This was a live LP (recorded at North Carolina State University’s Erdahl Cloyd Student Union). The other two studio based LPs again showcased competent standard soul covers but also provided a couple of tracks of particular interest for the rare soul collector. The Embers take on “It Ain’t Necessary” was first released on JCP (1054) in 1966, one of the last releases in the label discography, and also gained a national release the following year (Bell 644). TJ's NightLife in Raleigh, NC (4801 Leigh Drive / 919-713-1300) Friday & Saturday 10:00pm - 3:00am Home of 25+ GrownFolks Weekend (R&B, Old School, New School) Thursday 6:30pm Rayz Deck Party (Beach Music Bands) The Raleigh Shag Club (2nd Sunday of the Month) Make TJ's YOUR place to party in … BT: Some of the people have been watching us since the very beginning, and that’s one thing about doing this. Bobby Tomlinson:  It was in the late ‘60s when I first heard the term beach music. blue eyed soul • I mean it’s easy. For booking information please contact embersjohnt@aol.com ©2021 The Embers. “Far Away Places” became a permanent feature in the bands’ live repertoire which helped cement it as a classic for beach music lovers in the US. northern soul • Friday October 23 – Ducks Beach Club – North Myrtle Beach, SC – the Embers 9:00pm. In addition to Bobby and Jackie, members during this phase have included Dave Norket (keyboards until 1964, then Martin Durwood, Doug Harrison, Rick Whitfield or Mark Hammer for the remainder of the decade), Frank Reich (saxophone until 1969, then Don Holloway), Johnny Hopkins (trumpet), John Thompson (bass, vocals) and Blair Ellis (vocals). The Embers will perform May 30. Years ago, we played at the American Embassy in Canada for July 4, and in 2007 and 2008, we played at army bases in South Korea. We had a chance to ask him about his more than 50 years with the group he helped to start and why he considers North Hills one of his favorite places to play. “First Time” was initially played out in the UK by Guy Hennigan (covered up as Mill Evans and the Esquires) at Tony’s New Empress Ballroom in Blackburn, Lancashire, in the mid to late eighties. Hodder and Stoughton 2001). As long as you were dressed nicely with a date, behaved yourself and had the cover charge, they weren’t too concerned about your age and would let you in. When I get to the point that I can’t play, then I’ll quit, or if I’m a hindrance to rest of the guys I’ll quit.”. According to Bobby Tomlinson in Rick Simmons’ Carolina Beach Music, Bob Crewe facilitated The Embers signing to MGM after hearing a demo tape of the song. The Lost Supreme. Come “pig out” and have a fun time with your Athens Drive family while enjoying beach music by the Embers. He also loved operating a booth at Watson's Flea Market for many years after the clubs ceased to operate. BT:  They call that section of Raleigh Midtown. We finished that and left there at 11:00 p.m. and drove back to Georgia, and spent the night just inside Georgia. That was about the time I started hearing the term beach music. “Just for the Birds” (JCP) in 1964 offered further covers of Little Anthony, The Drifters and an LP only version of The Impressions' “Little Young Lover”. 3.9K likes. The Embers released three LPs in the 1960s on local Raleigh, NC labels; JCP and eEe. Newer Post →. beach music • I remember my fraternity, Blair Ellis, played piano for the Embers about when they started in the late fifties. In all those years, I’ve probably played, just guesstimating, probably over 15,000 times. The Embers are one of the longest running beach music bands and (perhaps along with The Tams) they likely one of the most widely known, both within and outside the region. Wednesday is their designated college night. August 10, 2020, True Souls. Our Unique Shopping Experience and large selection of The Embers in Raleigh/Durham tickets makes it easy to find the right seats. The Embers Biography: In 1958, a couple of enterprising high school boys in Raleigh, North Carolina answered the Soviet challenge of Sputnick by forming a band called The Satellites. The Embers are one of the longest running beach music bands and one of the most widely known, both within and outside the region. The only time I would trade places with anyone is when I’m driving in from Florida at five o’clock in the morning. As a matter of fact, three weeks ago we were on a cruise and we got back from the cruise in Port Canaveral on a Saturday morning, and we drove down to West Palm Beach and played Saturday night for a golf tournament. We opened the Embers Club in downtown Raleigh in 1965, and then in 1968, we opened The Embers Beach Club in Atlantic Beach. McBryde Films presents, The Embers, featuring Craig Woolard: The Heart And Soul Of Beach Music. BT: No, not really. The Embers were formed in Raleigh, NC in 1958 by Bobby Tomlinson (drums) and Jackie Gore (vocals, guitar). In the late fifties until aroun Ever since a low-end live music venue, the Embers Club on W. Davie Street burned down in 1970, the area had been devoid of any nightlife at all. May 15, 2020. At one point, we were labeled as North Carolina’s Musical Ambassadors, and in the 80s, we did national commercials and traveled all over the country for Budweiser. It was about this time that radio audiences nationwide first heard Jackie’s voice on the hit record “Far Away Places”. The Embers were formed in Raleigh, NC in 1958 by Bobby Tomlinson (drums) and Jackie Gore (vocals, guitar). Web Hosting and Management by Channel Marker Media and 57 Marketing.Channel Marker Media and 57 Marketing. He also loved operating a booth at Watson's Flea Market for many years after the clubs ceased to operate. When we graduated, my father asked if I was planning to go to college, and I said, “No I think I want to try my hand at music.” It’s what I really love. The record received airplay in 1969 but its promotion was cut short when Bob Crewe was fired from MGM, hence the relative rarity for a release on such a major label, for both demo copies and issues. Raleigh, N.C., Concerts. “Where Did I Go Wrong”, by Jackie Gore and probably their most up tempo affair, was released in April 1969 for Atlantic (45-2627). A musical marvel, The Embers have survived disco, punk, new wave, and hip-hop and continue to take the stage as one of the most entertaining bands to ever perform. Frank Covill frank4536@gmail.com 910-818-5903 Terry Tucker tgt10003@bellsouth.net 704-664-7147 They've been inducted into the South Carolina Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame and were named North Carolina's Official Musical Ambassadors. By chance, Wayne earned a live audition with the super group The Embers of Raleigh, NC before a crowd of more than 3,000 without a single rehearsal. You all have played in a variety of settings and at a wide range of events over the years, and you have been there since the beginning. We were Kappa Sigs at NC State. See weekly schedule. “They are still performing today with only one original member left, the drummer, Bobby Tomlinson. We’ve accomplished a lot of things, and I’m not finished. Pics, videos and bringing energy are all tools on their page. To quote a friend: The Berkeley “absolutely pioneered alternative culture in 1980s downtown Raleigh.” I’ve never missed but three jobs. We still remain casual acquaintances when we see each other. He started his own pizza and gameroom named Mr. T's and ran it for several years in the early 80's. We often hired them to play at our frat parties for about $75. Introducing North Broad St. Records. We’ve played all over. “I came into the band with an awareness of what they were and what they represent,” he said. For over 37 years, Jackie Gore was the lead singer and voice of the Embers. They mainly played frat parties and Raleigh clubs. Much more recently, The Embers take on Jerry Butler’s “Aware of Love” has also received plays on the northern scene. For over 37 years, Jackie Gore was the lead singer and voice of the Embers. Beach music is most closely associated with the style of swing dance known as the shag, or the Carolina shag, which is also the official state dance of both North Carolina and South Carolina. The musicians on “Far Away Places” (and presumably on its flip also) were MGM’s own staff from New York, and The Embers laid the vocals. By now The Embers were clearly making some headway in getting noticed outside of the south east, reflected in the fact that their last two releases of the decade were picked up by major labels. JCP was set up by Jimmy Capps, who had been a Raleigh radio announcer / DJ since the late forties for WTPF, and his radio station engineer Larry Gardner, with the aim to promote local bands in the area. They've been inducted into the South Carolina Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame and were named North Carolina's Official Musical Ambassadors. Thursdays, from April 18th through August 15th, 2019, with the exception of July 4th, North Hills Common, 4158 Main at North Hills Street in Raleigh, hosts the free Midtown Beach Music Series. Cry, Cry, Cry: The Tommy Ray Tucker Story - E. Mark Windle. Sometimes you get sick, but you’ve got to go up and play. The Buc is Greenville NC’s most authentic down home place to party hard with all your rowdy friends tonight or any night of the week. In the late fifties until around 1963/1964 they toured and recorded as The Swinging Embers, before the name change. Sign up to receive updates about North Hills, Share “North Hills and The Embers: Creating Memories Through Beach Music”. The female version is a northern soul classic in its own right. BT: No, I never did. Bobby Womack - My Story 1944-2014. Review by Toby Broom, True Souls. Lawrence "LT" Tibbetts and TEAM BC feed their passion for supporting LOCAL BANDS and more. The Embers are one of the longest running beach music bands and one of the most widely known, both within and outside the region. In 1958, Jackie Gore along with Bobby Tomlinson founded the world famous musical group the Embers of Raleigh, NC. Somebody said, “Bobby, you all get better every time I see you, you get better.” I said, “Well it’s not hard to do with people like this.” You can just see all the people smiling, and dancing, and moving around, and standing in front of you, and you just thrive off of their energy. We bought Blair’s electric piano from him. However UK soul collectors are likely to be most interested in their recording career between 1964 and 1969 for JCP, eEe, Bell and Atlantic. Loafers Dance Club Raleigh, NC Duck's Beach Club N. Myrtle Beach, SC Lynn’s Dance Club Charlotte, NC Scallywag’s Bar & Grill New London, NC OD ... Beach S.C. along with other groups like The Embers, The Band of Oz, The Drifters, Bill Deal and Archie Bell. I finally had to give up my day job, and music is all I’ve done since about 1962. Meek Mill & Future – The Legendary Nights Tour 2019 on September 19 at 7 p.m. . Key features of this site rely on javascript to function properly. July 04, 2020, The Lost Supreme. I’ve played everywhere. When the Midtown Beach Music Series kicks off its ninth season on April 21, The Embers drummer and band leader Bobby Tomlinson will feel right at home helping his audience make memories that will last a lifetime. “Back in the 60s, I would take dates to the Embers Club, before we were old enough to get in" says beach fan Bob McNair. BT: I really don’t have one. Web Hosting and Management by Channel Marker Media and 57 Marketing.Channel Marker Media and 57 Marketing. Our mission is to promote the clubs, events, people and music that are a part of the shagger's lifestyle. Chicago soul releases were extremely popular with teenagers and bands of the south east in the mid sixties. Jackie and Bobby were in high school. As a member of the Embers, Wayne evolved into a band leader, lead singer and musical coordinator striving to make himself invaluable to the organization. The Embers had a very prolific recording career for both singles and albums. The Embers played for the Sig Ep fraternity with Jackie Gore, Bobbt Thomlinson, Blair Ellis and black sax player, Doug I think his name was. We got to see some fantastic bands live and consume some adult malt beverages! Numerous soul and R&B artists shared the stage with The Embers at their club.....Jackie Wilson, Little Anthony, Billy Stewart, Fats Domino, The Drifters, The Clovers and many more.” Three years later another club was opened in Atlantic Beach NC, where The Embers opened for the Rolling Stones. Major Food Group is bringing its restaurant empire to … They mainly played frat parties and Raleigh clubs. Anyone can become a member, so stop by and we can explain the specifics. ... Raleigh Rugby Club 7417 Poole Road Raleigh, 27610 . I said, “We’ll be lucky if we do another 15 years.” It’s been over 50, so I was wrong. November 29, 2020, Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones (Pub. He continued on being a huge part of The Embers Club on Creekside Drive, The Embers-Hilton Underground and Embers Club on Capital Blvd. Welcome to the Backer’s Club, the VIP Program at NC Theatre. The Embers Biography: In 1958, a couple of enterprising high school boys in Raleigh, North Carolina answered the Soviet challenge of Sputnick by forming a band called The Satellites. Yep, I remember Blair. Chicago influences are certainly very clear when The Embers' LP recordings are considered. Ladies in Free. Now, all these years later, The Embers featuring Craig Woolard is still going strong, and Bobby has no plans of slowing down anytime soon. That’s because he’s lived in Raleigh since 1955 and helped to start the band that’s now a beach music legend. “Far Away Places” (MGM 14167) is a curious spin on an old 1940s standard, using a bass riff and rhythm influenced by Archie Bell and the Drells’ “Tighten Up”. “Crazy ‘Bout You Baby” was played out in the UK by Gary Rushbrook in the very early eighties, toward the closure of Wigan Casino. Johnny and I and some of his buddies from Raleigh were all day students and got to be friends in our business administration classes. Copyright © 2021, A Nickel And A Nail. The Embers are one of the longest running beach music bands and (perhaps along with The Tams) they likely one of the most widely known, both within and outside the region. They played for school dances and parties making as much as sixty-dollars for all of their efforts on a good night. Rum Runners is a piano bar located on East Martian Street in downtown Raleigh. R&B • Large-scale arenas to only-the-locals-know-about dives. It’s much, much, much better than what it was. Home > United States > Raleigh, NC > Ember Racing . Somebody asked me when I was going to retire, and I said, “Well I enjoy it too much to do that. There is no way to recover a deleted account. We had to be flown from our hotel every day on a seaplane to a private island and back again each night. Need The Embers in Raleigh/Durham Tickets? It’s all sorts of people that I’ve known for years and years who show up to hear us. The first LP “The Embers Roll Eleven” (JCP) was released in 1963. Vinyl Preview: Eddie Holman (Soul-Direction SD002). Heart: Love Alive Tour with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Elle King on Saturday, August 10, at 7 p.m.. "Getting Paid to Talk: Making Money With Your Voice" - Monday, Aug 19, 2019 / 7:00pm. Rum Runners is a piano bar located on East Martian Street in downtown Raleigh. E. Mark Windle  29 November 2020. As I remember the club was in an old converted warehouse with a railroad loading dock on the side. It’s really first class. Raleigh should be 2 cities - West Raleigh and East Raleigh, Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, 29 replies Relocating to Raleigh looking for best school in Cary or Raleigh that has iep offerings public or private ansuggestions , Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, 6 replies This track was originally Mamie Galore’s third release, and only hit, for the Windy City’s St. Lawrence label, with Jerry Butler in the writing credits. May 18, 2020, Cry, Cry, Cry: The Tommy Ray Tucker Story - E. Mark Windle. He started his own pizza and gameroom named Mr. T's and ran it for several years in the early 80's. In the seventies the Embers Club in Raleigh relocated to an upmarket night club elsewhere in the city, and finally to the Hilton Hotel near NC State University in 1975.". I got what we used to call a day job right out of high school, and I worked there for three years. rhythm and blues • Ember Racing . rare soul • I remember after we’d been playing maybe 10 or 12 years, one of my partners and I were driving to a job and we were discussing how long we thought we might be able to do this. more The Men's Club of Raleigh is an age 18+ members-only gentlemen's club.Anyone can become a member, so stop by and we can explain the specifics. In 1965 their parents bought a nightclub and opened it as the Embers Club in Raleigh. 1.9K likes. BT:  We were down at Emerald Isle this past week, and it was packed. The Athens Drive Jaguar Club presents our 3rd annual BBQ Concert fundraising event featuring the EMBERS!! It’s a nice place. Beach music, also known as Carolina beach music, and to a lesser extent, Beach pop, is a regional genre of music in the United States which developed from rock/R&B and pop music of the 1950s and 1960s. We worked with them many times. The Embers’ “First Time” (JCP 1034) was likely released around 1964. He was born in Wilson, N. C. and moved to Goldsboro in the early 40s to work for Dewey Brothers Foundry. “There are 30 Drifters groups, 25 Platters groups, but there is only one Embers.” He is over 72 years old and still going strong. August 18, 2020, Bobby Womack - My Story 1944-2014. Review by Toby Broom The concerts are from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Powered by Shopify. Blair should be about 80 or 81 now and was a super fun guy. Johnny played full time with The Embers for over 35 years and now plays with the beach band North Tower.”. We’ve really gotten to do it all. In 1995, Jackie decided to pursue a solo career and in 2004, formed his … The Embers were formed in Raleigh, NC in 1958 by Bobby Tomlinson (drums) and Jackie Gore (vocals, guitar). They played for school dances and parties making as much as sixty-dollars for all of their efforts on a good night. Wednesday is their designated college night. Tracks included a number of Curtis Mayfield / Impressions, Major Lance and Motown covers and a version of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs' beach classic “Stay”. For booking information please contact embersjohnt@aol.com ©2021 The Embers. December 18, 2018 We’ve also played three days in the Bahamas. TJ's NightLife in Raleigh, NC (4801 Leigh Drive / 919-713-1300) Friday & Saturday 10:00pm - 3:00am Home of 25+ GrownFolks Weekend (R&B, Old School, New School) Thursday 6:30pm Rayz Deck Party (Beach Music Bands) The Raleigh Shag Club (2nd Sunday of the Month) Make TJ's YOUR place to party in … southern soul, ← Older Post This two-hour documentary film highlights the history of Carolina Beach Music and the band that has had the most influence on its evolution, The Embers. They mainly played frat parties and Raleigh clubs. 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