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Because of many pedators, I put several monarch caterpillars in a protective enclosure while they pupate. For this caterpillar, the metamorphosis occurred sometime between 8 p.m. last night when the still recognizable caterpillar was hanging in "J" shape and at midnight when I took this photo. Webster Groves, Missouri.
Voronezh is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the Southeastern Railway, which connects western Russia with the Urals and Siberia, the Caucasus and Ukraine, and the M4 highway (Moscow–Voronezh–Rostov-on-Don–Novorossiysk). In recent years the city has experienced rapid population growth, rising in 2021 to 1,057,681, up from 889,680 recorded in the 2010 Census, making it the 14th-most populous city in the country.
For many years, the hypothesis of the Soviet historian Vladimir Zagorovsky dominated: he produced the toponym "Voronezh" from the hypothetical Slavic personal name Voroneg. This man allegedly gave the name of a small town in the Chernigov Principality (now the village of Voronizh in Ukraine). Later, in the 11th or 12th century, the settlers were able to "transfer" this name to the Don region, where they named the second city Voronezh, and the river got its name from the city. However, now many researchers criticize the hypothesis, since in reality neither the name of Voroneg nor the second city was revealed, and usually the names of Russian cities repeated the names of the rivers, but not vice versa.
A comprehensive scientific analysis was conducted in 2015–2016 by the historian Pavel Popov. His conclusion: "Voronezh" is a probable Slavic macrotoponym associated with outstanding signs of nature, has a root voron- (from the proto-Slavic vorn) in the meaning of "black, dark" and the suffix -ezh (-azh, -ozh). It was not “transferred” and in the 8th - 9th centuries it marked a vast territory covered with black forests (oak forests) - from the mouth of the Voronezh river to the Voronozhsky annalistic forests in the middle and upper reaches of the river, and in the west to the Don (many forests were cut down). The historian believes that the main "city" of the early town-planning complex could repeat the name of the region – Voronezh. Now the hillfort is located in the administrative part of the modern city, in the Voronezh upland oak forest. This is one of Europe's largest ancient Slavic hillforts, the area of which – more than 9 hectares – 13 times the area of the main settlement in Kyiv before the baptism of Rus.
In it is assumed that the word "Voronezh" means bluing - a technique to increase the corrosion resistance of iron products. This explanation fits well with the proximity to the ancient city of Voronezh of a large iron deposit and the city of Stary Oskol. As well as the name of Voroneț Monastery known for its blue shade.
Folk etymology claims the name comes from combining the Russian words for raven (ворон) and hedgehog (еж) into Воронеж. According to this explanation two Slavic tribes named after the animals used this combination to name the river which later in turn provided the name for a settlement. There is not believed to be any scientific support for this explanation.
In the 16th century, the Middle Don basin, including the Voronezh river, was gradually conquered by Muscovy from the Nogai Horde (a successor state of the Golden Horde), and the current city of Voronezh was established in 1585 by Feodor I as a fort protecting the Muravsky Trail trade route against the slave raids of the Nogai and Crimean Tatars. The city was named after the river.
17th to 19th centuries
In the 17th century, Voronezh gradually evolved into a sizable town. Weronecz is shown on the Worona river in Resania in Joan Blaeu's map of 1645. Peter the Great built a dockyard in Voronezh where the Azov Flotilla was constructed for the Azov campaigns in 1695 and 1696. This fleet, the first ever built in Russia, included the first Russian ship of the line, Goto Predestinatsia. The Orthodox diocese of Voronezh was instituted in 1682 and its first bishop, Mitrofan of Voronezh, was later proclaimed the town's patron saint.
Owing to the Voronezh Admiralty Wharf, for a short time, Voronezh became the largest city of South Russia and the economic center of a large and fertile region. In 1711, it was made the seat of the Azov Governorate, which eventually morphed into the Voronezh Governorate.
In the 19th century, Voronezh was a center of the Central Black Earth Region. Manufacturing industry (mills, tallow-melting, butter-making, soap, leather, and other works) as well as bread, cattle, suet, and the hair trade developed in the town. A railway connected Voronezh with Moscow in 1868 and Rostov-on-Don in 1871.
Last year's "Hello Kitty" Avengers morphed in the horror movie characters in "Hello Kitty" motif. Honestly? I'm not sure which version is more disturbing.
From L-R: Candyman; The Shining twins; Dr. Herbert West (Re-Animator cosplayed by my friend Ryan); Beetlejuice; Captain Spaulding (House of a Thousand Corpses); Serial Mom (not too sure about this one); Michael Myers (Halloween); Chucky (Child's Play); The Grudge ghost girl; Jason Vorhees (Friday the 13th); Leatherface (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre); Patrick Bateman (American Psycho); and Ghostface (Scream).
Last year's "Hello Kitty" Avengers morphed in the horror movie characters in "Hello Kitty" motif. Honestly? I'm not sure which version is more disturbing. Second photo taken a bit more straight on.
Side note: I somehow *forgot* to take the photo of the very inebriated "Dorothy" from The Wizard of Oz bending over to have her photo taken with them (serious upskirt shot there). While I enjoyed the view (I'm a straight guy, duh), 1) it wasn't what I was there to take photos of; and 2) I have a serious aversion to ever being referred to as "that guy"; you know, the one who takes skeevy pics of people in compromised positions. Ew.
From L-R: Candyman; The Shining twins; Dr. Herbert West (Re-Animator cosplayed by my friend Ryan); Captain Spaulding (House of a Thousand Corpses); Beetlejuice; Serial Mom (not too sure about this one); Michael Myers (Halloween); Chucky (Child's Play); The Grudge ghost girl; Jason Vorhees (Friday the 13th); Leatherface (Texas Chainsaw Massacre); and Patrick Bateman (American Psycho). "Ghostface" (Scream) is not pictured.
The long running Ralston Type-8 morphed into the 'Tigre' line in 1938, running late, as the promised V8 from Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Cord line failed with that company, and the inline-8 which had similarly been bought it from A-C-D (used in the Auburn), was also no longer in series production from the engine works.
No matter. There was a modest stockpile of inline-8 engines which was gradually depleted in the manufacture of the Rhino model. Meanwhile 1938 brought with it a V8 engine from Cadillac, fitted to a chassis frame of Ralston's own design. The shorter engine allowed a greater allocation of overall length to the passenger area - though truth be told, more of if went to providing greater luggage capacity, and a more cab-forward look to the cars.
The Tigre MkI, still know as the Type-8 Tigre was replaced after WWII, with a MkII design, losing this Type-8 appellation. The new model appeared at the end of 1953, the car based on the new post WWII Cadillac frame, engine and underbody of the 1948-53 Series 60 (in particular the slightly longer 60 Special). The tooling was transferred to Ralston upon completion of the 1953 model year. By this stage the preceding MkI was now 15 years old, though this included the period through the war years.
The adoption of Cadillac underpinnings provided the Ralston Tigre MkII with the calibre of running gear demanded by the marque's premium position, though with a much reduced outlay, particularly compared to their premium US-based builders such as Packard. Key differentiation with the originating Cadillac was the Ralston themed 'X' radiator grille, unique bumper treatment, and completely reprofiled rear fender tops, truncating in a rocket-pod tail lamp cluster, instead of the Cadillac 'fin'. Not elements sat completely at ease with the carryover Cadillac based structure.
An update to the Tigre MkII in 1956 led to the MkII-B. a few of the elements were cleared up in the styling, plus the addition of a number of 'flourishes' that had emerged during the 1952-55 model years. Chief among these were 'tailfins' no longer the preserve of Cadillac, but sprouting taller and wilder each year on all US domestic brands. Compared to the 1954 model, the MkII-B had slightly taller fins, but they were much more prominent in the styling, as they were accentuated by both chrome trim separating them from the fender bulge, and also incorporating one of the zones for the bi-colour and tri-colour themes.
In 1958 the car was upgraded further with the advent of the MkII-C. This model again received changes to the fender, front and rear. At the front, the fender height was increased, making the car look both more modern, and also tying the top ridge into the unmodified doors and sides. The rear fender was modified to include a tapering fin, which then led to a tail lamp treatment which was to evolve further into a 'rocket pod' on subsequent models. The 'X' theme was continued to include a 'X' rocket, mounted centrally in the trunk lid. This could alternatively be swapped out for a conventionally styled horizontal trim, if the Continental spare wheel option was included (though this had also phased out of popularity over a short time period). The new trunk lid also shared the tapering profile of the fins. Although this look less modern compared to the newly squared up trunk lids from GM and Ford's divisions, it suited the 'classic' lines of the Ralston Tigre model, leading many to state that the MkII-C was perhaps the most conservatively handsome of mid-century Ralston models, particularly on the SWB closed models.
Additional styling changes included a modest reinterpretation of the grille, including the addition of 'Dagmars' at its extremities, and a new front bumper including marker lights.
The 1954 car launched with the same tune 331 CID (5.4 litre) V8, producing 230 bhp (175 kW), for 1956 this was raised to 285 bhp (213 kW) with an increase in capacity to 365 CID (6.0 litres). The 1958 MkII-C retained the 365 CID V8, but power increased to 310 bhp (230 kW).
Shown here is the 1958 MkII-C Hardtop Coupen in two-colour treatment Dark Blue, and White. This is configuration was one of the most popular on the Tigre MkII Platform, and was particularly pretty as the MkII-C.
This Lego miniland scale Ralston Tigre MkII-C Hardtop Coupe (1958) has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 96th Build Challenge - The 8th Birthday, titled - 'Happy Crazy Eight Birthday, LUGNuts' - where all previous build challenges are available to build to. This model is built to the LUGNuts 63rd build challenge, - "Designing the Ralston Tiger" featuring fictional vehicles styled with an 'X' form in the styling.
Stercorarius parasiticus
Parasitic Jaeger (Arctic Skua) ... dark morph
Schmarotzerraubmöwe .............. dunkle Morphe
Almindelig Kjove ........................... mørk fase
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1993 George Longstaff 22½" touring frame and forks. Originally Ruby Flam colour. Had it re-enamelled and modified in 2004. original 65mm. cantilever bosses were replaced with modern 80mm. bosses. New colour "gunmetal".
Rebuilt to:
Last of the Shimano Ultegra 1" threaded headsets. Handbuilt rear Shimano XT hub laced with Sapim D/B spokes and PG on drive side onto a DRC ST19 rim. Front wheel also DRC ST19 rim with Sapim D/B spokes but with a Shimano Ultegra 3N72 dynamo hub powering a B&M Cyo front light. Schwalbe Marathon 700c X 32mm tyres.
8 speed Shimano HG60 13-30 cassette, late 90s Shimano XT rear mech. Original Campagnolo Centaur MTB triple chainset 46/36/26. Original Campag Centaur BB. Shimano XT front mech. Tektro CR720 cantilevers. Campagnolo 2007 Centaur Ergo brake/gear levers (10 speed so work perfectly with Shimano 8 speed rear). Nitto Technomic Deluxe 90mm stem. 3TTT Morphe Randonneur bars with Sprintech Road Mirror. KALLOY Micro adjust seatpost. Brooks B17 saddle. Carradice Nelson Longflap saddlebag. SKS mudguards.
Montage created for The World Through My Eyes :: #9 Leave It To Me, 16th - 23rd of April
Original photo by Kim Denise THANKS Kim!!
If you are having trouble with the illusion here are the two photos used in the montage
'Tate' or grandfather Swedi is the oldest man in the village of Maindombe. He is 82, an extraordinary age in a country where the average life expectancy at birth is 44 years. He buried his 46 year old son last year.
Tate has fled his village 3 times; in 1968, in 1996 and again in 1998. Each time a broader conflict has morphed into a fight between the Babembe and the Babuyue. Tate is a Babembe their origins are in the high plateau of Fizi. He has their beauty mark carved down the front of his face. They were transplanted by the Belge colonialist down to the plains when the Belge could not get the indigenous Babuyue to work the cotton fields. This started a struggle for land that is with us today. Swedi was possibly part of that first forced migration.
The last time he fled his feet were so gnarled that his son had to carry him away. They ran into the forest where, they and other families eked away a living far from roads and armed groups. His son died there. In February 2007, after 8 years in the bush, as they could no longer here gun fire they returned to the village to start rebuilding.
590 families out of originally 856 have returned. The villagers are not sure about the missing families; they may be somewhere in the high plateau too scared to return. The returnees have rebuilt their destroyed houses, cleared their overgrown fields, grouped together to rebuild their primary school and built a new health post. Their houses are of raw earth brick. Each family makes the bricks and lacking the money to pay the village mason in exchange for him erecting the walls they work his fields.
I was humbled by how much these people were doing for themselves. We had come to monitor the aid AVSI & UNICEF are providing to assist the returns. Each family receives a basic kit to help them through these early months; a tarp to keep the water out of the rush roofs, pans, crockery, a ladle a jerry can. Soon with the NGO ACF we will install a water pump.
Did you know that they have poisonous spurs in their hind legs? Yeah...But look at the cute baby platypuses and their mama (at the bottom of the page).
This Platypus is part of the Morphe II Soft Toy Exhibit in Australia, October 2006.
She was called Spark Plug as a small kitty. She morphed into a bigger cat and into the nick name Sparky! Sparky was very curious about the two butterflies on my flowers!
By 1992, my tastes in railroad photography had morphed from quantity to quality. The Amador Central hit my radar, as it was dependent on the beleaguered timber industry, and its motive power was a pair of 40+ year old Baldwin S-12s. Just 55 miles to the south of AMC's base at Martell, California, the Sierra Railroad had a trio of Baldwin S-12s at its enginehouse in Oakdale. If you had an affinity for photogenic shortlines - especially those with elderly locomotives constructed by minority builders - the Sierra foothills in Central California were the place to be.
These photos were taken the first time I visited the Amador Central Railroad in July 1992. My wife and I had chased the SP 4449 south from Portland the previous weekend, and we were visiting our friend Tom Messer in Fair Oaks. He took me to Martell so we could chase AMC. Unfortunately, the day we chose for a visit was a day that the railroad only switched out the Georgia Pacific mill, and did not run down the hill to the Southern Pacific interchange at Ione. These are the images I recorded on Kodachrome that day.
In a different crop of the previous image, AMC 9 fouls the California Lane grade crossing.
The long running Ralston Type-8 morphed into the 'Tigre' line in 1938, running late, as the promised V8 from Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Cord line failed with that company, and the inline-8 which had similarly been bought it from A-C-D (used in the Auburn), was also no longer in series production from the engine works.
No matter. There was a modest stockpile of inline-8 engines which was gradually depleted in the manufacture of the Rhino model. Meanwhile 1938 brought with it a V8 engine from Cadillac, fitted to a chassis frame of Ralston's own design. The shorter engine allowed a greater allocation of overall length to the passenger area - though truth be told, more of if went to providing greater luggage capacity, and a more cab-forward look to the cars.
The Tigre MkI, still know as the Type-8 Tigre was replaced after WWII, with a MkII design, losing this Type-8 appellation. The new model appeared at the end of 1953, the car based on the new post WWII Cadillac frame, engine and underbody of the 1948-53 Series 60 (in particular the slightly longer 60 Special). The tooling was transferred to Ralston upon completion of the 1953 model year. By this stage the preceding MkI was now 15 years old, though this included the period through the war years.
The adoption of Cadillac underpinnings provided the Ralston Tigre MkII with the calibre of running gear demanded by the marque's premium position, though with a much reduced outlay, particularly compared to their premium US-based builders such as Packard. Key differentiation with the originating Cadillac was the Ralston themed 'X' radiator grille, unique bumper treatment, and completely reprofiled rear fender tops, truncating in a rocket-pod tail lamp cluster, instead of the Cadillac 'fin'. Not elements sat completely at ease with the carryover Cadillac based structure.
An update to the Tigre MkII in 1956 led to the MkII-B. a few of the elements were cleared up in the styling, plus the addition of a number of 'flourishes' that had emerged during the 1952-55 model years. Chief among these were 'tailfins' no longer the preserve of Cadillac, but sprouting taller and wilder each year on all US domestic brands. Compared to the 1954 model, the MkII-B had slightly taller fins, but they were much more prominent in the styling, as they were accentuated by both chrome trim separating them from the fender bulge, and also incorporating one of the zones for the bi-colour and tri-colour themes.
In 1958 the car was upgraded further with the advent of the MkII-C. This model again received changes to the fender, front and rear. At the front, the fender height was increased, making the car look both more modern, and also tying the top ridge into the unmodified doors and sides. The rear fender was modified to include a tapering fin, which then led to a tail lamp treatment which was to evolve further into a 'rocket pod' on subsequent models. The 'X' theme was continued to include a 'X' rocket, mounted centrally in the trunk lid. This could alternatively be swapped out for a conventionally styled horizontal trim, if the Continental spare wheel option was included (though this had also phased out of popularity over a short time period). The new trunk lid also shared the tapering profile of the fins. Although this look less modern compared to the newly squared up trunk lids from GM and Ford's divisions, it suited the 'classic' lines of the Ralston Tigre model, leading many to state that the MkII-C was perhaps the most conservatively handsome of mid-century Ralston models, particularly on the SWB closed models.
Additional styling changes included a modest reinterpretation of the grille, including the addition of 'Dagmars' at its extremities, and a new front bumper including marker lights.
The 1954 car launched with the same tune 331 CID (5.4 litre) V8, producing 230 bhp (175 kW), for 1956 this was raised to 285 bhp (213 kW) with an increase in capacity to 365 CID (6.0 litres). The 1958 MkII-C retained the 365 CID V8, but power increased to 310 bhp (230 kW).
Shown here is the 1958 MkII-C 6-Window Limousine in single-colour midnight black. This was a commonly ordered model using the long wheelbase chassis (along with the 4-window Limousine and Phaetons). The LWB chassis featured the 147 in (3,729 mm) chassis from the 1950-53 Cadillac 75 Series.
This Ralston Tigre MkII-C 6-Window Limousine (1958) has be built on Lego miniland scale for Flickr LUGNuts 95th Build Challenge, - 'Designing the Ralston Legacy' - a challenge to design the fictitious Dragon 'Motorcycle' model for the fictitious Ralston company, though any of the previous Ralston challenge vehicles, the Tiger or the Rhino are also eligible to be submitted. The chief stipulation is that the model must feature a 'X' in the styling.
Nichols morphed into a chain of discount drug stores called PharmHouse by the 1990's. The Nichols stores were divided in half with the remaining portion leased to another retailer. Photo sent to me by a fellow retail fan.
My left arm has morphed into taffy, my brain is pulsating with fractured leaking cracks, and my body is fighting both sides of a civil war. I pushed myself a bit the past few days.
I decided (or some part of me did at least) that a good way to destress would be to double up on my raptor training sessions this week. Yesterdays session the raptor I was working with (a male Eurasion Eagle Owl) was just a complete butthead and in one of the nastiest moods imaginable. He tried out every intimidation trick he knows hoping to bluff me into giving up. Unfortunately those are the times when you can not give in at all.... they remember who can be bluffed and will use it against you everytime. He tried beaking my hand, biting my finger, hissing, throwing half a mouse at me, letting me get one snap on an anklet and yanking back so it dropped on the ground and he'd fly to another branch when I bent to get it. After about 10 min of rotten behavior, he gave in and let me put on his anklets, jesses, and swivel and stepped up onto the gauntlet. He then 'hooed' at me over and over as I took him across the grounds to the education building. Both me and the trainer knew we were in for a difficult session, but i'd rather learn to deal with him on his moody days so i'll know what to do if he crabs out somewhere during an outreach.
One of the things that can happen when handling raptors is called 'baiting', where they decide to jump off the glove and try to take flight. If the jesses came unhooked or you lost control and he got loose, holy hell would break open. Well he decided to put me through the paces and the first time he was so quick and strong he yanked my arm so hard I almost stumbled. Let me tell you that 6 foot wingspan gives him amazing power and lift, and he spent the next 45 min testing every bit of my reactions in as many ways as he could. In the end we called a truce, he was over heating and my arm was a rubber noodle.
I was on adrenaline rush and he was on excellent behavior as I returned him to his pen for the evening about 9:30pm. Here's where I lost a little sanity because I scheduled myself another session for today right after work. Apparently i became super woman or something in my mind right then because why the hell else would I think I could do that two days in a row? Maybe I thought I had gotten past him testing and challenging me already..... like I was a special case and won him over with my charm. Well did I have another thing coming today. He decided tonight to try a whole new bag of tricks to test me on. We'll despite my arm being a wet noodle at the end, I managed to pass again.... but decided to give myself a few days break so I can learn to use my arm again. I must admit though I am curious what he'll try on me next time.....
I know I must be delirious, but I think we may be learning to understand each other. Most raptors are solitary and don't bond with people, but they will interact individually, and though i haven't earned his respect so to speak, he seems to be deciding I can be tolerated at least.
This has been one of the most mentally, physically, and emotionally challenging things I have subjected myself to in a very long time, but I am loving every minute of it!
The KOM League
Flash Report
For
November 14, 2019
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This report features a former Bartlesville Pirate who died earlier this year.
Photo of a San Diego High School football player taken five years prior to his becoming a KOM league catcher.
www.flickr.com/photos/60428361@N07/49065122887/ This is the link to read the entire report.
KOM league catcher a quarter century after leaving the league and becoming head coach of his alma mater.
www.flickr.com/photos/60428361@N07/49064393413/
It was not planned but this report morphed into talking about ballplayers from the West Coast.
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A long sought “Mystery player” of the KOM league identified.
On the KOM league data base is a member of the 1952 Blackwell Broncos by the name of Bryan. For 25 years every attempt was made to find a first name for that fellow and more about his life. There have been times that it was tempting to “cheat” and delete the name. After all, who would know or even care?
Well, the guy keeping score on all the former KOM leaguers would know and that was enough of a conscience issue to keep his name on the list.
In recent days a trip through the old Baseball Questionnaires was undertaken and there was an Edwin Charles Bryan Jr. who entered this world on Christmas day of 1929 in Sacramento, California. His grandparents were natives of Switzerland. They arrived in the United States late in the 19th century and settled in southwest Illinois, around Belleville.
Edwin Charles Bryan Sr. was born at Belleville, Illinois in 1899. A couple of decades later he had signed a professional baseball contract and played sixteen years in leagues such as the Texas-Oklahoma, Texas and East Texas league. He spent parts or all of 11 seasons in the Pacific Coast league with team at Vernon, Mission, Sacramento and San Francisco from 1924-1935. The 1920 season was a very good one for him as he won 20 games for Sacramento while losing 12. He also had a big win on Christmas Day as he and his wife welcomed Bryan Jr. into this world. That birthday boy showed up for at least one game with Al Reitz’s Blackwell Broncos in 1952.
Following his long career in the PCL, Bryan Sr. moved back to Belleville, Ill. and went to work for the Griesedieck Brothers Brewing Company. The Brewery sponsored the St. Louis Cardinal radio broadcasts for many years.
Career of Edwin Charles Bryan Sr. www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bryan-...
That site lists his place of death as Millstadt, Illinois. That was where he resided at the time but on the day of his death, January 3, 1978 he was in Walker, Michigan. There is an obituary in the Grand Rapids, Michigan newspaper on January 6. A copy of that isn’t available to me at present. Here is the link where Walker, Michigan was cited as his place of death. search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=3171&h=10848... For those readers without Ancestry.com you’ll have to take my word on this. His wife, Jacobene, died eight years later in Grand Rapids which is near Walker, Michigan.
Bryan Sr. is buried at Walnut Hill Cemetery in Millstadt. Here is the link: www.findagrave.com/memorial/160059363/ If you are curious click on the names of famous people who are buried there. There are some old-time baseball players in there but Bryan is not listed in that category. However, he was probably more talented than some of them and had a much longer career.
Edwin Charles Bryan Jr.--Blackwell Bronco for a day or so
While the elder Bryan was brewing beer his son was attending Freeburg, Illinois Community High School where he excelled in basketball as well as baseball. He graduated from high school in 1948 and enrolled at Southern Illinois University where he lettered for two years in both basketball and baseball. While in college he spent at least one summer, 1949, playing in the North Central Kansas Amateur Baseball League of America for the Manhattan Travelers.
During his time in the ABLA it was a league comprised of teams from Abilene, Clay Center, Junction City, Beloit and Manhattan. There he was honing his skills playing against many good players such as Bill Virdon who was with Clay Center. The ABLA was formed by citizens in those five Kansas towns after they got fed up with Ban Johnson Baseball.
While playing with Manhattan many major league scouts and bird dogs were inspecting the talent. Joe Becker of Joplin, Mo. who had played the game, umpired many years and served as an official of the Joplin Miners Baseball club also had another claim to the game. He was a scout for many years with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Red Sox. Becker’s last job in baseball was that of supervisor of umpires for the KOM league.
Barney Barnett who founded the Baxter Springs Whiz Kids and Becker were close friends. Becker was around the Whiz Kids so much he even appeared in some of the team photos. Of course, Mickey Mantle was a Whiz Kid when Becker pleaded with the Boston Red Sox to take his word and sign the kid. The Red Sox weren’t interested.
However, the Red Sox did listen to Becker and Bryan was assigned to Marion, Ohio of the Ohio-Indiana league for the 1950 season. Bryan was impressed that he had been invited to spring training camp that year with Birmingham, Alabama of the Southern Association.
Like his father, Bryan Jr. was a left-handed hitter and a right-handed thrower and was a big rookie at 6’ 4” and weighing 180. The top hitters on the pennant winning 1950 Marion team were Tom Umphlett who later replaced Dom DiMaggio in centerfield for the Boston Red Sox and Bryan Bryan hit .301 and Umphlett .321.
In 1951 Bryan split his time between Roanoke, VA of the Piedmont and Oneonta of the Canadian American leagues. Uncle Sam was looking for a few good men and after a very short stint with the 1952 Blackwell Broncos he was in the U. S. Army, in 1952-53, as a field artilleryman.
Upon his return from the Korean War, Bryan was signed by Bluefield of the Appalachian league for the 1954 season. His baseball talents had not diminished too much for he hit .003 short of .300 that year. One thing going against him was that by the time he returned from the Korean War he was a quarter century old and there wasn’t much chance any major league team was going to promote a player in that circumstance.
In 1955 Bryan was shuttled between Greensboro, North Carolina and Yuma, Arizona. In 78 games at Yuma he hit .344 but the curtain was coming down on his career. In 1956 he started with Yuma and wound up with San Jose in the California league. Between those two teams he hit .306 and ended his career with a .292 batting average.
It is possible that Bryan could have been a star in the KOM and other leagues had it not been for the Korean War. It is obvious that he had the family background for baseball and was taking advantage of it.
Well, that’s it for this subject. The week started with scant knowledge of Bryan Sr. and Jr. It concludes with not knowing what happened to Bryan Jr. but I have an idea where he might reside and I have a telephone number that I plan calling before too long. I trust Bryan will recall his baseball days and if he doesn’t it may be that someone where he lives can help with the details. The last place Bryan lived, that I can document is Seattle, Wash. in 1956.
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Former San Diego High athlete/coach Jerry Dahms dies
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/high-school-preps/sto...
By DON NORCROSS--APRIL 16, 2019 7:19 PM
Jerry Dahms, a standout baseball and football player at San Diego High in the 1940s who went on to coach at the school, died this month. He was 89.
Dahms, who lived in Point Loma, was a power-hitting catcher and versatile quarterback for the Cavers. He went on to play minor league baseball in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
In football, Dahms was so strong and versatile that when he wasn’t directing the Cavers offense at quarterback he played offensive tackle but still called the plays.
But it was in baseball where he most excelled. He was an MCRD teammate with San Diegan Bob Skinner, a La Jolla High graduate. Skinner played 13 seasons in the major leagues, was a three-time All-Star and played on two World Series championship teams.
“He was a good catcher,” said Skinner. “He was a big guy, and he blocked the plate well. And he had power. He was a man’s man. He stood up to whatever came down the road regarding problems. He handled them. He was just a good person.”
Dahms was the varsity baseball coach at San Diego from 1959 through ’63. The Cavers were 71-26 under Dahms and played for the CIF Southern Section championship his first season, losing to Whittier.
Bob Cluck, a major league pitching coach for 11 seasons, pitched for Dahms at San Diego High.
“It was just a huge advantage (pitching for Dahms),” said Cluck. “He’d tell us how to pitch the best guys in town. We had terrific success against the best hitters. He was a real players coach.
“He had a knack, knowing when to discipline, when to encourage. He understood how players thought. In my career I recognized instantly when I played for a guy who played the game and understood how we thought.
“I just loved him as a man and as a coach.”
Dahms was one of five brothers who played at San Diego High. His brother Tom was an offensive lineman on the Los Angeles Rams’ 1951 NFL championship team.
Ed comments:
One of the most physically impressive guys ever to play in the KOM league was Jerry Dahms. He looked like a catcher, which he was. He was 6’ 4” and nearly 200 pounds when I first saw in in a Bartlesville Pirate road gray uniform. When Ronnie Kline joined the club, in 1950, they were the largest a pitcher/catcher combination the league ever witnessed.
In a team photo of the 1950 Bartlesville club, Kline and Dahms are seated beside each other. Although Kline was a big guy he looked much smaller than his counterpart. Photos of Dahms are to be found on pages 67, 83 and 96 of the book, “The KOM League Remembered.” That book was put together by the same, but much younger person, who is attempting to pen this story.
There was some hope the photos of Dahms could be shared as a link to this report but permission couldn’t be obtained from the author. In a conversation with him he commented “Ownership has certain rights.” He said the owners of that book should go to the pages cited in the previous paragraph. In further discussion with the author he stated that even if those photos were attached to this report very few readers would click on them.
So, on with the Dahms saga. The editor of this publication apologizes that it took seven months to become aware of the passing of the most prolific home run hitter, among the catchers, in KOM league history. He hit 11 in 1950. That season’s performance spiked the interest of the St. Louis Cardinals and they drafted him for the 1951 campaign. He spent that season with Cardinal teams at Fresno in the California league and Johnson City, Tenn. of the Appalachian league.
Dahms had started his baseball career with the Modesto, California Reds, in 1949, and then sent to Bartlesville in the latter part of that season.
Uncle Sam gave him a call in 1952 and he was stationed at San Diego where he play with the Marine team called “The Devil Dogs.” That team won the All-Marine championship in 1952 and included a former KOM leaguer pitcher by the name of Charlie Closs. Another member of that team was Bob Skinner who made it to the major league and who was a close friend of Dahms.
Dahms was released from his military duty in time to play the 1954 season with Winnipeg, Manitoba in the Northern league and back with Fresno to close out his baseball career. He then went into high school coaching where he became a legend, in San Diego.
Football may well have been the sport of choice in the Dahms family. As the obituary states, Jerry’s older brother had a great career in both the college and pro-football ranks. Here is a link to Tom Dahms. www.google.com/search?q=Tom+Dahms+football&oq=Tom+Dah... For those readers who ignore most of what is contained in the Flash Reports it is suggested you read many of the items on the link provided.
There is a rather long article regarding Dahms written by Dana Haddad in the Oct. 10, 1991 of the Los Angeles Times. It is quite lengthy and is not printed here. However you might be able to access it on the Internet. When I went to retrieve it the Times wanted me to pay for it. I refused but by having great hand/eye coordination it was possible to capture it before it got blacked out. I will share a copy of that for those who are interested.
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Still going
A member of the 1946 Carthage, Missouri Cardinals was William Henry Eckensberger of Cementon, Penn. Many years later he was located and I put him in touch with shortstop Bob Passarella of the 1949 Carthage Cubs.
The aforementioned duo got together a few years ago and came up with a gift to this aged writer who was not so old at the time. By that time Eckensberger was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Passarella was living in Scranton, Penn. and decided to come up with a nomination to a local hall of fame. After that nomination was approved it was sent to Eckensberger who issued a proclamation, during one of his six terms in the Pennsylvania House.
That item hangs on a wall in my basement and is special since it represents something that came from members of both the Cardinal and Cub affiliated teams in Carthage. No much was said about it at the time and not much will be said now. If anyone wants to see it they can drop by the KOM league Hall of Fame that resides mostly in my mind.
Link to William Eckensberger follows. This is his latest literary effort.
www.amazon.com/Murder-California-Zephyr-William-Eckensber...
If you care to know more about the former Carthage Cardinal right fielder, second baseman, shortstop and third baseman, here is a great cross-section of his life: www.google.com/search?q=william+eckensberger+jr.&oq=W...
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This report is now about over. It was mentioned last time that if the same level of interest continued, regarding these reports, they would come to an end. I think I see the terminus of the tunnel coming closer.
This report, with regard to Jerry Dahms, proves I haven’t kept up very well with the former players. That alone is the basis for being replaced with a more “on the ball” editor. Also, the material in recent reports hasn’t had as many readers as there are candidates for the 2020 presidential primary.
In previous issues, as far back as a decade ago, the talk of shutting down this project has arisen. Many of the times it has been over the frustration with Google. That outfit sometimes allows my messages to the masses to go through and at other times, not so much.
So, if time passes and you don’t get these reports you can go to this site: www.flickr.com/photos/60428361@N07/ If there is a report to be shared it will be found there. It will be under the first photo you see.
Now, I’m done. I was going to tell the tale of Calvin Pool who caught for the 1951 Bartlesville Pirates. I discovered, recently, that his father, Hanlin, had a long career in the Pacific Coast league and a not so long a tenure with the Cincinnati Reds back in the days of Harry Craft and Johnny Vander Meer. Maybe I’ll get around to sharing that story, sometime.
The Ikettes
The Ikettes
Connected to: Robbie MontgomeryClaudia LennearVenetta Fields
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ikettes
GenresR&B, soul, pop
Occupation(s)Backing vocalists, Girl group
Years active1960–1976; 1988–2000s
Labels
AtcoTeenaSonySonjaInnisPhi-DanModernPompeiiLibertyUnited Artists
Associated actsIke & Tina Turner, Ike Turner, Tina Turner, The Mirettes, Kings of Rhythm
Past membersRobbie Montgomery
Eloise Hester
Jo Armstead
Jessie Smith
Venetta Fields
Pat Arnold (a.k.a. P. P. Arnold)
Juanita Hixson
Gloria Scott
Maxine Smith
Pat Powdrill
Ann Thomas
Rose Smith
Paulette Parker (a.k.a. Maxayn Lewis)
Esther Jones
Claudia Lennear
Edna Richardson
Linda Shuford-Williams
Stonye Figueroa
Yolanda Goodwin
Jeanette Bazzell Turner
Randi Love (a.k.a. Michelle Love)
Audrey Madison Turner
See members section for others
The Ikettes were a trio (sometimes quartet) of female backing vocalists for the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Despite their origins, the Ikettes became successful artists in their own right. In the 1960s they had hits such as "I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)" and "Peaches 'N' Cream." In 2017, Billboard ranked "I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)" #63 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[1]
The group started as The Artettes, the backing group of Art Lassiter. The first official incarnation of The Ikettes was composed of Robbie Montgomery, Venetta Fields, and Jessie Smith.The original trio of Ikettes later morphed into The Mirettes.
As the Swinging Sixties progressed, the Ikettes became known for their sexy onstage appearance; minidresses, long hair and high-energy dance routines which mirrored their mentor Tina Turner. "They represent me, and in my act they gotta look outta sight at all times. There’s simply no room for sloppiness and unprofessionalism," Tina told Esquire.[2] She added:
I also believe in the Ikette visual. I don't see it as cheap or vulgar. Nor do I see myself as that. Sex is not cheap or vulgar. And I always loved the look of long straight hair. Ike says he patterned me after Sheena of the jungle. She was white, you know. But I still love the look and action of long hair movin' and the short skirts shimmying. I want action on that stage at all times.[2]
History
1960–1968
When Art Lassiter didn't show up for a recording session in early 1960, Ike Turner took Lassiter's backup singers, the Artettes (Robbie Montgomery, Frances Hodges, and Sandra Harding) and had them accompany Tina Turner on the recording "A Fool in Love."[3] Following the success of the single, Ike formed the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, but with a new group of backup singers: Delores Johnson, Eloise Hester, and Jo Armstead. Montgomery was pregnant and unable to tour.[3] They recorded "I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)" the following year, which was produced by Ike and leased to Atco Records.[4] Released in November 1961, the single reached #3 on the Billboard R&B chart and #19 on the Hot 100.[5]
Montgomery rejoined the revue shortly after having her baby and was teamed with Jessie Smith (recruited from a group called Benny Sharp and the Zorros of Rhythm) and Venetta Fields (a gospel singer from Buffalo) to form the first official incarnation of The Ikettes.[6] The revue toured constantly through the country on the Chitlin' Circuit in the segregated South.[7] Occasionally they'd play at major venues such as the Apollo Theater in New York, Howard Theater in Washington, D.C., and Uptown Theater in Philadelphia.[7]
In 1962, Ike switched them to his Teena record label for two singles: "Crazy in Love" (credited as Robbie Montgomery & the Ikettes) and "Prisoner in Love." Soon after its release, the title of "Prisoner in Love" was changed to "No Bail in This Jail" in order to avoid confusion with "Prisoner of Love" by James Brown.[8]
During this period Bonnie Bramlett was briefly and Ikette, becoming the first white Ikette.[9] According to Bramlett, Smith had briefly quit the Ikettes after Turner fired her boyfriend Sam Rhodes who was the bass player in the Kings of Rhythm. Bramlett recalled that she was an Ikette for three days when she was 17. She put on a dark wig to cover her blonde hair and used Man Tan to darken her skin.[10]
The single "Here's Your Heart" came out on Innis Records in 1964 but failed to go national; nor did "What'cha Gonna Do (When I Leave You)" released on Phi-Dan Records in 1966.[3] From 1964 through 1966, they released six singles on Modern Records, including "The Camel Walk" (1964), and two hits, "Peaches 'N' Cream" (1965) and "I'm So Thankful" (1965).[5] Ultra-funky remakes of "Sally Go Round the Roses" and "Da Doo Ron Ron" did not go as well; neither did "He's Gonna Be Fine, Fine, Fine," though it sounded like a precursor to the music Betty Davis did later. When "Peaches and Cream" became rapidly popular, Ike sent a different set of Ikettes — Janice Singleton (Hughes), Diane Rutherford and Marquentta Tinsley — on the road with "The Dick Clark Caravan of Stars" and kept Montgomery, Smith, and Fields on tour with his revue. Singleton and Rutherford provided backing vocals for Tina Turner on the Phil Spector-produced 1966 classic "River Deep – Mountain High."[citation needed] In the meantime, Turner hired new Ikettes after Montgomery, Fields and Smith left to form the Mirettes. The first set included Pat Arnold (a.k.a. P. P. Arnold), Gloria Scott, and Maxine Smith.[6]
The first album by the Ikettes, Soul The Hits, was released on Modern Records in 1966. Following the success of "River Deep – Mountain High" in Europe, Ike & Tina Turner were asked to tour with The Rolling Stones during their British tour in the fall of 1966.[11] The Ikettes on that tour were Rose Smith, Pat Arnold, and Ann Thomas. Shelly Clark (later of Honey Cone) was also an Ikette in 1966, she left the revue after getting injured in a bus accident in Wichita, Kansas.[12][13] Other Ikettes during this period include Pat Powdrill, Paulette Parker (later of Maxayn), Rose Smith, Jean Brown, and Juanita Hixson.
In 1968, Pompeii Records issued "So Fine" credited to Ike & Tina Turner & the Ikettes, it charted at #50 on the R&B chart.[5]
1969–1976
Minit Records and its parent label Liberty Records issued singles credited to The Ikettes (with Ike & Tina Turner) in 1969 and 1970 respectively, resulting in the hits "Come Together" by the Beatles and Sly & the Family Stone's "I Want to Take You Higher."
In November 1969, The Rolling Stones Stones once again asked Ike & Tina Turner to open for them, but this time on their American tour.[11] The Ikettes on that tour were Claudia Lennear, Esther Jones and Pat Powdrill. This lineup also performed on Playboy After Dark in December 1969.
The Ikettes changed once again in 1969 when Edna Richardson became ill and was temporarily replaced by Stonye Figueroa. Figueroa along with Esther Jones and Claudia Lennear went on to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show with Ike & Tina Turner on January 11, 1970. That month, the Ikettes performed In Las Vegas at the Hilton Hotel opposite Redd Foxx. Vera Hamilton and Jean Brown joined Jones in 1970, and this trio performed on The Andy Williams Show and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
In 1971, Liberty Records was absorbed into United Artists Records.[14] the Ikettes released their first single,"Got What It Takes (To Get What I Want)," on United Artists later that year. In 1972, "Two Timin', Double Dealin'" was released, the last known single by the Ikettes.
Edna Richardson returned to the group in 1972 and remained an Ikette on-and-off until 1976. Richardson, Jean Brown and Esther Jones performed on Soul Train in April 1972. They also provided backing vocals on Gayle McCormick's album Flesh & Blood (1972).[15]
There were quite a few lineup changes in 1973 with the absence of Esther Jones and Enda Richardson. Jones temporarily left after she was fined for being late onstage. The Ikettes weren't paid much and were often fined by the Turners for "inexcusables" such as tardiness, no-shows at rehearsals, miscues onstage, sloppy appearance, and disruptive behavior.[2] Jones was the "longest-lasting Ikette" and was referred to as "Motha" Ikette. She was the group's trainer and came up with most of the choreography.[2] In February 1973, the Ikettes, consisting of Linda Sims, Linda-Shufford Williams and Alesia Butler, performed on The Midnight Special. The Ikettes performed on the Midnight Special again in November 1973; Linda Sims was joined by Edna Richardson and Charlotte Lewis. The next month Linda Sims, Charlotte Lewis and Debbie Wilson performed on the music program Hits à Gogo in Switzerland. Sims and Wilson along with Tina Turner provided backing vocals on the album Over-Nite Sensation (1973) by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention.[16]
The last album by the Ikettes, (G)Old & New, was released on United Artists in January 1974.[17] In March, Edna Richardson, Stonye Figueroa and Linda Sims appeared on Don Krishner's Rock Concert. Esther Jones, Yolanda Goodwin and Marcy Thomas soon replaced them for most of 1974.[2] Richardson, Goodwin and Jones became the final lineup for the Ike & Tina Turner Revue by late 1975. They performed on Don Krishner's Rock Concert in March 1976. Late that year, the revue was disbanded after the Turners had an altercation.[18][6]
1988–2000s
In 1988, Ike Turner attempted an ill-fated return to the stage with Marcy Thomas, Bonnie Johnson, and Jeanette Bazzell as his Ikettes.[19] He was arrested on drug charges the following year. After serving 18-months in prison he managed to rehabilitate his cocaine addiction and he revived his career in the 1990s. Turner formed new sets of Ikettes which included Jeanette Bazzell, Randi Love a.k.a. Michelle Love, Stonye Figueroa, Vera Hamilton and Audrey Madison.[20]
Post-Ikette careers
Jo Armstead, the first of the originals to leave, went solo and sang with groups before hooking up with a pre-Motown Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson to form the formidable songwriting/production team of Ashford/Simpson/Armstead.
Bonnie Bramlette formed the duo Delaney & Bonnnie with her then-husband Delaney Bramlett between 1967 and 1972.[21] They're best known for their singles "Never Ending Song of Love" which peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "Only You Know and I Know" which peaked at #20.[22]
Former Ikette Venetta Fields had a successful career after leaving Ike & Tina, joining Ray Charles as a Raelette, the rock bands Humble Pie and Pink Floyd as one of The Blackberries,[23] as well as a brief stint with Delaney & Bonnie. She also appear as backing vocalists on the first album by Steely Dan. Fields acted as Barbra Streisand's backing singers (The Oreos) in the 1976 musical film, A Star Is Born (December 1976), and sang on its associated film soundtrack (November 1976).
Edna Richardson (née Woods) was married to Kings of Rhythm drummer Soko Richardson, they later divorced.[24] In 1974, Richardson had a minor role in the blaxploitation classic Truck Turner. She played "Frenchie," one of Dorinda's Girls.[25] She later became a backup dancer for Tina Turner during her solo years under the name LeJeune Richardson.
Janice Singleton (Hughes) left the Ikettes to lead groups on A&M (The Secrets: lead vocals on A&M recording by Diane Rutherford-Swann) and Verve (The Unit Plus), then teamed with ex-Ikette Maxine Smith (Green) on world tours with Leo Sayer, Martha Reeves, Boz Scaggs, and Joe Cocker, among others. In 2007, Singleton and Smith joined the Mohegan Sun All Stars.
Paulette Parker later went by the name Maxayn Lewis and formed the band Maxayn with her husband Andre Lewis in the early 1970s. She has toured with Gino Vannelli, Donna Summer, and Rufus.[26]
Esther Jones sang with the funk/soul band Formula 5 in the 1980s.[27] She had a stroke in 1992 and suffered from multiple myeloma. She died at the age of 61 on December 8, 2006.[28]
Robbie Montgomery became a Night Tripper for Dr. John. She also sang backup for Barbra Streisand, Debbie Reynolds, Joe Cocker and Stevie Wonder.[7] She later became a successful restaurateur and star of the reality series Welcome to Sweetie Pie's. In 2018, Montgomery released an EP, What They Call Me,[29] her first release in 40 years.[30]
Claudia Lennear dated Mick Jagger whom she met during Ike & Tina's US tour with the Rolling Stones in 1969. She is reportedly the inspiration for the Rolling Stones song "Brown Sugar." She also dated David Bowie and reportedly is the inspiration for his song "Lady Grinning Soul."[31] Lennear sang backup for Joe Cocker and Humble Pie and released a solo album entitled Phew! in 1973. She also played a secretary in the 1974 Clint Eastwood movie Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. That same year she appeared in Playboy magazine photo spread. Lennear left the music industry to become a teacher. She appeared in the Academy Award-winning documentary 20 Feet from Stardom (2013).[32]
P.P. Arnold left the Ikettes after Ike & Tina's UK tour with the Rolling Stones in the fall of 1966. Mick Jagger encouraged her to go solo and she had a successful career in the UK with hits such as "The First Cut Is The Deepest" and "Angel of the Morning."
Shelly Clark formed the group Honey Cone with Edna Wright (sister of Darlene Love) and Carolyn Willis in 1969. They had a number-one pop hit "Want Ads" in 1971.[33] In 1985, Clark married Earth, Wind & Fire bassist Verdine White.
Marcy Thomas later performed with Ike Turner. She became known as Lyrica Garrett and appeared on the reality show Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood with her daughter Lyrica Anderson.[34]
Ann Thomas left the Ikettes after she became pregnant by Ike Turner in 1968.[18] After she gave birth to their daughter Mia in 1969, she returned to work for the Ike & Tina Turner Revue; handling their wardrobe.[6] Thomas was married to Turner from 1981 to 1989.
Jeanette Bazzell Turner was married to Ike Turner from 1995 to 2000. She continues to perform and also works as a real estate broker.[35]
Audrey Madison Turner is Ike Turner's last wife. She appeared as a contestant on The X Factor in 2011.[36] In 2016, she released a memoir, Love Had Everything to Do with It, which details her volatile relationship with Turner due to his bipolar disorder.[37]
Members
1960s - 1970s
Shirley Alexander a.k.a. Shirley Butler (1969-70)
Jo Armstead (1960–c.1962)[24]
P. P. Arnold (1965–1966)[24]
Mary Bennett (April–July 1978, during divorce of Ike and Tina)
Bonnie Bramlett (c. 1963–1964)[10] first white member[9]
Mary "Jean Brown" Burks (1967–1968, 1970–1972)[24]
Alesia "Sugar" Butler (1972–1974)
Judy Cheeks
Shelly Clark (c. 1966)[24] — later a member of Honey Cone
Venetta Fields (c. 1961–1965)
Stonye Figueroa a.k.a. Barbara Cook (1969–1974)[38]
Yolanda Goodwin (1974–1976)
Martha Graham (c. 1968)[24]
Vera Hamilton[24] (1970–1971; died August 31, 2013)
Eloise Hester (1960–?)[24]
Juanita Hixson (1964–?)
Frances Hodges (1960)
Sandra Harding (1960)
Brenda Holloway[24]
Patrice Holloway[24]
Delores "Dee Dee" Johnson (c. 1961–1962)[24]
Johnnie B. Johnson-Day (early 1960s)
Esther Jones a.k.a Ester Bills[39][24] (1969–1976; died in 2006) "longest-lasting Ikette"[2]
Claudia Lennear a.k.a Joy Lennear[39][24] (c. 1967–1970)
Charlotte Lewis[24]
Kathi McDonald (c. 1968)
Robbie Montgomery (1960–1965)
Paulette Parker a.k.a. Maxayn Lewis (c. 1966–1968)[24]
Pat Powdrill (c. 1967– 1969; died April 11, 1996)[24]
Vermettya Royster[24]
Edna "LeJeune" Richardson a.k.a Edna Woods[39] (1969; 1971–1976)
Diane Rutherford-Swann (c. 1964–1966)
Gloria Scott (c. 1965)[40]
Linda Shuford-Williams a.k.a. Linda Jones (1972–1974)
Linda Sims[24][41]
Janice Singleton (c. 1964–1966)[42]
Jessie Smith (c. 1961–1965)
Maxine Smith (1965–?)[24]
Rose Smith (c. 1966)[24]
Jackie Stanton
The Stovall Sisters (1967)
(Margaret) Ann Thomas (c. 1966–1969) "non-singing Ikette"[24]
Marcy Thomas a.k.a. Lyrica Garrett (1974–1975)
Marquentta Tinsley (c. 1964–?)
Adrienne Williams[24]
Carlena "Flora" Williams (c. 1963–64)
Debbie Wilson[24][43]
1980s - 2000s
Jeanette Bazzell Turner (1988–2000)[20]
Bonnie Johnson (1988)[19]
Marcy Thomas a.k.a. Lyrica Garrett (1988)[19]
Vera Hamilton (mid-1990s)
Stonye Figueroa a.k.a. Barbara Cook (1998)
Randi Love a.k.a. Michelle Love (mid 1990s–early 2000s)[20][44]
Audrey Madison Turner (1993–early 2000s)
Discography
See also: Ike & Tina Turner discography and List of songs written by Ike Turner
Albums
TitleAlbum DetailsPeak chart positionsNotes
US Top 200US R&B
Fine Fine Fine
Released: September 1965
Label: Stateside Records
Catalog Number: SE 1033
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EP released in the UK
Soul The Hits
Released: 1966
Label: Modern Records
Catalog Number: MST 102
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Reissued on CD in 2007
In Person
Released: June 1969
Label: Minit Records
Catalog Number: LP 24018
14219
Credited to Ike & Tina Turner and The Ikettes
Recorded at Basin Street West in San Francisco
Come Together
Released: May 1970
Label: Liberty Records
Catalog Number: LST-7637
13013
Credited to Ike & Tina Turner and The Ikettes
(G)Old & New
Released: 1974
Label: United Artists Records
Catalog Number: UA-LA190-F
——
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
Compilations
1987: Fine Fine Fine (Kent Records)
2007: Can't Sit Down... 'Cos It Feels So Good: The Complete Modern Recordings (Kent Records)
Singles
The Ikettes had 3 songs chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and 3 songs on the Billboard Hot R&B which include 1 top 10 hit.[45] They've also charted on records with Ike & Tina Turner.
Single (A-side, B-side)Release dateLabel & Cat #Peak chart positionsAlbumNotes
US Hot 100
[45]
US R&B
[5]
"I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)"
b/w "Find My Baby"
Nov 1961Atco – 45-6212193Non-album tracks
#63 on Billboard's list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time
"Troubles On My Mind"
b/w "Come On And Truck"
Apr 1962Atco – 45-6223——
"Heavenly Love"
b/w "Zizzy Zee Zum Zum"
Jul 1962Atco – 45-6232——
"I Had A Dream The Other Night"
b/w "I Do Love You"
Nov 1962Atco – 45-6243——
"Crazy In Love"
b/w Pee Wee
Feb 1963Teena – 1701——
Credited as Robbie Montgomery and the Ikettes
"No Bail In This Jail (Prisoner In Love)"
b/w "Those Words"
Apr 1963Teena – 1702126*[46]—
Teena was Ike Turner's label named after Tina Turner
"You're Still My Baby"
b/w "I'm Leaving You"
Apr 1963Sony – 112——
Credited to Venetta Fields; Sony was Ike Turner's label
"Blue With A Broken Heart"
b/w "Mind In A Whirl"
ca. 1963Sonja – 2003——
Credited to Flora Williams; Sonja was Ike Turner's label
"Here's Your Heart"
"Here's Your Heart (Instrumental)"
Jan 1964Innis – 3000——
Innis was Ike Turner's label
"Camel Walk"
b/w "Nobody Loves Me"
Dec 1964Modern – 1003107*[47]—Soul The Hits
"Peaches 'N' Cream"
b/w "The Biggest Players"
Feb 1965Modern – 45x10053628
"(He's Gonna Be) Fine, Fine, Fine"
b/w "How Come"
May 1965Modern – 45x1008125*[48]—
"I'm So Thankful"
b/w "Don't Feel Sorry For Me"
Jul 1965Modern – 45x10117412
"(Never More) Lonely For You"
b/w "Sally Go Round The Roses"
Jan 1966Modern – 45xM 1015122*[49]—
"Not That I Recall"
b/w "Da Doo Ron Ron"
Jul 1966Modern – 45xM 1024——
"What'cha Gonna Do (When I Leave You)"
b/w "Down, Down"
Aug 1966Phi-Dan – 5009——Non-album tracks
Phi-Dan was a subsidiary label of Phil Spector Productions
Pat Arnold (P.P. Arnold) sang lead
Lead vocals by Rose Smith on "Down, Down"
"So Fine"
b/w "So Blue Over You"
Mar 1968Pompeii – 45-6667117*[50]50So Fine
"So Fine" is credited to Ike & Tina Turner and The Ikettes
B-side is on the album Cussin', Cryin' & Carryin' On
"Make 'Em Wait
b/w "Beauty Is Just Skin Deep"
Nov 1968Pompeii – 45-66683——Cussin', Cryin' & Carryin' On
Cussin', Cryin' & Carryin' On is an Ike & Tina Turner album
Billboard Review (November 16, 1968)[51]
"Come Together"
b/w "Honky Tonk Women"
Dec 1969Minit – 320875721In Person
Credited to Ike & Tina Turner and The Ikettes
"I Want To Take You Higher"
b/w "Contact High"
May 1970Liberty – 561773425Come Together
Credited to Ike & Tina Turner and The Ikettes
"Got What It Takes (To Get What I Want)"
b/w "If You Take A Close Look"
Dec 1971United Artists – 50866——Non-album tracks
"I'm Just Not Ready For Love"
b/w "Two Timin' Double Dealin'"
Dec 1972United Artists – 51103——
*single did not chart on the main chart but was on the Bubbling Under Top LP's.
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
RBP
Filmography/Selected TV appearances
[52]
TitleAirdate/YearIkettes
Shindig!Apr. 21, 1965Robbie Montgomery, Venetta Fields, Jessie Smith
Hollywood A Go-GoApr. 24, 1965Robbie Montgomery, Venetta Fields, Jessie Smith
American BandstandMay 1, 1965Robbie Montgomery, Venetta Fields, Jessie Smith
The Big T.N.T Show1966
(filmed Nov. 29, 1965)
Pat Arnold (P.P. Arnold)
Studio UnoMar. 26, 1966Robbie Montgomery, Venetta Fields, Jessie Smith
Goodbye AgainAug. 18 1968
(filmed Apr 1968)
Pat Powdrill, Ann Thomas, Jean Brown, Paulette Parker (Maxayn Lewis)
The Hollywood PalaceDec. 7, 1968Esther Jones, Edna Richardson, Claudia Lennear
Andy's Love ConcertMarc. 19, 1969Esther Jones, Edna Richardson, Claudia Lennear
The Smothers Brothers Comedy HourApr. 13, 1969Esther Jones, Edna Richardson, Claudia Lennear
It's Your Thing1970Esther Jones, Jean Brown, Vera Hamilton
Playboy After DarkFeb. 3, 1970
(filmed Dec. 3, 1969)
Pat Powdrill, Esther Jones,Claudia Lennear
The Ed Sullivan ShowJan 11. 1970Claudia Lennear, Esther Jones, Stonye Figueroa
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonJul. 9, 1970Esther Jones, Vera Hamilton, Jean Brown
Johnny Cash Presents the Everly BrothersAug. 5, 1970Esther Jones, Jean Brown
The Andy Williams ShowSept. 26, 1970Esther Jones, Vera Hamilton, Jean Brown
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonNov. 25, 1970Esther Jones, Vera Hamilton, Jean Brown
Taking Off1971Esther Jones, Vera Hamilton, Jean Brown
Soul to Soul1971Esther Jones, Vera Hamilton, Jean Brown
Beat-ClubFeb. 27, 1971Esther Jones, Vera Hamilton, Jean Brown
The Pearl Bailey ShowMar. 27, 1971Esther Jones, Vera Hamilton, Jean Brown
Good Vibrations from Central ParkAug, 19, 1971Esther Jones, Jean Brown, Edna Richardson
Rollin' On The RiverMar. 25, 1972Esther Jones, Jean Brown, Edna Richardson
Soul TrainApr. 22, 1972Esther Jones, Jean Brown, Edna Richardson
The Dick Cavett ShowOct. 10, 1972Esther Jones, Edna Richardson
The Midnight SpecialFeb. 2, 1973Linda Sims, Linda Shufford-Williams, Alesia Butler
The Burns and Schreiber Comedy HourJun. 22, 1973Alesia Butler
The Midnight SpecialNov. 9, 1973Edna Richardson, Linda Sims, Charlotte Lewis
Hits à GogoDec. 14, 1973Linda Sims, Charlotte Lewis, Debbie Wilson
In ConcertJan. 4, 1974Linda Sims, Charlotte Lewis, Debbie Wilson
The Midnight SpecialFeb. 8, 1974Linda Sims, Charlotte Lewis, Debbie Wilson
Don Kirshner's Rock ConcertMar. 16, 1974Linda Sims, Stonye Figueroa, Edna Richardson
MusikladenNov. 14, 1974Esther Jones, Marcy Thomas (Lyrica Garrett), Yolanda Goodwin
Soul TrainJan. 18, 1975Esther Jones, Marcy Thomas (Lyrica Garrett), Yolanda Goodwin
The Midnight SpecialMar. 7, 1975Esther Jones, Marcy Thomas (Lyrica Garrett), Edna Richardson
CherApr. 27, 1975Esther Jones, Edna Richardson, Yolanda Goodwin
CherOct. 12, 1975Esther Jones, Edna Richardson, Yolanda Goodwin
Van Dyke and CompanyOct. 30, 1975Esther Jones, Marcy Thomas (Lyrica Garrett), Edna Richardson
Poiret est à vous1975Esther Jones, Edna Richardson, Judy Cheeks
Don Kirshner's Rock ConcertMar. 12, 1976Esther Jones, Edna Richardson, Yolanda Goodwin