Our Era - Movies, Music, Radio and TV, 6th Edition

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Our Era - Movies, Music, Radio & TV, 1950‟s and 1960‟s. 1960Courtesy Mickey Lunsford:1968: Top row left: Gerry Huber-Bass guitar, Bill Hutti-Keyboard, Jackie Price-vocal, Bobby Lange-vocal, MickeyLunsford-drums, Ernie Donnell-lead guitar, Bottom row: Jimmy Wells-vocal, Louis Lange-vocal Picture 2: Left toright: Bobby Lange-vocal, Louie Lange-vocal, Jimmy Wells-vocal, Jackie Price-vocal, Bill Huttie-keyboard, MickeyLunsford-drums, Gerry Huber-base guitar, Ernie Donnell-lead guitar, These were taken at the Joni Agency on BardstownRoad in Louisville, KY.
Our Era - Movies, Music, Radio & TV, 1950‟s and 1960‟s. 1960Courtesy The Voice-Tribune, November 25, 2009, by Ashley Medley.It‘s hard to find any band that‘s been around for 50 years, let alone a localband that still manages to pack every venue they play. But The Monarchs andtheir mix of original rock ‘n‘ roll and covers have managed to survive – andthrive.―We just kind of fell into it,‖ said Monarchs‘ saxophonist Leon Middleton.―In the late ‘50s/early ‘60s, we were fortunate enough to break out a little bit.‖To commemorate the band‘s 50th anniversary, Louisville-based Butler Booksrecently released ―The Monarchs: The Great American Rock ‘n‘ Roll Dream,‖written by longtime sports columnist Billy Reed.The Monarchs were officially founded in 1960 as an offshoot of The BlueAngels. Middleton and bass guitarist Louis ―Dusty‖ Miller have been with theband since the beginning.―From The Blue Angels, we decided to expand the group to be able to dosongs that were being played on the radio,‖ Middleton said.The group practiced for a year-and-a-half before its first public gig. ―We were trying to get the right people together. Wedid a lot of practicing,‖ Middleton. ―In late 1961/early ‘62, we finally really came together as The Monarchs.‖The band started recording songs and playing at local and regional venues, including the old Gypsy Village at Fontaine FerryPark and numerous VFW and FOP lodges, and the rest, as they say, is history. The group‘s original songs made appearanceson regional and national hit lists.The song ―Look Homeward Angel‖ made it to No. 47 on the Billboard Charts in 1964. It stayed on the charts for 13 weeks.The song was No. 1 on the local hit chart for several weeks until it was knocked from the top spot by a little band called TheBeatles and their song ―I Want to Hold Your Hand.‖As the band‘s fame grew, they started playing gigs in cities like Indianapolis and Cincinnati. They toured with Dick Clark‘sCaravan of Stars and opened for national acts that came to Louisville, such as The Four Seasons, Del Shannon, Bo Diddlyand Bobby Vee, just to name a few.Reed‘s book chapter ―Big Girls Don‘t Cry (But Frankie Valli Sure Could Throw a Fit)‖ recounts an infamous incident whereValli, lead singer of The Four Seasons, refused to perform because The Monarchs received more cheers than he did duringan afternoon performance.The Monarchs were scheduled to open The Four Seasons‘ evening show as well. ―They kicked us out of our dressingroom,‖ Monarchs co-founder Mike Gibson remembered. ―Finally they gave us a 10-minute sound check – ordinarily you‘dget at least 45 minutes.‖After threatening to leave and unsuccessfully lobbying the show‘s promoter and his own manager to have The Monarchsremoved, Valli reluctantly agreed to let the band go on.The Monarchs have revamped their image over the years and the lineup has changed, but the music has remained the same.―The Monarchs really tied together several generations of Louisvillians,‖ Reed said. ―They‘ve done some Big Band (music)then across the decades, from the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s – even the ‘90s.‖ ―We enjoy it, that‘s why we still do it,‖ Middletonsaid. ―Dusty and I don‘t want to give it up because we don‘t want to disappoint our fans. They are so loyal. So many fansstill want to come see us.‖Reed collaborated on his book with late Butler Books owner Bill Butler. ―Leon (Middleton) and I were talking one day andhe was telling stories. I suggested the book and Leon said ‗Yeah,‘ ‖ Reed said. ―I wentto Bill and didn‘t get 45 seconds into my sales pitch when he said ‗Yes, we‘ll do it.‘ ‖Butler suggested including a DVD embedded in the book‘s cover. Butler died beforethe book was published. ―It‘s a shame he didn‘t get to see the final product,‖ Reedsaid. Music is Reed‘s passion – after sports, of course. Working on the book was alabor of love.―It seems like the book has made a lot of people happy. You see them smile whenthey talk about their memories,‖ Reed said. A recent book signing at Fourth StreetLive was well attended by young and old alike.―We see generations of people (at our concerts),‖ Middleton said. ―They come andenjoy themselves – the youngsters and their parents, grandparents and greatgrandparents.They‘re sitting there smiling, and the kids are up jumping and dancing.‖Middleton‘s son, Greg, joined the band as a keyboard player and singer in 2001.―They‘ve been around in good times and in bad,‖ Reed said. ―I don‘t think I‘ve everseen anyone leave a Monarchs concert not happier than when they came.‖―The Monarchs‖ is available at local bookstores and at butlerbooks.com for $34.95.COURTESY PHOTOThe Monarchs are celebrating their 50th anniversarywith a new book and DVD.
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