My dad owned the "Michigan Palace" Theater in downtown "Detroit Michigan"
home to people like "Bob Seger", "New York Dolls", "Kiss", "Bo Diddley", "Rush", "BTO".
early on "Benny and the Jets Band" spent a lot time with people like "Jerry Patlow", "Freddy Boom Boom Cannon", "Bo Diddley", "Chubby Checker" ...
more resently we have opened for folks like "Eddie Money", "Ted Nugent", "John Michal Montgumory", "Moutain", "Mitch Ryder", "Kentucky Headhunters", even played at the pre game winter fest of the 2006 Superbowl which featured "the Rolling Stones" ......
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WE LOVE YOUTUBE .......MANY THANKS .....BENNY AND THE JETS BAND... DETROIT MICHIGAN USA
"BENNY AND THE JETS BAND".
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"Benny and the Jets" are the same band
that recorded 3 LPs IN THE 1970s,
toured the U.S. and Canada IN THE 1980s,
were invited to "the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" IN THE 1990s,
and our "BennyandtheJets.com" web site got 550,000 HITS IN THE 2000s.
Just a "Detroit Rock N' Roll Band".
good band, sharp dressed, nice guys!
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We do a wide rage of gigs, from the $200 neighborhood bar gig, to the $2000 concert, with all the clubs, casinos, weddings, grand openings, parties, city and church festivals, concerts and events in between.
In the old days we toured and did gigs with "Chubby Checker", "the Coasters", "Bob Seger", "Ted Nugent", "Question Mark and the Mysterians" and "Paul Revere and the Raiders"..... We backed up "Freddy Boom Boom Cannon" and "Bo Diddley". (((((((also see Benny and Bo Diddley BBC radio interview with "Roger Daltry" OF "THE WHO" -BLOG))))))) We worked for Auto-rama, Dick Clark and Richard Nator. Performed in the Kingdome, Skydome, Astrodome, Silverdome. When the United States Government needed a band to play at the unveiling of the Bill Haley rock and roll stamp they hired-"Benny and the Jets band".
More recently we opened shows for "Kentucky Headhunters", "Humble Pie", "Marshall Tucker", "Bad Finger", "Rick Derringer" and "Eddie Money". We played the "Harley Davidson" anniversary ride across America. The "Woodward Dream Cruise" and video with 'Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels". Advertised as the first band to play the new Ford Field Stadium in downtown Detroit. We did JTtheBrick.com sports radio tour with stops in Boston, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Tampa and Miami.
The band is very portable, easy in, easy out, self contained. We do a nice mix of music. DJ AND KARAOKE available- No job TO BIG, no job TO SMALL. Soooo many people see all the things we have done and think we are too big or expensive. Were not. We really have done it all, from retirement homes to kids shows, from biker parities to back yard parties. We know how to play to the audience in front of us. We like to get the audience involved, we entertain them, do some games and contests, teach them about the HISTORY of ROCK and ROLL. And like "KID ROCK" sings on his Cocky CD song 3 "Lay in on Me" "Benny and the Jets" are HOT...
TAYSHAWN HAS A LONG WAY TO GO BENNY... TELL JT..I TOLD YOU MY BOY... WILLIAM FELTON RUSSELL... 13 SEASONS - 12 FINALS APPEARANCES - 11 RINGS - IN 1958, HIS 2ND YEAR IN THE LEAGUE, HE LOST TO THE ST. LOUIS HAWKS IN THE FINALS! THE ONE SEASON HE DIDN'T GET TO THE FINALS WAS 1967 WHEN HE LOST TO WILT'S PHILLIDELPHIA 76ERS (WILTS 1ST RING OF 2) IN THE EASTERN CONFERANCE FINALS! 13 SEASONS..13 EASTERN CONFERANCE FINALS..12 FINALS..11 RINGS! NOT TO MENTION A RECORD 55 SRTAIGHT WINS AT USF (UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANSISCO) WHILE WINNING BACK TO BACK NATIONAL TITLES (LEGEND JOHN WOODEN CALLED RUSSEL "THE GREATEST DEFENSIVE MAN I'VE EVER SEEN"), OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL IN 1956 THE SAME YEAR (56-57) HE WON NBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR WHILE LEADING THE C'S TO THIER 1ST WORLD CHAMPIONCHIP! THIS GUY WON 14 CHAMPIONCHIPS IN 15 YEARS (2 COLLEGE, 1 OLYMPIC & 13 NBA TITLES)!!!!! NOT TO MENTION BIENG THE 1ST EVER AFRICAN-AMERICAN HEAD COACH WHEN HE COLLECTED TWO CHAMPIONCHIPS AS A PLAYER/COACH FROM '66-'69!! NOT TO MENTION THE RACIAL ISSUES HE HAD TO DEAL WITH DURRING THAT TIME IN OUR COUNTRY!!
THESE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS WILLIAM FELTON RUSSELL IS MY FAVORITE ATHELETE OF ALL TIME!
What's happenin' Benny, I trust all is good with you. Music has been put on the back-burner, many family responsibilities/work. Keep in touch, and have a rockin' week ! - "Fishhook"
DOES ANYBODY READING THIS STILL BELIEVE THE NBA IS NOT RIGGED?
THE HAWKS SHOT 71 MORE FREE THROWS THAN THE CELTICS IN THE FIRST 6 GAMES OF THE FIRST ROUND SERIES! THAT'S ALMOST 12 MORE FREE THROWS PER GAME THEY GAVE TO ATLANTA! AT 75% FT SHOOTING THAT'S AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 8 POINTS THE LEAGUE SPOTTED THE BIRDS EACH GAME NOT INCLUDING THE BULLSH!T FOULS THEY RACKED UP ON OUR GUYS (REMEMBER PIERCE FOULED OUT?)! IF YOU JUST SPOTTED THEM THE 10 POINTS AND CALLED IT EVEN FOR 48 MINUTES THAT WOULD BE FINE! WE CAN BEAT TEAMS BY MORE THAN 10 (EVEN INLUDING THE GAMES BOSTON LOST THIS SEASON THEY OUTSCORED THIER OPPONENTS BY AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 10 PPG) BUT WHEN YOU CALL IT ONE SIDED IT FRUSTRATES THE OTHER TEAM AND MAKE THAM NOT EVEN WANT TO PLAY THE GAME (IT TAKES THE WIND OUT OF THE SAILS)!
THIS SH!TS TRASH!
THEY HAVE IT RIGGED FOR A BOSTON/L.A. FINALS!
THIER JUST GIVING THE GREEN PROBLEMS & MAKING IT LOOK LIKE THEY COULD ..ALMOST.. LOSE TO ATL., CLE, ETC... TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT'S NOT RIGGED!
PLEASE!
IF BOSTON (ESP.) & L.A. DON'T MAKE IT TO THE FINALS THIS YEAR MAYBEE I'M WRONG...BUT...AS USUAL..I'M NOT!
IT'S CLEARLY A SET UP! THEY WANT TO FIX THE..IMAGE..OF THE LEAGUE FOR IT'S PAYING CUSTIES! THAT'S ALL! IT'S NO CO-INKYDINK THAT LAST YEAR WHEN KOBE WANTED TO BE TRADED, WAS BANGING GIRLS THAT WERE NOT HIS WIFE IN COLORADO AND BASHED HIS TEAMS PLAYERS & OWNERS HE WAS NOT GIVIN A FREE RIDE DEEP INTO THE PLAYOFFS...THIS YEARS KB24'S ALL SMILES, HELPING KIDS, PRAISING TEAMATES & MANAGEMENT AND TAKING PIC'S WITH HIS WIFEY & KIDS AND THEY WANT US TO SEE IT...SO THEY WILL SHOW US HOW GOOD OF A PERSON HE IS..ALL THE WAY TO THE FINALS!
