Monday, May 23, 2011

THE ASSOCIATION FAMILY TREE - SHOWS LIST

This story is the work of Bruno Ceriotti. Help in putting this together has been provided by Jules Gary Alexander, Greg Vick, Joseph Pytel, Los Angeles Free Press, The Concert Database, Western Herald, Dwight Pitcaithley, Rob Branigin, San Francisco Chronicle, Broadside, Rob Frith, Bruce Tahsler, Tongue, Dennis Donley, Berkeley Gazette, Jim Salzer, and Merman, to whom I'm most grateful.


THE INNER TUBES #1 (1964)
1) Brian Cole vocals, bass
2) Ted Bluechel Jr. vocals, guitar, drums, percussion
3) Bob Page vocals, rhythm guitar
4) Mike Whalen vocals, guitar


THE INNER TUBES #2 (1964 - JUL 1964)
1) Brian Cole
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Bob Page
4) Russ Giguere vocals, guitar, percussion


THE MEN (JUL 1964 - 1965)
1) Brian Cole
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Bob Page
4) Russ Giguere
5) Jules Gary Alexander vocals, lead guitar, bass
6) Terry Kirkman vocals, harmonica, trumpet, percussion, keyboards
7) Harvey Gerst rhythm guitar 
8) ? unknown instrument
9) ? unknown instrument
10) ? unknown instrument
11) ? unknown instrument
12) ? unknown instrument
13) ? unknown instrument


July 28 - August 2, 1964: Doug Weston's Troubadour Club, 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA
The Men's debut gigs. 

August 4 - August 9, 1964: Doug Weston's Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA

August 11 - August 16, 1964: Doug Weston's Troubadour Club, 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 

August 25 - August 30 and September 1 - September 6, 1964: Music Box Theatre, 6126 Hollywood Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA with Danny Cox, Ken Greenwald, Miriam Doege 
The Men's performances were filmed both for potential TV sales and to be presented to the State Department for consideration as a group to tour Russia.  


UNNAMED REHEARSAL BAND (1965 (only for a few days))
1) Brian Cole
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Bob Page
4 Russ Giguere
5) Jules Gary Alexander
6) Terry Kirkman


THE ASSOCIATION #1 (1965 - MAY ?, 1967)
1) Brian Cole
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Russ Giguere
4) Jules Gary Alexander
5) Terry Kirkman
6) Jim Yester vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards


June ??, 1965: unknown steak house, La Cienega Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA
The Association's first gig.

July 1, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA

July 11, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA

August 31, 1965: Fantasyland Theatre, Disneyland, Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, Orange County, CA with Jewel Akens, The Bobby Sox & The Blue Jeans, The Edmundson, The Mustangs, The Humdinger Dancers "Humdinger"

October 19-24, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with Stewart Clay, Roamin II

October 26-31, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with Stewart Clay, Roamin II

November 18-21, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with David-Troy, Mason Williams

December 2-5, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with John Barbour, Ben Short and Dave Rene 

December 9-12, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with Fred Thompson, Ben Short and Dave Rene

December 25, 1965: 'Hollywood A Go-Go,' KHJ-TV (Channel 9), Los Angeles, CA with Donna Loren, Lesly Gore, Sunrays, Simon & Garfunkel, Bobby Freeman, Dixie Cups (broadcast date)

January 18-24, 1966: Doug Weston's Troubadour Club, 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA with Rod McKuen

February 4-6, 1966: Dave Hull's Hullabaloo, Moulin Rouge, 6230 Sunset Boulevard at Vine Street, Hollywood, CA with The Palace Guard, The Girls  

February 8-13, 1966: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with George McKelvey

February 15-20 and 22-27, 1966: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with Pat Paulsen

March 8-13, 1966: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with The Texas Twosome

April 22, 1966: Student Union Grand Ballroom, U.C.L.A. campus, Los Angeles, CA with Canned Heat, Seven A' Comin', The Chocolate Chips "Mardi Gras Concert - Folk-Rock '66"

April 23, 1966: Campus Hall, UC Irvine campus, Irvine, CA (show started at 8:00pm)

June 21-25, 1966: unknown themed land, Disneyland, Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, Orange County, CA

June 26, 1966: Rollarena, San Leandro, CA with The Spyders

June 26, 1966: Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, CA with Them, The Wildflower, The Grass Roots, The Baytovens, The Harbinger Complex, William Penn and His Pals, Mark and The Uptowners 

July 1, 1966: Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV with The Beach Boys, Sir Douglas Quintet

July 2, 1966: County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA with The Beach Boys, Sir Douglas Quintet

July 3, 1966: Municipal Audiorium, Fresno, CA with The Beach Boys, Sir Douglas Quintet

July 4, 1966: Community Concourse Arena, San Diego, CA with The Beach Boys, Sir Doulas Quintet

July 12-17, 1966: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA

July 22-23, 1966: Fillmore Auditorium, 1805 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, CA with Quicksilver Messenger Service (22-23), Grass Roots (22), Sopwith Camel (23)

September 7-8, 1966: The Carousel Theater, West Covina, CA

September 11, 1966: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA with "El" Chico Hamilton Quartet

September 24, 1966: 'Boss City', KHJ Channel 9, Los Angeles, CA with The Four Tops, The Daily Flash

September 30, 1966: Starlight Ballroom, Oxnard, CA

October 22, 1966: Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA with Love 

October 28, 1966: Campus Hall, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA 

November 1, 1966: Winterland, San Francisco, CA with Godfrey Cambridge, Frankie Randall, Big Mama Willie Mae Thornton, Nicholas Brothers

November 4, 1966: Pauley Pavilion, U.C.L.A. campus, Los Angeles, CA

November 18, 1966: Cheshire Cat, USC (University of Southern California) campus, Los Angeles. CA with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

November 23-24, 1966: Aire Crown Theater, Chicago, IL with The Lovin' Spoonful

December 9, 1966: Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI with The Lovin' Spoonful

December 11, 1966: Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH with The Lovin' Spoonful

March 11, 1967: 'Clay Cole's Diskotek', WPIX Channel 11, unknown television studio, New York City, NY with Lesley Gore, The Beatles (film), The Marvalettes, Tim Rose, Soupy Sales (broadcast date)

March 25, 1967: Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA with Eric Burdon and The Animals, Bola Sete Trio, Harbinger Complex, Sly and The Family Stone (cancelled), Baytovens

March 31 - April 1, 1967: Valley Music Theatre, 20600 Ventura Boulevard, Woodland Hills, CA with West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Flesh & Blood, Lights by Out Of Sight Lite Show


THE ASSOCIATION #2 (MAY ?, 1967 - JAN 1969)
1) Brian Cole
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Russ Giguere
4) Terry Kirkman
5) Jim Yester
6) Larry Ramos vocals, lead guitar, banjo


May 5, 1967: KRNT Theater, Des Moines, IA with The Turtles

May 11, 1967: Riverside High School, Riverside, IL

May 12, 1967: Auditorium, Niles High School, Niles, MI with The Cambridge Five

May 13, 1967: Indiana State University, Bloomington, IN

May 18, 1967: Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA

May 20, 1967: Pacific Auditorium, San Jose, CA

May 26, 1967: 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', CBS-TV Show, CBS Television City, 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax District, Los Angeles, CA  (recording date.....the show was broadcasted ony May 28)

May 28, 1967: 'The Steve Allen Show', ABC-TV Show, Hollywod, CA (recording date)

June 16, 1967: Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey, CA with The Paupers, Lou Rawls, Beverly, Johnny Rivers, Eric Burdon and The Animals, Simon & Garfunkel "Monterey International Pop Festival"

July 14, 1967: Malibu Shore and Beach Club, Lido Beach, Long Island, NY with Buffalo Springfield

July 24-30, 1967: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA with Donald O'Connor, Izumi, The Wellingtons "Donald O'Connor Show"

August ?, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, IL

August ?, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, MI

August 5, 1967: Village Theatre, New York City, NY with Janis Ian

August ??, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, Canada

August ??, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, MA

August ??, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, AK

August ??, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, FL

August ??, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, CO

August ??, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, MN

August 19-20, 1967: 'Murray The K Show', WPIX-TV Show, New Yok City, NY (recording date) 

August 25, 1967: 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', CBS-TV Show, CBS Television City, 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax District, Los Angeles, CA (recording date)

August 26, 1967: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA with Buffalo Springfield, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Young Men, The Sunshine Company

September 5-17 1967: Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, CA

September 10, 1967: Merry-Go-Round area, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA "Love In" (from dawn to dusk)

October 16, 1967: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

October 17, 1967: Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

October 18, 1967: Dan Cannon Auditorium, St. Leo, FL

October 19, 1967: University of Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN

October 20, 1967: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

October 21, 1967: Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, Cookeville, TN

October 26, 1967: Southern Oregon College, Ashland, OR

October 27, 1967: University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

October 28, 1967: Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

October 30, 1967: Oregon Tech Institute, Klamath Falls, OR

October 31, 1967: Chico State College, Chico, CA

November 10, 1967: Men's Gym, El Camino College, Torrance, CA  

November 18, 1967: Cow Palace, Daily City, CA with Eric Burdon and The Animals, The Who, Everly Brothers, Sopwith Camel, The Sunshine Company, Sam Riddle (MC) "White Front Festival of Music"

November 19, 1967: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA with Sopwith Camel, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Everly Brothers, The Who, The Sunshine Company, Sam Riddle (MC), (possibly) The Shondells, (possibly) The Buckinghams "White Front Festival of Music"

unknown date, 1968: 'Top Of The Pops', BBC-1 TV Show, London, UK
The band perform: 'Time For Livin'.

January 6, 1968: Community Concourse, San Diego, CA with Union Gap Band

January 19, 1968: Pauley Pavilion, U.C.L.A., Los Angeles, CA with Miriam Makeba, Oscar Brown Jr., Jean Pace, The Stone Poneys 

April 15, 1968: The Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA with Sly & The Family Stone, The Del Fonics, Billy Vera & Judy Clay, The Esquires, The Entertainers 

May 6, 1968: Palazzo dello Sport, Rome, Italy with Odetta (cancelled), Pink Floyd, The Move, I Gigant, Country Beat of Jiri Brebek "First International Pop Festival" 

May 28 - June 2, 1968: Melodyland Theatre, Anaheim, CA with Wes Montgomery

August 9, 1968: Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL with The Who

October 12, 1968: 'American Bandstand', ABC-TV Show, Los Angeles, CA with Johnny Nash (broadcasting date)
The band perform: 'Six Man Band'.

October 13, 1968: Providence College, Providence, RI 

November 15, 1968: Boston Armory, Boston, MA

December 8, 1968: 'Ed Sullivan Show', CBS-TV Show, Ed Sullivan Theatre, Broadway, New York City, NY (broadcasting date)
The band perform: 'Along Comes Mary' and 'Never My Love'.


THE ASSOCIATION #3 (JAN 1969 - JUN 1970)
1) Brian Cole
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Russ Giguere
4) Terry Kirkman
5) Jim Yester
6) Larry Ramos
7) Jules Gary Alexander


February 8, 1969: Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA

February 9, 1969: PNE Agrodome, Vancouver, BC, Canada 

March 7, 1969: Gym, Fordham University, Bronx, New York City, NY with The Good Earth

March 9, 1969: 'Ed Sullivan Show', CBS-TV Show, Ed Sullivan Theatre, Broadway, New York City, NY with Creedence Clearwater Revival, Mickey Mantle, Greg Morris, Norm Crosby, Carol Lawrence, Will Jordan, Jeannie C. Riley (broadcasting date)

March 21, 1969: U-D Memorial Building, Detroit, MI

March 26, 1969: Finch Field House, Mount Pleasant, MI

July 8-13, 1969: Melodyland Theatre, Anaheim, CA with The Committee 

July 19, 1969: Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ with Alzo & Undine "Moe Septee's Summer of Stars"

July 25-26, 1969: Chicago Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL

August 6, 1969: Carousel Theatre, Framingham, MA

September 27, 1969: 'American Bandstand', ABC-TV Show, Los Angeles, CA (broadcasting date)
The band perform: 'Goodbye Columbus'.

October 18, 1969: Jenison Fieldhouse, East Lansing, MI  

November 28, 1969: Colden Auditorium, Queens College, Long Island Expressway and Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY with John Sebastian (filling in for Sha-Na-Na)

April 17, 1970: Bowen Field House, Eastern Michigan University campus, Ypsilanti, MI 


THE ASSOCIATION #4 (JUN 1970 - AUG 1972)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Terry Kirkman
3) Brian Cole
4) Ted Bluechel Jr.
5) Jim Yester
6) Larry Ramos
7) Richard Thompson vocals, keyboards


July 4-5, 1970: Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ with Lionel Hampton

January 16, 1971: Florida Gymnasium, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

February 6, 1971: Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI 

May 1, 1971: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA with Joan Baez, Redeye, Earth, Wind & Fire, County Joe McDonald, Everly Brothers, Joy of Cooking, Joyous Noise, Rockin Foo, Charles John Quarto, Mimi Farina and Tom Jans, Stoneground, David Harris (Guest Speaker), Jack Nicholson (Honorary Chairman) "May Day - A benefit concert for the Southern California Council of Free Clinics"

June 20 - June 25, 1972: Doug Weston's Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA with Judee Sill 

July 8, 1972: Wollman Memorial Skating Rink, South Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, NY with Mandrill, Curtis Mayfield, Jackie DeShannon "5th Annual The Schaefer Music Festival in Central Park" 

July 16, 1972: Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI with Judee Sill 


THE ASSOCIATION #5 (AUG 1972 - SEPT 1972)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Terry Kirkman
3) Ted Bluechel Jr.
4) Jim Yester
5) Larry Ramos
6) Richard Thompson
7) Wolfgang Meltz bass
8) Mike Berkowitz drums


September 15, 1972: Wisconsin International Raceway, Kaukauna, WI with MC5, Siegel-Schwall Band, New Colony Six, Black Society, Hound Dog Band "Wisconsin International Fall Festival"



THE ASSOCIATION #6 (SEPT 1972 - FALL 1972)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Jim Yester
4) Larry Ramos
5) Richard Thompson
6) Wolfgang Meltz
7) Mike Berkowitz



THE ASSOCIATION #7 (FALL 1972 - SEPT 1973 (?))
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Jim Yester
4) Larry Ramos
5) Richard Thompson
6) Maurice Miller vocals, drums, percussion
7) David Vaught vocals, bass


February 23, 1973: 'The Midnight Special', NBC.TV Show, NBC Studios, 3000 West Alameda Avenue, Burbank, Los Angeles County, CA with Blood, Sweat and Tears, Harry Chapin, Skeeter Davis, Sam Neely, Kerrie Biddell, The Committee, The Hollies, Curtis Mayfield, Timmy Thomas (broadcast date)




THE ASSOCIATION #8 (SEPT 1973 (?) - LATE 1973)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Larry Ramos

4) Richard Thompson
5) Maurice Miller
6) David Vaught 
7) Jerry Yester vocals, guitar



THE ASSOCIATION #9 (LATE 1973 - LATE 1974)
1) Jim Yester
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Larry Ramos

4) Richard Thompson
5) Maurice Miller
6) David Vaught 
7) Jerry Yester
+
8) Bob Werner vocals (only as guest in a few shows in 1974)


THE ASSOCIATION #10 (LATE 1974 - SUMMER 1975)
1) Jim Yester
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Larry Ramos

4) Maurice Miller
5) David Vaught 
6) Art Johnson lead guitar, vocals
7) Dwayne Smith vocals, keyboards