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The Flippers 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, 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) The Flippers turned into a professional, innovative and trend-setting rhythm & blues show. Brown's efforts transformed "The Flippers" into "The Fabulous Flippers" - an 8-pience rhythm & blues show band. Many members of the band were multi-instrumentalists and their stage show included moving from instrument to instrument, trading lead vocals, excellent backup vocals by the horn section and "steps" that would have found them a spot in an "Ike Turner Review". They recorded a number of records but their national release on Cameo-Parkway Records "The Harlem Shuffle" was their showpiece. The Flippers were inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Music Hall of Fame in 1998, the Nebraska Music Hall of Fame in 1999, and the Kansas Music Hall of Fame in 2004. |
