Jesse Cutler on the Joe Franklin Show

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Title

Jesse Cutler on the Joe Franklin Show

Alternative Title

Cutler on the Joe Franklin Show

Subject

Music--New York (State)--New York--20th century
Joe Franklin show

Description

A black and white photograph of a 13 year old Jesse Cutler on the Joe Franklin Show in New York City in 1964. Among the two men and two men seated with Cutler is Fannie Flagg, the author of Fried Green Tomatoes". On the back of the photograph is stamped text that says, "PLEASE CREDIT PHOTO TO AL NAIDOFF 1667 GRAND AVENUE BRONX, N.Y. 10053 TR 2 - 4627. NEG # A.S.M.P. MEMBER." A handwritten post it note is attached as well.

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.

Jesse Cutler has spent an illustrious career, beginning at age 12, as a musician, composer, actor, producer, and entrepreneur. Starting in New York City in the 1960s and then in Los Angeles from the early ‘70s through the late ‘90s, Jesse performed with his bands and in the original cast of Godspell on Broadway, made records that saw Billboard’s Top 100, formed his own companies and appeared on TV and radio and in national print.

Creator

Naidoff, Al
Cutler, Jesse

Source

1 original black and white photograph, 1964: Personal Collection of Jesse Cutler.

Publisher

Date Created

ca. 1964

Date Copyrighted

ca. 1964

Format

image/jpg

Extent

3.86 MB

Medium

1 black and white photograph

Language

eng

Coverage

New York City, New York

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Music Teacher

Provenance

Originally created and published by Al Naidoff.

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/.
City of Winter Park." City of Winter Park, Florida. http://cityofwinterpark.org/.

Citation

Naidoff, Al and Cutler, Jesse, “Jesse Cutler on the Joe Franklin Show,” RICHES, accessed October 10, 2025, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/11943.

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