1965 Rolls Royce Phantom V Photo courtesy of Anni Pirrello 1965 Rolls Royce Phamtom V Photo courtsey of Anni Pirrello "A Working Class Hero Is Something To Be."  Jeez, I'll say.  John (Winston) Ono Lennon...talk about a legendary working class hero!!!  Here are a couple of pics of Johnny's 1965 Phantom V Rolls Royce which was on display at The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan, during the summer of '07.  It was featured in a show called "Rock Star's Cars and Guitars."  Lennon having this costly ride painted in psychedelic colors was as much a sign of the times as it was just plain old personal taste.  He also had a radio-telephone, a custom stereo, a television, a fridge, and a back seat that turned into a bed, installed in it.  This is the actual car, not a replica.  Rock star...not a bad gig if you can get it.  Anyway, John was a very gracious fellow who, as the display explained, let all the other Beatles borrow it whenever they wanted.  As a matter of fact, Lennon also lent it out to some of his other pals, including The Rolling Stones, The Moody Blues, and Bob Dylan.  Let's see: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Graeme Edge, and Bob Dylan.  Not a bad bunch of lads to lend your Rolls to.  I mean, if they banged it up, they could afford to fix it or replace it!!!  Hmmm, I wonder where the idea for "Baby You Can Drive My Car" came from............hey, click on any pic to see a larger view. Lennon's Rolls Royce Phantom V Photo courtesy of Jill and Ettore To see more about John's psychedelic Rolls, click here

"Concours d'Elegance" - Broadmoor, August 2007 Colin Tierney and John Lennon's White Rolls Royce. Lou, I have a couple pictures of a John Lennon Rolls that I took in August '07 at the "Concours d'Elegance" at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  The Lennon Rolls in the pictures is all white.  I don't know if there was more than one Rolls owned by him, but the "Concours d'Elegance" is a big time gathering that appears all around the country, so I hope the car is authentic!!  Gerry. "Concours d'Elegance" - Broadmoor, August 2007 Colin Tierney and John Lennon's White Rolls Royce.

"Concours d'Elegance" - Broadmoor, August 2007 Gerry Tierney and John Lennon's White Rolls Royce. Do any bestrocknrollband.com viewers have  additional info on this white Lennon Rolls Royce? If so, send it along on the new "Guestbook" page. You can leave comments and/or suggestions there. Thanks!

Cream Louis: Power trio "The Cream" roll into Detroit, Michigan. Article by Loraine Alterman, Detroit Free Press, October 20, 1967. Eco The Grande Ballroom - Detroit, Michigan Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker of Cream, October, 1967 Click on Clapton to enlarge the photo	The Cream Detroit Free Press article by "Teen Writer" Loraine Alterman Click on the article to enlarge it	Particular attention should be given to the ads which appear in the newspaper to the left.  You may be very surprised to see who else was playing in the metro Detroit area around the same time as "The Cream" did in October, 1967.
Cream, originally formed by Ginger Baker, was comprised of Baker (pictured above) on drums, Jack Bruce on bass guitar and vocals, and Eric Clapton (pictured above) on lead guitar and vocals.  Cream played a three night gig at The Grande Ballroom beginning on Friday, October 13th, continuing on Saturday, October 14th, and concluding on Sunday, October 15th, 1967, with an "all ages" show. The MC 5 opened for Cream on Friday night, the Saturday night show was opened by The Rationals, and The Apostles opened the show on Sunday.  One handbill was created by Gary Grimshaw for all three shows.	1. Click here for a cool Cream site 2. Click here to view the October 1967 Grande Ballroom concert schedule and Grimshaw handbill 3. Click here to read all about Cream on Wikipedia	Also, check out the "Top 10" 45 rpm singles as listed by Detroit's three major "AM" radio stations of the day, CKLW AM 800 and DJ Tom Shannon, WJLB AM 1400 and DJ Ernie Durham, and WKNR AM 1300 and DJ Bob Green

Eric Clapton Click on the picture to enlarge it Eric Clapton and unidentified man Here is a cool photo of "Slow Hand" Eric Clapton and an unidentified man, circa 1970's???  Looking at the original photograph, the sign to Clapton's right reads "Raleigh."  We can't determine if this shot was taken in Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) or in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  It may be from Pittsburgh because it was submitted by Frankie B. from "the burg."  Thanks for the submission Frank. Mr. Clapton, if you see this picture and can identify who your buddy is and where and when it was taken, we would appreciate you letting us know.  I hope it's not from the Pittsburgh show that you played on July 5,1974 with Yvonne Elliman.  If you recall that show at Three Rivers Stadium, somebody threw a bottle or something at you from the crowd and hit you in the head with it.  You called them a few "choice words," left the stage for a few moments, then came back out and rocked the crowd.
Click here for a site that tells about the Pittsburgh concert in 1974
Click here for a very interesting and informative site about Eric Clapton	Click here for Clapton's official web site

Ringo Starr Ringo Starr on Good Morning America, June 17, 2005 Click on the picture to enlarge it	Ringo Starr on Good Morning America, June 17, 2005 Click on the picture to enlarge it
Ringo Starr on Good Morning America, June 17, 2005 Click on the picture to enlarge it Ringo Starr, born Richard Starkey on July 7, 1940, in Liverpool, England, is instantly recognized the world over as the former drummer of the greatest rocknrollband the world has ever known, The Beatles.  The pictures posted here are from Ringo's appearance on the ABC Television show "Good Morning America," which aired live on June 17, 2005, from New York City, New York. If ever a legend lived, Ringo Starr is it.  From his days drumming for Rory Storm and The Hurricanes back in early 1960's Hamburg, Germany, and Liverpool, England, through his tumultuous replacement of then Beatles drummer Pete Best, and on to his days as one half of The Beatles rhythm section (along with Beatles bassist Paul McCartney), Ringo Starr remained a charming, funny, and lovable guy.  It's no secret that Ringo was the final piece of the puzzle which, once it was put in place, propelled those four lads from Liverpool into the arms of the world.  He's remained humble throughout it all, and without a doubt, is the best rocknroll drummer of all time.  He's been known to say that he did it all "...with a little help from my friends." (Photos courtesy of Diane B. from the Motor City)
Click here for www.ringostarr.com Click here to read about Ringo's All Starr band

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