Gotham Go-Round: Edie Sedgwick Finds What's Happening at Peter Stark's Party
Dublin Core
Title
Gotham Go-Round: Edie Sedgwick Finds What's Happening at Peter Stark's Party
Alternative Title
"Gotham Go-Round: Edie Sedgwick Finds What's Happening at Peter Stark's Party"
Subject
Music--New York (State)--New York--20th century
New York world-telegram
Description
A newspaper article published in New York World-Telegram entitled, "Gotham Go-Round: Edie Sedgwick Finds What's Happening at Peter Stark's Party". The article describes a party at Peter Stark's venue The Scene, where The Executives performed. The article contains an image of artist, director and producer, Andy Warhol and actress and model, Edie Sedgwick.
Initially called the Executives, the band was formed in 1963 by Jesse Cutler (then known as Lou London), Ricky Shutter and Steve Wagner. The band signed to Mercury Records in 1964, where they recorded a hit single called "Everybody Do the Duck". That same year, the band appeared as guests on the Joe Franklin Show, Wonderama, The Clay Cole Show, American Bandstand, Hullaballoo and Shindig. Over the next two years they performed at charity events and private celebrity parties all over Long Island and New York City. They played in the company of the Rolling Stones, Sammy Davis Jr., Barbra Streisand, Anthony Newley, Joan Collins and the Beatles. The group broke up in 1966.
Initially called the Executives, the band was formed in 1963 by Jesse Cutler (then known as Lou London), Ricky Shutter and Steve Wagner. The band signed to Mercury Records in 1964, where they recorded a hit single called "Everybody Do the Duck". That same year, the band appeared as guests on the Joe Franklin Show, Wonderama, The Clay Cole Show, American Bandstand, Hullaballoo and Shindig. Over the next two years they performed at charity events and private celebrity parties all over Long Island and New York City. They played in the company of the Rolling Stones, Sammy Davis Jr., Barbra Streisand, Anthony Newley, Joan Collins and the Beatles. The group broke up in 1966.
Creator
Dever, Joseph X.
Source
Original newspaper article: "Gotham Go-Round: Edie Sedgwick Finds What's Happening at Peter Stark's Party." New York World-Telegram, ca. 1963 to 1966: Private Collection of Jesse Cutler.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1963 to 1966
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1963 to 1966
Is Part Of
Format
image/jpg
Extent
1.52 MB
Medium
1 newspaper article
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
The Scene, New York City, New York
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Music Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Joseph X. Dever and published by New York World-Telegram.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Jesse Cutler and is provided here by RICHES for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cravero, Geoffrey
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Jesse Cutler.
External Reference
Cutler, Jesse. "Starlust : The Price of Fame. Garden City, N.Y.: Morgan James Publishing. 2008.
"WINTER PARK HISTORY." Winter Park History Museum, Winter Park Historical Society. http://www.wphistory.org/explore-history/winter-park/.
Collection
Citation
Dever, Joseph X., “Gotham Go-Round: Edie Sedgwick Finds What's Happening at Peter Stark's Party,” RICHES, accessed March 12, 2025, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/11478.