The Buffalo Curse Extended to Even The Beatles

[ChevyVanMiller]

Was looking up WKBW DJ Joey Reynolds for a research project and came across this little nugget of info concerning him and Danny Neaverth.

 

Reynolds and Neaverth, on behalf of WKBW, were offered the chance to bring The Beatles to Buffalo Memorial Auditorium on February 10, 1964, the day after the band had appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. It would have been the Beatles' first concert in North America. Unwilling to risk the $3500 appearance fee for a Monday night concert, in the poor February weather, for an unproven band he did not expect to sell out the auditorium, the two declined the offer. It was not until after Beatlemania swept the nation that they acknowledged that it was a mistake to not bring them in. In the three years the band toured North America, they never performed a show in Buffalo.^[2]

 

 

 

^{Oh, what might have been...}

[Gugny]

That is some awesome trivia. Nice find and thanks for sharing!

[KD in CA]

And in keeping with the tradition of Buffalo GMs, after they realized they blew it with the Beatles, they reacted by agreeing to a lucrative, multi-year concert deal with Herman's Hermits.

[ChevyVanMiller]

And in keeping with the tradition of Buffalo GMs, after they realized they blew it with the Beatles, they reacted by agreeing to a lucrative, multi-year concert deal with Herman's Hermits.

 

[Kelly the Dog]

And in keeping with the tradition of Buffalo GMs, after they realized they blew it with the Beatles, they reacted by agreeing to a lucrative, multi-year concert deal with Herman's Hermits.

According to Wiki, Herman's Hermits were the top selling pop act in the US in 1965, bigger than the Beatles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman%27s_Hermits

 

That is something a Buffalo GM would do.

 

Of course, in the 70s, the Buffalo concert promoter was Harvey Weinstein, who would soon rule a lot of the world, so it may not have followed a pattern.

 

Interesting trivia on Reynolds and Neaverth though, if it is true.

[KD in CA]

According to Wiki, Herman's Hermits were the top selling pop act in the US in 1965, bigger than the Beatles.

http://en.wikipedia....erman's_Hermits

 

That is something a Buffalo GM would do.

 

Of course, in the 70s, the Buffalo concert promoter was Harvey Weinstein, who would soon rule a lot of the world, so it may not have followed a pattern.

 

Interesting trivia on Reynolds and Neaverth though, if it is true.

 

Huh, how about that. He had a feeling he was into something good.

[Chef Jim]

According to Wiki, Herman's Hermits were the top selling pop act in the US in 1965, bigger than the Beatles.

http://en.wikipedia....n's_Hermits

 

That is something a Buffalo GM would do.

 

Of course, in the 70s, the Buffalo concert promoter was Harvey Weinstein, who would soon rule a lot of the world, so it may not have followed a pattern.

 

Interesting trivia on Reynolds and Neaverth though, if it is true.

 

Or better known as Harvey & Corky. I did not know however that Harvey Weinstein was the same Harvey Weintein (they are a dime a dozen in Hollywood) that founded Miramax films.

Edited May 7, 2013 by Chef Jim

[Kelly the Dog]

Or better known as Harvey & Corky. I did not know however I did not know that Harvey Weinstein was the same Harvey Weintein (they are a dime a dozen in Hollywood) founded Miramax films.

Yup. Same guy. He grew up in NYC but went to UB. He used the money he made from Harvey and Corky to found Miramax, with his brother Bob (who I think went to Fredonia IIRC). Bob took care of Dimension Films, the horror arm of Miramax which actually made more money than the artsy side that Harvey ran.

[The Poojer]

where does Irv fit in to the equation?

 

Yup. Same guy. He grew up in NYC but went to UB. He used the money he made from Harvey and Corky to found Miramax, with his brother Bob (who I think went to Fredonia IIRC). Bob took care of Dimension Films, the horror arm of Miramax which actually made more money than the artsy side that Harvey ran.

[Helpmenow]

Tommy shannon too had some drinks with him out at lake. Super nice guy. Very knowledgeable music guy