3/12/2023 0 Comments Johnny winter auctionGeils Blues Band)ĪugChateau De Saint-Pons, Aix-en-Provence, FRA ( Progressive Music Festival 1970) July 23-25, 1970 The Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA (supported by J. JParade Stadium, Minneapolis, MN (supporting Sly & The Family Stone, with Richie Havens, Amboy Dukes & Blumsberry People) JRoyal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, ENG ( Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music) March 10-11, 1970 Vulcan Gas Company, Austin, TX (supported by Hub City Movers)Īpril 10-11, 1970 Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY (supported by Taj Mahal)Īpril ?, 1970 Montreux, SUI (Golden Rose Festival)ĪpRoundhouse, London, ENG ( Pop Proms 1970, supported by Juicy Lucy & Quintessence. MaOlympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA (with Edgar Winter) ![]() MaPanther Hall, Fort Worth, TX (supported by Blue Cheer)įebruary 26 & MaFillmore West, San Francisco, CA (supported by Mountain & Eric Mercury & supporting Jack Bruce & Friends on 26th)įebruary 27-28, 1970 Winterland, San Francisco, CA (supporting Jack Bruce & Friends, with Mountain & Eric Mercury) November 14-15, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (2 shows 8.00 & 11.30, supported by Blodwyn Pig & Chicago)ĭecember 11-13, 1969 The Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA (supported by Sons of Champlin & Ten Wheel Drive) SeptemDallas International Motor Speedway, Lewisville, TX ( Texas International Pop Festival) JSpectrum, Philadelphia, PA (with Led Zeppelin, Al Kooper, Jethro Tull & Buddy Guy Blues Band)Īugust 15-16, 1969 Kinetic Playground, Chicago, IL (supporting Paul Butterfield, with The Flock)ĪugMax Yasgur's Farm, White Lake, NY ( Woodstock) July 1-3, 1969 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (Supported by Lonnie Mack & Rockin' Foo) June 12-14, 1969 The Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA (supported by Raven) John The Night Tripper, New York Rock 'n' Roll Ensemble, MC5, (31st) Chuck Berry (backed by The Woolies), Plain Brown Wrapper, Up, Frost, Lyman Woodard, Litter, Savage Grace, Gold Brothers, SRC, Brownsville Station) Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, MI ("First Annual Detroit Rock & Roll Revival", with (30th) Dutch Elm, All The Lonely People, Caste, Red White & Blues Band, Frost, Train, Wilson Mower Pursuit, James Gang, Fabulous Counts, 3rd Power, Sun-Ra, Johnny Winter, (30th & 31st) Terry Reid, Sky, Teegarden & Van Winkle, Rationals, Dr. With Aorta (who replaced the Small Faces & (15th only) Savoy Brown) I want them to have a great education.NovemHemisfair Theater, San Antonio, TX (supporting Big Brother & The Holding Company)ĭecember 6-8, 1968 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA (supporting Kaleidoscope & Magic Sam)įebruary 14-15, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (supporting Sam and Dave (14th) & Chuck Berry (15th) both of whom replaced Jeff Beck Group. It’s been 37 years since I retired and the money doesn’t last that long,” he said. “I didn’t make that much money when I played. “There are still things I’m going to hold on to.”īench jokes that today’s players “make more in two weeks than I made in my entire career.” He plans to use the auction proceeds to fund his younger kids’ college educations. “Bobby has decorated my office with bats and sentimental items,” Bench said. The elder Bench has displayed items at his eponymous museum in his hometown of Binger, Oklahoma. The bat Bench used to hit his 389th and last home run in 1983 is estimated between $10,000 and $20,000.Īmong the over 150 lots are his Gold Glove awards from 1969-77, a Reds home jersey from 1983, his catcher’s mitt from the 1970s, and a painting of Bench by LeRoy Neiman.īench’s son Bobby had already been in the process of tracking down and cataloging his father’s memorabilia, pulling items from storage in Cincinnati. His National League championship ring from 1970 and his 1968 NL Rookie of the Year award are estimated in the same price range. The sale is being handled by Hunt Auctions, the same Pennsylvania company that recently sold Scully’s memorabilia, which earned over $2 million.īench’s trophies from the Reds’ World Series championships in 1975 and ’76 carry an estimated price of $25,000 to $50,000 each. ![]() ![]() A public preview will be held at the museum on Nov. 14 at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory in Kentucky. They’re two generations removed from what I did.”īench’s items will be auctioned live on Nov. “If they had said, ‘No, Dad you can’t sell those,’ it would have made a difference. “How do you divide it up when you have three boys and you got two things?” said Bench, who turns 73 in December. They spend the rest of the time in California with their mother. The younger boys are with him 38 weeks of the year, keeping Bench busy as a single father cooking, grocery shopping, helping with homework and shuttling them to activities. He lives in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with 30-year-old son Bobby and sons Justin, 14, and Josh, 11, from Bench’s fourth marriage. “I’m blessed with what I’ve got and I’m enjoying my life.” Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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