Remember the Spectrum!

With all apologies to future Rock Hall boys Daryl Hall and John Oates, DJ Caterina is a list girl -- and I've gone too far!

Below, a list of Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers performance dates at the historic Philly Spectrum found on the "Remember the Spectrum" website.

- JUNE 23, 1987 w/ Bryan Adams
- FEB. 14, 1988 Electric Factory 20th Anniversary Party
- APRIL 27, 1988 WMMR 20th Anniversary Party
- APRIL 6, 1991 w/ George Thorogood and the Destroyers

But wait! SOMETHING IS MISSING! It's Friday, Feb. 20, 1987 - Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers perform after a Philadelphia 76ers game and it's live on PRISM. Here's a playlist of videos from that performance:


 
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Bring It On Home to Me (live) - Tommy Conwell's Young Rumblers

 
Tommy Conwell's Young Rumblers [3-piece band] perform a cover of Sam Cooke’s "Bring It On Home to Me” with guest Bonnie Jones (Bonnie Jones and the American Boys) at the Ambler Cabaret, 1985. 

Tommy Conwell - Vocals, Guitar
Paul Slivka – Vocals, Bass
Jim Hannum – Drums

Write Myself a Letter (live) - Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers [1987]

The following will be an ongoing exchange between DJ Caterina and different people between now and Friday…

Friend: Hi DJ Caterina! What’s up for the weekend? 

DJ Caterina: Glad you asked, “friend”….welp, I’ll be looking for something green to wear for Monday’s jolly observation of St. Patrick’s Day. 

Friend: Really? Why you goin’ all out for that? 

DJ Caterina: Well, if you must know, although I, DJ Caterina, am not Irish, I have been to Ireland twice, took an ambitious class in Irish literature for my master’s degree program and I also enjoy listening to The Chieftains.

And while working on the Tommy Conwell rockumentary for school, I was simultaneously writing a 25-page essay on “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” by Irish author James Joyce, where I found similarities between the struggles of young artist Joyce trying to break artistic boundaries in literature, and young artist Conwell; particularly with the emergence of Tommy's band the Little Kings - it was about rebellion against traditional musical styles, bringing together the jazz/punk/blues fusion that TC always wanted to pursue.

By the way, Tommy is playing some Irish music this weekend, too! 

Friend: *yawn* So, that's all the reasons you're into St. Patty's Day?

DJ Caterina: I’ve also always had a soft spot in me heart for the Lucky Charms fella. 

Friend: *crosses arms* Are you done? 

DJ Caterina: And I’m a Galway girl! 

Friend: *sighs* NOW is that all? 

DJ Caterina: Oh, I am also posting a St. Patrick’s Day concert recording of Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers performing “Write Myself a Letter” from 1987 live at Maxwell’s in Carney/Towes, Maryland. 

Friend: *walks away* 

DJ Caterina: Sláinte!

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Impromptu Demo Session - Tommy Conwell, David Uosikkinen, Cliff Hillis

An impromptu demo session posted by David Uosikkinen on Facebook with Tommy Conwell and Cliff Hillis.

 

 

Hideaway(live) - Tommy Conwell's Young Rumblers [1984]

Tommy Conwell's Young Rumblers [3-piece band] cover Freddie King's "Hideaway" in 1984 at the Deer Park Tavern in Newark, DE.