 1965 hit version of Sloopy audio into the 1975 dance video. There were two constant presences throughout the run of the series, namelySAM RIDDLEwho was the host, and the GAZZARRI DANCERS. At 5' 6" with blue eyes and brown hair shewas still turning heads after more than four decades since herGAZZARRI DANCERdays. Sooner or later Ill just replace the car, the system or both. This leads us to believe that the photo dates fromthe October 16, 1965 taping of this episode. Self - Miss Gazzarri Dancer (1987) : Getting up there, in front of a million people, and really doing it. As of September 2021, we now know the identity of the sexy Hang On Sloopy dancer in Rick Derringers 1975 video. Denilsona team of us are working right now on getting the reveal out based on our findings. So maybe they weren't the Hullabaloo Dancers who was? Some of whom knew she had the gig and others who recognize her immediately. After "Hollywood A Go-Go" which, remember, ran for just 14 months and went off the air 48 years ago Fairchild appeared on "Playboy After Dark," "I Spy" and the Monkees TV show, and in the films "Up in Smoke" (she played the Ajax Lady), "Drive, He Said" and "Head," among others. Fairchild was born June Edna Wilson on September 3, 1946,[1] in Manhattan Beach, California. See also This band is best known for having former members who went on to be in W.A.S.P., Cinderella, and Guns'n'Roses, and nothing in their performance makes you wonder why they didn't make it themselves. I appreciate and encourage reader comments and opinions. The song was very successful here in a version called pobre menina (poor girl). Harriette Ann Gray, a dance educator, choreographer and dancer, died in Columbia, Mo., on April 20. Two of the new photos are included below. If we find matches from the people you follow on Twitter, we'll connect you to them right away. http://www.barrsam.com/JuneFairchildBook/JuneFairchildBook.html, head out of the studio on January 29, 1966 afterthe taping of the final, and had a similar career consisting of minor roles in mostly forgettable movies (except for. That bass line is hypnotic, compelling and maddening. A few years ago she showed up in a KCET feature story on the King Eddy Saloon (at the 5:00 mark with friends William Mitchell and T.K. Gary Burleigh Shannon, formerly KJR in Seattle, did an awesome job narrating the to be released video. They were a mix of young pros and local girls who could shake it a little. 9039 W Sunset Blvd West Hollywood CA 90069. 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