tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post6389017908987106403..comments2024-03-13T13:22:59.628-07:00Comments on Rock Prosopography 101: Frenchy's, Hayward, CA January-June 1966 Show ListCorry342http://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-88312030590475972502023-07-25T17:25:43.357-07:002023-07-25T17:25:43.357-07:00Wow! So many memories reading these short "te...Wow! So many memories reading these short "tell all" stories from the Frenchy's days. Great to hear. 😉AniMailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04907542999217948554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-13596937723803616662022-03-03T20:04:23.083-08:002022-03-03T20:04:23.083-08:00Omg loved that place.Omg loved that place.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201553657689244830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-80943336104738909972022-03-03T20:00:45.134-08:002022-03-03T20:00:45.134-08:00So much fun, it seems I remember seeing Tina Turne...So much fun, it seems I remember seeing Tina Turner.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201553657689244830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-81014240019705439972021-09-03T12:38:05.988-07:002021-09-03T12:38:05.988-07:00When you say that Frenchy's was the only Rock ...When you say that Frenchy's was the only Rock club in our area, there was The Penthouse, and there were alot of cool bands. I remember Jimmy Cicero. That was Hot!!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286076867787333525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-65210623021212880002021-06-02T21:21:38.978-07:002021-06-02T21:21:38.978-07:00I fondy remember pulling Lydia Pense off of the st...I fondy remember pulling Lydia Pense off of the stage (Cold Blood) and winning the dance contest...great memories. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15939500578328339728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-71294090852860971842021-03-13T07:00:09.812-08:002021-03-13T07:00:09.812-08:00I lived very close to Frenchy's late sixties. ...I lived very close to Frenchy's late sixties. I never knew so many different groups played their. Thanks, for the posting's.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752456191067283853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-74797090916969270692020-07-08T10:32:22.182-07:002020-07-08T10:32:22.182-07:00Just read in "I'm with the band" by ...Just read in "I'm with the band" by Sally Mann about her going there to play a gig with Zappa and the Mothers in '66. She and Shelly Plimpton on acid and trying not to let Frank know (he was a tee-totaler. Her description of the dancers and the manager while on acid is quite hilarious. She was married to Spencer Dryden some time later.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07801988932151219546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-33304117556782039952019-10-29T06:30:46.754-07:002019-10-29T06:30:46.754-07:00There were a few famous celebrities that would dro...There were a few famous celebrities that would drop in from time to time to party. When I tell people about Frenchy’s and who I met there they can’t believe it. I would go there because of the music and dancing. 76-80. I miss those party days. If you liked great music and endless woman, Frenchy’s was the place.RickyRayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890530253627505510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-78409559534043629252019-10-19T17:06:07.633-07:002019-10-19T17:06:07.633-07:00I believe it was in 1968 or 1969 that a group by t...I believe it was in 1968 or 1969 that a group by the name of GARFAT was the opening act for Huey Lewis and the News at Frenchy's. Garfat was named for Jance Garfat, our bass player, who went on to be the bass player for Dr. Hook. <br />I should know, I was the lead singer, Joyce The Voice, who in 1977 won The Gong Show with Gladys Knight's "I really got to use My Imagination". Now, at 70, I am still rocking it out with hubby, Bucky, in the LA area, with a band called Maltose Falcon's Brews Band doing 70's music. ROCK ON!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542714257059217624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-16283481010913301822019-08-17T15:38:50.967-07:002019-08-17T15:38:50.967-07:00I was there in my suede hot pants and saw Sly alon...I was there in my suede hot pants and saw Sly along with Tower of Power and I think Boss Scaggs as well. Such a great place. I'll never forget those wonderful care free days and Frenchy's Claudia Cardinalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14131471068451305036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-77893549241601336342018-08-09T04:32:40.168-07:002018-08-09T04:32:40.168-07:00Nice blog.
Thanks for giving me lots of important ...Nice blog.<br />Thanks for giving me lots of important information from your blog that is very useful for me. Keep it up<br /><a href="http://www.retrojunkiebar.com/our-story/" rel="nofollow">East bay nightclub</a><br />Retro Junkie Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682938016758357401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-18249981694632382392018-06-17T17:07:44.981-07:002018-06-17T17:07:44.981-07:00I remember hearing the great soul/funk band "...I remember hearing the great soul/funk band "Leon's Creation", who gigged at Frenchy's Nightclub in Hayward, CA.<br /><br />I also remember a great singer and fabulous entertainer, by the name of "Jimmy D.", who sang with the soulful "Tom Narducci Band", and also with the very talented "Jimmy Cicero Band" in Hayward, CA.<br />Jimmy D. could steal the show with that great voice and dance moves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-79932156572918057792017-11-11T15:08:56.320-08:002017-11-11T15:08:56.320-08:00I know that Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki played at Fren...I know that Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki played at Frenchies (late sixties, early 70's). They went shopping while here at the lucky store in Fairway Park. My brother in law waited on them. It seems like Lydia Pense and Cold Blood was a staple at Frenchies as well. I can't believe Neil Diamond played there. Was the earlier, smaller version of Frenchies in the dame spot. Seems like it too was a tad south of Tennyson on Mission. Also, a fun place to go for bands was the Rollerina, just south of Bayfair Mall in San Leandro. Good times!pennygwynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518281155312925083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-49086117634852893632017-11-07T19:00:39.662-08:002017-11-07T19:00:39.662-08:00oh indeed. Sep 30-Oct 1 '67, and maybe more.
...oh indeed. Sep 30-Oct 1 '67, and maybe more.<br /><br />http://rockprosopography101.blogspot.com/2009/07/september-30-october-1-1967-frenchys.html<br /><br />Did he back T-Bone WalkerCorry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-39399753006034939532017-11-07T17:25:41.814-08:002017-11-07T17:25:41.814-08:00Those years ebb and flow BUT....I saw Sly and The ...Those years ebb and flow BUT....I saw Sly and The Family Stone sometime between '66 and '67ish. As I tell my kids, they glaze over.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09229968108573456464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-15690692478687399562016-12-15T12:34:43.973-08:002016-12-15T12:34:43.973-08:00I went to
Tennyson High School in the 60's an...I went to <br />Tennyson High School in the 60's and parked cars there at Frenchy's along with playing with my band the Forte's and we opened for many of the acts there. at that time they still had the Go-Go girls dancing and the outside swimming pool in back.KDFIGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798005872103416062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-36514113179437749032016-11-03T09:46:26.216-07:002016-11-03T09:46:26.216-07:00Thanks Dave. I have since found out that another m...Thanks Dave. I have since found out that another member of the Tijuana Rejects was guitarist Wayne Ceballos, later in AUM. Ceballos joined the group after they had come to California, and probably after they were playing Frenchy's.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-37915793142152154822016-11-03T07:21:06.468-07:002016-11-03T07:21:06.468-07:00the tiajuana rejects also played big als in the ci...the tiajuana rejects also played big als in the city. my cousins husband was ruben soriano the guitarist and they were from tijuana. they followed carlos to the bay area and remained about a year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563713611277183870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-73366605297947710772016-01-26T00:22:39.531-08:002016-01-26T00:22:39.531-08:00Man, I couldn't have said it better! Your reco...Man, I couldn't have said it better! Your recollection is amazing! I have tried to tell the same stories of French's and my family glazes over. YOU NAILED IT.<br />Thank you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09229968108573456464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-19131120603054098592016-01-14T21:33:13.238-08:002016-01-14T21:33:13.238-08:00In 1968 I remember being a 17 year old wanna be mu...In 1968 I remember being a 17 year old wanna be musician, spending some weekend nights standing outside Frenchy's listening to the bands playing. One Friday afternoon I was hanging out front hoping to meet Albert King who was booked for the weekend when a black Caddie pulled up and out came four men. One stopped and talked to me and asked me if I was trying to get in the club. I told him yes but I was happy to just stand outside an listen like I usually did. He told me he was Albert King's manager and asked me my name then said "Grab a guitar", so I did and as I entered the club with him, he introduced me to the manager and doorman, saying, "This is my friend Mike, take good care of him." I helped him get the rest of the gear from the cavernous trunk of the Caddie and he encouraged me to come back that evening for the show, which I eagerly did. I was there early and was warmly welcomed by the manager to sit with him at his table. I watched the show and the manager told me he had arranged for me to be able to return any time to the club and to my surprise, upon my return I was welcomed by the staff and never had to pay the cover charge. A month or two later Sly and The Family Stone were hired for a week end and ended up staying for about four or five weeks. It was a magical and amazing time! "Dance to the Music" had just broken and Sly was still a DJ at KSOL-FM. I was in awe to be there at such a seminal moment of the band's career. The crowds went from big to packed to capacity as the month flew by and I never saw such energy from a band or the crowd they were entertaining. We all would really go crazy when Sly did the breakdown "DO Do DO Do DO Do DO Do DO Do" while the band danced a in conga line through the isles. During the coming year I saw lot's of great bands like Tower of Power and some not so great bands come and go and I loved every minute. I remember the Go-Go dancers were gone but was struck by the beautiful waitresses in their skin tight body suits with the sexy diagonal stripes. Working in Hollywood, I have been to many famous and exclusive clubs since then but only one ever approached the excitement and energy of Frenchy's in Hayward.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078144926957110183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-45497452153565590972016-01-14T21:32:36.945-08:002016-01-14T21:32:36.945-08:00In 1968 I remember being a 17 year old wanna be mu...In 1968 I remember being a 17 year old wanna be musician, spending some weekend nights standing outside Frenchy's listening to the bands playing. One Friday afternoon I was hanging out front hoping to meet Albert King who was booked for the weekend when a black Caddie pulled up and out came four men. One stopped and talked to me and asked me if I was trying to get in the club. I told him yes but I was happy to just stand outside an listen like I usually did. He told me he was Albert King's manager and asked me my name then said "Grab a guitar", so I did and as I entered the club with him, he introduced me to the manager and doorman, saying, "This is my friend Mike, take good care of him." I helped him get the rest of the gear from the cavernous trunk of the Caddie and he encouraged me to come back that evening for the show, which I eagerly did. I was there early and was warmly welcomed by the manager to sit with him at his table. I watched the show and the manager told me he had arranged for me to be able to return any time to the club and to my surprise, upon my return I was welcomed by the staff and never had to pay the cover charge. A month or two later Sly and The Family Stone were hired for a week end and ended up staying for about four or five weeks. It was a magical and amazing time! "Dance to the Music" had just broken and Sly was still a DJ at KSOL-FM. I was in awe to be there at such a seminal moment of the band's career. The crowds went from big to packed to capacity as the month flew by and I never saw such energy from a band or the crowd they were entertaining. We all would really go crazy when Sly did the breakdown "DO Do DO Do DO Do DO Do DO Do" while the band danced a in conga line through the isles. During the coming year I saw lot's of great bands like Tower of Power and some not so great bands come and go and I loved every minute. I remember the Go-Go dancers were gone but was struck by the beautiful waitresses in their skin tight body suits with the sexy diagonal stripes. Working in Hollywood, I have been to many famous and exclusive clubs since then but only one ever approached the excitement and energy of Frenchy's in Hayward.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078144926957110183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-13335103576421568912014-11-09T19:16:00.719-08:002014-11-09T19:16:00.719-08:00The Ashes became the Peanut Butter Conspiracy. Me...The Ashes became the Peanut Butter Conspiracy. Members of The Ashes were: John Merrill (guitar,vocals), Alan Brackett (bass, vocals), Barbara (Sandi)Robison(vocals), Jim Chernis (guitar, vocals) and Spence Dryden (drums). Merrill, Brackett, and Robison went on to be the core of the PBC.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632549725317807272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-39832640784897599492011-09-28T11:07:46.014-07:002011-09-28T11:07:46.014-07:00The American Beetles was a Florida rock band led b...The American Beetles was a Florida rock band led by guitarist (and great friend of mine) Bill Ande, future leader and founder of Osceola in San Francisco.Bruno Ceriottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902562334118804557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-42612126155319376362011-09-28T11:05:05.033-07:002011-09-28T11:05:05.033-07:00JGMF,
I also can confirm that it was the famous S...JGMF,<br /><br />I also can confirm that it was the famous Skip Battin, because he had already used the name "The Battmen" for a single in 1961.Bruno Ceriottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902562334118804557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667800298422570910.post-42323708611973457582011-09-22T06:47:38.882-07:002011-09-22T06:47:38.882-07:00I've gotta think it was the Skip Battin. He wa...I've gotta think it was the Skip Battin. He was in all these cheesy Hollywood aggregations like 'Skip and Flip,' so it would fit.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.com