August 26 - September 4, 1967: Amon G. Carter Jr. Exhibits Building, Will Roger Memorial Center, For

This story is the work of Bruno Ceriotti. Help in putting this together has been provided by Bill Cunningham, Russ Caccamisi, Danny Smythe, Michael Harris, Gary Talley, Swain Schaefer, Richard Rosebrough, Rob Jovanovic, DeWitt Shy Jr., Greg Vick, Holly George-Warren and Mary Ann Comparone Fialkowski, to whom I'm most grateful.
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The Nerels perform The Rolling Stones' The Last Time (just released that week in US) and The Kingsmen' Louie Louie, at their school talent show and won, judging by the screams and applauds. However, the officials awarded the win to some conservative act. For fear of audience protest, they awarded them honorable mention.
The Jynx lip-synched four songs: 'Little Girl', 'And My Baby's Gone', 'Just Like Me' and 'I'll Go Crazy', previously recorded that same month at Roland Janes' Sonic Studios on Madison Avenue, Memphis , and later released posthumously on a 10-inch vinyl EP titled: 'Greatest Hits!' (Norton cheap last minute airline fares Records; 2000). This tracks were later re-issued on the compilation album: 'Garage Beat '66, Vol. 2: Chicks Are for Kids!' (Sundazed Music CD, 2004).
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THE JYNX #6 (ca. APR 1966 - ca. APR or MAY 1966) 1) David Hoback 2) DeWitt Shy Jr. 3) Chris Bell 4) Bill Cunningham 5) Aimes (or Ames) Yates vocals THE JYNX #7 (ca. APR or MAY 1966 - ca. MAY 1966) 1) David Hoback 2) DeWitt Shy Jr. 3) Chris Bell 4) Bill Cunningham 5) Vance Alexander vocals THE JOKERS #2 (ca. MAY 1966 - ca. JUN 1966 (two weeks))
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August 26 - September 4, 1967: Amon G. Carter cheap last minute airline fares Jr. Exhibits Building, Will Roger Memorial Center, Fort Worth, TX with The Doors (3), The Livin' End (3), The Grass Roots, Sonny And Cher, The Standells, The McCoys, Electric Prunes, Every's Mother Son, The Seeds and many more "Pop Musical Festival presents.... Fort Worth Teen Fair and Mardi Gras Festival"
September 28, 1967: 'Top Of The Pops', BBC-1 TV Show, London, UK with Engelbert Humperdinck, Eric Burdon and The Animals, Frankie Vaughan, Procol Harum, The Bee Gees, The Dubliners, The Herd, The Move (broadcast date)
October 14, 1967: 'Upbeat', WEWS Channel cheap last minute airline fares 5, WUAB-TV Studios, Cleveland, OH with The Cowsills, Neil Diamond, The Fallen cheap last minute airline fares Angels, The New Yorkers, The Sandpipers, Johnny Tillotson, Ruby Winters (broadcast date)
TV horror-host John Zacherley's 'Disc-O-Teen' Halloween dance party episode, featuring an appearance by The Box Tops. The band don't actually perform, but their hit single "The Letter" is played twice during the live dance show. The band endures Zach's jibes, including lessons on how to flirt with teenage girls from New Jersey. The band chat it up with the horror-host while they plug their album, an upcoming cheap last minute airline fares European tour and a show at the Cheetah Club in NYC.
December cheap last minute airline fares 30, 1967: 'Upbeat', WEWS Channel 5, WUAB-TV Studios, Cleveland, OH with The Cowsills, The 5th Dimension, Tommy James and the Shondells, Jay and the Techniques, Jon and Robin, Gene Pitney, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Sam the Sham the Pharoahs (broadcast date)
January cheap last minute airline fares 13, 1968: San Diego International Sports Arena, San Diego, CA with Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, The Turtles, The Rose Garden, The Stone Poynes, Sonny Cher, Jay The Techniques, cheap last minute airline fares Brenton Wood, Classics IV, October Country, Kenny O'Dell
March 16, 1968: 'Upbeat', WEWS Channel 5, WUAB-TV Studios, Cleveland, OH with Beverly cheap last minute airline fares Ann, Cube, The Dells, Georgie Fame, The Fireballs, the First Edition, The Five Stairsteps, Gene and Debbie, The Jaybees, the Lemon Pipers, Tommy Leonetti, The Next Five, Benny Troy, Bobby Vee (broadcast date)
April 20, 1968: 'Upbeat', WEWS Channel 5, WUAB-TV cheap last minute airline fares Studios, Cleveland, OH with The Bandwagon, Epitome, cheap last minute airline fares The Five Stairsteps, John Fred and his Playboy Band, Richie Loveworth, The Marcels, Mouse and The Traps, Phil Ochs, Tony Scotti, O.C. Smith, Norro Wilson (broadcast date)
April 27, 1968: 'It's Happening' (aka 'Happening '68'), ABC-TV Show, Vine Street Theater, 1615-29 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA with Sal Vineo, Bobby Vee, Paul Revere cheap last minute airline fares and The Raiders, John Provost (broadcast date)
May 31, 1968: 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson', NBC-TV Show, Studio 6B, 30 Rockfeller Center, New York City, NY with Michael Dunn, James Garner, Meredith MacRae (the show was taped live in the afternoon and broadcasted that evening)
July 17, 1968: J.F. Kennedy Stadium, Broad and Patterson, Philadelphia, PA with The Rascals, Country Joe and The Fish, Delphonics, Woody's Truck Stop, Joshua Light Show "Schmidt's cheap last minute airline fares Beer Present the Philadelphia Music Festival"
July 27, 1968: 'Upbeat', WEWS Channel 5, WUAB-TV Studios, Cleveland, OH with The American Breed, John Fred and his Playboy Band, The Flavor, Gene and Debbie, The Human Beinz, Robert John, Lord Sutch, The Merrie Motor Co., Peaches and Herb, The Persians, The Yardbirds (broadcast date)
October 19, 1968: 'Upbeat', WEWS Channel 5, WUAB-TV Studios, Cleveland, OH with Blue Cheer, Johnny Cash, Wayne Cochran and his C.C. Riders, Jackie De Shannon, The Delfonics, Neil Diamond, The Grass Roots, Al Hirt, Tommy James and the Shondells, Johnny Nash, The 1910 Fruit Gum Company, The Outsiders, The T.I.M.E. Unit, Bobby Vee, Clarence Carter, Shipley and Brewer, Carla Thomas, Charlie and Inez Foxx, Junior Parker, Autry Inman (broadcast date)
December 21, 1968: 'Upbeat', WEWS Channel 5, WUAB-TV Studios, Cleveland, OH with The Buckinghams, Bobby Goldsboro, The First Edition, Brenda Jo Harris, The Irish Rovers, Clarence Carter, Fuzzy Bunnies, The Smubbs, Joe South, The Sounds of Modification, Lenny Welch (broadcast date)
December cheap last minute airline fares 29, 1968: Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino, 901 South Federal Highway, Hallandale Beach, Broward County, FL with Marvin Gaye, The Grateful Dead, Hugh Masekela, Flatt and Scruggs, Butterfield Blues Band, Joni Mitchell, Procol Harum, James Cotton Blues Band, Steppenwolf "Miami Pop Festival"
January 18, 1969: 'Upbeat', WEWS Channel 5, WUAB-TV Studios, Cleveland, OH with Canned Heat, Bobby Darin, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jerry Butler, Sonny Geraci, the Good Rats, The Mauds, Mother Earth, The New Colony Six, Peppermint Rainbow, Sugar and Spice, The Unifics, The Vogues (broadcast date)
December ??, 1969: UK Tour ..... (their two weeks British tour was cancelled by the band after arriving in London to discover that instead of respecting the rider agreement, the local promoter insisted they play the tour with the opening reggae act's toy drums, public address system amplifiers (instead of proper guitar amplifiers), and a keyboard with a broken speaker)
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May 15, 1999: Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Willow Groove, PA with America, The Animals II, Beach Boys Family Friends, Blood Sweat Tears featuring David Clayton-Thomas, The Dovells, The Lovin' Spoonful, Felix Cavaliere's Rascals, Britt Small Festival, War, The Wolf "Vetrock '99"
October 2, 1999: Greek Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA with Bobby Sherman, Chubby Checker and The Wildcats, Al Wilson, Jay The Techniques, The Casinos, The Hues Corporation, The Legendary Blue Notes "12th Annual Legends of Rock 'n' Roll Presents by K-Earth 101 FM"
One of The Box Tops' performance was recorded and three of the eight songs they played ('The Letter', 'Cry Like A Baby' and 'Soul Deep') were broadcasted on German radio and later that same year also relased on the compilation album: ' Porsche Oldie Night 2003 '.
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