Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Looking at a Page From the Seattle P-I Entertainment Section, 5-12-67


At the Rod & Reel, now appearing at the piano table nightly, fantastic ballad singer Ted Dore.
At the Sounds Cellar, the newest "18 and over" night club, 2 top bands every Friday and Saturday.
At the New Warling's, where your hosts are Jim Anas and Geo. Serpanos, coming Monday is Janie Tucker, with Woody Drake at the piano (Wonderful duo! Don't miss this!).
At Mr. Mike's Steak House, live Dixie nightly, with Dug Davis and the Uncalled Four.
At the Marine Room at the Olympic Hotel, island mood music from Sterling Mossman and Company, plus Ronnie Eastman.
At the Golden Door Restaurant, the continuous entertainment nightly includes, every Friday and Saturday, two fabulous shows from Tani and the South Sea Islanders.
At the Wharf, at Fisherman's Terminal, Suzie and Franc are playing their last two nights, to be followed by Ukie Sherin.
At Casa Villa, in their charming dining room, now playing is the Bob Winn Quartet featuring Patti Summers.
At the Avalon Ballroom, there's dancing every Sunday with Charlie Cannon's Music.
At the Meet & Mix Dance, held Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at an unnamed building at 1512 6th Avenue, there's a 5-piece orchestra.
At Piccadilly Corner at the Olympic Hotel, if you're not interested in the island mood music in the Marine Room, Percy Franks holds forth nightly with a repertoire of old favorites.
And at the Islander on Mercer Island, Charlie Ross, the well known organist, is now appearing nightly.
I don't really have any comments about any of this, except to say: I wonder what these people sounded like? All those musical acts, all presumably lost to posterity--I don't imagine that video, or even audio, exists of any of them (nowadays they'd all be on YouTube). What did well known organist Charlie Ross sound like? What was in Percy Franks' repertoire of old favorites? What the hell did Ukie Sherin do? (Did he play the ukulele?) What top bands played at the Sounds Cellar? I hate that I don't know...

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