| The Rockets Recognizes that the Roostertail give them their stairway to stardom, Thanks Tom & Jerry Schoenith |
Our first album was out and making a little noise but
we were looking for a company more in tune with rock
and roll. I received an offer for the band to play a
surprise birthday party for Eric Clapton at the
Roostertail - a club on the Detroit River (which to this
day is still open for private functions).
Eric liked the band so much that he got up and
jammed with them along with other guests at the party
- singer Marcy Levy, a Detroiter who was good
friends with the Rockets and was touring with Clapton
at the time (She wrote "Lay Down Sally" with him and
went on to a solo career as "Marcella Detroit") and
local saxaphonist, Tomo Thomas. (I was prepared
with a high quality cassette deck and have a great
tape of the event.)
Eric was so taken with the group that he gave me the
name and number of an exec at RSO Records to
contact about signing the band. I contacted the local
RSO rep, Julie Sher, and asked her to help me get
the bigwigs at RSO excited about the group. With her
help and the good word put in by Eric Clapton, we
signed a deal with RSO.
Gary Lazar Manager
we were looking for a company more in tune with rock
and roll. I received an offer for the band to play a
surprise birthday party for Eric Clapton at the
Roostertail - a club on the Detroit River (which to this
day is still open for private functions).
Eric liked the band so much that he got up and
jammed with them along with other guests at the party
- singer Marcy Levy, a Detroiter who was good
friends with the Rockets and was touring with Clapton
at the time (She wrote "Lay Down Sally" with him and
went on to a solo career as "Marcella Detroit") and
local saxaphonist, Tomo Thomas. (I was prepared
with a high quality cassette deck and have a great
tape of the event.)
Eric was so taken with the group that he gave me the
name and number of an exec at RSO Records to
contact about signing the band. I contacted the local
RSO rep, Julie Sher, and asked her to help me get
the bigwigs at RSO excited about the group. With her
help and the good word put in by Eric Clapton, we
signed a deal with RSO.
Gary Lazar Manager
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