Monday, May 23, 2011

THE ASSOCIATION FAMILY TREE - SHOWS LIST

This story is the work of Bruno Ceriotti. Help in putting this together has been provided by Jules Gary Alexander, Greg Vick, Joseph Pytel, Los Angeles Free Press, The Concert Database, Western Herald, Dwight Pitcaithley, Rob Branigin, San Francisco Chronicle, Broadside, Rob Frith, Bruce Tahsler, Tongue, Dennis Donley, Berkeley Gazette, Jim Salzer, and Merman, to whom I'm most grateful.


THE INNER TUBES #1 (1964)
1) Brian Cole vocals, bass
2) Ted Bluechel Jr. vocals, guitar, drums, percussion
3) Bob Page vocals, rhythm guitar
4) Mike Whalen vocals, guitar


THE INNER TUBES #2 (1964 - JUL 1964)
1) Brian Cole
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Bob Page
4) Russ Giguere vocals, guitar, percussion


THE MEN (JUL 1964 - 1965)
1) Brian Cole
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Bob Page
4) Russ Giguere
5) Jules Gary Alexander vocals, lead guitar, bass
6) Terry Kirkman vocals, harmonica, trumpet, percussion, keyboards
7) Harvey Gerst rhythm guitar 
8) ? unknown instrument
9) ? unknown instrument
10) ? unknown instrument
11) ? unknown instrument
12) ? unknown instrument
13) ? unknown instrument


July 28 - August 2, 1964: Doug Weston's Troubadour Club, 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA
The Men's debut gigs. 

August 4 - August 9, 1964: Doug Weston's Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA

August 11 - August 16, 1964: Doug Weston's Troubadour Club, 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 

August 25 - August 30 and September 1 - September 6, 1964: Music Box Theatre, 6126 Hollywood Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA with Danny Cox, Ken Greenwald, Miriam Doege 
The Men's performances were filmed both for potential TV sales and to be presented to the State Department for consideration as a group to tour Russia.  


UNNAMED REHEARSAL BAND (1965 (only for a few days))
1) Brian Cole
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Bob Page
4 Russ Giguere
5) Jules Gary Alexander
6) Terry Kirkman


THE ASSOCIATION #1 (1965 - MAY ?, 1967)
1) Brian Cole
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Russ Giguere
4) Jules Gary Alexander
5) Terry Kirkman
6) Jim Yester vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards


June ??, 1965: unknown steak house, La Cienega Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA
The Association's first gig.

July 1, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA

July 11, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA

August 31, 1965: Fantasyland Theatre, Disneyland, Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, Orange County, CA with Jewel Akens, The Bobby Sox & The Blue Jeans, The Edmundson, The Mustangs, The Humdinger Dancers "Humdinger"

October 19-24, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with Stewart Clay, Roamin II

October 26-31, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with Stewart Clay, Roamin II

November 18-21, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with David-Troy, Mason Williams

December 2-5, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with John Barbour, Ben Short and Dave Rene 

December 9-12, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with Fred Thompson, Ben Short and Dave Rene

December 25, 1965: 'Hollywood A Go-Go,' KHJ-TV (Channel 9), Los Angeles, CA with Donna Loren, Lesly Gore, Sunrays, Simon & Garfunkel, Bobby Freeman, Dixie Cups (broadcast date)

January 18-24, 1966: Doug Weston's Troubadour Club, 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA with Rod McKuen

February 4-6, 1966: Dave Hull's Hullabaloo, Moulin Rouge, 6230 Sunset Boulevard at Vine Street, Hollywood, CA with The Palace Guard, The Girls  

February 8-13, 1966: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with George McKelvey

February 15-20 and 22-27, 1966: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with Pat Paulsen

March 8-13, 1966: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with The Texas Twosome

April 22, 1966: Student Union Grand Ballroom, U.C.L.A. campus, Los Angeles, CA with Canned Heat, Seven A' Comin', The Chocolate Chips "Mardi Gras Concert - Folk-Rock '66"

April 23, 1966: Campus Hall, UC Irvine campus, Irvine, CA (show started at 8:00pm)

June 21-25, 1966: unknown themed land, Disneyland, Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, Orange County, CA

June 26, 1966: Rollarena, San Leandro, CA with The Spyders

June 26, 1966: Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, CA with Them, The Wildflower, The Grass Roots, The Baytovens, The Harbinger Complex, William Penn and His Pals, Mark and The Uptowners 

July 1, 1966: Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV with The Beach Boys, Sir Douglas Quintet

July 2, 1966: County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA with The Beach Boys, Sir Douglas Quintet

July 3, 1966: Municipal Audiorium, Fresno, CA with The Beach Boys, Sir Douglas Quintet

July 4, 1966: Community Concourse Arena, San Diego, CA with The Beach Boys, Sir Doulas Quintet

July 12-17, 1966: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA

July 22-23, 1966: Fillmore Auditorium, 1805 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, CA with Quicksilver Messenger Service (22-23), Grass Roots (22), Sopwith Camel (23)

September 7-8, 1966: The Carousel Theater, West Covina, CA

September 11, 1966: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA with "El" Chico Hamilton Quartet

September 24, 1966: 'Boss City', KHJ Channel 9, Los Angeles, CA with The Four Tops, The Daily Flash

September 30, 1966: Starlight Ballroom, Oxnard, CA

October 22, 1966: Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA with Love 

October 28, 1966: Campus Hall, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA 

November 1, 1966: Winterland, San Francisco, CA with Godfrey Cambridge, Frankie Randall, Big Mama Willie Mae Thornton, Nicholas Brothers

November 4, 1966: Pauley Pavilion, U.C.L.A. campus, Los Angeles, CA

November 18, 1966: Cheshire Cat, USC (University of Southern California) campus, Los Angeles. CA with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

November 23-24, 1966: Aire Crown Theater, Chicago, IL with The Lovin' Spoonful

December 9, 1966: Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI with The Lovin' Spoonful

December 11, 1966: Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH with The Lovin' Spoonful

March 11, 1967: 'Clay Cole's Diskotek', WPIX Channel 11, unknown television studio, New York City, NY with Lesley Gore, The Beatles (film), The Marvalettes, Tim Rose, Soupy Sales (broadcast date)

March 25, 1967: Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA with Eric Burdon and The Animals, Bola Sete Trio, Harbinger Complex, Sly and The Family Stone (cancelled), Baytovens

March 31 - April 1, 1967: Valley Music Theatre, 20600 Ventura Boulevard, Woodland Hills, CA with West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Flesh & Blood, Lights by Out Of Sight Lite Show


THE ASSOCIATION #2 (MAY ?, 1967 - JAN 1969)
1) Brian Cole
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Russ Giguere
4) Terry Kirkman
5) Jim Yester
6) Larry Ramos vocals, lead guitar, banjo


May 5, 1967: KRNT Theater, Des Moines, IA with The Turtles

May 11, 1967: Riverside High School, Riverside, IL

May 12, 1967: Auditorium, Niles High School, Niles, MI with The Cambridge Five

May 13, 1967: Indiana State University, Bloomington, IN

May 18, 1967: Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA

May 20, 1967: Pacific Auditorium, San Jose, CA

May 26, 1967: 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', CBS-TV Show, CBS Television City, 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax District, Los Angeles, CA  (recording date.....the show was broadcasted ony May 28)

May 28, 1967: 'The Steve Allen Show', ABC-TV Show, Hollywod, CA (recording date)

June 16, 1967: Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey, CA with The Paupers, Lou Rawls, Beverly, Johnny Rivers, Eric Burdon and The Animals, Simon & Garfunkel "Monterey International Pop Festival"

July 14, 1967: Malibu Shore and Beach Club, Lido Beach, Long Island, NY with Buffalo Springfield

July 24-30, 1967: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA with Donald O'Connor, Izumi, The Wellingtons "Donald O'Connor Show"

August ?, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, IL

August ?, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, MI

August 5, 1967: Village Theatre, New York City, NY with Janis Ian

August ??, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, Canada

August ??, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, MA

August ??, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, AK

August ??, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, FL

August ??, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, CO

August ??, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, MN

August 19-20, 1967: 'Murray The K Show', WPIX-TV Show, New Yok City, NY (recording date) 

August 25, 1967: 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', CBS-TV Show, CBS Television City, 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax District, Los Angeles, CA (recording date)

August 26, 1967: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA with Buffalo Springfield, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Young Men, The Sunshine Company

September 5-17 1967: Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, CA

September 10, 1967: Merry-Go-Round area, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA "Love In" (from dawn to dusk)

October 16, 1967: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

October 17, 1967: Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

October 18, 1967: Dan Cannon Auditorium, St. Leo, FL

October 19, 1967: University of Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN

October 20, 1967: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

October 21, 1967: Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, Cookeville, TN

October 26, 1967: Southern Oregon College, Ashland, OR

October 27, 1967: University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

October 28, 1967: Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

October 30, 1967: Oregon Tech Institute, Klamath Falls, OR

October 31, 1967: Chico State College, Chico, CA

November 10, 1967: Men's Gym, El Camino College, Torrance, CA  

November 18, 1967: Cow Palace, Daily City, CA with Eric Burdon and The Animals, The Who, Everly Brothers, Sopwith Camel, The Sunshine Company, Sam Riddle (MC) "White Front Festival of Music"

November 19, 1967: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA with Sopwith Camel, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Everly Brothers, The Who, The Sunshine Company, Sam Riddle (MC), (possibly) The Shondells, (possibly) The Buckinghams "White Front Festival of Music"

unknown date, 1968: 'Top Of The Pops', BBC-1 TV Show, London, UK
The band perform: 'Time For Livin'.

January 6, 1968: Community Concourse, San Diego, CA with Union Gap Band

January 19, 1968: Pauley Pavilion, U.C.L.A., Los Angeles, CA with Miriam Makeba, Oscar Brown Jr., Jean Pace, The Stone Poneys 

April 15, 1968: The Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA with Sly & The Family Stone, The Del Fonics, Billy Vera & Judy Clay, The Esquires, The Entertainers 

May 6, 1968: Palazzo dello Sport, Rome, Italy with Odetta (cancelled), Pink Floyd, The Move, I Gigant, Country Beat of Jiri Brebek "First International Pop Festival" 

May 28 - June 2, 1968: Melodyland Theatre, Anaheim, CA with Wes Montgomery

August 9, 1968: Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL with The Who

October 12, 1968: 'American Bandstand', ABC-TV Show, Los Angeles, CA with Johnny Nash (broadcasting date)
The band perform: 'Six Man Band'.

October 13, 1968: Providence College, Providence, RI 

November 15, 1968: Boston Armory, Boston, MA

December 8, 1968: 'Ed Sullivan Show', CBS-TV Show, Ed Sullivan Theatre, Broadway, New York City, NY (broadcasting date)
The band perform: 'Along Comes Mary' and 'Never My Love'.


THE ASSOCIATION #3 (JAN 1969 - JUN 1970)
1) Brian Cole
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Russ Giguere
4) Terry Kirkman
5) Jim Yester
6) Larry Ramos
7) Jules Gary Alexander


February 8, 1969: Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA

February 9, 1969: PNE Agrodome, Vancouver, BC, Canada 

March 7, 1969: Gym, Fordham University, Bronx, New York City, NY with The Good Earth

March 9, 1969: 'Ed Sullivan Show', CBS-TV Show, Ed Sullivan Theatre, Broadway, New York City, NY with Creedence Clearwater Revival, Mickey Mantle, Greg Morris, Norm Crosby, Carol Lawrence, Will Jordan, Jeannie C. Riley (broadcasting date)

March 21, 1969: U-D Memorial Building, Detroit, MI

March 26, 1969: Finch Field House, Mount Pleasant, MI

July 8-13, 1969: Melodyland Theatre, Anaheim, CA with The Committee 

July 19, 1969: Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ with Alzo & Undine "Moe Septee's Summer of Stars"

July 25-26, 1969: Chicago Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL

August 6, 1969: Carousel Theatre, Framingham, MA

September 27, 1969: 'American Bandstand', ABC-TV Show, Los Angeles, CA (broadcasting date)
The band perform: 'Goodbye Columbus'.

October 18, 1969: Jenison Fieldhouse, East Lansing, MI  

November 28, 1969: Colden Auditorium, Queens College, Long Island Expressway and Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY with John Sebastian (filling in for Sha-Na-Na)

April 17, 1970: Bowen Field House, Eastern Michigan University campus, Ypsilanti, MI 


THE ASSOCIATION #4 (JUN 1970 - AUG 1972)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Terry Kirkman
3) Brian Cole
4) Ted Bluechel Jr.
5) Jim Yester
6) Larry Ramos
7) Richard Thompson vocals, keyboards


July 4-5, 1970: Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ with Lionel Hampton

January 16, 1971: Florida Gymnasium, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

February 6, 1971: Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI 

May 1, 1971: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA with Joan Baez, Redeye, Earth, Wind & Fire, County Joe McDonald, Everly Brothers, Joy of Cooking, Joyous Noise, Rockin Foo, Charles John Quarto, Mimi Farina and Tom Jans, Stoneground, David Harris (Guest Speaker), Jack Nicholson (Honorary Chairman) "May Day - A benefit concert for the Southern California Council of Free Clinics"

June 20 - June 25, 1972: Doug Weston's Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA with Judee Sill 

July 8, 1972: Wollman Memorial Skating Rink, South Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, NY with Mandrill, Curtis Mayfield, Jackie DeShannon "5th Annual The Schaefer Music Festival in Central Park" 

July 16, 1972: Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI with Judee Sill 


THE ASSOCIATION #5 (AUG 1972 - SEPT 1972)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Terry Kirkman
3) Ted Bluechel Jr.
4) Jim Yester
5) Larry Ramos
6) Richard Thompson
7) Wolfgang Meltz bass
8) Mike Berkowitz drums


September 15, 1972: Wisconsin International Raceway, Kaukauna, WI with MC5, Siegel-Schwall Band, New Colony Six, Black Society, Hound Dog Band "Wisconsin International Fall Festival"



THE ASSOCIATION #6 (SEPT 1972 - FALL 1972)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Jim Yester
4) Larry Ramos
5) Richard Thompson
6) Wolfgang Meltz
7) Mike Berkowitz



THE ASSOCIATION #7 (FALL 1972 - SEPT 1973 (?))
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Jim Yester
4) Larry Ramos
5) Richard Thompson
6) Maurice Miller vocals, drums, percussion
7) David Vaught vocals, bass


February 23, 1973: 'The Midnight Special', NBC.TV Show, NBC Studios, 3000 West Alameda Avenue, Burbank, Los Angeles County, CA with Blood, Sweat and Tears, Harry Chapin, Skeeter Davis, Sam Neely, Kerrie Biddell, The Committee, The Hollies, Curtis Mayfield, Timmy Thomas (broadcast date)




THE ASSOCIATION #8 (SEPT 1973 (?) - LATE 1973)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Larry Ramos

4) Richard Thompson
5) Maurice Miller
6) David Vaught 
7) Jerry Yester vocals, guitar



THE ASSOCIATION #9 (LATE 1973 - LATE 1974)
1) Jim Yester
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Larry Ramos

4) Richard Thompson
5) Maurice Miller
6) David Vaught 
7) Jerry Yester
+
8) Bob Werner vocals (only as guest in a few shows in 1974)


THE ASSOCIATION #10 (LATE 1974 - SUMMER 1975)
1) Jim Yester
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Larry Ramos

4) Maurice Miller
5) David Vaught 
6) Art Johnson lead guitar, vocals
7) Dwayne Smith vocals, keyboards


Monday, March 14, 2011

THE MAMA'S AND THE PAPA'S FAMILY TREE


THE DEL RAY LOCALS (1957 - 1959)
1) John Edmund Andrew Phillips vocals, acoustic guitar
2) Phillip Wallach 'Phil' Blondheim tenor vocals
3) ? vocals
4) ? vocals 


THE ABSTRACTS (1959 - 1960) / THE SMOOTHIES (1960 - FEB or MAR 1961)
1) John Phillips vocals, acoustic guitar
2) Phil Blondheim tenor vocals
3) William 'Bill' Cleary vocals
4) Michael 'Mike' Boran vocals, piano
+
5) Tim Rose vocals, five-string banjo, acoustic guitar (he backed them for only a few gigs in 1960)


THE HEPSTERS (1959 - 1960)
1) Dennis Gerrard Stephen 'Denny' Doherty vocals
2) ? bass
3) ? guitar
4) ? drums

 
THE COLONIALS (DEC 1960 - 1961) / THE HALIFAX THREE #1 (1961 - ca. OCT 1963)
1) Denny Doherty vocals, acoustic guitar
2) Patrick 'Pat' LaCroix vocals, acoustic guitar
3) Richard Byrne vocals, acoustic guitar

 

THE JOURNEYMEN (FEB or MAR 1961 - SPRING 1964)
1) John Phillips vocals, acoustic guitar
2) Phil Blondheim (aka Scott McKenzie) vocals, acoustic guitar
3) Richard 'Dick' Weissman vocals, acoustic guitar, five-string banjo


THE OFAYS OF FAITH (1962)
1) Ellen Naomi Cohen (aka Cass Elliot) vocals
2) Ginny Clemons vocals
3) Gusti Hervey vocals


THE TRIUMVIRATE (DEC 1962 - FEB 1963)
1) Cass Elliot vocals
2) John 'Johnny' Brown vocals
3) Tim Rose vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo


THE BIG 3 (FEB 1963 - APR 2?, 1964)
1) Cass Elliot vocals
2) Tim Rose vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
3) James 'Jim' Hendricks vocals, acoustic guitar
+
4) Bob Bowers bass (he played only on their studio recordings) 


THE HALIFAX THREE #2 (ca. OCT 1963 - ca. FEB 1964)
1) Denny Doherty
2) Pat LaCroix
3) Richard Byrne
4) Zalman 'Zal' 'Zally' Yanovsky acoustic guitar


D & Z #1 (ca- FEB 1964 - ca. MAR 1964)
1) Denny Doherty vocals, acoustic guitar
2) Zal Yanovsky acoustic guitar


D & Z #2 (ca. MAR 1964 - SPRING 1964)
1) Denny Doherty
2) Zal Yanovsky
3) ? unknown instrument


THE NEW JOURNEYMEN #1 (I1964 - NOV 1964)
1) John Phillips vocals, acoustic guitar
2) Holly Michelle Gilliam (aka Michelle 'Mitchie' Phillips) vocals
3) Marshall Brickman twelve-string acoustic guitar, banjo
4) Eric 'The Doctor' Hord electric guitar


CASS ELLIOT AND THE BIG 3 (MAY ?, 1964 - JUL 1964)
1) Cass Elliot vocals
2) Denny Doherty vocals, electric bass
3) Zal Yanovsky acoustic guitar
4) Jim Hendricks vocals, acoustic guitar


THE MUGWUMPS #1 (JUL 1964 - SEPT or OCT 1964)
1) Cass Elliot vocals
2) Denny Doherty vocals, eletric bass
3) Zal Yanovsky acoustic guitar
4) Jim Hendricks vocals, acoustic guitar
5) Art Stokes drums
6) John Sebastian harmonica


THE MUGWUMPS #2 (SEPT or OCT 1964 - NOV 1964) 
1) Cass Elliot
2) Denny Doherty
3) Zal Yanovsky
4) Jim Hendricks
5) Art Stokes


THE NEW JOURNEYMEN #2 (NOV 1964 - JUN 1965)
1) John Phillips
2) Michelle Phillips
3) Eric Hord
4) Denny Doherty vocals, bass


CASS ELLIOT (JAN 1965 - JUN 1965)
1) Cass Elliot vocals
+ backed by
unknown or unnamed jazz trio
1) ? unknown instrument
2) ? unknown instrument
3) ? unknown instrument


THE NEW JOURNEYMEN #3 (JUN 1965 - AUG 1?, 1965)
1) John Phillips
2) Michelle Phillips
3) Denny Doherty
4) Eric Hord
5) Peter Pilafian drums

 

THE MAMA'S AND THE PAPA'S #1 (AUG 1?, 1965 - JUN 4, 1966)
1) 'Papa John' Phillips
2) 'Mama Michelle' Phillips
3) 'Papa Denny' Doherty
4) 'Mama Cass' Elliot vocals


THE MAMA'S AND THE PAPA'S #2 (JUN 5, 1966 - AUG 1966)
1) Papa John
2) Papa Denny
3) Mama Cass
4) Gillian 'Mama Jill' Gibson vocals


THE MAMA'S AND THE PAPA'S #3 (aka #1) (AUG 1966 - JUL 1968) (1971)
1) Papa John
2) Papa Denny
3) Mama Michelle
4) Mama Cass 


Friday, February 18, 2011

LOTHAR AND THE HAND PEOPLE FAMILY TREE - SHOWS LIST


LOTHAR AND THE HAND PEOPLE #1 (ca. FEB 1965 - DEC 1965)
1) John Arthur Emelin vocals, theremin
2) Richard Willis lead guitar
3) Russell 'Rusty' Ford bass
4) Tom Flye drums, percussion
5) William C. Wright rhythm guitar


November 19-21, 1965: unknown venue, Denver, CO "Battle of the Bands presented by KBTR-FM"
 
November 31, 1965: Denver Theatre, Denver, CO
 
December 3, 1965: Student Union, Denver University, Denver, CO
 
 
LOTHAR AND THE HAND PEOPLE #2 (DEC 1965 - APR ??, 1966)
1) John Emelin
2) Rusty Ford
3) Tom Flye
4) William C. Wright
5) Kim King lead guitar, moog, tapes 
 
 
December 31,1965: The Mad Dog, Aspen, CO
Kim King's first gig with the band.
 
January 1-9, 1966: The Mad Dog, Aspen, CO
 
January 26 - February 6, 1966: The Exodus, Denver, CO
 
February 1, 8, 15, 22, 1966: The Tiger A Go-Go, Denver, CO
 
March 2-13, 1966: The Exodus, Denver, CO
 
March 18-26, 1966: The Mad Dog, Aspen, CO
 
March 30 - April 10, 1966: The Exodus, Denver, CO
 
April 5, 1966: Johnson MacFarlane Hall, Denver University, Denver, CO
 
April 15, 1966: Clancy's FAC, Fort Collins, CO
William C. Wright's last gig with the band.

 

LOTHAR AND THE HAND PEOPLE #3 (APR ??, 1966 - ca. FEB 1970)
1) John Emelin
2) Rusty Ford
3) Tom Flye
4) Kim King
5) Paul Conly rhythm guitar, electric piano, moog


April 30, 1966: Rug Room, Englewood, CO
Paul Conly's first gig with the band.

May 4-15, 1966: The Exodus, Denver, CO 

June 8-19, 1966: The Exodus, Denver, CO

June 26, 1966: Denver Coliseum, Denver, CO

August 1-3, 1966: Trude Heller's, New York City, NY
The band was soon fired for "talking too much between numbers" (!!!).  

August 9, 16-20, 1966: Night Owl Cafe, 118 West 3rd Street b/w MacDougal Street and Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village, New York City, NY

September or October 1966: Night Owl Cafe, 118 West 3rd Street b/w MacDougal Street and Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village, New York City, NY with Sopwith Camel

October 4-16, 1966: The Village Gate, New York City, NY with The Byrds, Dave Frye

November 9-13, 1966: The Exodus, Denver, CO

November 18-20, 1966: Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA with James Cotton Blues Band (18-19), Grateful Dead (18-19)

December 1-2, 1966: Cafe Au Go Go, 152 Bleecker Street, Greenwich Village, New York City, NY

December 4-5, 1966: Cafe Au Go Go, 152 Bleecker Street, Greenwich Village, New York City, NY with Richard Pryor, Big Joe Williams

January 19, 1967: Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY

January 20-21, 27-28, 1967: Balloon Farm, New York City, NY with Chambers Brothers (20-21)

February 17, 1967: Balloon Farm, 23 Saint Marks Place, New York City, NY with The Free Spirits

February 18, 1967: Wollman Auditorium, Columbia University, New York City, NY

February 24-26, 1967: The Trauma, 2121 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA with Cat's Cradle

March 3-5, 1967: The Trauma, 2121 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA

March 10-11, 1967: Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA with Orphans

March 17-18, 1967: Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA with The Hallucinations

March 31 - April 2, 1967: The Trauma, 2121 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA with Woody's Truck Stop

April 14-15, 1967: Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA with Front Page

April 21-22, 1967: Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA with Hallucinations

April 27, 1967: main exhibition hall, Place Bonaventure, Montreal, Quebec, Canada with The Blues Project, Tiny Tim "Expo '67 Unofficial Opening Super Party"

June 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 1967: The Trauma, 2121 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA with Mandrake Memorial

June 30 - July 1, 1967: Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA with The Shakers

July 21-22, 1967: The Crosstown Bus, Brighton, MA

August 4-5, 1967: The Crosstown Bus, Brighton, MA with The Street Choir

August 23-27, 1967: Ambassador Theatre, Washington DC with Vanilla Fudge, Lights by The Psychedelic Power & Light Co. Of San Francisco

September 1-2, 1967: Capitol Theatre, Washington DC

September 29-30, 1967: Family Dog, 1601 W Evans, Denver, CO with The Doors, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

September 30, 1967: unknown venue, Casper, WY

October 20-21, 1967: Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI with Pack (20), Gold (20), Our Mother's Children (20), MC5 (21), Gang (21), Billy C. & The Sunshine (Grande Ad in West-Forest Sun #4 shows Lothar and The Hand People on the bill for this dates but I don't know if they played or not because they don't appeared on the poster)

October 27-28, 1967: Family Dog, 1601 W Evans, Denver, CO with The Allmen Joy

November 3-5, 1967: Avalon Ballroom, 1268 Sutter Street at Van Ness, San Francisco, CA with Canned Heat, Allmen Joy, Superball

November 10-12, 17-19, 1967: The Trauma, Philadelphia, PA

December 8-9, 1967: The Second Fret, Philadelphia, PA

December 22-23, 1967: Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA with Beacon Street Union

February 2-4, 1968: The Trauma, 2121 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA with The Mandrake Memorial 

April 28 - May 5, 1968: Generation Club, New York City, NY with Buddy Guy

June 14-15, 1968: Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA with Steppenwolf (Lothar and The Hand People cancelled and were replaced by Woody's Truck Stop)

June 21-22, 1968: Le Garage, Spray Beach, NJ

June 28-29, 1968: Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA with Blood, Sweat and Tears

July 18-20, 1968: Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA with The Hallucinations

August 2-3, 1968: Le Garage, Spray Beach, NJ

October 4-5, 1968: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY

November 22-23, 1968: Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA with Buddy Miles Express (cancelled?), Cashman & Pistelli & West, Nephulilm Featuring Steve Marcus 

November 29-30, 1968: Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA with The Cloud

unknown date, 1969: Steve Paul's The Scene, New York City, NY

January 22-23, 1969: Whisky A' Go Go, Los Angeles, CA with Illinois Speed Press

February 6-8, 1969: Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA with The Raven

February 27-28, 1969: Electric Factory, 2201 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA with Blood, Sweat and Tears

June 13-14, 1969: The Ark, Boston, MA

July 30, 1969: Electric Factory, 2201 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA

August 3, 1969: Atlantic City Race Course, Atlantic City, NJ "Atlantic City Pop Festival"

October 11, 1969: Fieldhouse, St Joseph's College, Philadelphia, PA with The Byrds, The American Dream

November 1, 1969: SUNY, Albany, NY

November 15, 1969: unknown venue, Middlebury, VT

December 12, 1969: Amherst College, Amherst, MA


THE HAND PEOPLE (ca. FEB 1970 - 1971)
1) Rusty Ford
2) Paul Conly
3) Sam Shepard drums
+
4) Mark Von Lehmden harmonica (part-time member)


March - April 1970: The Astor Place Theatre, New York City, NY