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Epilogue Ed “Punch” Andrews: As the band-booking business consolidated in the early seventies, Andrews focused exclusively on managing the career of Bob Seger, which he continues to do today. In the nineties, on Seger’s recommendation, Kid Rock signed with Andrews, who still calls his Birmingham-based business Hideout Productions, a link to the sixties.1 Bob Bageris: After the Eastown Theatre closed, Bageris went on to become the leading promoter of major rock concerts in Detroit. Helming his company, Bamboo Productions, he booked concerts by such artists as the Rolling Stones and Jefferson Airplane at Olympia Stadium, Cobo Hall, and other large venues throughout the Midwest. In 1975 he brought the Who to the Pontiac Silverdome for the stadium’s ‹rst major concert. On April 1, 1985, Bob Bageris died at the age of thirty-seven, following a yearlong battle with a bone marrow disorder.2 Harry Balk: The former independent producer stayed on as A&R director at Motown until around 1977. He is retired and living in California, where he occasionally returns to the studio with a promising new talent.3 Balk’s former partner, Irv Micahnik, moved to New York in 1964 to manage Chubby Checker. Micahnik died in 1978. Hank Ballard: In 1960, long after their ties to Detroit had been forgotten, Hank Ballard and the Midnighters came charging back on the pop charts with two Top 10 hits: “Finger Poppin’ Time” and “Let’s Go, Lets Go, Lets Go.” Hank wrote “The Twist,” which became a number one 1 hit twice for Chubby Checker. By the seventies Ballard was working as a single, sometimes touring with 278 James Brown. In 1999, Hank Ballard was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He died on March 2, 2003, the victim of throat cancer.4 Brownsville Station: The party band led by Cub Koda scored a national hit when “Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room” hit number 3 in Billboard in December 1973. Koda remained active in the Detroit music scene as a solo performer and as a music journalist until his death on July 1, 2000.5 Dan Carlisle: One of the original announcers on “underground” radio station WABX and at WKNR-FM, Dan left Detroit in the midseventies . Stops along the way have included KLOS in Los Angeles, KSAN in San Francisco, and WNEW-FM in New York. He recently returned to KLOS in Los Angeles, a classic rock station.6 George Clinton, Parliament/Funkadelic: When the Detroit rock scene collapsed, Clinton’s dual aggregations rolled on. Funkadelic albums were released on Detroit’s Westbound Records through 1976. After Holland-Dozier-Holland’s Invictus label folded, Clinton took his Parliament group to Casablanca Records, and in 1974 released Up for the Down Stroke. The title cut became a number 10 R & B single. It was followed by Chocolate City. Their next album, The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein, was a rather dark look into the future. Then, Mothership Connection launched the P-Funk era. Parliament earned gold records with 1976’s “Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (‘Give Up the Funk’)” and 1978’s “Flashlight.” In the early eighties , the Clinton scene came crashing down amid in‹ghting over rights and royalties. George released a few solo projects and did some producing. Around 1987, the emerging hip-hop scene tuned in on the P-Funk legacy. In the nineties Clinton reassembled his crew as the P-Funk All Stars and hit the road, performing three- and four-hour shows. In 1996 the whole ParliamentFunkadelic family was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As of 2004, George Clinton and his band continue to tour.7 Jamie Coe: Although he was never able to ful‹ll his dream of becoming a national recording star, Jamie remained a popular Epilogue 279 entertainer in his hometown. During the seventies he appeared nightly in his own club, Jamie’s, on Seven Mile Road. As of 2005 he continues to perform at his Jammer’s club on Plymouth Road in Livonia.8 Alice Cooper: In 1972, the boys from Phoenix, who had successfully transformed themselves into a “Detroit band,” made a hasty exit from the Motor City. They made Connecticut their new home base. In 1974, the Alice Cooper band released its ‹nal album, Muscle of Love. At that point, Vincent Furnier legally changed his name to Alice Cooper and embarked on a solo career, leaving behind the other band members.9 Three of those players, Michael Bruce...

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