By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 08:39 pm:

The great Paul Riser at work, P.S. Recording, 1982

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 08:45 pm:

Byron Woods, Theresa Davis, Regina Walton, South Shore Country Club, summer 1982. Theresa replaced Jeanette in The Emotions, 1970-74.

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 08:50 pm:

Vince Willis, South Shore Country Club, 1982. Vince wrote "Heart Association" and "Love Lies" for The Emotions and fronted Rasputin's Stash in the early '70s.

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 08:57 pm:

Keith Henderson, P.S. Recording, summer 1984.
Keith was guitarist for The Emotions in the '70s & '80s. More recently, he has been working with R. Kelly. Keith played on "Heaven's Girl" from the "Quincy's Juke Joint" CD.

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 09:02 pm:

Nat Adderly, Jr. at the Fender Rhodes, P.S. Recording, summer 1984. That's Paul Serrano behind him.

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 09:07 pm:

Ned Fleming and Paul Riser at P.S. in 1982. Ned, a general practioner also wrote songs and sang. He called Paul in to arrange the horns and strings.

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 09:13 pm:

Keyboardist Theodis Rodgers, P.S. Recording, 1982.
Theo is currently musical director for Ebony Fashion Fair. He also had a small part in "Indecent Proposal" with Robert Redford.

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 09:18 pm:

The late Don Myrick with Tom Tom 84, P.S. Recording, 1985.

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 09:22 pm:

Louis Satterfield and Don Myrick, 1985

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 09:30 pm:

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Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Don Myrick on alto horn.
He plays so beautiful, don't you agree?

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 09:30 pm:

Here's Don

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 09:35 pm:

Burgess Gardner, my high school band teacher at P.S. Recording, 1984

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 09:41 pm:

Patrice Rushen and Roy Galloway, South Shore Country Club, summer 1982. Session singer Lynn Davis is in the background.

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 09:47 pm:

Concertmaster Sol Bobrov during a pensive moment at P.S., 1982

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 09:52 pm:

Sol and his strings, 1982

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 09:55 pm:

Bass wiz Nathan East, P.S. Recording, summer 1984

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 09:59 pm:

Nathan East

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 10:05 pm:

Paul Riser conducting the string for the Ned Fleming project as P.S., 1982. The violinist to the left in the blue shirt is Ed Green, who wrote Ramsey Lewis's hit, "Kufanya Mapenzi."

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 10:11 pm:

Jimmy Cliff, West Side summer festival, Garfield Park, 1983

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 10:17 pm:

Alisa Gyse during a Care Free Curl jingle at P.S. Studios, 1985. Alisa had a recurring role on the sitcom, "A Different World" as Kinu, Dwayne Wayne's girlfriend.

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 10:23 pm:

The late Billy T. Scott, Alisa Gyse, Demetrice Henrae at P.S. Recording, 1985. Demetrice was a member of the group, First Love.

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 10:28 pm:

Charles "Chuck-A-Luck" Hosch, 1982

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 10:33 pm:

The late Darryl Ellis of Amuzement Park Band and Chuck-A-Luck at P.S., 1982

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 10:38 pm:

Teddy Pendergrass at Chicagofest, Navy Pier, August 1981

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 10:43 pm:

The Teddy Bears: Connie Harvey, Harriet Tharpe and the other lovely lady who's name I've forgotten. This was taken during Teddy's Chicagofest concert in August 1981.

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 10:48 pm:

Roy Ayers, South Shore Country Club, summer 1982

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 10:52 pm:

Mae Koen, Theresa Davis, Diane Madison, P.S. Recording, summer 1984

By Soul Sister (65.43.144.46) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 10:55 pm:

Teddy was looking good! But I like him better without the beard!

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 11:03 pm:

Darrell Green, Chicagofest, 1981

By SisDetroit (68.42.211.240) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 11:06 pm:

(((PAUL RISER)))

TEDDY, TEDDY, TEDDY!!

By dvdmike (68.253.192.5) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 11:08 pm:

Tom Tom

By Soul Sister (65.43.144.46) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 11:18 pm:

Hey SisD;
CHUCKLE...Paul Riser is a cutie too!LOL!! But not as cute as my Jimmy. Don't mind me I'm just a little bored tonight, I have to laugh at my own self.
S.S.

By SisDetroit (68.42.211.240) on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 11:26 pm:

SS - I can feel you on that. You just keep on loving that man. He seems to be so sweet. Since you came to the forum, I've come to adore the legendary Jimmy Scott.

Today, I've been watching old videos of all my favorite groups. I started to go out, but when I got ready, and went outside, it was too cold, so I'm back in the house. :o)

DVDmike - Keep um coming!

By Eli (68.236.51.126) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 03:44 am:

Mike...
You are just blowing me away.

I have a question.
In one of the picture there is a gent named Billy T Scott.

Is he the same Billy T. Scott who sang with Taylor Dayne, and originally from North Jersey???
It sure does kind of look like him, and if so I am saddened that he passed.
I was supposed to record him for Atlantic in the early eighties.

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 11:38 am:

Yes Bobby, that's the same Billy T.. Tom Tom hired Billy T. to do some vocal arranging for a Japanese singer he was producing named Meiko Nakahara. Billy was pretty cool guy, fun to be around. He went on the road singing background for Stephanie Mills in the esrly '90s and passed away not too long after. I still think about him from time to time. He had a voice very similar to Luther Vandross.

By glencro (64.12.117.14) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 11:40 am:

Great, Great pics...I saw Alisa Gyse playing the lead role in "Dream Girls" is Atlanta back in 94 or 95.

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 11:51 am:

Alisa and I went to the same high school. but she and my brother were in the same class.

By Eli (68.162.125.45) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 11:56 am:

Mike,
I just cannot believe that Billy is dead.

I have been thinking of him lately.
he was such a wonderful man and we had some fun times together.
He even sang on some gigs with me and sang on some recording sessions including the lead voice on a record I did for Locksmith, Grover W's band on Arista.

Had he been living in Chicago?
I had been tring to find him.


I am stunned!!!

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 12:18 pm:

No, he was living in Jersey. He flew in a few times when Tom Tom called him for sessions. How did he pass away? I never did really know.

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 12:25 pm:

The late Mayor Harold Washington.
Taken at the Bud Billiken Parade circa 1984. The building in the background is the one Lou Rawls talked about in his monologue for "World Of Trouble", the Walgreens on the northeast corner of 47th & South Parkway (now King Drive) where the young man would go every Friday.

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 12:34 pm:

Chicago Cubs first baseman Leon Durham at Wrigley Field, May 1982

By Eli (68.162.125.45) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 12:35 pm:

Wow Mike,

I spent many a day at that corner, and up and down 47th street when I payed the Regal with the Vibrations..

There used to be a shop right there on 47th that made custom made shirts and jackets where I had some stuff made.

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 12:44 pm:

Hard Rock Cafe, Chicago

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 12:47 pm:

You might be talking about Scotty Piper's spot. He was an elderly gentleman who was a tailor on 47th Street for about 50 years. He made Nat King Cole's and Sam Cooke's 8th grade graduation suits. Well, Scotty was the most famous tailor on 47th Street.

By E (68.162.125.45) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 12:48 pm:

Mike,
Where can I get an axe like that one???

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 12:58 pm:

Ed Debevic's, a '50s style diner, ala Arnold's.

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 01:03 pm:

The Excalibur, a hot night spot, formerly The Limelight

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 01:07 pm:

Harry Caray's Restaurant, corner of State and Kinzie

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 01:17 pm:

Rush Street looking north, 1981. Faces was a gentlemen's club in which you had to make at least $50,000 a year to obtain a membership. This entire block except for Gino's East Pizzeria is completely different today.

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 01:25 pm:

Contractor Murray Watson during one of Paul Riser's sessions at P.S. in 1982.

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 01:28 pm:

Steele Seals, 1984

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 01:39 pm:

Foster Sylvers, unidentified guy at mike, Todd Bridges, Stoney Jackson (back turned), Bud Billiken Parade, early 1980s

By paulie3$hoes (68.162.125.45) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 01:51 pm:

da only reeson ginos pizza wuz able to stay dere on rush street is cuz i got dem konnekshuns, capice????@#$%^&*
in kase youse dunno dis is ol paulie (over here0 an (over dere too), catch my drift!!!@#$%&*(
dat capone guise wuz my idol, not da merican idol but da sicilian idol, capice@#$%^&

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 01:59 pm:

Stoney Jackson, model Nicole Sims, Foster Sylvers, Bud Billiken Parade, mid-1980s

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 02:37 pm:

Jesse Jackson, Bud Billiken Parade, circa 1984

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 02:43 pm:

Yours truly with my Uncle Bob, 1955

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 02:47 pm:

DVDMike, at my grandmother's house in Gary, Indiana, Christmas 1961

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 02:52 pm:

WVON Radio personality Isabel Joseph Johnson at a Black Arts awards ceremony, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, 1981

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 02:56 pm:

Billy T. Scott, summer 1984

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 03:02 pm:

The late actor Billy (Car Wash) Spinks, Chicago Cultural Center, 1981

By Soul Sister (65.43.144.46) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 03:07 pm:

dvdmike;
Wow I loved seeing those old black & white photos, those were the coolest!
S.S.

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 03:08 pm:

Felton Crews, Chicagofest, 1981
Felton was with Miles Davis in the mid-to-late '80s

By Vonnie (205.188.117.14) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 03:09 pm:

dvdMike,

The pictures are awesome, I'm so glad that you posted them for us to view.

Vonnie

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 03:13 pm:

At home, 1982

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 03:16 pm:

Los Angeles, 1987

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 03:23 pm:

The legendary Herb Kent, Bud Billiken Parade, early-to-mid '80s

By SisDetroit (68.42.211.240) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 03:26 pm:

Now, you see why I loved Chicago. Great music was always in the air. My aunt stayed at 6000 S. Elizabeth.

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 03:28 pm:

John H. Johnson, owner and publisher, Johnson Publishing Company, WJPC Picnic, Grant Park, Chicago, July 12, 1981

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 03:30 pm:

SisDetroit, the picture of my uncle and I was taken at my Aunt Shirley's house on 59th & Carpenter, not far from your aunt.

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 03:35 pm:

Operation Push National Headquarters, corner of 50th & Drexel, Chicago

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 03:40 pm:

Jerry Butler, Bud Billiken Parade, 1982

By SisDetroit (68.42.211.240) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 03:47 pm:

DvdMike - Would you please get in touch with Jesse Jackson and ask him to release "Save The Children" on DVD?

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 03:50 pm:

Wales Wallace (of The Steelers), Theresa Davis, Japanese singer-songwriter Meiko Nakahara, Billy T. Scott (overhead), Diane Madison, Mae Koen, P.S. Recording, summer 1984

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 03:55 pm:

Hitsville parking lot on Romaine, Hollywood, 1987

By SisDetroit (68.42.211.240) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 03:58 pm:

It's about time I saw a photo of Hitsville in California. 7317 Romaine, right????????

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 04:00 pm:

Freddie Washington, South Shore Country Club, summer 1982

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 04:01 pm:

Right, SisDetroit

By Don (68.75.58.195) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 04:07 pm:

Hi DVD Mike,
Iwant to ask you this question. Was The PS Studios based here in our hometown. I seem to recall that Chicago based record companies and some of some major labels we're headquatered here. Then everything shut down which was sad to see Mike. I'll have more to add Mike once I get my
times, dates and facts together, ok. First I'll have to look over these great pics you post.

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 04:11 pm:

P.S. Recording Studios was located at 323 E. 23rd St. in Chicago, just a short walk from McCormick Place. Jive Records had an office upstairs and Richard Pegue used to broadcast a radio show from there.

By d (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 04:13 pm:

Kevin McIlvaine and Byron Woods singing "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" at the Lake Point Towers Motown Revue, Chicago, summer 1990

By David Meikle (62.252.128.10) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 04:18 pm:

DVDMIKE

Wonderful photos. Many thanks.

It was a real surprise for me to see that PS was still around during the 80's.

I have him on 23rd street in the sixties.

Wonderful to finally see an image of Romaine facility.

And one of my heroes, Burgess Gardner.

Nice one
David

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 04:25 pm:

8th grade graduation photo, June 1969

By SisDetroit (68.42.211.240) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 04:29 pm:

Awww - You're so cute. :o)

What City???

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 04:30 pm:

Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Caray, Wrigley Field, 1984

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 04:31 pm:

Beulah Shoesmith School, Chicago, IL

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 04:37 pm:

White Sox outfielder Harold Baines, Comiskey Park, Chicago, 1983

By dvdmike (68.253.180.58) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 04:46 pm:

White Sox second baseman completing the DP in 1983. The runner sliding in is Yankee Don Baylor.

By Juicefree20 (141.149.53.204) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 05:53 pm:

Once again Mike, great shots. Any info about First Love? I loved Don't Say Goodnight & Things Are Not The Same.

Juice

By dvdmike (68.253.198.154) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 07:02 pm:

First Love disbanded a long time ago and I'm sorry to say that I don't have any info on them except to say that original member Yvonne Gage is still performing.

By Kenderella (152.163.253.70) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 07:33 pm:

Mike, I really enjoyed looking at your pictures!!! What is Mae Koen doing these days? I used to sing with Mae in the Push Choir. Also, does anyone know what Brenda Lee Eager is doing these days?

By Kenderella (152.163.253.70) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 07:35 pm:

Also,Mike is that the same Bernard Reed that was with The Artistics...did he have a brother named Danny?

By dvdmike (68.253.198.154) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 07:44 pm:

Yes, that's the same Bernard Reed and his brother Danny was also his songwriting partner. From what I understand, Brenda is still singing somewhere.

By dvdmike (68.253.198.154) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 07:50 pm:

Party time at the College Inn, Hotel Sherman, Chicago, the early '50s. From left, Nichelle Nichols ("Star Trek"), my aunt Jean, my mom, my grandmother, unidentified friend, my uncle Bob

By dvdmike (68.253.198.154) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 08:07 pm:

My great grandmother, Eugenia Jefferson at her 97th birthday party, February 4, 1976. She passed away 12 days later. Still think about her a lot.

By Nosey (66.153.113.238) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 10:33 am:

DVDMike! I llllooooovvvvvvvveeeeeeee your pictures! What great family memories! God bless Eugenia Jefferson, I bet she had a lot of stories to tell. Thanks again for brightening my day. I love the ancestors!

By Uptight (69.161.239.218) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 10:37 am:

Beautiful pics, Mike!

By Ralph (209.240.205.62) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 11:30 am:

Mike,
What an effort. Thank you for posting all of these wonderful pictures.

By dvdmike (65.208.234.61) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 11:45 am:

Thank you, I enjoyed sharing them. There will be more to come. Thank all of you for your comments and compliments.

By JoeR (170.148.10.23) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 01:49 pm:

Hi DVDMike...

Great pictures. I especially enjoyed your family photos. I have a collection that goes back 4 generations like you!

One note about Nat Adderly, Jr.; it look slike he's playing a Yamaha CP80 (or was it CP30?) I remember they were one of the first electric pianos on the scene in the early 1980's.

regards,
JoeR - http://mypages.netopia.com/channels

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 03:39 pm:

DVDMike:
Wonderful photos! Keep 'em coming!
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 07:57 pm:

The beautiful Salli Richardson, Black Expo, McCormick Place, Chicago, July 8, 1995

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 08:01 pm:

Actor Glenn Plummer, Black Expo, July 8, 1995

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 08:04 pm:

Bertice Berry and T.C. Carson, Black Expo, July 8, 1995

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 08:09 pm:

My friend, AIDS activist Rae Lewis Thornton, Black Expo, July 8, 1995

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 08:15 pm:

Herb Kent (The Kool Gent), Bud Billiken parade, mid-to-late '80s

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 08:21 pm:

Patrice Rushen, South Shore Country Club, summer 1982. To her left is session singer Lynn Davis, to her right, guitarist Greg Moore.

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 08:23 pm:

Paulette Frank, Diane Madison, Mae Koen, Motown Revue, Lake Point Towers, Chicago, summer 1990

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 08:25 pm:

Paulette Frank, Diane Madison, Mae Koen, Motown Revue, Lake Point Towers, Chicago, summer 1990

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 08:30 pm:

Nat Adderley, Jr., P.S. Recording Studios, Chicago, summer 1984. Nat took a break from being Luther Vandross's musical director to come to town to help Tom Tom.

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 08:35 pm:

Tom Tom 84 at the piano, P.S. Recording, early '80s

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 08:40 pm:

Engineer Mike Mollison, P.S. Recording, 1984

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 08:44 pm:

Keith Henderson, P.S. Recording, 1984

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 08:50 pm:

Nathan East, P.S. Recording, summer 1984

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 08:55 pm:

Herb Kent and Wanda Hutchinson, Black Expo, Chicago, July 1999 or 2000

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 09:02 pm:

The late Terry Marshall, University of Illinois at Chicago, spring 1980. Terry toured with acts such as The Emotions, Roy Ayers and Carl Anderson. He played on The Emotions' "Sunbeam" album. Unfortunately, he left us in August 1991.

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 09:04 pm:

Terry Marshall

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 09:08 pm:

Michael Harris, Earth, Wind & Fire horns, P.S. Recording, mid-'80s

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 09:13 pm:

Tom Tom and blues singer/actor Roy Hytower, Navy Pier, Chicago, summer 1997

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 09:17 pm:

Jackie Taylor, founder-director of the Black Ensemble Theatre Company, Navy Pier, summer 1997

By Dinelle (68.158.146.216) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 09:19 pm:

Nice pictures, Mike. I especially like the ones of you when you were around my age. Especially the ones of you as a baby. I can't believe that your great grandmother lived to be 97. I have a great grandmother (my grandfather's mother) who's going to be 95 or 96 years old in July. I don't really know. I hope that she lives to be 100. One of my grandmother's friends has a mother who lived to be over 100. I think by the time my great grandmother lives to be 100 (I hope) I'll be in college by then. Maybe.

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 09:22 pm:

Theresa Davis and the late George "Paco" Patterson, Navy Pier, summer 1997

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 09:27 pm:

Paul Serrano and Chuck Barksdale of The Dells, P.S. Recording, early 1984

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 09:31 pm:

Tom Tom, studio manager Rikki and Paul Serrano, circa 1983. Rikki later became studio manager at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood.

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 09:37 pm:

Okay, here's Tom Tom, Rikki Zee and Paul Serrano. I'll become a pro at this yet!

By SisDetroit (68.42.211.240) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 09:39 pm:

DvdMike - You are already a prom with those great ventage photos.

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 09:41 pm:

Monte White, Chuck Barksdale and Tom Tom at a party at P.S. Recording in early 1984

By sly fan (67.115.74.66) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 09:42 pm:

I am in awe..there is so much history here..It felt good just looking at everybody doing what they loved in those pictures..Its truly beatiful and inspirational.

The Amuzement Park pics blew me away!! That is one of my favorite groups!!

Thank you DVD!

Peace,
SF

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 09:45 pm:

The Dells at P.S., 1986. Marvin was absent.

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 09:51 pm:

Finis Henderson III, Bud Billiken Parade, August 1984

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 09:55 pm:

The famous studio on Sunset Boulevard, spring 1987

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 09:59 pm:

Steve Cobb, P.S. Recording's basement demo studio, 1981

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 10:03 pm:

Paul Riser, George "Paco" Patterson, Willie Henderson, Richard Pegue, P.S. Recording, 1982.
Better version of this photo.

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 10:08 pm:

Meiko Nakahara, P.S. Recording, summer 1984. Meiko traveled to Chicago to make an EP for the Japanese market. Very popular in Japan, she no longer performs, she's only writing songs these days.

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 10:12 pm:

Tom Tom and Paul Serrano, 1982

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 10:16 pm:

The late, great Don Myrick at P.S., 1985

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 10:19 pm:

Michael Harris and Rahmlee Michael Davis at P.S., 1985

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 10:24 pm:

47th Street looking east in the early '80s. A great deal of the street has been rebuilt since then.

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 10:28 pm:

Former WJPC Radio personality LaDonna Tittle, 1981

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 10:32 pm:

Me and author Michael Baisden, McCormick Place, Chicago, 1996

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 10:36 pm:

Curtis Mayfield, Jr., Gus Redmond, Marvin Junior, Jr,. McCormick Place, Chicago, 1996

By Soul Sister (65.43.144.46) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 10:38 pm:

dvdmike;
Is that Curtis' son that lives in Atlanta?
S.S.

By dvdmike (68.253.179.140) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 10:45 pm:

I haven't seen him since I took this photo. It's possible, though.

By Soul Sister (65.43.144.46) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 11:46 pm:

dvdmike;
Thanks...the only reason I ask is he had a thing for my ex's daughter in the early 90's. They both were going to school in Roswell/Atlanta area but it may have been a different son of Curtis'.
S.S.

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 12:02 pm:

DVDMike:
Thanks again for sharing the photos, especially the ones with George "Paco" Patterson.

I still can't believe it's been a year since he passed. He was a dear friend and mentor.

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By bigdaddyg2k4 (205.138.55.54) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 05:10 pm:

All I can say is...AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING!!!!!

Thanx a million, DVDMike for sharing all of your memories with us at SDF. I was kinda disappointed at first when some of the pix I could'nt see because of the thumbnail, but as many times before, I would sit in front of the computer just be playing around with it. I clicked the mouse (the right button) to see if anyway I could open up the thumbnails and lo and behold! I clicked on "show picture" and there it was! Then it automatically open the other thumbnails as I continued to scroll down one by one. See, with a little persistence and patience it really payed off for me as I saw your gems come alive before my eyes! Your pix of your late grandmother brought back memories of my grandma Margaret (she died the age of 72 on 11/1/82). Whatever you do, please don't lose those pictures! They are a very important part of your history, but I think you know that already! Again, thanks a bunch.

p.s.: I got to go 2 Chi-town b4 God calls me home! Is the Bud Billiken parade still an annual event? That's sounds like the place to be for a good time!

By dvdmike (68.253.195.221) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 06:05 pm:

Anyone who gets WGN can see it. It's always the second to last Saturday in August. The Bud Billiken Parade has been taking place for more than 70 years and is the largest African American parade in the world. The parade goes down Martin Luther King Drive from 35th Street to 51st Street and into Washington Park where the Bud Billiken picnic also takes place. The surrounding neighborhood is known as Bronzeville, Chicago's equivalent to Harlem, but smaller.

By dvdmike (68.253.195.221) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 06:11 pm:

Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, 1987

By dvdmike (68.253.195.221) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 06:15 pm:

The Whisky A Go-Go, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, spring 1987

By dvdmike (68.253.195.221) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 06:18 pm:

Motown Headquarters, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, spring 1987

By David Meikle (62.252.128.10) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 06:32 pm:

Great stuff Mike.

In particular the one of 47th street.

By SisDetroit (68.42.211.240) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 06:51 pm:

WOW!!!!!!

By sea (205.188.117.14) on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 04:15 am:

Thanks for sharing your photos...lovin it!

By Love Child (209.42.40.145) on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 06:12 pm:

I saw Alisa Gyse in the 1987 Broadway Revival of "Dreamgirls" at the Ambassador Theatre alongside Lillias White. Alisa was a wonderful "Deena Jones".

By Linda Di. (66.67.193.82) on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 06:52 pm:

I love your pictures. Thanks for sharing them. Hope all's well!!

By Eli (68.236.50.173) on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 08:47 pm:

Mike,
On the 47th st shot, was the Regal on the right, behind the lens, of course, and if so, I believe that tailor shop is on the right side of that photo.


Amazing shots, my brother.

By Michael McLean (4.152.243.179) on Monday, April 12, 2004 - 10:48 pm:

Thank you for making your pictures a reasonable size. You have a wonderful and extensive story to tell, and you have done it well.

Another giant on this thread posted a bunch of tiny pictures after he actually called me up to ask my advise on how to adjust the size of the pictures. Alas, he posted a huge bunch of tiny pictures with great pride.

At least you didn't fall into this image size trap!

Paul Riser was a wonderful person, and I hope he still is.

I used to see him all the time at the old original Hitsville building back in 1961-62. Never has a more elegant, polite, intelligent, and likeable person ever crossed my path.

Thank you for the pictures of Paul Riser. All the rest were of strangers.

By dvdmike (68.253.199.38) on Monday, April 12, 2004 - 11:37 pm:

Well, prior to two weeks ago, I had never scanned photos and sent them to a website. It took a minute to figure it out, but I think I've got it pretty much down pat now. The size limit is 50 KB, but that doesn't mean you have to post at 50 KB. I saw that between 20 and 25 KB is sufficient.

By RD (68.169.126.238) on Monday, April 12, 2004 - 11:54 pm:

Great pictures DvdMike.

By Dannyboy (132.185.240.121) on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 12:04 pm:

Great photos. Does anybody have any studio/concert pictures of the NYC background/session vocal crew - ie. Tawatha, Brenda White-King, Yvonne Lewis, Michelle Cobbs, Fonzi Thornton, Robin Clark, Cindy Mizelle, Paulette McWilliams, Curtis King, Philip Ballou, Lisa Fischer, Cissy Houston, Audrey Wheeler, the list is endless...be nice to see the faces behind those sweet & soulful vocal harmonies...

By dvdmike (68.253.211.60) on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 07:40 pm:

P.S. Recording Studios at 323 E. 23rd St. during the early-to-mid '80s. I never did know who owned that green car. I seemed to be always parked right outside the front door.