Monday, March 3, 2014

Summer 1964 Caravan of Stars

 
The relatively off-the-beaten-track routings of Dick Clark's Caravans has made hunting down concert dates challenging.  Clark would routinely use high school gyms, National Guard Armories, and State Fairs as venues and not always in large population centers as his bus of stars bounded across the country.  But I continually run across a date here and there to fill in the holes.  Today's listings are from the spring/summer of 1964 in a tour headlined by Gene Pitney. 




6/26/1964  Allentown, PA

Talent: Gene Pitney, Dixie Cups, Dean & Jean, Mike Clifford, Rip Chords, Coasters, Brenda Holloway, Crystals, Brian Hyland, Kasuals, Major Lance, George McCannon, Reflections, Round Robin, Shirelles, Supremes

 
6/27/1964  Bushnell Auditorium, Hartford, CT

Talent: Gene Pitney, Dixie Cups, Dean & Jean, Mike Clifford, Rip Chords, Coasters, Brenda Holloway, Crystals, Brian Hyland, Kasuals, Major Lance, George McCannon, Reflections, Round Robin, Shirelles, Supremes

 
6/28/1964 RPI Fieldhouse, Troy, NY

Talent: Gene Pitney, Dixie Cups, Dean & Jean, Mike Clifford, Rip Chords, Coasters, Brenda Holloway, Crystals, Brian Hyland, Kasuals, Major Lance, George McCannon, Reflections, Round Robin, Shirelles, Supremes

 


6/28/1964 Pittsfield Boys Club, Pittsfield, MA

Talent: Gene Pitney, Dixie Cups, Dean & Jean, Mike Clifford, Rip Chords, Coasters, Brenda Holloway, Crystals, Brian Hyland, Kasuals, Major Lance, George McCannon, Reflections, Round Robin, Shirelles, Supremes

 
7/1/64  Victory Stadium, Roanoke, VA

Talent: Gene Pitney, Dixie Cups, Dean & Jean, Mike Clifford, Rip Chords,  Crystals, Major Lance, Reflections, Round Robin, Shirelles, Supremes

 
7/1/64  The Palace, Old Orchard Beach, ME

Talent: Gene Pitney, Dixie Cups, Dean & Jean, Mike Clifford, Rip Chords, Coasters, Brenda Holloway, Crystals, Brian Hyland, Kasuals, Major Lance, George McCannon, Reflections, Round Robin, Shirelles, Supremes

 
7/2/64  Chuckey-Doak High School, Afton, TN

Talent: Gene Pitney, Dixie Cups, Dean & Jean, Mike Clifford, Rip Chords, Coasters, Brenda Holloway, Crystals, Brian Hyland, Kasuals, Major Lance, George McCannon, Reflections, Round Robin, Shirelles, Supremes

 
7/3/64  Masonic Temple, Scranton, PA

Talent: Gene Pitney, Dixie Cups, Dean & Jean, Mike Clifford, Rip Chords, Coasters, Brenda Holloway, Crystals, Brian Hyland, Kasuals, Major Lance, George McCannon, Reflections, Round Robin, Shirelles, Supremes

 


7/4/64 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ

Talent: Gene Pitney, Dixie Cups, Dean & Jean, Mike Clifford, Rip Chords, Coasters, Brenda Holloway, Crystals, Brian Hyland, Kasuals, Major Lance, George McCannon, Reflections, Round Robin, Shirelles, Supremes

 
7/8/1964  War Memorial Auditorium, Johnstown, PA

Talent: Gene Pitney, Mike Clifford, Jan & Dean, Coasters, Crystals, Dixie Cups, Brian Hyland, Brenda Holloway, Kasuals, Major Lance, Rip Chords, Reflections, Shirelles, Supremes, Round Robin, George McCannon

 




 
7/9/1964   War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY

Talent: Gene Pitney, Dixie Cups, Dean & Jean, Mike Clifford, Rip Chords, Coasters, Brenda Holloway, Crystals, Brian Hyland, Kasuals, Major Lance, George McCannon, Reflections, Round Robin, Shirelles, Supremes

 
7/10/64  Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY

Talent: Gene Pitney, Dixie Cups, Dean & Jean, Mike Clifford, Rip Chords, Coasters, Brenda Holloway, Crystals, Brian Hyland, Kasuals, Major Lance, George McCannon, Reflections, Round Robin, Shirelles, Supremes

 
7/13/1964  Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA

Talent: Gene Pitney, Dixie Cups, Bobby Freeman, Supremes, Shirelles, Rip Chords, Major Lance, Mike Clifford, Round Robin, Reflections, Dean & Jean




7/15/1964 Raleigh Co. Fieldhouse, Beckley, WVA

Talent: Gene Pitney, Dixie Cups, Dean & Jean, Mike Clifford, Rip Chords, Coasters, Brenda Holloway, Crystals, Brian Hyland, Kasuals, Major Lance, George McCannon, Reflections, Round Robin, Shirelles, Supremes

 
7/16/64  Arena, Steubenville, OH

Talent: Gene Pitney, Dixie Cups, Dean & Jean, Mike Clifford, Rip Chords, Coasters, Brenda Holloway, Crystals, Brian Hyland, Kasuals, Major Lance, George McCannon, Reflections, Round Robin, Shirelles, Supremes

 
7/18/1964  Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH

Talent: Gene Pitney, Dixie Cups, Dean & Jean, Mike Clifford, Rip Chords, Coasters, Brenda Holloway, Crystals, Brian Hyland, Kasuals, Major Lance, George McCannon, Reflections, Round Robin, Shirelles, Supremes

 


 
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  1. Chicago JoeSeptember 1, 2014 at 1:14 PM

    7/1/64 The Palace, Old Orchard Beach, ME

    Talent: Gene Pitney, Dixie Cups, Dean & Jean, Mike Clifford, Rip Chords, Coasters, Brenda Holloway, Crystals, Brian Hyland, Kasuals, Major Lance, George McCannon, Reflections, Round Robin, Shirelles, Supremes
    This photostream from Flickr.com reflects that evening in July of 1964 https://www.flickr.com/photos/32405894@N00/7091637427/

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  2. pxdjrApril 5, 2015 at 1:56 PM

    This is fantastic information. Thank you.

    I have two questions for you.

    1.
    My mom says she saw the Caravan of Stars in summer of 1964 in Nashville. I'm trying to determine what that date is. You don't have it listed above (only Afton, TN). Are you aware of a Nashville date?

    2.
    What's the difference between Caravan of Stars and the Cavalcade of Stars? If you do a search on one, you get results for the other as well. They seem to be used interchangeably, but I don't think that's correct. I through it was Caravan of Stars. You have any thoughts on that?

    Thanks!
    Paul

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    1. bkoz67April 6, 2019 at 4:25 AM

      The Caravan of Stars in Nashville was on July 29, 1964.
      http://dianarosssupremes.free.fr/Timeline%201964.htm

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  3. Coltrane KittyJuly 22, 2015 at 2:44 AM

    I saw it in Nashville in 1964, '65 and '66, I'm pretty sure it was in the summer and I only remember it as Caravan, but that's not a guarantee...lol

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    1. aliallenMay 22, 2016 at 9:03 AM

      I was there in Nashville 1964. This needs to be added to the list above. Definitely 1964 for me.

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    2. bkoz67April 6, 2019 at 4:26 AM

      The Caravan of Stars in Nashville was on July 29, 1964.
      http://dianarosssupremes.free.fr/Timeline%201964.htm

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  4. Coltrane KittyJuly 22, 2015 at 2:45 AM

    I saw it in Nashville in 1964, '65 and '66, I'm pretty sure it was in the summer and I only remember it as Caravan, but that's not a guarantee...lol

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  5. UnknownFebruary 11, 2016 at 4:40 PM

    I have just come across a ticket stub for the Caravan. I saw it at The Arena in Green Bay, Wisconsin on September 4, 1964. I'm sorry that I don't have a program. I have always thought that I saw the Supremes that night and now I think there is a good chance I did. Thanks for keeping track of this.

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    1. UnknownApril 27, 2017 at 9:40 AM

      You did see them because I went to a concert in Duluth MN around that same time.

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    2. bkoz67April 6, 2019 at 4:16 AM

      I'm afraid not. The Supremes were performing in Brooklyn on September 4. They stopped touring with the Caravan of Stars earlier, around August 6, 1964 (before coming back for the winter tour).
      http://dianarosssupremes.free.fr/Timeline%201964.htm

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  6. UnknownFebruary 11, 2016 at 4:44 PM

    I have just come across a ticket stub for the Caravan. I saw it at The Arena in Green Bay, Wisconsin on September 4, 1964. I'm sorry that I don't have a program. I have always thought that I saw the Supremes that night and now I think there is a good chance I did. Thanks for keeping track of this.

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  7. UnknownMarch 25, 2017 at 1:31 AM

    I saw Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars in Louisville, KY at Freedom Hall in '64 or '65 or maybe even '66. But the lineup I haven't seen in any of these articles. I know I saw the Supremes, the Crystals, Little Anthony & the Imperials, Joe Tex, Solomon Burke, Chuck Berry (not completely sure about him), the Shirelles (not positive about them either) & others. I am sure about the first five! When would this have been. I don't find one like this anywhere.

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    1. bkoz67April 6, 2019 at 4:34 AM

      The concert with the Supremes at the Freedom Hall was a Motortown Revue, on April 4, 1964. But your line up doesn't correspond to a Motortown Revue, nor a Caravan of Stars.
      The Caravan of Stars in Nashville was on July 29, 1964.
      http://dianarosssupremes.free.fr/Timeline%201964.htm

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  8. raggaraggaApril 21, 2018 at 9:20 AM

    My Aunt's were in a group called The Results. They were on one of these tours for a few dates. Im not sure when, but I'll find it.

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  9. JsmeurekaJanuary 9, 2019 at 1:49 AM

    1965ish, Union University Jackson Tn,Tony Joe White, Tommy Roe, maybe Neil Diamond ..long ago

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  10. d330r@aol.comFebruary 17, 2019 at 9:39 AM

    There was a date in Lakewood, Pa. in 1964 which I saw.

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  11. bkoz67April 6, 2019 at 4:36 AM

    Yes... it was on July 5. There's an ad posted at
    http://dianarosssupremes.free.fr/Timeline%201964.htm

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  12. Chicago JoeMarch 19, 2020 at 10:58 PM

    https://youtu.be/dkKdrOPoDW8

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  13. Chicago JoeMarch 19, 2020 at 11:01 PM

    Monday July 27th 1964..Dick Clark Caravan of Stars..
    Victory Stadium, Roanoke, VA see above Youtube link with audio ad spot

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  14. UnknownMay 25, 2020 at 11:22 AM

    My husbands father played Saxophone on many of the caravan tours his name was Nick Salamone.

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  15. PaulaAugust 11, 2020 at 11:19 AM

    August 4th Tulsa, OKla. at the civic center. Gene Pitney and many others. I didn't write all the names in my 1964, 16 year old diary. My review that night..."God, it was so tough!!! GP who I love, love, lots of singing groups mostly colored (sorry for the term, it was long ago), so cool!!!"

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  16. Ann EdwardsFebruary 9, 2021 at 6:59 AM

    Another website listed two Terre Haute concerts in 1964. A summer show at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute on July 20, 1964. And a better documented show on November 22 1964. Anyone have evidence the tour came to Terre Haute in July 1964?

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  17. BeenThereDoneThatMay 26, 2024 at 8:13 AM

    I don't see this date mentioned anywhere, but I saw the Caravan of Stars on June 30, 1964 in Canobie Lake State State Park in New Hampshire. It would fit the tour schedule in that the group played in Old Orchard Beach, ME the next night. Tour lineup that performed June 30 looks close to identical to the July 1 date. The Supremes opened the show in what I remember as white silk form fitting dresses that blew the audience away.

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