Thursday, August 26, 2010

VANILLA FUDGE FAMILY TREE - SHOWS LIST

This story is the work of Bruno Ceriotti. Help in putting this together has been provided by 'Cactus', Gerard Daily, Logan Janzen, Greg Vick and Randy M. Foley, to whom I'm most grateful.


RICK MARTIN AND THE SHOWMEN #1 (196? - 1964)
1) Rick Martin vocals, guitar
2) Joseph 'Joey' Brennan drums
3) ? bass
4) ? keyboards


RICK MARTIN AND THE SHOWMEN #2 (1964 - 1965)
1) Rick Martin
2) Joey Brennan
3) ?
4) Mark Stein vocals, keyboards


RICK MARTIN AND THE SHOWMEN #3 (1965 - ca. OCT 1965)
1) Rick Martin
2) Joey Brennan
3) Mark Stein
4) Tim 'Timmy' Bogert vocals, bass


THE ELECTRIC PIGEONS (ca. OCT 1965 - ca. NOV 1965) / THE PIGEONS #1 (ca. NOV 1965 - ca. FEB 1966)
1) Joey Brennan
2) Mark Stein
3) Tim Bogert


THE PIGEONS #2 (ca. FEB 1966 - DEC 1966)
1) Joey Brennan
2) Mark Stein
3) Tim Bogert
4) Vince 'Vinnie' Martell vocals, guitar


1966: Headliner Bar, 9th Avenue and West 43rd Street, New York City, NY

1966: Choo Choo Club, Garfield, NJ
The band often jam with The Rascals' singer Eddie Briganti there.   

unknown date - December 1966: The Action House, Island Park, Long Island, NY
The Pigeons played there as house band every weeks.


THE PIGEONS #3 (DEC 1966 - APR or MAY 1967) / VANILLA FUDGE #1 (APR or MAY 1967 - MAR 14, 1970) (1973) (1982)
1) Mark Stein
2) Tim Bogert
3) Vince Martell
4) Carmine Appice vocals, drums


December 1966 - April or May 1967: The Action House, Island Park, Long Island, NY
The Pigeons played there as house band every weeks and they also used this club as rehearsal space from circa April 1967 onwards.

January 14, 1967: Bambi's, 1 Casino Terrace, Newport, Long Island, NY with Left Banke

April or May 1967 - December 1967: The Action House, Island Park, Long Island, NY
Vanilla Fudge played there as house band every weeks and also used this club as rehearsal space.

July 22, 1967: Village Theatre, New York City, NY with The Byrds, Peanut Butter Conspiracy (cancelled), The Seeds

July 30, 1967: The Action House, Island Park, Long Island, NY

August 10-13, 1967: Avalon Ballroom, 1268 Sutter Street at Van Ness, San Francisco, CA with Mad River (11), Moby Grape (10, 12), Canned Heat (11-12), Big Brother and The Holding Company (13), Lights by The North American Ibis Alchemical Co. (10-13) "Dance Concert"

August ??, 1967: Pleasureland Swim Club, Oakland, NJ

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

September 2, 1967: Village Theatre, New York City, NY with The Illusions, Mitch Ryder

September ?, 1967: 'Wonderama', Metromedia TV Show, unknown city, unknown state The band perform: 'You Keep Me Hangin' On'.

September 12-17, 1967: The Golden Bear, 306 Ocean Avenue (Highway 101), Huntington Beach, CA

September 21 and 23, 1967: Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA with Blue Cheer, Sunshine Company

September 29 - October 1, 1967: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA with Charles Lloyd Quartet

October 20, 1967: UFO, The Blarney Club, Tottenham Court Road, London, UK

November 3, 1967: Village Theatre, New York City, NY with The Yardbirds

November 12, 1967: Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, Long Island, NY with The 5th Dimension

December 15-17, 1967: Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI with Thyme (15), Rationals (16), Our Mother's Children (16), Epidemic (16), MC-5 (17)

December 29, 1967: The New Capital Theatre, 149 Westchester Avenue, Portchester, NY with Charles Lloyd Quartet

unknown date, 1967: Speakeasy club, London, UK

unknown date, 1967: Coliseum, Portland, OR

unknown date, 1967: Hyde Park Teen Center, Cincinnati, OH

unknown date, 1967: Ungano's, 210 West 70th Street, New York City, NY
The Doors appear there and perform a late night jam with the band.

late 1967 or early 1968: 'From The Bitter End', WOR-TV Channel 9, New York City, NY
The band perform: 'You Keep Me Hanging On'.

unknown date, 1968: 'Beat Club', TV Show, Bremen, West Germany

unknown date, 1968: 'The Ray Anthony Show', unknown TV channel, unknown city, unknown state
The band perform "You Keep Me Hanging On'.

January 4, 1968: Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA with Steve Miller Band, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Sweetwater, Lights by Holy See

January 5-6, 1968: Winterland, San Francisco, CA with Steve Miller Band, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Lights by Holy See

January 12, 1968: 'Ed Sullivan Show', CBS TV Show, Ed Sullivan Theatre, Broadway, New York City, NY (broadcasting date)
The band played 'You Keep Me Hanging On'.

January 20, 1968: Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, CA with The Stone Poynes, Taj Mahal, Alexander's Timeless Blooz Band

January 26-28, 1968: Cheetah, 1 Navy Street, Venice Beach, Los Angeles, CA with Siegel-Schwall, The Glass Family

January 27, 1968: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA with The Bee Gees, Spanky and Our Gang

February 24, 1968: Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, OH with Amboy Dukes, The Frightened Trees, Soap (Vanilla Fudge cancelled)

March 1, 1968: Westbury Music Fair, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury, NY "Westbury Music Fair Festival"

March 8-9 1968: Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA with First Borne

April 12, 1968: Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, FL with The Grass Roots

April 17, 1968: Gym, SUNY, Stony Brook, Long Island, NY with Cream (cancelled), The Vagrants

May 25, 1968: Dinner Key Auditorium, Coconut Grove, FL with Ojus Philarmonic

June 7-8, 1968: Thee Image, Miami, FL with Fantasy

June 19, 1968: Music Hall, Houston, TX with Canned Heat

June 21, 1968: Fillmore East, New York City, NY with James Cotton, Loading Zone

July 12, 1968: Cow Palace, Daly City, CA with Iron Butterfly, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Kai Moore, Canned Heat, Sweet Rush, West, Sandy Bull, Wedge, Initial Shock, Phoenix "Harmony Benefit"

July 27, 1968: Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton Beach, NH with The Spectras

August 8, 1968: Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, RI with The Mothers Of Invention, Beacon Street Union, Lights by The Road "Pop Music Festival"

August 17, 1968: Atlanta Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, GA with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Amboy Dukes, Soft Machine, Eire Apparent

September 1, 1968: Red Rocks Park, Denver, CO

September 3, 1968: Balboa Stadium, San Diego, CA

September 4, 1968: Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ

September 5, 1968: Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA with Jimi Hendrix Experience, Soft Machine, Eire Apparent

September 6, 1968: Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA

September 7, 1968: Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada

September 8, 1968: Coliseum, Spokane, WA

September 9, 1968: Pacific Coliseum, Portland, OR

September 13, 1968: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA

September 14, 1968: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA with Jimi Hendrix Experience, Soft Machine, Eire Apparent

September 14, 1968: unknown venue, Honolulu, HI with Creedence Clearwater Revival

September 15, 1968: Memorial Coliseum, Sacramento, CA

October ?, 1968: unknown venue, San Antonio, TX

November 24, 1968: Alexandria Roller Rink, Alexandria, VA with Rhinoceros, The Steve Miller Band

December 26, 1968: Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, CO with Led Zeppelin, Spirit

December 29, 1968: Civic Auditorium, Portland, OR with Led Zeppelin

December 31,1968: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA with Richie Havens, Cold Blood, Youngbloods

unknown date, 1969: 'Beat Club', TV Show, Bremen, West Germany

unknown date, 1969: 'Dick Cavett Show', ABC TV Show, New York Ciy, NY

January 10-11, 1969: Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA with A.B. Skhy, Illinois Speed Press, Collectors, Richie Havens

February 2, 1969: 'Ed Sullivan Show', CBS TV Show, Ed Sullivan Theatre, Broadway, New York City, NY (broadcasting date)
The band played 'Shotgun'.

February 7-8, 1969: Kinetic Playground, 4812 N. Clark Avenue, Chicago, IL with Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull

March 4, 1969: 'The Mike Douglas Show', KYW-TV Show, basement studio, 1619 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA (broadcasting date)
The band perform 'Shotgun' and 'You Keep Me Hanging On'.

March 8, 1969: Fillmore East, New York City, NY with Amboy Dukes, Sirocco

April 4-5, 1969: The Rose Palace, Pasadena, CA with The Collectors, It's A Beautiful Day

May 29, 1969: The Action House, Island Park, Long Island, NY with Howl, Rosicrucian

June 6-7, 1969: Kinetic Playground, 4812 N. Clark Avenue, Chicago, IL with Muddy Waters, Rotary Connection

June 20, 1969: unknown venue, San Bernardino, CA "Newport Pop Festival"

June 27 or 28 or 29, 1969: Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO "Denver Pop Festival"

June 28, 1969: Pirate's World, Sheridan Street, Dania, FL

July 13, 1969: Singer Bowl Stadium, Flushing Meadows, Long Island, NY "Flushing Meadows Singer Bowl Music Festival"

July 27, 1969: Gold Creek Park, Woodinville, WA with The Doors, Spirit, Chuck Berry, Blacksnake, Albert Collins, Youngbloods, Flying Burrito Brothers, Guess Who, Ike and Tina Turner Revue, Charles Lloyd, Bo Diddley, Led Zeppelin, Lee Michaels, The Flock, Lights by The Retina Circus "Seattle Pops Festival"

August 6, 1969: Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS

August 7, 1969: 'The Dave Frost Show', CBS TV Show, New York City, NY (broadcasting date)
The band perform: 'Need Love'.

September 6, 1969: Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati, OH with Grand Funk Railroad, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Lonnie Mack, Dee Felice Trio, Balderdash, Sound Musem "The First Annual Midwest Mini-Pop Festival"

September 18 or 19 or 20, 1969: San Marco Square, Venice, Italy "Mostra Internazionale di Music Leggera"
The band win this Italian musica pop festival with the song: 'Some Velvet Morning'.

October 10-11, 1969: Fillmore East, New York City, NY with Dr. John The Night Tripper

October 19, 1969: Fieldhouse, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

November 22, 1969: HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, TX with Bit's Of Soul with Sara Phelcher, TSU Tornados

December 27 or 28 or 29, 1969: Miami-Hollywood Speedway, Pembroke Pines, FL with Santana, Crow, Smith, Canned Heat, Grateful Dead, Butterfield Blues Band, B.B. King, Hugh Masakela, Tony Joe White, Biff Rose, Amboy Dukes, Turtles, Motherlode, The Band, Johnny Winter, Cold Blood, Sweetwater "Miami Rock Festival - Last Rock Festival of the 60's"

March 14, 1970: The Action House, Island Park, Long Island, NY
Vanilla Fudge's last gig.


VANILLA FUDGE #2 (1984)
1) Mark Stein
2) Tim Bogert
3) Carmine Appice
4) Ron Mancuso guitar


VANILLA FUDGE #3 (1987)
1) Mark Stein
2) Tim Bogert
3) Carmine Appice
4) Paul Hanson guitar


VANILLA FUDGE #4 (MAY 14, 1988)
1) Mark Stein
2) Tim Bogert
3) Carmine Appice
4) Lanny Cordola guitar


May 14, 1988: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY "Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary"


VANILLA FUDGE #5 (1991)
1) Carmine Appice
2) Derek St. Holmes vocals, guitar
3) Martin Gerschwitz vocals, keyboards
4) Tom Croucier vocals, bass 


VANILLA FUDGE #6 (1999)
1) Tim Bogert
2) Vince Martell
3) Carmine Appice
4) Bill Pascali vocals, keyboards
 
 
February ?-?? (ten days), 1999: unknown venue, Tokyo, Japan

July ?, 1999: unknown venue, Atlantic City, NJ


VANILLA FUDGE #7 (2002)
1) Tim Bogert
2) Vince Martell
3) Bill Pascali
4) Pete Bremy bass
5) T.M. Stevens bass


VANILLA FUDGE #8 (2003)
1) Tim Bogert
2) Carmine Appice
3) Bill Pascali
4) Teddy Rondinelli guitar


VANILLA FUDGE #9 (aka #1) (2005)
1) Tim Bogert
2) Vince Martell
3) Carmine Appice
4) Mark Stein


VANILLA FUDGE #10 (aka 6) (2005 - 2006)
1) Tim Bogert
2) Vince Martell
3) Carmine Appice
4) Bill Pascali


VANILLA FUDGE #11 (aka #1, aka 9) (2007) / (MAR 2008 - SUMMER 2008)
1) Tim Bogert
2) Vince Martell
3) Carmine Appice
4) Mark Stein


MARK STEIN & VINCE MARTELL OF VANILLA FUDGE (SUMMER 2008 - 2009)
1) Mark Stein
2) Vince Martell
3) Pete Bremy
4) Jimmy Jack Tamburo drums 


VANILLA FUDGE #12 (2011)
1) Mark Stein
2) Carmine Appice
3) Vince Martell
4) Pete Bremy


March 18, 2011: The Stone Pony, Ashbury Park, NJ

March 19, 2011: B.B. King Blues Club and Grill, New York City, NY

March 25, 2011: Boulton Center, Bay Shore, NY

March 26, 2011: Regent Theatre, Arlington, NY

March 27, 2011: Sellersville Theater, Sellersville, PA

March 28, 2011: 'The Jimmy Fallon Show', NBC-TV, New York City, NY (broadcasting date)
The band perform: 'You Keep Me Hanging On'.

May 14, 2011: Wolf's Den at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT

May 15, 2011: Irvington Town Hall Theater, Irvington, NY

May 27-29, 2011: National Harbor, Washington DC "Zep Fest 2011"


6 comments:

  1. Hi, Bruno!
    I also know that they performance on TV Show "Bitter End" in 1967 or in early 1968. with song "Keep Me Hanging On"
    Also:
    8 july, 1969 - David Frost Show - performed song "Need Love"
    unknown date, 1969 - Mike Douglas Show - interview and two songs: Shotgun, Keep Me Hanging On.
    unkbown date, 1968 - Ray Anthony Show - band perform song "Keep Me Hanging On"

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  2. Thanks Cactus! Update!! And, by the way, 'The David Frost Show' was on August 7 not on July 8, 1969.

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  3. Hi again, Bruno!
    One more update for you:)
    unknown date, 1967 - Wonderama TV Show - performed song "Keep Me Hanging On"

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  4. Good work Bruno and very acurate too!
    Bill Pascali

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  5. Good to hear from you Mr. Pascali! It's a great honor that you appreciate my work!! By the way, if you have corrections and/or additions about your time with the band, please contact me through my e-mail in my webmaster profile. Thanks!!

    cheers,
    Bruno Ceriotti

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