Lisa Leonard Dalton is the dancer in that classic 1975 music video. However, they and Lita Ford did give the late-'80s metal scene some successful female musicians, as well as Joan Jett who isn't always considered metal.) [1] She attended El Camino College and acted the youthful role of Arthur in the college production of Shakespeare'sThe Life and Death of King John in April 1965. Her story makes sense and there are 20 or more witnesses who knew her in 1975. The well-known bands then talk about the biggest audiences they've performed for and how performing the music is "better than sex, better than anything you could ever do," to quote Bobby Dall (Poison). On the other hand, another woman (of an unknown band at the time of filming, but by the time this film was out on video, identifiable as Janet Gardner of Vixen, who were all over MTV with "Edge of a Broken Heart) declares that "if a guy came to pick me up for a baseball game and was wearing makeup, I probably wouldn't answer the door. Thus the band was named. I admit my car audio is hard on them, since the player is in the trunk of the 99 Honda Civic. At the time, Penelope Spheeris was known for a 1981 documentary about punk music which I really should see sometime, The Decline of Western Civilization, and some obscure punk-esque comedy movies. The club became a favorite hangout for teen dancers who loved live music, which was not lost on the neighboring television studios. I say ironic because Mustaine lost the use of his arm in 2002 due to severe nerve damage, and Megadeth is effectively over. In this Lou Rawls clip from 1965, June Wilson is the first dancer who plays hard to get. Up here in the Santa Monica Mountains, location of my Topanga home, the only couple L.A. radio stations I can stand dont always get good reception. Featured content, Front page, Music, Uncategorized http://www.urbanoutlaw.com/opinion/042603.html This scene is notable since it is described in Jim's Gazzarri Dancer website featuring the stunning. ", The next segment is on Faster Pussycat and the club opened by their lead singer, Taime Downe with his roommate Rikki Rachtman, the Cathouse. Many of the photos here onher page are lucky survivors from that fire. Poison chose to be interviewed sitting in front of their equipment, and as I said earlier, the real guys differ greatly from the stylized version of the first album cover photo that's painted on the equipment. A click on my car stereo instantly starts the track over. I will play the opening of the track and go to, say, the point where Densmore pounds the snare drum rat-a-tat-a-tat-a riff, about 25 seconds after the opening notes and just before Morrison emits that epic scream. If you are a Doors/Morrison fan, its a must-read. Of course, the fact that of the bands shown in this bit, Vixen (and to a lesser degree, Tuff) did reach some success makes it seem a little less ridiculous -- and then the established stars are shown saying pretty much the same thing, that an essential factor in their success was wanting it so much. Classic - Gazzarri's Dancers by Bill Gazzarri's Tribute (gazzarris). We have the largest collection of videos from the show and strive to add more if they become available. [1], In her later life Fairchild lived on the streets of Skid Row, Los Angeles due to her addictions. Guns'n'Roses turned down the chance to be in the movie, but the transition in Axl Rose's look between their first video, "Welcome to the Jungle", where Axl's hair is teased to high heaven, and their second, "Sweet Child O' Mine, where it is completely flat and held down by a bandana, shows how the favored look was changing for the savvy bands. The coldest night in the Australian outback, the article said, was called a "three dog night". We had hoped that if enough people knew we were trying to ID the girl that something would break. Years active. Courtesy of Thomas K. Nagano. The sweaters, pants, and wide belts are the same clothes that the ladies wore on some of the episode # 44 performances. We based it off your Facebook details. They discuss their reasons for becoming a band and the technique of distributing their flyers that they and most other L.A. bands used to attract attention to themselves and their shows. Cosgrave states in his book that neither he nor Mary Werbelow ever heard Jim Morrison sing a note. A few years ago she showed up in a KCET feature story on the King Eddy Saloon (at the 5:00 mark with friends William Mitchell and T.K. June Fairchild was spotted dancing (at Gazzarri's, as it happens) by producer Al Burton. : The Gazzarri Dancers earned featured billing along with Riddle and the celebrity guests. The parole officer gives the outsider's view of women being treated brutally in metal, shown tied up, etc. Spheeris said in a later interview, "Well, first let me say you're talking to the person who turned down directing Spinal Tap because I love heavy metal music so much that I couldn't make fun of itMiles Copeland from I.R.S. Cosgrave remained good friends with them both after their breakup, but lost track of them after he left L.A. right about the time The Doors first rehearsed in the late summer/early fall of 1965. I do not want to reveal too much until it is completeother than I will say millions of followers of the dancing girl video will be shocked with the outcome. Then repeat at that length. 8,000 feet. To read the story of the search for the Sloopy Girl and to see the full video, Deconstructing A Myth: Sloopy Girl Lisa Leonard Dalton, Found Performance: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Cher, Found Performance: Summer Rain by Johnny Rivers, Spokane: Mike Mitchell Forney, KNEW (1965), Found Performance: Thunderball by Tom Jones, Found Performance: Georgy Girl by The Seekers, Found Performance: Massachusetts (acoustic) The Bee Gees, Introduction to the Northwest Sound The Early Years, Found Performance: Hang On Sloopy w/ Lisa Leonard Dalton. Its a big sonic palette for two guys. "We all loved her on HAGG. How hard is it to find someone in the music industry to contact Rick Derringer and ask him if he or any band members spoke with the dancer. We based it off your Twitter details. starsfrom the 60's music scene. She became part of the core group on HAGG, a spin-off of Riddle's daily dance show "9th Street West." Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Then somebody messed it up more by falsely linking Rick and Liz in the UK in matrimony. Now that I have access to the full version (courtesy of the Hillsborough County, Florida public library system) here goes a full overview. The Godfather of Rock N Roll. Above: Still photo from the 1968 movie HEAD featuring the MONKEES. With that kind of backing, it's not surprising that the film goes back and forth between supporting and mocking the metal musicians interviewed, but sometimes the headbangers made it too easy. Your email address will not be published. These were no generic cheerleader type dancers, but cutting edge for their time beauties, dancing to the best choreographed routines from the mid-60's. This site is dedicated solely to the elite group of, Starting up inDecember 1964 and running throughFebruary 1966 the show featured an eclectic mix of rock, r & b,and popular music artists,some of whom such as, The dancers on the television show are not to be confused with the go-go dancers in, nightclub from the 1970s and onwards. If Im feeling gnarly Ill go on and run through the insane Krieger double-tracked guitar solo, a multitrack psychedelic extravaganza, with volume cranked. Additional photos of Lisa are at the bottom of this post. You can always edit this or any other info in settings after joining. As of September 2021, we now know the identity of the sexy "Hang On Sloopy" dancer in Rick Derringer's 1975 video. She has also appeared oppositeCLINT EASTWOODandBEAU BRIDGES, amongst others. Especially if I was high. Some of the contestants seem reasonably normal, but both last year's winner and the two 18-year-old girlfriends of 60-something Bill Gazzarri, the club owner, come off as astoundingly airheaded. I am certain there will be surprises, shocks and reverberations from this surprising reveal. Log in or register to write something here or to contact authors. World Media gave me a couple of producers to do Decline II with, and they really looked down on the metal scene." Derek.correct on all counts. I have two 1965 appearances by the original McCoys. But the video I chose is actually from 1975 and it will get your attention. Total silence. Press ESC to exit. Shes Lisa Leonard Dalton. Something wrong, something not quite right. We have the largest collection of videos from the show and strive to add more if they become available. Playing on the television in the background you can see, dancing to a 1966 performance of "Elusive Butterfly" by, These photos, above and below, were takenon June 29, 2011 at. Jim Freyler started the site six years ago to compile info on the go-go dancers he remembered as a 15-year-old TV watcher in New York. Klosterman, Chuck. Think about that for a minute. (The viewer is left to do the math and split the earnings among five band members.) Shes Lisa Leonard Dalton. This new book by Bill Cosgrave about his times with her and Jim Morrison is haunting my Halloween Trick or Treat. [2] Her father was a musician who specialized in writing gospel songs and music. Spheeris recounts, 'Well, everybody I filmedI asked them, "How do you want me to film you?" was very familiar since she had also filmed an episode with them. Additional photos of Lisa are at the bottom of this post. If it is published we will post a notice on this website on how to obtain a copy. The weather is here, wish you were beautiful, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Documentary History of Western Civilization, "Under My Wheels" -- Alice Cooper with Axl Rose, Slash and Izzy Stradlin (Guns'n'Roses). Your own family and your true love say you suck ouch! The End remains another shoulda-been single hit, as the tune was originally a melodic break up tune for Mary Werbelow without the later-added and notorious Oedipal Section. His answer was Lisa somebody. He didnt know her, other than by her first name. Here's an obit today in the Times. At the 5:00 mark on the link below you can see JUNE making a brief November 4, 2011 cameo appearance at the historic King Eddy Saloon in downtown Los Angeles.http://www.kcet.org/socal/food/freelunch/the-king-eddy-history.html, ___________________________________________________________________, **** 1971 photo of the gorgeous JUNE FAIRCHILD ***. How about a lingerie store?"' After a decade of rumors, and other women unfortunately given credit for the Hang On Sloopy dancers performance, it was revealed in 2021 that Lisa Leonard Dalton, an American, is the real Sloopy Girl. Stream music on Myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. Fairchild's boyfriend around this time was Danny Hutton of "Three Dog Night," and in rock lore she gets credit for suggesting the band's name. Former radio broadcaster and radio station owner, 1970-1999. Fairchild was born June Edna Wilson on September 3, 1946,[1] in Manhattan Beach, California. Many of the photos here onher page are lucky survivors from that fire. But though some of the rock bands capture the appeal of the wild rock'n'roll lifestyle, others seem to live in a more down-to-earth way. (His bandmate Paul Stanley is interviewed lying on a bed surrounded by lingerie models.) Wiki duz need an edit", "A Fallen Star: Addiction: Former actress, now 54 and living on the streets, dreams of a movie comeback", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=June_Fairchild&oldid=1093416273, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 16 June 2022, at 13:29. She has starred in movies directed by such notables as ROGER VADIM and JACK NICHOLSON.BesidesHOLLYWOOD A GO-GOandPLAYBOY AFTER DARK JUNE also appeared on several other television shows. In the background we can see, This interesting photo, also from episode # 19, was taken during a break in the video taping. 67 likes. AL found hisGAZZARRI DANCERSby frequenting the L.A. clubs and picking the prettiest and best dancers for a chance to be a dancer on the show. (This audience is not identified, but thinking about it, it looks like the one from the Megadeth show near the end of the film.) But by 1988, even the glammest hit bands were toning it down -- on the cover of their 1986 debut album, Poison wore so much makeup that my mom looked at the picture and said "Oh, how nice. There are also links tooverfourhundred HOLLYWOOD A GO-GOvideos, all of which feature the fantastic and talented GAZZARRI DANCERS. He was asked on his Facebook page for the name of the girl dancer in his Hang On Sloopy video. And we are working on the story. They were a mix of young pros and local girls who could shake it a little. What I want is Morrison singing confusion, Thats right, I prefer much of the original 1966-early 67 lyrics, with the slower, scarier tempo. Not well recorded, but highly instructive. The subject matter was her recovery from drug and alcohol abuse. And that is not the same Lisa Dalton leaving comments on Sloopy videos. It is perhaps most notable as the location where The Doors and Van Halen were featured house bands for long stretches before being discovered. So, lets give thanks, and lets say a prayer for Mary, wherever she is. The song was very successful here in a version called pobre menina (poor girl). "Drugs, they were OK at the time, but then we outgrew them.". She replied but would not say yes or no. But this mystery is now officially solved and verified. 9039 W Sunset Blvd West Hollywood CA 90069. Paul..you are part of an exclusive club of millions. This helps us keep people, musicians and brands searchable on Myspace. backon track. Key Club is dedicated to being LA's premier live music, dining, and private events venue. It's a fun song, but mostly because it's familiar rather than because their version stands out in any way. Gazzarri's was a nightclub on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, United States. But you can pick one that's 25 characters or less and includes a letter. "Just a wall of Marshalls and your band, that's a show for me," Chuck Behler the drummer puts it. After showing the various unsigned musicians and how they look, the discussion goes to the glam look -- and most of these unknown bands are still very made-up and hairsprayed. The ending is devastating. In the far background on themain dancing platformare (left to right) LUCILLE, ROBERTA, DeANN, DALE, and MIMI. This band is shown backstage pouring beer on one another, but their singer gets a stand-alone interview and looks a lot more of a quiet guy; the on- and off-stage contrast is interesting. Wear a rubber and don't do drugs, what can I tell ya? Agent info Known for The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years 7.2 Self - Miss Gazzarri Dancer (1987) 1988 Credits IMDbPro Self Previous 1 The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years Self - Miss Gazzarri Dancer (1987) 1988 IMDb Best of 2022 His articles and interviews first appeared in Gonzo Today in early 2015, and some of them are fairly good. You can throw in numbers, dots and dashes, too. 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