Soul-slider Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) It's the same tune as by 'The Mods'. Both groups were on the 'Fona' label and this track was written by Fabulous Flippers front man Danny Hein. Could they be the same group? I've not heard this version of 'Dry My Eyes' by the Flippers and it seems quite a hard one to find, even 45cat never had it listed until I just added it. It's not in Manship's book either. I do know they were a great blue-eyed Soul outfit... Edited March 6, 2019 by Soul-Slider 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Blackpoolsoul Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) Both labels are Chicago so could be same band if someone The Flippers version No band in the Central United States drew larger crowds, caused more excitement or had more influence on thousands of aspiring rock musicians than “The Flippers”. Based out of Lawrence, Kansas – The Flippers took the Midwest by storm throughout the 60’s – drawing sold out crowds from Texas to North Dakota and from Colorado to Illinois. Advertising their shows on KOMA Radio from Oklahoma City, OK they drew teens driving hundreds of miles to a “Flipper Dance”. In the early 60’s through the efforts of John Brown (Mid-Continent Entertainment), Terry & The Flippers – a very good rock band from north central Kansas was turned into a professional, innovative and trend-setting Rhythm & Blues Show – rivaled by no other band. Luring Danny Hein from Oklahoma (who had gone to Tulsa Central High School with legendary rockers like David Gates (“Bread”) and Leon Russell - and great vocalist-instrumentalist Denny Loewen – Brown transformed “The Flippers” into “The Fabulous Flippers” - an 8-piece Rhythm & Blues Show Band – that patterned themselves after great southern RB Reviews like “James Brown & His Famous Flames” & “The Bobby Bland Review. Blued-Eyed soul was introduced white Mid-America and literally all of the bands, after seeing a Flipper show – transformed their bands from traditional rock groups (guitar-bass-drums) into 8-10 piece RB show bands after witnessing a “Flipper show”. The finest musicians in the Midwest were hired to compliment Terry Wierman’s original band. In addition to the hiring of soul vocalists Denny Loewen and Danny Hein – excellent musicians like Dennes Frederick (Bass), Gary Claxton (Trumpet-Sax), Jerry Tammen (drums), Roger Lewis and Doug Crotty (Horns) were hired. During the late 60’s a number of other great musicians moved through the Flippers. Many members of the band were multi-instrumentalists – and their stage show included moving from instrument to instrument, trading lead vocals, excellent back up vocals by the horn-section, and “steps” that would have found them a spot in an “Ike Turner Review”.. Their stage show was legendary – sometimes even making the stage looking like it was moving. They were cool in their matching suits and Tammen’s drum solo’s with black-lit drumsticks tore up the crowd. They recorded a number of records on Fona and Quill Records – but their national release on Cameo-Parkway Records (“The Harlem Shuffle”) was their showpiece. They recorded a great album in 1970 on Veritas Records (“Something Tangible”) which featured excerpts from their “West Side Story Medley” which amazed those watching these “Flipper shows”. A number of musicians traveled through the Flippers including Norfolk, Nebraska’s Max “Carl” Gronenthal – who has been inducted into the Nebraska Music Hall of Fame with his 60’s band “The New Breed”. Max later went on to star with California’s “Jack Mack & The Heart Attack”, and sang and composed 38-Specials only #1 Hit – “Second Chance”. Max recently charted on Glen Frey’s label with “Max Carl & Big Dance” – keeping alive the soul music from the 60’s that were directly influenced by The Fabulous Flippers. The Flippers appeared on stage with numerous stars of the day, including “The Rolling Stones” and appeared in several movies, filmed in New York. They reunited in the early 90’s and have been touring on a limited basis thrilling their fans that crave another “Flipper Dance”. The Flippers were inducted into the Iowa Music Hall of Fame in 1998 and Nebraska is honored to induct them into their Music Hall of Fame in 1999 in Lincoln, NE on August 21. Edited March 6, 2019 by Blackpoolsoul More info 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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Chalky Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) Listening to the fabulous flippers other tracks they could well both be the same group. Different style but there is a similarity. If they are the same why the name change for an act that was pretty popular going by the accounts on t’internet, and there is a few. Edited March 6, 2019 by chalky 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Blackpoolsoul Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, chalky said: Listening to the fabulous flippers other tracks they could well both be the same group. Different style but there is a similarity. If they are the same why the name change for an act that was pretty popular going by the accounts on t’internet, and there is a few. I am with that and the releases seem to b a year apart too 1966/7 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soul-slider Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) This is the flip of Dry My Eyes... This is the Fona release...but it doesn't have 'Dry My Eyes' on the flip. Edited March 6, 2019 by Soul-Slider Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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