1 PLANNER PROJECT 2016... THE 60s! EDITOR’S NOTE: Listed below are the venues, performers, media, events, and specialty items including automobiles (when possible), highlighting 1961 and 1966 in Planner Project 2016! 1961! 1961 / FEATURED AREA MUSICAL VENUES FROM 1961 / (17) AREA JAZZ / BLUES VENUES / (4) Kornman’s Front Room / Leo’s Casino (4817 Central Ave.) / Theatrical Restaurant / Albert Anthony’s Welcome Inn AREA POP CULTURE VENUES / (13) Herman Pirchner’s Alpine Village / Aragon Ballroom / Cleveland Arena / the Copa (1710 Euclid) / Euclid Beach (hosts Coca-Cola Day) / Four Provinces Ballroom (free records for all attendees) / Hickory Grill / Homestead Ballroom / Keith’s 105th / Music Hall / Sachsenheim Ballroom / Severance Hall / Yorktown Lanes (Teen Age Rock ‘n Bowl’ night) 1961 / FEATURED ARTISTS / MUSICAL GRPS. PERFORMING HERE IN 1961 / [Individuals: (36) / Grps.: (19)] [(-) NO. OF TIMES LISTED] FEATURED JAZZ / BLUES ARTISTS PERFORMING HERE IN 1961 / (12) Gene Ammons / Art Blakely & the Jazz Messengers / John Coltrane / Harry ‘Sweets’ Edison / Ramsey Lewis / Jimmy McPartland / Shirley Scott / Jimmy Smith / Sonny Stitt / Stanley Turrentine / Joe Williams / Teddy Wilson POP CULTURE: FEATURED NORTHEAST OHIO / REGIONAL ARTISTS FROM 1961 / (6) Andrea Carroll / Ellie Frankel trio / Bobby Hanson’s Band / Dennis Warnock’s Combo / West Side Bandstand (with Jack Scott, Tom King & the Starfires) FEATURED NATIONAL ARTISTS PERFORMING HERE IN 1961 / [Individuals: (16) / Groups: (14)] Tony Bennett / Jerry Butler / Cab Calloway (with All-Star Revue) / Ray Charles (with the Raelets, Betty Carter) / Delta Rhythm Boys / Johnny Desmond / Les Elgart / Judy Garland / Buddy Greco / the Halos / Lena Horne (with her Nine O’Clock Revue) / Ink Spots / Kingston Trio / Gladys Knight & the Pips / Shep & the Limelites / Chad Mitchell Trio / Ricky Nelson Show (Ricky Nelson, Dodie Stevens, Visions, Bombers) / Gino Parks / the Temptations / Twisters / Bobby Vinton & his Orchestra FEATURED ROCK HALL INDUCTEES PERFORMING HERE IN 1961 / (6) Chet Atkins, Ray Charles, Ink Spots, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Ricky Nelson, Temptations FEATURED COUNTRY / COUNTRY ROCK / BLUEGRASS ARTISTS HERE IN 1961 / (1) Chet Atkins FEATURED AREA POLKA ARTISTS FROM 1961 / (1) Kenny Bass FEATURED AREA CULTURAL ARTISTS FROM 1961 / (2) Cleveland Orchestra (with Artur Rubenstein) FEATURED WOMEN OF MUSIC PERFORMING HERE IN 1961 / (9) Andrea Carroll / Betty Carter / Ellie Frankel trio / Judy Garland / Lena Horne / Gladys Knight / the Raelets / Shirley Scott / Dodie Stevens 2 FEATURED CLUB OWNERS / PROMOTERS FROM 1961 / (2) Leo’s Casino (Leo Frank, Jules Berger) 1961 / FEATURED MEDIA FROM 1961 / FEATURED AREA NEWSPAPERS (2) / REPORTERS (1) Cleveland Plain Dealer (Glenn C. Pullen) / The Cleveland Press RADIO LISTINGS FROM 1961 / FEATURED AREA RADIO STATIONS / (3) WERE-AM / WGAR-AM / WHK-AM FEATURED AREA RADIO PERSONALITIES / (3) WERE-AM (Carl Reese) / WGAR-AM (Tom Armstrong) / WHK-AM (Johnny Holliday) TELEVISION LISTINGS FROM 1961 / FEATURED AREA TELEVISION STATIONS / (3) KYW-TV3 / WEWS-TV5 / WJW-TV8 FEATURED AREA TELEVISION PROGRAMMING / [(Local: (2) / Network: (25)] LOCAL: Dorothy Fuldheim’s 1 O’Clock Club / Quarterback Club / NETWORK: 77 Sunset Strip / Academy Awards with host Bob Hope / Jim Backus Show / Candid Camera / Cheyenne / Dennis the Menace / Flintstones / Dobie Gillis / Mike Hammer / Tab Hunter Show / Marshall Dillon / Lassie / Lawman / Maverick / Garry Moore / Paradise Adventure / Rawhide / The Rebel / Dinah Shore Chevy Show (guests Al Hirt, Fabian) / Red Skelton / Surfside 6 / Third Man / This Is Your Life / Twilight Zone (‘The Mirror’ episode with Peter Falk) / Loretta Young Show FEATURED AREA TV PERSONALITIES: / [Local: (4) / Network: (3)] LOCAL: WEWS-TV (Gene Carroll, Capt. Penny, Dorothy Fuldheim) / WKYC-TV (Mike Douglas) / NETWORK: Rt. 66 (Martin Milner, George Maharis, Robert Redford) FEATURED AREA TELEVISION DEBUTS: / [Local: (1) / Network: (3)] LOCAL: The Mike Douglas Show (Tony Bennett debut guest) / NETWORK: Car 54. Where Are You? / Dick Van Dyke Show / Wilbur & Mr. Ed ROUTE 66 FILMING HERE / SEGMENT AIRS FILMED IN CLEVELAND: Route 66 actors (Martin Milner, George Maharis) & crew here to film show segments / Route 66 ‘First Class Mouliak’ episode filmed in Cleveland airs with Robert Redford as ‘Janosh’ 1961 / FEATURED ENTERTAINERS / AREA ENTERTAINMENT FROM 1961 / FEATURED COMEDIANS / (3) Don Adams / Bob Newhart / Ronnie Schell FEATURED HOLLYWOOD ARTISTS / (1) Jayne Mansfield (@ Giant Tiger Dept. store opening) FEATURED AREA BURLESQUE (1) / BURLESQUE HOUSES / (1) Hope Diamond (@ Roxy Burlesk) FEATURED AREA AMUSEMENT PARKS / (1) Euclid Beach (Coca-Cola Day – free admission) FEATURED AREA MOVIES / ARTISTS FROM 1961 / (4) 3 LOCAL DEBUT: ‘Gidget Goes Hawaiian’ (with Michael Callen IN PERSON) / LOCAL PREVIEW: ‘Blue Hawaii’ (starring Elvis Presley) / LOCAL SHOWINGS: ‘The Hustler’ (with Cleveland native Paul Newman as Fast Eddie) / ‘Psycho’ (@ Memphis Drive-In) FEATURED AREA MOVIE HOUSES FROM 1961 / (3) Hippodrome Theater / Palace Theatre (call Cherry 1-1600 for information) / Memphis Drive-In FEATURED RECORDS / ARTISTS FROM 1961 / (36) HIT SINGLES: ‘Apache’ (Jorgen Ingmann) / ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight’ (Elvis Presley) / ‘Big Bad John’ (Jimmy Dean) / ‘Blue Moon’ (the Marcels) / ‘Calendar Girl’ (Neil Sedaka) / ‘Crazy’ (Patsy Cline) / ‘Dedicated to the One I Love’ (the Shirelles) / ‘Don’t Worry’ (Marty Robbins) / ‘Goodbye Cruel World’ (Jimmy Darren) / ‘Good Time Baby’ (Bobby Rydell) / ‘Hello Mary Lou’ (Ricky Nelson) / ‘I Count the Tears’ (The Drifters) / ‘I Don’t Want to Cry’ (Chuck Jackson) / ‘Lazy River’ (Bobby Darin) / ‘Little Devil’ (Neil Sedaka) / ‘Mama Said’ (The Shirelles) / ‘100 Pounds of Clay;’ (Gene McDaniels) / ‘The Peppermint Twist’ (Joey Dee & the Starlighters) / ‘Please Love Me Forever’ (Cathy Jean & the Roommates) / ‘Pony Time’ (Chubby Checker) / ‘Ruby’ (Ray Charles) / ‘Runaround Sue’ (Dion) / ‘Runaway’ (Del Shannon) / ‘Run on Him’ (Bobby Vee) / ‘Shop Around’ (The Miracles) / ‘Some Kind of Wonderful’ (The Drifters) / ‘Spanish Harlem’ (Ben E. King) / ‘Surrender’ (Elvis Presley) / ‘The Twist’ (Chubby Checker) / ‘There’s a Moon Out Tonight’ (the Capris) / ‘‘Til’ (the Angels) / ‘Tonight’ (Eddie Fisher) / ‘Tonight I Fell in Love’ (The Tokens) / ‘Travelin’ Man’ ( Ricky Nelson) / ‘Up a Lazy River’ (Si Zenter) / ‘Wheels’ (String-A-Longs) / ‘Where the Boys Are’ (Connie Francis) / ‘Your One & Only Love’ (Jackie Wilson) HIT ALBUMS RECORD STORES: / Mitch Miller’s Holiday Sing-Along LPs (@ Discount Records) / Chubby Checker’s four ‘Twist’ LPs in mono (@ Higbee’s Dept. store) 1961 / FEATURED AREA SPECIALTY EVENTS FROM 1961 / (2) CLEVELAND COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. PRESENTS RICKY NELSON: @ Cleveland Arena with Dodie Stevens (Pink Shoe Laces), Andrea Carroll & the ‘Visions’ ($2.25-$2.75) COCA-COLA DAY @ EUCLID BEACH: Free admission, skydiver plunging 13 stories into an 8’ tank, 9 free rides with tickets found in Coke cartons, record hop in the ballroom with Chet Atkins, Andrea Carroll, the Visions, the Bombers 1961 / FEATURED SPECIALTY ITEMS FROM 1961 / AIRLINE FLIGHTS / (1) Eastern DC7B flight to Miami ($48.50) AUTOMOBILES (4) [Found in weekly auto ads] CHEVROLETS / (2) Black/red interior ‘57 Chevy convertible w/V8, whitewalls, power steering-brakes, auto ($1,195-LaRiche) Bronze-white top/bronze interior ‘58 V8 Impala convertible ($1,595) FORD THUNDERBIRDS / (2) Raven black-white top ‘56 T-Bird convertible w/engine chrome package ($1,595-Reynolds Ford) Burgundy-white top/black and white interior ‘60 T-Bird Roadster ($3,095) FEATURED AREA FOOD / RESTAURANTS / (4) $1 jumbo shrimp dinner at Kenny King’s served in your car 9 free Euclid Beach rides with tickets found in Coke cartons Full-size hot dogs & Coca-Cola for 16¢ @ new Giant Tiger store 4 Bowling at Yorktown Lanes ($1.50 plus jumbo hot dog & king-sized coke) FEATURED AREA BUSINESSES (1) / RETAIL/RESTAURANTS (4) / STORE OPENINGS / (1) Cleveland Coca Cola Bottling Co. / Higbee’s / Kenny King’s / Yorktown Lanes / new Giant Tiger store, 11500 Brookpark ($1.86 ladies’ Ban-Lon sweaters) 1961 / SPORTS PLAYERS / OWNERS / COACHES / MANAGERS / TEAMS / VENUES FROM 1961 / (25) Rocky Colavito / Tito Francona / Wynn Hawkins / Barry Latman / Jim Perry / Jimmy Piersall / Johnny Romano / Johnny Temple / Micky Mantle / Roger Maris (61 home run season) / Fred (Curley) Morrison / Arthur B. Modell (buys Cleveland Browns for $4 million with Rudy Schaefer [Schaefer Brewing Co.]) / B-W coach Lee Tressel (undefeated season) / manager Jimmy Dykes / New York Yankees / Cleveland Indians / Harlem Globetrotters / Washington Generals / Cleveland Browns / Cleveland Pipers / Washington Tapers / Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets / Cleveland Arena / Municipal Stadium 1961 / FEATURED GENERAL HISTORY FROM 1961 / (3) John F. Kennedy sworn in as President, stating, “Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country” / Cuban missile crisis / Direct military action begins in Vietnam 1961 / FEATURED ENTRIES FROM 1961 [(48) / Sports: (6) / General History: (2)] 1/2 Top 45s: Marty Robbins’ ‘Don’t Worry;’ ‘Please Love Me Forever’ by Cathy Jean & the Roommates; the Capris’ ‘There’s A Moon Out Tonight;’ Bobby Darin’s ‘Lazy River;’ Your One & Only Love’ by Jackie Wilson; and ‘Wheels’ by the String-A-Longs, 1961 1/8 Sunday TV offers Lassie,’ ‘Maverick’ & ‘The Rebel’ & ‘Mike Hammer’ on TV5; ‘Dennis the Menace’ on TV8; & ‘Tab Hunter,’ Loretta Young,’ the ‘Dinah Shore Show’ with Al Hirt & Fabian, & ‘This Is Your Life’ on TV3, as ‘Wilbur