1965
National acts that played at Danceland in 1965 include - The Yardbirds, The Turtles, Beau Brummels, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Chuck Berry, The Everly Brothers, Brenda Lee, The Gants, Billy Joe Royal, The Kingsmen, Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs, Johnny Tillotson, The Newbeats, Jerry Lee Lewis, Freddy Cannon, The Hondells, Jewel Akens, Sue Thompson, The Surfaris, Bobby Sherman, The Hullabaloos, Shirley Ellis, Johnny & The Hurricanes, Bobby Freeman, The Strangeloves, The McCoys, Brian Hyland, The Ikettes, Jay & The Americans, Len Barry, The Castaways, Guess Who, The Crystals, Fabulous Flippers, Conway Twitty, The Gestures, Cannibal & The Headhunters, The Premiers, Tiny Hill, Myron Lee & The Caddies, Lonnie Mack, The Astronauts, Tony Clarke, The Trashmen, Jimmy Velvet, The Tremolons, Big Tiny Little
January 1965
January 1 / Friday
No Dance
January 2 / Saturday
The Gestures
$1.50
Run, Run, Run - The Gestures
January 6 / Wednesday
Hi Morgan Orchestra
$1.25
January 8 / Friday
3 Bands
75¢
January 9 / Saturday
Lonnie Mack
$1.50
January 13 / Wednesday
Eddie Skeets & His Orchestra
$1.25
January 15 / Friday
The Escorts
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
January 16 / Saturday
Jerry Lee Lewis
$1.50
January 20 / Wednesday
The Aristocrats with Mary on vocals
$1.25
January 22 / Friday
The Viscounts with Carol Chipman
$1.50 / Student ID 50¢
January 23 / Saturday
The Fabulous Flippers
$1.50
January 27 / Wednesday
Hi Morgan Orchestra
$1.25
January 29 / Friday
Al's Untouchables
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
January 30 / Saturday
Johnny & The Hurricanes
$1.50
February 1965
February 2 / Wednesday
Leonard Reyman & His Orchestra
$1.00
February 5 / Friday
The Saints
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
February 6 / Saturday
Myron Lee & The Caddies
$1.25
February 10 / Wednesday
Eddie Skeets & His Orchestra
$1.25
February 12 / Friday
The Escorts
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
February 13 / Saturday
The Hondells
$1.50
My Buddy Seat - The Hondells
February 17 / Wednesday
Hi Morgan Orchestra
$1.25
February 19 / Friday
The Stompers
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
February 20 / Saturday
Jay & The Americans
$1.75
Come A Little Bit Closer - Jay & The Americans
Let's Lock The Door (And Throw Away The Key) - Jay & The Americans
February 24 / Wednesday
The Aristocrats with Mary on vocals
$1.00
February 26 / Friday
The Rock 'N Flames
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
February 27 / Saturday
Conway Twitty
$1.50
March 1965
March 3 / Wednesday
No Dance - Ash Wednesday
March 5 / Friday
The Sophomores
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
March 6 / Saturday
Brenda Lee
$2.00
Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee
I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee
March 10 / Wednesday
Hi Morgan Orchestra
$1.25
March 12 / Friday
The Escorts
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
March 13 / Saturday
Sue Thompson
$1.50
Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) - Sue Thompson
Paper Tiger - Sue Thompson
March 17 / Wednesday
Charlie Trussell
$1.25
March 19 / Friday
Dave Shane 5
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
March 20 / Saturday
Shirley Ellis / Jewel Akens / Bobby Freeman / Brian Hyland / Jimmy Ford & The Executives
$2.00
The Name Game - Shirley Ellis
The Birds And The Bees - Jewel Akens
C'mon And Swim - Bobby Freeman
March 24 / Wednesday
Eddie Skeets & His Orchestra
$1.25
March 26 / Friday
The Stompers
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
March 27 / Saturday
The Newbeats
$1.75
Bread And Butter - The Newbeats
Everything's Alright - The Newbeats
March 31 / Wednesday
Hi Morgan Orchestra
$1.00
April 1965
April 2 / Friday
The Ravens
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
April 3 / Saturday
The Kingsmen
$1.75
The Jolly Green Giant - The Kingsmen
April 7 / Wednesday
Big Tiny Little & His Wild Ones / Eddie Skeets & His Orchestra
$1.50
April 9 / Friday
The Saints
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
April 10 / Saturday
The Fabulous Flippers
$1.50
April 14 / Wednesday
Hi Morgan Orchestra
$1.25
April 16 / Friday
The Stompers
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
April 17 / Saturday
Jerry Lee Lewis
$1.50
April 21 / Wednesday
The Velvadeers
$1.25
April 23 / Friday
The Neptunes
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
April 24 / Saturday
Johnny & The Hurricanes
$1.50
April 25 / Sunday
Top 40 Bands
$1.00
April 28 / Wednesday
Tiny Hill & His Orchestra
$2.00
April 30 / Friday
The Showmen
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
May 1965
May 1 / Saturday
Lonnie Mack
$1.50
May 5 / Wednesday
Hi Morgan Orchestra
$1.25
May 7 / Friday
Al's Untouchables
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
May 8 / Saturday
Johnny Tillotson
$1.75
Talk Back Trembling Lips - Johnny Tillotson
Angel - Johnny Tillotson
May 12 / Wednesday
Eddie Skeets & His Orchestra
$1.25
May 14 / Friday
The Showmen
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
May 15 / Saturday
The Tremolons
$1.50
May 19 / Wednesday
Leonard Reyman & His Orchestra
$1.00
May 21 / Friday
The Tombstones
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
May 22 / Saturday
Cannibal & The Headhunters / The Premiers
$1.75
Land Of 1000 Dances - Cannibal & The Heasdhunters
Farmer John - The Premiers
May 26 / Wednesday
Hi Morgan Orchestra
$1.25
May 28 / Friday
The Escorts
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
May 29 / Saturday
The Trashmen
$1.50
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby - The Trashmen
June 1965
June 2 / Wednesday
Leonard Reyman & His Orchestra
$1.00
June 4 / Friday
The Countdowns
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
June 5 / Saturday
Chuck Berry
$2.00
June 9 / Wednesday
Charlie Trussell
$1.25
June 11 / Friday
The Viscounts
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
June 12 / Saturday
Conway Twitty
$1.50
June 16 / Wednesday
Hi Morgan Orchestra
$1.25
June 18 / Friday
The Stompers
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
June 19 / Saturday
The Hullaballoos
$1.75
I'm Gonna Love You Too - The Hullabaloos
June 23 / Wednesday
Charlie Trussell
$1.25
June 25 / Friday
The Marauders
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
June 26 / Saturday
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs / The Ikettes / Tony Clarke / Jimmy Velvet
$2.00
Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
The Entertainer - Tony Clarke
It's Almost Tomorrow - Jimmy Velvet
June 30 / Wednesday
Hi Morgan Orchestra
$1.25
July 1965
July 2 / Friday
The Countdowns
$1.00 / Student ID 50¢
July 3 / Saturday
The Stompers
$1.00
I Know - The Stompers
July 7 / Wednesday
Leonard Reyman & His Orchestra
$1.00
July 9 / Friday
The Escorts
$1.00
July 10 / Saturday
The Astronauts
$1.50
July 14 / Wednesday
Charlie Trussell
$1.25
July 16 / Friday
Al's Untouchables
$1.00
July 17 / Saturday
The Everly Brothers
$2.00
Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers
July 21 / Wednesday
Hi Morgan Orchestra
$1.25
July 23 / Friday
The Stompers
$1.00
I Still Love You - The Stompers
You're Gone - The Stompers
July 24 / Saturday
The Fabulous Thunderbolts (The Beau Brummels cancelled)
$1.00
July 28 / Wednesday
Marv Reedstrom
$1.25
July 30 / Friday
The Monarchs
$1.00
July 31 / Saturday
The Fabulous Flippers
$1.50
August 1965
August 4 / Wednesday
Variety Club
$1.00
August 6 / Friday
Al's Untouchables
$1.00
August 7 / Saturday
The Guess Who / The Crystals
$1.75
Shakin' All Over - Guess Who
August 11 / Wednesday
Leonard Reyman & His Orchestra
$1.00
August 13 / Friday
The Escorts
$1.00
You're The One - The Escorts
August 14 / Saturday
The Castaways
$1.50
Liar, Liar - The Castaways
August 18 / Wednesday
Hi Morgan Orchestra
$1.25
August 20 / Friday
The Legends
$1.00
August 21 / Saturday
The Surfaris
$1.75
Wipe Out - The Surfaris
Surfer Joe - The Surfaris
August 25 / Wednesday
Tiny Hill & His Orchestra
$2.00
August 27 / Friday
The Stompers
$1.00
August 28 / Saturday
The Strangeloves / The McCoys
$1.75
I Want Candy - The Strangeloves
Hang On Sloopy - The McCoys
September 1965
September 1 / Wednesday
Hi Morgan Orchestra
$1.25
September 3 / Friday
The Saints
$1.00
September 4 / Saturday
The Tremolons
$1.25
September 8 / Wednesday
The Melodeers
$1.25
September 10 / Friday
The Viscounts
$1.00
September 11 / Saturday
Jerry Lee Lewis
$1.50
September 15 / Wednesday
Hi Morgan Orchestra
$1.25
September 17 / Friday
The Stompers
$1.00
September 18 / Saturday
Freddy Cannon
$1.50
Action - Freddy Cannon
Abigail Beecher - Freddy Cannon
September 24 / Friday
The Escorts
$1.00
September 25 / Saturday
The Fabulous Flippers
$1.50
October 1965
October 1 / Friday
The Torkays
$1.00
October 2 / Saturday
Billy Joe Royal
$1.50
Down In The Boondocks - Billy Joe Royal
I Knew You When - Billy Joe Royal
October 8 / Friday
The Escorts
$1.00
October 9 / Saturday
Gary Lewis & The Playboys
$2.00
This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis & The Playboys
Count Me In - Gary Lewis & The Playboys
October 15 / Friday
The Legends
$1.00
October 16 / Saturday
The Castaways
$1.50
Goodbye Babe - The Castaways
October 22 / Friday
The Stompers
$1.00 / Gals 50¢ till 9
October 23 / Saturday
Lonnie Mack
$1.50
Honky Tonk '65 - Lonnie Mack
October 29 / Friday
Al's Untouchables
$1.00
October 30 / Saturday
The Beau Brummels
$1.75
Laugh, Laugh - The Beau Brummels
Just A Little - The Beau Brummels
November 1965
November 5 / Friday
The Patriots
50¢ till 9 / $1.00 after
November 6 / Saturday
The Turtles
$1.75
It Ain't Me Babe - The Turtles
Let Me Be - The Turtles
November 12 / Friday
The Stompers
$1.00
November 13 / Saturday
Bobby Sherman
$1.50
November 19 / Friday
The Escorts
$1.00
November 20 / Saturday
The Thunderbirds (Brenda Lee cancelled)
$1.25
November 26 / Friday
The Saints
$1.00 / College ID 50¢
November 27 / Saturday
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
$1.75
Ju Ju Hand - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
Ring Dang Doo - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
December 1965
December 3 / Friday
The Fabulous Thunderbolts
$1.00 / College ID 50¢
My Girl Sue - The Fabulous Thunderbolts
December 4 / Saturday
The Kingsmen
$1.75
Annie Fanny - The Kingsmen
December 10 / Friday
The Escorts
$1.00 / College ID 50¢
December 11 / Saturday
The Thunderbirds
$1.25
December 12 / Sunday
Lively Guys Hop
75¢
December 17 / Friday
The Stompers
$1.00 / College ID 50¢
December 18 / Saturday
The Yardbirds
$2.00
For Your Love - The Yardbirds
I'm A Man - The Yardbirds
December 19 / Sunday
The Bushmen
75¢
December 24 / Friday
No Dance
December 25 / Saturday
Len Barry
$1.75
1-2-3 - Len Barry
Like A Baby - Len Barry
December 26 / Sunday
The Challengers / The Show Stoppers
75¢
December 28 / Tuesday
The Gants
$1.50
Road Runner - The Gants
December 31 / Friday
Al's Untouchables / The Stompers
$1.50
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