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In 1965 a group of teenagers from Burlington,
NC formed a local band in the basement of Hatley Music Store. In
a very short time the band received an invitation to audition for Ted Hall
at Hit Attractions booking agency in Charlotte, NC. The following weekend
the local band became THE ATTRACTIONS.
One of the biggest jobs starting
out was a performance in Charlotte on stage with Curtis Mayfield
and The Impressions. In a very short time the group was on stage
at all the local colleges and clubs. A favorite club in Greensboro
was The Castaways. During the summer months the band headed to Myrtle
Beach to perform at Donnie's and The Beach Club. THE ATTRACTIONS opened for and were
the backup band for well known performers such as The Tams, Clifford Curry,
Jimmy Ruffin, The Fifth Dimension and The Platters along with numerous
other top recording artists of the day.
After a year together as a group,
a new booking agency in Greensboro, The Jokers Three Productions started
to book THE ATTRACTIONS. During that same time a release of "39-21-40
Shape" by The Showmen became very popular in the southeast. THE ATTRACTIONS,
with its big horn section, grouped with The Showmen and for two years traveled
all over doing concerts. As the group's members started to
go off to college and to the Vietnam War, the original band began to fall
apart. New members tried to keep the band going but in a short time
the group known as THE ATTRACTIONS was no more. Years went by as the original members
were busy building their careers. But the love for playing music
was still a part of them. A few of the members kept playing on weekends
with different groups and the other members were still holding onto the
dream of being on stage once again. In November of 1999, after 30 years,
a reunion was put together. Some of the original members, Wayne Church,
Ronnie Lee and Keevin Smith, along with the help from some local talent,
Mike Beavers and Tony Hall went from rehearsing once a month to once a week.
Now we are keeping busy playing almost every weekend!
We just added to our band, Steve
Bailey, he was part of the Drifters back in the early 70's. To add to
his talent we brought in David Baysden to play bass guitar and sing.
On September 26, 2001
the Governor of South Carolina inducted THE ATTRACTIONS into the Beach
Music Hall of Fame.
Proudly
Represented By
IMAGINE Music
Group
Post Office Box 216 * Newell, NC
USA 28215 704 / 596-0342 * Fax 704/921-9139
www.imaginemusicgroup.com
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THE ATTRACTIONS
Music Style: Beach/Oldies Show Band
At This Moment
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Billy Vera
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Brown Eyed Girl
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Van Morrison
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Depending On You
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Doobie Brothers
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Pick Up The Pieces
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Average White Band
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Hungry Heart
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Bruce Springsteen
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Domino
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Van Morrison
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Wonderful Tonight
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Eric Clapton
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Brick House
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Commodores
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Back In Love
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LTD
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Play That Funky Music
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Wild Cherry
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Slow Dance
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Smokey Robinson
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Give It To Me Baby
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Rick James
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Be Young, Be Foolish
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The Tams
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With This Ring
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The Platters
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39-21-46
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The Showmen |
Under The Boardwalk
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The Drifters
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Ooh Baby Baby
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Smokey Robinson
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Thank You John
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Willie T
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Summertime’s Calling Me
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The Catalinas
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Myrtle Beach Days
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The Fantastic Shakers
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I Love Beach Music
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The Embers
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Club Savoy
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Rockin' Louis
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I Want A Beach Girl
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Kingdaddy
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Ain’t Too Proud
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The Temptations
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Just The Way You Are
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Billy Joel
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Land of 1000 Dances
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Wilson Pickett
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Shotgun
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Jr. Walker & The All Stars
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| Tequila Sunrise |
The Eagles |
Mustang Sally
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Wilson Pickett
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Heart of Rock n’ Roll
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Huey Lewis & The News
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Hey Bartender, Soul Man,
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Blues Brothers Medley
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Sweet Home Chicago, Gimme
Some Lovin’, Knock On Wood
Party
Standards
~ The Electric Slide
~ Johnny B. Goode
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and much, much more!!!!!
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