: __________________________Below we seeDAWN and MARIA in the lower branches, while JACQUI and DeANN have taken a higher perch. Needless to say,JUNE was hired immediately and stayed with the show until the last episode. In retrospect, it doesn't surprise me that out of all the musicians in this film, the more successful bands over the next few years were those who were willing to look comparatively subdued. 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. But though some of the rock bands capture the appeal of the wild rock'n'roll lifestyle, others seem to live in a more down-to-earth way. Its soothing music, even tranquilizing in spots. Quite a lot of other unknowns are then shown saying similar things: "I will be a rock star. In the abovephoto (left to right) we have: resting for a moment, during the episode # 19 taping. Ray, and soon afterwards John Densmore and finally Robbie Krieger, did believe in their lead singer. This wild scenebelow shows JUNE WILSON dancing front and center with The Pair Extraordinaire playing. Fairchild was a beauty and a fan favorite, I gather from the comments on YouTube and at Gazzarri Dancers.com. Classic - My Photos Mix Photo. Press ESC to exit. !! The whole dramatic section about What have we done to the Earth and We want the world and we want it now was a later revision. For those who want to investigate this further, the speeded-up reggae cover of Hang On Sloopy came out on Rick Derringers 1975 album called Spring Fever and at that time the Sloopy track was once again released as a single. ROCK concert .. Bill smiling as always. If we find matches from the people you follow on Twitter, we'll connect you to them right away. "I miss my baby." It's Morrison being dealt epic humiliation. She appeared on"The Chaperone" episode ofTHE MONKEESTV show in 1966. The Godfather of Rock N Roll. It turns out people noticed and in the era of You Tube, the girls from "Hollywood A Go-Go" are young again and have followings on the web. I gave them a choice of how they wanted to be filmed. Parts II and III were no less ex To watch Lisa Leonard Daltons new video, called November Night in Tennessee, please click HERE. 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. After some very tough years, which are well documented in the. Kyle K. Mann is the pen name of a contributor to, and publisher of, Gonzo Today. We are almost set to release our findings. . He means it. Regardless, that riff is the perfect way to start an automobile journey. The epic tune starts with that damned bopping Vox Continental Organ riff, which as Ray Manzarek noted in his autobiography, was a modification of the Herbie Hancock piano riff from Hancocks Watermelon Man though frankly, I think Manzarek was actually more influenced by the funkier keyboards of Rodgers Grant on the 1963 radio hit version of Watermelon by Mongo Santamara. Lots of double checking going on now. I have two 1965 appearances by the original McCoys. But the video I chose is actually from 1975 and it will get your attention. Another photo showing JUNE in silhouette,resting for a moment, during the episode # 19 taping. I will always keep this lady close to my heart. Often I begin with When the Musics Over. Yes, Ive written about this before. The one below pictures JUNE with her beloved dog Ollie. Mary Werbelow pushed Jim Morrison away from her apartment and became a high-class but ultimately cheesy go-go dancer, telling Morrison that they would marry someday after they discovered themselves. Thats a colossal, controlling mind-fuck. Gazzarri Dancers. All stage set diagrams by Michael Riedel 2013-2022. Because thereare still many unanswered questions, and unidentified dancers, the research will continue. Self - Interviewer - Penelope Spheeris These were no generic cheerleader type dancers, but cutting edge for their time beauties, dancing to the best choreographed routines from the mid-60's. I particularly enjoy blasting it that way in echoey parking structures, or at stoplights. You can throw in numbers, dots and dashes, too. The parole officer gives the outsider's view of women being treated brutally in metal, shown tied up, etc. Directed by acclaimed documentary maker Penelope Spheeris and originally released in June 1988, it swiftly became a cult classic (and an undeniable influence on a later Spheeris movie, Wayne's World ). CORY WELLS confirmed this ina 2011 interview.The roles thatJUNE is most remembered for are as Sonny Swangle in 1971'sPRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW,oppositeROCK HUDSON,and as the"Ajax Lady"in the 1978 classicUP IN SMOKE. : She had a bit of a cult following for those movies. They asked Lisa to share current photos and to record a cell phone video. Another is the hand-jiving during the. Technical Specs. | In 1669 there were tremendous eruptions for about four months, and an Genealogists would not be surprised to find multiple spellings of a Sicilian surname, in records maintained on behalf of illiterate peasants, which were kept in ecclesiastical Latin by the Catholic Church. All of the photographs of the musical guests on this page were taken either on the HOLLYWOOD A GO-GO set or in the KHJ studio. Additional photos of Lisa are at the bottom of this post. At the same time he was also a radio DJ. P.S. Years active. The original lyrics make it wrenchingly clear how haunted Morrison was by the specter of his soulmate rejecting him while she becomes a featured dancer on the Sunset Strip at Gazzarris, being ogled and hit on by innumerable guys. Oh, to travel back in time and be a fly on the wall as When the Musics Over came to life. However, Gene Simmons (whose notorious indulgence is women, rather than substances) calls drug use "hurting yourself" and many of the fans say that the metal music is their drug. While looking for a name for their band. Total silence. Puget Sound Media now has a positive ID on the dancer that also includes witnesses who knew her in 1975 and before. If someone did, did the dancer speak with a British accent. A click on my car stereo instantly starts the track over. Remembering Miss Gazzarri's dance contest by G-SPOT! To read the story of the search for the Sloopy Girl and to see the full video, Deconstructing A Myth: Sloopy Girl Lisa Leonard Dalton, Found Performance: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Cher, Found Performance: Summer Rain by Johnny Rivers, Spokane: Mike Mitchell Forney, KNEW (1965), Found Performance: Thunderball by Tom Jones, Found Performance: Georgy Girl by The Seekers, Found Performance: Massachusetts (acoustic) The Bee Gees, Introduction to the Northwest Sound The Early Years, Found Performance: Hang On Sloopy w/ Lisa Leonard Dalton. The End remains another shoulda-been single hit, as the tune was originally a melodic break up tune for Mary Werbelow without the later-added and notorious Oedipal Section. Then I start the whole song over when Morrison starts singing again, about canceling his subscription to the resurrection. February. Between 1964 and 1966, popular Los Angeles radio deejay Sam Riddle hosted a Saturday night dance show that was syndicated nationally from the KHJ studios in Hollywood. Welcome to GAZZARRI DANCERS.COM, the premier and most accurate website about the GAZZARRI DANCERS and HOLLYWOOD A GO-GO. 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. 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. Lemmy: "They will not stop rock'n'roll." But what the hell. MISS GAZZARRI'S LITA and THE JUDGES, MISS GAZZARRI'S 1989 - LITA ALPENIA with Bill Gazzarri . 'thumbs up'. A few of the dancers and members of The Challengers, a popular LA band of the time that was on the show a lot (the house band was The Sinners), still share stories from the show's filmings online. A film with a female director can't ignore women, so the next segment looks into women in the heavy metal scene. Pettinicchio explains the horned-hand metal/devil symbol in far more detail than anyone who ever flashed it seriously ever thought about ("and here we see three sixes, representing the six-six-six from the book of Revelation"); to me, she comes off as just as ridiculous as the worst of the bands. The girls have always been very generous!" And for those readers who would like to know more about Liz Brewer, the answers to some of the questions that inevitably come up can be found in the British Newspaper Archives. However, they and Lita Ford did give the late-'80s metal scene some successful female musicians, as well as Joan Jett who isn't always considered metal.) Wear a rubber and don't do drugs, what can I tell ya? whole may occur without the written permission of Jim Freyler. This is a short scene from the horror flick Nightmare in Wax ('69) starring Cameron Mitchell. Sooner or later Ill just replace the car, the system or both. Part of the mistaken identity can be traced to viewers not correctly discerning between the version of Hang On Sloopy recorded in 1965 and the reggae cover with steel drums and marimba that Lisa Leonard Dalton danced to in 1975. 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. The meticulously documented article answers the questions: How old are these ladies and who was actually married to Rick Derringer? If it is published we will post a notice on this website on how to obtain a copy. But you can pick one that's 25 characters or less and includes a letter. I do not want to reveal too much until it is completeother than I will say millions of followers of the dancing girl video will be shocked with the outcome. Additional photos of Lisa are at the bottom of this post. Agent info Known for The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years 7.2 Self - Miss Gazzarri Dancer (1987) 1988 Credits IMDbPro Self Previous 1 The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years Self - Miss Gazzarri Dancer (1987) 1988 IMDb Best of 2022 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. This is classic go-go dancing at its best. You also will findJUNE posing onKIM FOWLEY'S"Born To Be Wild" 1968 album cover.JUNEhadearned a very comfortable life for herself with a house on Laurel Canyon Drive in Hollywood Hills beforethe house accidentally burned down. Hang On Sloopy was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1965. Its direct and final. A California girl, she came to the attention of the filmmakers when she won the 1974 dance competition at Gazzarris, a popular Hollywood nightclub. This proved to be an entry into bigger and better roles asJUNEwent on to appear inmore than a dozenmovies between 1967 and 1978. Bill Gazzarri's Tribute. Kyle K. Mann The parole officer lady, Darlyne Pettinicchio, now talks about Back in Control, an organization for parents to get their kids back under their thumbs, and their process of "de-metaling" the teens. The last part of your Myspace URL. _____________________________________________________________________, The next five photos, all recently (2021) acquired from the estate of, Another portrait above of a very photogenic. Fairchild was sentenced to 90 days. AL found hisGAZZARRI DANCERSby frequenting the L.A. clubs and picking the prettiest and best dancers for a chance to be a dancer on the show. June Edna Fairchild (born June Edna Wilson; September 3, 1946 February 17, 2015) was an American actress and dancer. Finally Ill keep listening as Morrison sings the first verses. As of September 2021, we now know the identity of the sexy Hang On Sloopy dancer in Rick Derringers 1975 video. SPACEBAR resumes the slideshow. June Fairchild at the King Eddy Saloon downtown. In front of them isMarcus Hemphillfrom the Pair Extraordinaire and Brenda Holloway. David was born on January 16th, 1968 in Kansas City, Missouri. We've emailed you instructions on how to reset your password. The ending is devastating. Here she is, probably about 20, with Riddle at the opening of a clip featuring Jackie Wilson. Need help? There are some performances that are quite memorable. Another episode # 19 photo showing (left to right) ROBERTA, DeANN, DALE, and MIMI on the main dancing platform. [1] On February 21, 2001, the same day that her story was published in the Los Angeles Times, police stopped her in Van Nuys for carrying an open container. And I do." What are you going to do now? What was the best part of it? Jaimethanks for the comment. Talk about historic! I'm going to continue on my modeling and, great, hopefully get on with my actressing. It's a fun song, but mostly because it's familiar rather than because their version stands out in any way. Official Sites Beloware threegreat action shots taken on the dance floorduring episode # 7 which was taped on January 30, 1965. So, I switch back to the Doors CDs. New York: Scribner, 2001. There are some performances that are quite memorable. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Getting up there, in front of a million people, and really doing it. But this mystery is now officially solved and verified. Girls like this dont just wander down the street into a film. I guess they couldnt figure out how to cut this 11 minute-long track down for radio play. The club became a favorite hangout for teen dancers who loved live music, which was not lost on the neighboring television studios. (The viewer is left to do the math and split the earnings among five band members.) 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 asAretha Franklin, James Brown, Tina Turner, andSimon & Garfunkellater went on to become major stars. This is Greek tragedy material, with the cruel Gods above laughing. We have obtained the original of this photo and discovered it was taken on April 30, 1967. on Found Performance: Hang On Sloopy w/ Lisa Leonard Dalton. Still a very beautiful woman and Im not being polite about that. He was asked on his Facebook page for the name of the girl dancer in his Hang On Sloopy video. "), The next part explores Los Angeles, where the film was made, as a mecca for other metal musicians: Seduce are from Detroit. It costs us twenty-five hundred a week to be on the road." We loaded your account with your Twitter details. His articles and interviews first appeared in Gonzo Today in early 2015, and some of them are fairly good. Your email address will not be published. We'll email instructions on how to reset your password. Trust me, it can not get any more spaced out than this crazed music by the three Doors. This article has been updated to reflect that information. She was born as JUNE E. WILSON and attended Aviation High School in Redondo Beach, California where she was prom queen and graduated in 1964. Visit GazzarriDancers.com for the complete story about Hollywood a Go-Go and America's best go-go dancers. You may already know people on Myspace. Los Angeles, California, U.S. June Fairchild was spotted dancing (at Gazzarri's, as it happens) by producer Al Burton. We see teens being frisked by guys in "Security" vests, but there's no explanation so it may not even have anything to do with the organization. Host Sam Riddle's introduction acknowledged Fairchild and Machu as the originators of the Statue dance, which had already spread to some public dance venues. JUNE then returned the favor. As writer of a number of Doors articles for Gonzo Today, I immediately want to interview author Bill Cosgrave, who was friends of the couple and crashed on Werbelows living room couch in the pivotal Summer of 1965. Lisa Leonard Dalton is Sloopy Girl. That bass line is hypnotic, compelling and maddening. This helps us keep people, musicians and brands searchable on Myspace. This chapter wraps up with a section on the band. There are39 pages on this website. [1], She spent the later years of her life living in single-room hotels in downtown Los Angeles using her Social Security disability payments. Ok, heres where it gets a bit weird. That earlier version that was much more about Morrisons catastrophic breakup with Mary Werbelow. Company Credits This girl was obviously no ordinary passerby. Journalism and speech communications degrees. Former radio broadcaster and radio station owner, 1970-1999. A new book released here in this odd time of fall 2020 by early Werbelow/Morrison friend Bill Cosgrave gives fresh insight into the formative period that preceded Jim Morrisons rise to the pinnacle of Rock Godhood. Thinking that a quick internet search wouldsatisfy my own curiosity, I found that I could not have been more wrong. It's been 15 years since I first saw this movie (as of the date of this update, Halloween 2003) at the age of 15 in October 1988 in a movie theater in Tyrone Mall in St. Petersburg, Florida (a.k.a. Thanks for the comment from Brazil. He sort of attributes it to the rock'n'roll lifestyle, and several other musicians established and not, agree with him; Lemmy (Motorhead) says he gained a drinking problem because the band got a free bottle of liquor at every show, and Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) cites the reputation of Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones as having been a role model for him. | When the Deconstructing a Myth video was released in summer 2021 it went viral. The days are bright, and filled with pain Morrison sings in The Crystal Ship. Nonetheless, the band say in their interviews (out flyering, and later hanging out in a hot tub with some women) that they want to be bigger than Led Zeppelin or the Rolling Stones, "not just another band." Asjunewent on to appear inmore than a dozenmovies between 1967 and 1978 on '' the Chaperone '' episode MONKEESTV. 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