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AADL Talks To: Peter Andrews, Music Promoter, Organizer of the John Sinclair Freedom Rally and Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival

Peter Andrews, photo by Leni Sinclair
Peter Andrews, circa 1971. Photo by Leni Sinclair.

In this wide-ranging interview from 2010, Peter Andrews recalls his varied career producing and managing local and regional music talent — from managing the Scot Richard Case (SRC) band and bringing bands like The Who, Jimi Hendrix, and the Yardbirds to Ann Arbor’s Fifth Dimension club, to booking national acts for University of Michigan student groups. He also discusses his role in Ann Arbor’s legendary Blues and Jazz Festivals, producing the John Sinclair Freedom Rally at Crisler Arena in 1971, and bringing John Lennon and Yoko Ono to town.

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Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
November
Year
1974
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Captain Jack Butcher with his mother Aline Butcher, and wife Dawn, April 1973 Photographer: Cecil Lockard

Captain Jack Butcher with his mother Aline Butcher, and wife Dawn, April 1973 image
Year:
1973
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 15, 1973
Caption:
Home Again: Capt. Jack M. Butcher, Ann Arbor's first prisoner of war to return from Vietnam, smiles as his mother, Mrs. Aline Butcher (center) and his wife Dawn applaud during a welcome-home program held Saturday at the University's baseball stadium. Ann Arbor Mayor James M. Stephenson is in the right background. (News Photo by Cecil Lockard)

Mayor Stephenson Congratulates Record-Breaking Chess Players at David's Books, February 1975 Photographer: Robert Chase

Mayor Stephenson Congratulates Record-Breaking Chess Players at David's Books, February 1975 image
Year:
1975
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 10, 1975
Caption:
Now For Some Sleep: Ann Arbor has yet one more accomplishment to put it on the map- home of the world champion, record-breaking speed chess players. U-M students Steve Feldman (left) and Bob Beinish accept congratulations from Mayor and Mrs. James Stephenson. They began their marathon at 9 a.m. Thursday and concluded 87 hours and 35 minutes later, breaking the previous record of 81 hours and 32 minutes. Feldman won by a wide margin. The game was held at David's Bookstore near campus. Bill Gilmore, of David's Bookstore attributed the marathon game to the present time of depression. "Things like this are always done at depression times. How can you identify with the accomplishments of Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins hockey player), who is making thousands when you are making pennies. You look for the accomplishments of someone else who is making pennies. Besides, everyone has so much free time," he explained.