1966 Caravan of Stars - Winter Tour

The Winter Tour of 1966 featured the Yardbirds at a crucial period of their career.  Jimmy Page had just joined on bass and Jeff Beck was just about to jump out of the group.  Added to Caravan veterans Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Brian Hyland and Sam the Sham, it was an interesting mix of music and perhaps the last great Caravan of Stars tour. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10/28/66   Tri-State Coliseum, Amarillo, TX

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 This show was cancelled.

10/29/66  Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

10/30/66      Municipal Auditorium, Harlingen, TX

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

10/30/66  Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, TX

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

10/31/66  Memorial Auditorium, Beaumont, TX

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/2/1966  Southern State College, Magnolia, AR

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/3/66        Decatur High School, Decatur, AL

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/4/66     Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, AR

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/5/66   Memorial Building, Kansas City, KS

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/6/66        Civic Center, Bartlesville, OK

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/6/66        Assembly Center, Tulsa, OK

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/7/66        Auditorium, Chanute, KS

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/8/66        RKO Orpheum Theatre, Davenport, IA

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/9/66        Fieldhouse, Indiana State U., Terra Haute, IN

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/10/1966  Keil Auditorium, St. Louis, MO

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/11/66      Fairgrounds Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/12/66      Civic Theatre, Akron, OH

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/12/66      Grover Center, Ohio University, Athens, OH

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/13/66      Civic Center, Baltimore, MD

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/14/66      Paintsville High School Gym, Paintsville, KY

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/15/66      Diddle Arena, University of Western Kentucky, Bowling Green, KY

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/16/66      Memorial Gym, Tennessee Tech, Cookeville, TN

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/17/66      Field House, U of Tennessee, Martin, TN

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/18-20/66  State Fairgrounds, Detroit, MI

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/21/66      Civic Hall, Richmond, IN

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/23/66      Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA

Talent: Sonny & Cher, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/24/66      Raleigh Co. Armory, Beckley, WVA

Talent :Dino, Desi & Billy, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/24/66      Civic Center, Charleston, WVA

Talent :Dino, Desi & Billy, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/25/66      Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC

Talent :Dino, Desi & Billy, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/26/66      Washington Coliseum, Washington DC

Talent :Dino, Desi & Billy, Little Anthony, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

 

11/27/66      Cabell Co. Memorial Field House, Huntington, WVA

Talent :Dino, Desi & Billy, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Distant Cousins, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland

1966 Caravan of Stars Tour - Summer Edition

 

Dick Clark returned to the Caravan of Stars format in late summer of 1966.  The  Where the Action Is cast was deep into filming the next season's worth of shows.  This particular tour has been difficult to document owing partially to the fact that there were no major talents in the line-up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/20/66  Hershey Sports Arena, Hershey, PA

Talent: The Happenings, Mitch Ryder, Capitols, Strangeloves, Thomas Group, Keith Allison, Dean Parrish, Cash McCall, Lou Christie

 

8/21/66  Euclid Beach, Cleveland, OH

 

Talent: Lou Christie, Mitch Ryder, The Happenings, Strangeloves, Thomas Group, Keith Allison

 

8/23/66 Memorial Stadium, Portsmouth, OH

Talent: The Happenings, Mitch Ryder, Capitols, Strangeloves, Thomas Group, Keith Allison, Dean Parrish, Cash McCall, Lou Christie

 

8/25/66  Charlotte, NC

Talent: The Happenings, Mitch Ryder, Capitols, Strangeloves, Thomas Group, Keith Allison, Dean Parrish, Cash McCall, Lou Christie

1966 "Where the Action Is" Summer Tour

Dick Clark gets the red-hot Young Rascals to headline this leg of the "Where the Action Is" tour.  The remainder of the bill was rather pedestrian as the Critters and Knickerbockers had been chart acts but B.J. Thomas and the Triumphs, Keith Allison and the Shades of Blue were steady live acts but nothing to write home about at this point. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7/1/66 Long Island Arena, Commack, NY

Knickerbockers, Young Rascals, The Critters, B.J. Thomas, Keith Allison, Shades of Blue, Action Kids

 

7/3/66 Convention Hall, Conneaut Lake Park, PA

Talent: Knickerbockers, Young Rascals, The Critters, B.J. Thomas, Keith Allison, Shades of Blue, Action Kids

 

7/4/66 South Mountain Fairgrounds, Gettysburg, PA

Talent: Young Rascals, The Triumphs, The Critters, Keith Allison, Action Kids

 

7/8/66 Forman Field, Norfolk, VA

Knickerbockers, Young Rascals, The Critters, B.J. Thomas, Keith Allison, Shades of Blue, Action Kids

 

7/9/66  Coliseum, Greensboro, NC

Talent: Young Rascals, The Triumphs, The Critters, Keith Allison, Action Kids

 

7/10/66 Raleigh Co. Armory, Beckley, WVA

Knickerbockers, Young Rascals, The Critters, B.J. Thomas, Keith Allison, Shades of Blue, Action Kids

 

7/10/66 Civic Center, Charleston, WVA

Knickerbockers, Young Rascals, The Critters, B.J. Thomas, Keith Allison, Shades of Blue, Action Kids

 

7/   /66  Huntington, WVA

Knickerbockers, Young Rascals, The Critters, B.J. Thomas, Keith Allison, Shades of Blue, Action Kids

 

 

7/13/66  Municipal Auditorium, El Dorado, AR

Knickerbockers, Young Rascals, The Critters, B.J. Thomas, Keith Allison, Shades of Blue, Action Kids

7/18/66  Auditorium, Columbus, GA

Knickerbockers, Young Rascals, The Critters, B.J. Thomas, Keith Allison, Shades of Blue, Action Kids

 7/19/66 Civic Center, Laurel, MS

Knickerbockers, Young Rascals, The Critters, B.J. Thomas, Keith Allison, Shades of Blue, Action Kids

 

7/21/66 Coliseum, Orlando, FL

Knickerbockers, Young Rascals, The Critters, B.J. Thomas, Keith Allison, Shades of Blue, Action Kids

 

7/22/66  Convention Hall, Miami Beach, FL

Knickerbockers, Young Rascals, The Critters, B.J. Thomas, Keith Allison, Shades of Blue, Action Kids

 

7/23/66   Curtis Hixon  Hall, Tampa, FL

Knickerbockers, Young Rascals, The Critters, B.J. Thomas, Keith Allison, Shades of Blue, Action Kids

 

7/26/66  Birmingham, AL

 

Knickerbockers, Young Rascals, The Critters, B.J. Thomas, Keith Allison, Shades of Blue, Action Kids

 

7/28/66   Fair & Exhibition Center, Louisville, KY

Knickerbockers, Young Rascals, The Critters, B.J. Thomas, Keith Allison, Shades of Blue, Action Kids

 

7/29/66  Memorial Gym, Hazard, KY

Talent: Knickerbockers, Young Rascals, The Critters, B.J. Thomas, Keith Allison, Shades of Blue, Action Kids

 

7/30/66  Mesker Music Theater, Evansville, IN

Knickerbockers, Young Rascals, The Critters, B.J. Thomas, Keith Allison, Shades of Blue, Action Kids

 

1966 "Where the Action Is" Spring Tour

Back to the Dick Clark Package Tours and the year 1966.  Gary Lewis and the Playboys headlined the first "Where the Action Is" tour along with show regulars Paul Revere and the Raiders, Steve Alaimo, Linda Scott and the Knickerbockers.  There wasn't that much to differentiate between the Caravans and these tours except that the bill was filled out with the TV show regulars instead of one-hit wonders at the bottom of the bill.  This tour was reported to have begun on April 5 but I haven't found the first several dates.

 

4/9/66 Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

4/11/66  Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

4/12/66 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, TX

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

4/13/66 Music Hall, Houston, TX

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

4/14/66 Southern State College, Magnolia, AR

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

4/15/66  Little Rock, AR
 

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

4/16/66 ISU Arena, Terra Haute, IN

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

4/17/66  Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

4/19/66  Orpheum Theatre, Madison, WI

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders,

 

4/20/66 Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium, LaCrosse, WI

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

4/21/66  WBAY Auditorium, Green Bay, WI

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders

 

4/22/66  International Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

4/23/66 Coliseum, Columbia, SC

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

4/66  Pittsburgh, PA

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

4/27/66  Ft. Wayne, IN

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

4/28/66  Akron, OH

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

4/29/66  Dayton, OH

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

4/30/66  Fairgrounds Coliseum, Louisville, KY

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys

 

5/1/66  Evansville, KY

Talent: Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

5/1/66  Owensboro, KY

Talent: Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

5/2/66 UC Fieldhouse Armory, Cincinnati, OH

Talent: Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

5/6/66 City Arena, Norfolk, VA

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

5/7/66  Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC

Talent: Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

5/8/66  City Auditorium, Atlanta, GA

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys

 

5/9/66 Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

5/11/66  Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, AL

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys

 

5/14/66 Columbus, GA

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott

 

5/15/66 Bell Auditorium, Augusta, GA

Talent: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Paul Revere & Raiders, Billy Joe Royal, Steve Alaimo, Knickerbockers, Viceroys, Linda Scott