Clothing was a huge issue and we always dressed alike. Early on it was clean-cut 1950’s style. Suits, probably what we already had or the white dinner jackets, bought at the local second-hand clothing store, and bow ties.
With the R&B influence, our hair was greased and combed. We all dressed alike in white shirts and ties, collarless Continental-style sweaters, narrow-legged slacks and pointy-toed boots.
“The Beach Boys” brought the California look, khaki pants, Gant shirts and penny-loafers but the hairstyle didn’t change.
1964, “The Beatles” showed up and the hair changed over night along with the music but the clothing remained the same. We were wearing Pendleton jackets and saddle shoes with our Beach Boys uniform for the cover of “Little Latin Lupe Lu”.
With the R&B influence, our hair was greased and combed. We all dressed alike in white shirts and ties, collarless Continental-style sweaters, narrow-legged slacks and pointy-toed boots.
“The Beach Boys” brought the California look, khaki pants, Gant shirts and penny-loafers but the hairstyle didn’t change.
1964, “The Beatles” showed up and the hair changed over night along with the music but the clothing remained the same. We were wearing Pendleton jackets and saddle shoes with our Beach Boys uniform for the cover of “Little Latin Lupe Lu”.
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This was the photo that was the poster on the wall at B-Sharp Music on Central Ave in NE Minneapolis. They had posters from all the bands who were playing in the 60's. It was the closest thing to a mid-america music museum we had in the Twin Cities. Sadly the old location burned down a few years ago and all that wonderful memoribilia was lost :(
There are still pieces floating around out there and through your and Shar’s work with SOMA there will someday be a repository for them.
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