Rosie O’Grady’s Good Time Jazz Band

 
Neil and Mary Ann Fischer celebrated a belated 24th Wedding Anniversary with their daughter Kim and son in law Oliver Peters at Rosie O'Grady's Goodtime Emporium at Church Street Station in September 1975. The photography staff presented them with this souvenir photo to commemorate the event.
 

Press releases from the 1980s for general media use created to promote Church Street Station entertainers and venues from the files at the Orlando Public Library.

This release entitled "Never a Quiet Moment with Good Time Jazz Band," features Randy Morris, Jim Maihack, Boyd Bergeson, Don Lord, Warren Sauer, Bill Burns.

Press releases from the 1980s for general media use created to promote Church Street Station entertainers and venues from the files at the Orlando Public Library.

Entitled " Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Emporium Recalls Gay 90's to Roaring 20's" this press release declares "Rosie O'Grady's whisks visitors back to the showboat era of strumming banjos, Dixieland bands, bar top can-can girls, Charleston dancers, singing bartenders and waiters and silent movies, the Good Time Jazz Band with the Church Street Minstrel Man, "Last of the Red Hot Mamas," and the flag-waving routines of the Church Street Dynamo..

The release continues drawing attention to the architectural elements that made Rosie O'Grady's not an evening out but a trip back in time.

Press releases from the 1980s for general media use created to promote Church Street Station entertainers and venues from the files at the Orlando Public Library. 

The subject and title of this press release is "Ruth Crews - Red Hot Mama," Sophie Tucker, Kate Smith, Bessie Smith and Ethel Merman rolled into one. The press release traces Ruthie's musical career from her early vocal training under Nancy Ness of the Metropolitan Opera to her days in Hollywood on shows like Rawhide, Wagon Train, Maverick and the Lucy Show.

The owner of the Red Garter chain discovered her in 1965 and she appeared in Chicago, New Orleans, St. Louis and San Francisco. It was while on vacation to New Orleans that Ruth stopped by a Pensacola, Florida "dixieland joint" called Rosie O'Grady's - Seville Quarter. One of the musicians recognized her from a gig in New Orleans and she was invited to sit in for a couple of tunes. Needless to say, Ruthie never took t hat vacation.

Orlando Sentinel article published March 30, 1986, featuring photos of two of Rosie O'Grady's Flying Circus vintage aircraft skywriting over Orlando theme parks. The planes, piloted by Bob Snow, r record setting balloonist Joe Kittinger, Bob Favreau and Rick Thompson, at the time were part of a small group of aerial artists who actually "draw" the letters and images themselves without the aid of computerized radio signals directing them when to start their smoke trails and produce the digital letters.

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The aircraft used for skywriting and featured in the photos are a Stearman and Ag-Cat biplanes, and single wing T-6. The article also explains how the smoke is produced. 

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 If you  know Col. Joe and especially if you don't, check out  his web site with amazing photo from his time in the military, his record breaking 102,800 foot parachute jump, ballooning and time with Rosie O'Grady's Flying Circus.

Recorded in 1977,  Dixie-Direct featuring Rosie  O'Grady's  Good  Time Jazz Band is a Direct Disk recording. The  mic   setup for the recording is explained in detail on  the inside of the fold open album cover with great photos of each of the band members as I remember them from Rosie's golden days from the time they opened on July 26, 1974 until Bill  Allred  left the band  at Church  Street  Station  to  take on  other musical adventures with his own band performing around the world.
At the time the band included: Bill  Allred, Randy Morris, Warren  Sauer, Dave  Gannett, Jim  Maihack, Don  Lord, Kent   Abreo, Boyd  Bergeson. 
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Recorded in 1977,  Dixie-Direct featuring Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Jazz Band is a Direct Disk recording. The mic setup for the recording is explained in detail on  the inside of the fold open album cover with great photos of each of the band members as I remember them from Rosie's golden days from the time they opened on July 26, 1974 until Bill Allred left the band  at Church Street Station  to  take on  other musical adventures with his own band performing around the world.
At the time the band included from left clockwise: 
Bill Allred (red shirt), Randy Morris, Warren Sauer, Dave Gannett, Jim Maihack, Don Lord, Kent Abreo, Boyd Bergeson. 
Inside Cover