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[[Image:WVOK 1965 Legion Field show ad.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ad for the May 7, 1965 concert at Legion Field]] | |||
[[File:1970-11-28 WVOK Shower of Stars poster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ad for the November 28, 1970 show at Municipal Auditorium]] | |||
The '''WVOK Shower of Stars''' was a series of concerts sponsored by [[WVOK-AM]] at the [[Birmingham Armory]] and later at [[Birmingham]]'s [[Municipal Auditorium]]. Program director [[Dan Brennan]] organized the shows, which gained national notice. | The '''WVOK Shower of Stars''' was a series of concerts sponsored by [[WVOK-AM]] at the [[Birmingham Armory]] and later at [[Birmingham]]'s [[Municipal Auditorium]]. Program director [[Dan Brennan]] organized the shows, which gained national notice. | ||
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* [[December 24]], [[1958]]: Jerry Lee Lewis | * [[December 24]], [[1958]]: Jerry Lee Lewis | ||
* [[December 12]], [[1959]]: Fabian, The Fleetwoods, The Browns, Floyd Robinson and Bobby Lee Trammell | * [[December 12]], [[1959]]: Fabian, The Fleetwoods, The Browns, Floyd Robinson and Bobby Lee Trammell | ||
* [[January 30]], [[ | * [[January 30]], [[1960]]: Mark Dinning, Brenda Lee, George Morgan | ||
* [[April 9]], [[1960]]: Jerry Lee Lewis | * [[April 9]], [[1960]]: Jerry Lee Lewis | ||
* [[July 9]], [[1960]]: Hank Locklin, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, Harold Dorman, and Bobby Sykes | * [[July 9]], [[1960]]: [[Hank Locklin]], Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, Harold Dorman, and Bobby Sykes | ||
* [[October 23]], [[ | * [[October 23]], [[1960]]: Fabian, Brenda Lee, Duane Eddy, Jimmy Clanton, Bill Blacks Combo, Freddy Cannon, The Casuals, The Merrymen, Gary Miles, Bob Beckman and Bobby Vinton and His Show of Stars Orchestra | ||
* [[January 21]], [[1961]]: Marty Robbins, Tompall and the Glaser Brothers, Don Winters | * [[January 21]], [[1961]]: Marty Robbins, Tompall and the Glaser Brothers, Don Winters | ||
* [[April 8]], [[1961]] Jerry Lee Lewis | * [[April 8]], [[1961]] Jerry Lee Lewis | ||
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* [[March 29]], [[1962]]: Del Shannon, Roy Acuff, Larry Finnegan, Charlies Rich, Geroge Morgan, Chuck Reed, Claude Gray, The Louvin Brothers, and Billy Walker | * [[March 29]], [[1962]]: Del Shannon, Roy Acuff, Larry Finnegan, Charlies Rich, Geroge Morgan, Chuck Reed, Claude Gray, The Louvin Brothers, and Billy Walker | ||
* [[March 2]], [[1963]]: Jerry Lee Lewis, Patsy Cline, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, Charlie Rich and Tex Ritter | * [[March 2]], [[1963]]: Jerry Lee Lewis, Patsy Cline, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, Charlie Rich and Tex Ritter | ||
* [[July 1]], [[1964]]: Jerry Lee Lewis as part of the "Dixie Jamboree" (recorded and distributed as "[[The Greatest Live Show on Earth]]") | |||
* [[July 18]], [[1964]]: Peter and Gordon, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Simmons, Roger Miller, Diane Renay, Marty Robbins, Terry Stafford, Pete Drake, and the Bill Black Combo | * [[July 18]], [[1964]]: Peter and Gordon, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Simmons, Roger Miller, Diane Renay, Marty Robbins, Terry Stafford, Pete Drake, and the Bill Black Combo | ||
* [[September 19]], [[1964]]: The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, Ronnie & the Daytonas, Jerry Wallace, Norma Jean, Don Gibson, Bobby Wood, The Chartbusters, Travis Wommack & Ace Cannon. | * [[September 19]], [[1964]] at [[Municipal Auditorium]]: The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, Ronnie & the Daytonas, Jerry Wallace, Norma Jean, Don Gibson, Bobby Wood, The Chartbusters, Travis Wommack & Ace Cannon. | ||
* [[September 27]], [[1964]]: The Animals, J. Frank Wilson, and The Webs | * [[September 27]], [[1964]] at [[Municipal Auditorium]]: The Animals, J. Frank Wilson, and The Webs | ||
* [[November 26]], [[1964]]: The Four Seasons, Gale Garnett, Peter & Gordon, Jay & The Americans, Charlie Rich, and Travis Wammack | * [[November 26]], [[1964]] at [[Municipal Auditorium]]: The Four Seasons, Gale Garnett, Peter & Gordon, Jay & The Americans, Charlie Rich, and Travis Wammack | ||
* [[May 7]], [[1965]] ([[Legion Field]]): The Rolling Stones, The Righteous Brothers, The Beach Boys, Marty Robbins, The Mexican Lads, Cannabal & the Headhunters, Skeeter Davis, Archie Campbell, Del Reeves, and Sonny James | * [[May 7]], [[1965]] ([[Legion Field]]): The Rolling Stones, The Righteous Brothers, The Beach Boys, Marty Robbins, The Mexican Lads, Cannabal & the Headhunters, Skeeter Davis, Archie Campbell, Del Reeves, and Sonny James | ||
* [[November 27]], [[1965]]: The Dave Clark 5, Ian Whitcomb, Ronnie Dove, Billy Joe Royal, Donna Loren, The Barbarians, The Bill Black Combo, and the James Gang | * [[November 27]], [[1965]]: The Dave Clark 5, Ian Whitcomb, Ronnie Dove, Billy Joe Royal, Donna Loren, The Barbarians, The Bill Black Combo, and the James Gang | ||
* [[March 26]], [[1966]]: The K-Otics, Liverpool Five, The Marketts, Dallas Frazier, Lou Christie, Lesley Gore, Roy Clark, Lovin' Spoonful, Paul Revere & the Raiders and Jan & Dean | * [[March 26]], [[1966]]: The K-Otics, Liverpool Five, The Marketts, Dallas Frazier, Lou Christie, Lesley Gore, Roy Clark, Lovin' Spoonful, Paul Revere & the Raiders and Jan & Dean | ||
* [[July 23]], [[1966]]: Herman's Hermits, The Animals, Lou Christie, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jeanie Seely, Tommy James & the Shondells, The McCoys, and [[Rites of Spring|The Hard Times]] | * [[July 23]], [[1966]] at [[Municipal Auditorium]]: Herman's Hermits, The Animals, Lou Christie, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jeanie Seely, Tommy James & the Shondells, The McCoys, and [[Rites of Spring|The Hard Times]] | ||
* [[October 1]], [[1966]]: The Beach Boys, Peter & Gordon, Lou Christie, The Hollies, Ian Whitcomb, The Happenings, and The Count Five | * [[October 1]], [[1966]] at [[Municipal Auditorium]]: The Beach Boys, Peter & Gordon, Lou Christie, The Hollies, Ian Whitcomb, The Happenings, and The Count Five | ||
* [[December 10]], [[1966]] | * [[December 10]], [[1966]] at the [[Temple Theatre]]: The Byrds, Roy Orbison, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, [[Sandy Posey]], David Houston, The McCoys, ? and the Mysterians, Billy Joe Royal, The Rubber Band, The Newbeats and The Webs | ||
* [[March 4]], [[1967]]: Paul Revere & the Raiders, Lou Christie, The Blues Magoos, Keith and The Buckinghams | * [[March 4]], [[1967]]: Paul Revere & the Raiders, Lou Christie, The Blues Magoos, Keith and The Buckinghams | ||
* [[July 29]], [[1967]]: Herman's Hermits, Jim "Harpo" Valley, The Who, Every Mother's Son, Billy Joe Royal, Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, [[The Rockin' Rebellions]] and Lou Christie | * [[July 29]], [[1967]] at [[Municipal Auditorium]]: Herman's Hermits, Jim "Harpo" Valley, The Who, Every Mother's Son, Billy Joe Royal, Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, [[The Rockin' Rebellions]] and Lou Christie | ||
* [[December 2]], [[1967]]: Paul Revere & The Raiders, Jon & Robin, The Music Explosion, The Buckinghams, Lou Christie, Neil Diamond, and Tommy James & The Shondells | * [[December 2]], [[1967]] at [[Municipal Auditorium]]: Paul Revere & The Raiders, Jon & Robin, The Music Explosion, The Buckinghams, Lou Christie, Neil Diamond, and Tommy James & The Shondells | ||
* [[March 16]], [[1968]]: The Young Rascals, The Lemon Pipers, The Union Gap, Roy Head, Billy Joe Royal, [[The | * [[March 16]], [[1968]]: The Young Rascals, The Lemon Pipers, The Union Gap, Roy Head, Billy Joe Royal, [[The Rockin' Rebellions]], The Brotherhood, and Gene & Debbie | ||
* [[July 27]], [[1968]]: The Troggs, Herman's Hermits, The Buckinghams, The Ohio Express, Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart, Roy Head, and Four Jacks & a Jill | * [[July 27]], [[1968]] at [[Municipal Auditorium]]: The Troggs, Herman's Hermits, The Buckinghams, The Ohio Express, Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart, Roy Head, and Four Jacks & a Jill | ||
* [[August 3]], [[1968]]: Paul Revere and the Raiders, Lou Christie, Billy Joe Royal, George Fame, The People, The Magistrates, Mitch Ryder & His Revue | * [[August 3]], [[1968]]: Paul Revere and the Raiders, Lou Christie, Billy Joe Royal, George Fame, The People, The Magistrates, Mitch Ryder & His Revue | ||
* [[November 30]], [[1968]]: Davy Jones, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, The Buckinghams, Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart, The Grass Roots, Billy Joe Royal, Andy Kim, and Four Jacks & a Jill | * [[November 30]], [[1968]]: Davy Jones, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, The Buckinghams, Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart, The Grass Roots, Billy Joe Royal, Andy Kim, and Four Jacks & a Jill | ||
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* [[April 18]], [[1970]]: The Raiders, Mark Lindsay, Freddy Weller, Keith Allison, The Grass Roots, Michael Parks, Tony Joe White, Frijid Pink and the Guess Who | * [[April 18]], [[1970]]: The Raiders, Mark Lindsay, Freddy Weller, Keith Allison, The Grass Roots, Michael Parks, Tony Joe White, Frijid Pink and the Guess Who | ||
* [[August 1]], [[1970]]: Neil Diamond, The Grass Roots, Rare Earth, Classics IV, Tony Joe White, Glass Bottle, Turley Richards, and Vanity Fare | * [[August 1]], [[1970]]: Neil Diamond, The Grass Roots, Rare Earth, Classics IV, Tony Joe White, Glass Bottle, Turley Richards, and Vanity Fare | ||
* [[November 28]], [[1970]]: Iron Butterfly, Dawn, Tony Joe White, The Carpenters, | * [[November 28]], [[1970]] (Municipal Auditorium): Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, Iron Butterfly, The Grass Roots, Dawn, Tony Joe White, The Carpenters, and Mike Nesmith and the First National Band | ||
* [[July 31]], [[1971]]: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Mark Lindsay, The Grass Roots, Tommy James, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, and Lobo | * [[July 31]], [[1971]]: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Mark Lindsay, The Grass Roots, Tommy James, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, and Lobo | ||
* [[July 1]], [[1972]]: B. J. Thomas, The Grass Roots, John Kay, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, Climax, and Gallery | * [[July 1]], [[1972]]: B. J. Thomas, The Grass Roots, John Kay, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, Climax, and Gallery | ||
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* [[August 15]], [[1973]] ([[Legion Field]]): The Osmonds, Springfield Revival | * [[August 15]], [[1973]] ([[Legion Field]]): The Osmonds, Springfield Revival | ||
==External links== | |||
[[Category:Boutwell Auditorium]] | * [http://wvok-memories.tripod.com/id21.html WVOK Shower of Stars] at wvok-memories.tripod.com | ||
[[Category:Boutwell Auditorium events]] | |||
[[Category:Concerts]] | [[Category:Concerts]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:18, 2 April 2022
The WVOK Shower of Stars was a series of concerts sponsored by WVOK-AM at the Birmingham Armory and later at Birmingham's Municipal Auditorium. Program director Dan Brennan organized the shows, which gained national notice.
Concerts
- December 24, 1958: Jerry Lee Lewis
- December 12, 1959: Fabian, The Fleetwoods, The Browns, Floyd Robinson and Bobby Lee Trammell
- January 30, 1960: Mark Dinning, Brenda Lee, George Morgan
- April 9, 1960: Jerry Lee Lewis
- July 9, 1960: Hank Locklin, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, Harold Dorman, and Bobby Sykes
- October 23, 1960: Fabian, Brenda Lee, Duane Eddy, Jimmy Clanton, Bill Blacks Combo, Freddy Cannon, The Casuals, The Merrymen, Gary Miles, Bob Beckman and Bobby Vinton and His Show of Stars Orchestra
- January 21, 1961: Marty Robbins, Tompall and the Glaser Brothers, Don Winters
- April 8, 1961 Jerry Lee Lewis
- May 1961: Bill Black Combo
- June 30, 1961: Bobby Vee, Jack Scott, Faron Young, Del Shannon, Gene Pitney, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Patsy Cline, Mark Dinning, Bobby Edwards, Claude Grey, and the Bobby Vinton Orchestra
- December 2, 1961: Jimmy Dean, Johnny Burnette, Dick & Dee Dee, Ral Donner, Johnny Tillotson, Curtis Lee, Johnny & The Hurricanes, Ray Peterson, Charlie Rich, and Jerry Byrd
- March 29, 1962: Del Shannon, Roy Acuff, Larry Finnegan, Charlies Rich, Geroge Morgan, Chuck Reed, Claude Gray, The Louvin Brothers, and Billy Walker
- March 2, 1963: Jerry Lee Lewis, Patsy Cline, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, Charlie Rich and Tex Ritter
- July 1, 1964: Jerry Lee Lewis as part of the "Dixie Jamboree" (recorded and distributed as "The Greatest Live Show on Earth")
- July 18, 1964: Peter and Gordon, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Simmons, Roger Miller, Diane Renay, Marty Robbins, Terry Stafford, Pete Drake, and the Bill Black Combo
- September 19, 1964 at Municipal Auditorium: The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, Ronnie & the Daytonas, Jerry Wallace, Norma Jean, Don Gibson, Bobby Wood, The Chartbusters, Travis Wommack & Ace Cannon.
- September 27, 1964 at Municipal Auditorium: The Animals, J. Frank Wilson, and The Webs
- November 26, 1964 at Municipal Auditorium: The Four Seasons, Gale Garnett, Peter & Gordon, Jay & The Americans, Charlie Rich, and Travis Wammack
- May 7, 1965 (Legion Field): The Rolling Stones, The Righteous Brothers, The Beach Boys, Marty Robbins, The Mexican Lads, Cannabal & the Headhunters, Skeeter Davis, Archie Campbell, Del Reeves, and Sonny James
- November 27, 1965: The Dave Clark 5, Ian Whitcomb, Ronnie Dove, Billy Joe Royal, Donna Loren, The Barbarians, The Bill Black Combo, and the James Gang
- March 26, 1966: The K-Otics, Liverpool Five, The Marketts, Dallas Frazier, Lou Christie, Lesley Gore, Roy Clark, Lovin' Spoonful, Paul Revere & the Raiders and Jan & Dean
- July 23, 1966 at Municipal Auditorium: Herman's Hermits, The Animals, Lou Christie, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jeanie Seely, Tommy James & the Shondells, The McCoys, and The Hard Times
- October 1, 1966 at Municipal Auditorium: The Beach Boys, Peter & Gordon, Lou Christie, The Hollies, Ian Whitcomb, The Happenings, and The Count Five
- December 10, 1966 at the Temple Theatre: The Byrds, Roy Orbison, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, Sandy Posey, David Houston, The McCoys, ? and the Mysterians, Billy Joe Royal, The Rubber Band, The Newbeats and The Webs
- March 4, 1967: Paul Revere & the Raiders, Lou Christie, The Blues Magoos, Keith and The Buckinghams
- July 29, 1967 at Municipal Auditorium: Herman's Hermits, Jim "Harpo" Valley, The Who, Every Mother's Son, Billy Joe Royal, Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, The Rockin' Rebellions and Lou Christie
- December 2, 1967 at Municipal Auditorium: Paul Revere & The Raiders, Jon & Robin, The Music Explosion, The Buckinghams, Lou Christie, Neil Diamond, and Tommy James & The Shondells
- March 16, 1968: The Young Rascals, The Lemon Pipers, The Union Gap, Roy Head, Billy Joe Royal, The Rockin' Rebellions, The Brotherhood, and Gene & Debbie
- July 27, 1968 at Municipal Auditorium: The Troggs, Herman's Hermits, The Buckinghams, The Ohio Express, Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart, Roy Head, and Four Jacks & a Jill
- August 3, 1968: Paul Revere and the Raiders, Lou Christie, Billy Joe Royal, George Fame, The People, The Magistrates, Mitch Ryder & His Revue
- November 30, 1968: Davy Jones, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, The Buckinghams, Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart, The Grass Roots, Billy Joe Royal, Andy Kim, and Four Jacks & a Jill
- July 26, 1969: Paul Revere and the Raiders, the Cowsills, Pat Paulsen, The Buckinghams, Lou Christie, Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart, Tommy James and the Shondells, and the 1910 Fruitgum Co.
- November 29, 1969: Canned Heat, Bobby Sherman, Grass Roots, Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, Evie Sands, Billy Joe Royal and The Buckinghams
- April 18, 1970: The Raiders, Mark Lindsay, Freddy Weller, Keith Allison, The Grass Roots, Michael Parks, Tony Joe White, Frijid Pink and the Guess Who
- August 1, 1970: Neil Diamond, The Grass Roots, Rare Earth, Classics IV, Tony Joe White, Glass Bottle, Turley Richards, and Vanity Fare
- November 28, 1970 (Municipal Auditorium): Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, Iron Butterfly, The Grass Roots, Dawn, Tony Joe White, The Carpenters, and Mike Nesmith and the First National Band
- July 31, 1971: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Mark Lindsay, The Grass Roots, Tommy James, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, and Lobo
- July 1, 1972: B. J. Thomas, The Grass Roots, John Kay, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, Climax, and Gallery
- August 11, 1972 (Rickwood Field): The Osmonds, The Heywoods & Jan Baker
- August 15, 1973 (Legion Field): The Osmonds, Springfield Revival
External links
- WVOK Shower of Stars at wvok-memories.tripod.com