THE FABULOUS FLIPPERS

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No band in the Central United States drew larger crowds, caused more excitement or had more influence on thousands of aspiring rock musicians than “The Flippers”. Based out of Lawrence, Kansas – The Flippers took the Midwest by storm throughout the 60’s – drawing sold out crowds from Texas to North Dakota and from Colorado to Illinois. Advertising their shows on KOMA Radio from Oklahoma City, OK they drew teens driving hundreds of miles to a “Flipper Dance”. In the early 60’s through the efforts of John Brown (Mid-Continent Entertainment), Terry & The Flippers – a very good rock band from north central Kansas was turned into a professional, innovative and trend-setting Rhythm & Blues Show – rivaled by no other band. Luring Danny Hein from Oklahoma (who had gone to Tulsa Central High School with legendary rockers like David Gates (“Bread”) and Leon Russell - and great vocalist-instrumentalist Denny Loewen – Brown transformed “The Flippers” into “The Fabulous Flippers” - an 8-piece Rhythm & Blues Show Band – that patterned themselves after great southern RB Reviews like “James Brown & His Famous Flames” & “The Bobby Bland Review. Blued-Eyed soul was introduced white Mid-America and literally all of the bands, after seeing a Flipper show – transformed their bands from traditional rock groups (guitar-bass-drums) into 8-10 piece RB show bands after witnessing a “Flipper show”. The finest musicians in the Midwest were hired to compliment Terry Wierman’s original band. In

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Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Solstice - A Mixtape

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Psychedelic Promos & Radio Spots Vol. 4

Cameo Parkway Pop And Soul Gems Of 1966 Vol. 2

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Then and Now

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The Fabulous Flippers

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Midwest Garage Bands Series Kansas

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Midwest Garage Bands Series: Kansas

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Solstice - A Mixtape

Cameo Parkway Pop And Soul Gems Of 1967-1968 Vol. 3

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CamPark - Vol 13 - The British Invasion

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Harlem Shuffle

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