Star Debuts

The Omni opened in 1972 and Springsteen signed with Columbia Records that same year, and the first Wednesday, April 11 after that was 1973.

 

I pointed out before that the Stones were in The Tami Show at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1964. If you've forgotten, check out the lineup:

List of performers[edit]

James Brown performing in the show

• The Barbarians
• The Beach Boys
• Chuck Berry
• James Brown and the Famous Flames
• Marvin Gaye (with backing vocals by the Blossoms)
• Gerry & the Pacemakers
• Lesley Gore
• Jan and Dean
• Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas
• Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
• The Rolling Stones
• The Supremes
• The house band, known collectively as the Wrecking Crew, was under the musical direction of Jack Nitzsche and included drummer Hal Blaine, electric bass player Jimmy Bond, guitarists Tommy Tedesco and Glen Campbell, upright bassist Lyle Ritz, pianist Leon Russell, saxophonist Plas Johnson and others.

T.A.M.I. Show's executive producer was Bill Sargent. Sargent held patents in cable television and is considered the father of modern pay-per-view. He was the developer of Electronovision and its associated videotape technologies.

 

And that was the Georgia Tech chapter. You'd think the nerds could spell.

 

James Brown was pissed that he wasn't the headliner for that show. He said he worked harder in that show than in any other in his career, and as the Stones stood watching in the wings, they had no desire to follow Brown.