tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post2980276349096432971..comments2024-03-28T17:58:29.293-07:00Comments on Rock Archaeology 101: 29097 Mission Blvd, Hayward, CA: Charlie Musselwhite at Frenchy's November 7, 1969Corry342http://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-18851067390826426082018-07-19T18:54:04.413-07:002018-07-19T18:54:04.413-07:00Yea, Frenchy's what I place. I lived on Fairwa...Yea, Frenchy's what I place. I lived on Fairway St off Mission. I remember it well. My first taste of rock and roll. We used to sneak thru the kitchen. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334705719279670849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-19943893631761801682016-01-15T01:16:17.748-08:002016-01-15T01:16:17.748-08:00In 1968 I remember being a 17 year old wanna be mu...In 1968 I remember being a 17 year old wanna be musician, spending some weekend nights standing outside Frenchy's listening to the bands playing. One Friday afternoon I was hanging out front hoping to meet Albert King who was booked for the weekend when a black Caddie pulled up and out came four men. One stopped and talked to me and asked me if I was trying to get in the club. I told him yes but I was happy to just stand outside an listen like I usually did. He told me he was Albert King's manager and asked me my name then said "Grab a guitar", so I did and as I entered the club with him, he introduced me to the manager and doorman, saying, "This is my friend Mike, take good care of him." I helped him get the rest of the gear from the cavernous trunk of the Caddie and he encouraged me to come back that evening for the show, which I eagerly did. I was there early and was warmly welcomed by the manager to sit with him at his table. I watched the show and the manager told me he had arranged for me to be able to return any time to the club and to my surprise, upon my return I was welcomed by the staff and never had to pay the cover charge. A month or two later Sly and The Family Stone were hired for a week end and ended up staying for about four or five weeks. It was a magical and amazing time! "Dance to the Music" had just broken and Sly was still a DJ at KSOL-FM. I was in awe to be there at such a seminal moment of the band's career. The crowds went from big to packed to capacity as the month flew by and I never saw such energy from a band or the crowd they were entertaining. We all would really go crazy when Sly did the breakdown "DO Do DO Do DO Do DO Do DO Do" while the band danced a in conga line through the isles. During the coming year I saw lot's of great bands like Tower of Power and some not so great bands come and go and I loved every minute. I remember the Go-Go dancers were gone but was struck by the beautiful waitresses in their skin tight body suits with the sexy diagonal stripes. Working in Hollywood, I have been to many famous and exclusive clubs since then but only one ever approached the excitement and energy of Frenchy's in Hayward.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078144926957110183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-47111858021213375342016-01-15T01:15:22.416-08:002016-01-15T01:15:22.416-08:00In 1968 I remember being a 17 year old wanna be mu...In 1968 I remember being a 17 year old wanna be musician, spending some weekend nights standing outside Frenchy's listening to the bands playing. One Friday afternoon I was hanging out front hoping to meet Albert King who was booked for the weekend when a black Caddie pulled up and out came four men. One stopped and talked to me and asked me if I was trying to get in the club. I told him yes but I was happy to just stand outside an listen like I usually did. He told me he was Albert King's manager and asked me my name then said "Grab a guitar", so I did and as I entered the club with him, he introduced me to the manager and doorman, saying, "This is my friend Mike, take good care of him." I helped him get the rest of the gear from the cavernous trunk of the Caddie and he encouraged me to come back that evening for the show, which I eagerly did. I was there early and was warmly welcomed by the manager to sit with him at his table. I watched the show and the manager told me he had arranged for me to be able to return any time to the club and to my surprise, upon my return I was welcomed by the staff and never had to pay the cover charge. A month or two later Sly and The Family Stone were hired for a week end and ended up staying for about four or five weeks. It was a magical and amazing time! "Dance to the Music" had just broken and Sly was still a DJ at KSOL-FM. I was in awe to be there at such a seminal moment of the band's career. The crowds went from big to packed to capacity as the month flew by and I never saw such energy from a band or the crowd they were entertaining. We all would really go crazy when Sly did the breakdown "DO Do DO Do DO Do DO Do DO Do" while the band danced a in conga line through the isles. During the coming year I saw lot's of great bands like Tower of Power and some not so great bands come and go and I loved every minute. I remember the Go-Go dancers were gone but was struck by the beautiful waitresses in their skin tight body suits with the sexy diagonal stripes. Working in Hollywood, I have been to many famous and exclusive clubs since then but only one ever approached the excitement and energy of Frenchy's in Hayward.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078144926957110183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-90316191538192699512015-02-15T19:56:12.573-08:002015-02-15T19:56:12.573-08:00I danced my ass off to so many great bands in the ...I danced my ass off to so many great bands in the 60s at Frenchy's. We had great times.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08001332823576612452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-42933935838003972472015-02-15T19:54:02.361-08:002015-02-15T19:54:02.361-08:00I danced my ass off to so many great bands in the ...I danced my ass off to so many great bands in the 60s at Frenchy's. We had great times.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08001332823576612452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-22530486204737545872011-11-09T21:01:47.964-08:002011-11-09T21:01:47.964-08:00I also found a ca. 1979 listing for an outfit call...I also found a ca. 1979 listing for an outfit called Phil and Friends at Frenchy's, which gave me a little chuckle.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-53226445548995746512011-11-09T10:57:29.762-08:002011-11-09T10:57:29.762-08:00Very interesting. I had seen some references to Fr...Very interesting. I had seen some references to Frenchy's being open in the 1980s, and I had wondered whether it had been open for the 1970s. Now we can close this little loop, thanks.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-27179825916921604762011-11-08T22:53:42.998-08:002011-11-08T22:53:42.998-08:00I am going through some old BAM magazines. Here...I am going through some old BAM magazines. Here's a little postscript for your Frenchy's file. In BAM no. 56 (5/18/79), the "Newsreels" column reports that Frenchy's is reopening after 8 years.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-32069116639751212222009-09-20T21:23:39.338-07:002009-09-20T21:23:39.338-07:00I found the Frenchy's "TNT" ads, and...I found the Frenchy's "TNT" ads, and they were from mid-1965. There was some kind of management change after 1967. I honestly don't know who this strange ad was directed at.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-2505634158192468742009-09-20T19:18:00.679-07:002009-09-20T19:18:00.679-07:00The Mothers, Pre-Dead, Van Morrison, Big Brother &...The Mothers, Pre-Dead, Van Morrison, Big Brother & the Holding Company and the Sopwith Camel all passed through Frenchy's. And I must say that Frenchy's produced some of the neatest (can I say that at my age?) ads ever. <br />As for the speculation about over thirties - my guess would be in a slightly different direction. Frenchy's, like the local Rollarena, hosted a number of shows promoted under the guise of Bill Quarry and his "Teens 'n' Twenties" nights. So it was probably an attempt to keep old folk like us out and keep the young happening crowd in. <br /><br />We should find the guy who wrote their ads - I recall Frenchy's-A-Go-Go and numerous others. This is great.The Yellow Sharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001772238662274893noreply@blogger.com