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January 27, 2007
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I met my wife at his place on 7 mile road. I remember the red carpeted walls! He would come into the club and sing among the audience and was pretty good. He did a mean Neil Diamond.
--by on 1/27/07 Lives: Dearborn
It is true. Jamie passed away of a heart attack after preforming at his nightclub Jamies on Ford. Friday 1/27. He will be missed by many who frequented his establishments.
--by on 1/27/07 Lives: Detroit area
Russ
just checking in ... here is a column i wrote about jamie coe
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Jamie Coe - Died 1-27-2007 in Livonia, MI, Heart attack. Born 11-19-1935 in Highland Park, MI, ... Singer - (He did, "The Fool" and "Black & Blue") - Led singer for Jamie Coe And The Gigolos - Recorded for ABC-Paramount, Addison, Big Top, Enterprise, Quality and Reprise Records.
We at the Bargain Hunter were very sad to hear about the death of singer Jamie Coe. Coe, 71, died when he suffered an apparent heart attack while driving home from his nightclub, Jamie's, in Garden City. The singer grew up in Dearborn and attended Fordson High, where he was a standout on the basketball team. He recorded several records including the Fool, How Low is Low and Greenback Dollar. In 1959 Jamie met Bobby Darin who eventually became his manager. Jamie Coe and the Gigolos were one of the top area bands in the 60's 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s, performing at clubs like the Gay Haven, Rose's bar, the Military Inn, West Side Six, Ledgerock which became the Funny Farm, Rock and Roll Farm and now the site of US-12. Jamie went on to own Jamie's on Ford, Jamie's on 7, and Jammer II in Livonia.
Former Livonia Mayor Jack Kirksey said he often went to Coe's establishments in the city. He said Coe was a very entertaining singer who would do fund-raisers all the time for groups like the Livonia Symphony Orchestra. "He was very likable," Kirksey said. "I was saddened to hear of his death."
Benny of Benny and the Jets band who does the Doctor of Doo Wop radio show on WPON radio said
when people research the early days of rock and roll in Detroit Jamie's name is always included with all the great bands of the era. Johnny and the Hurricanes, Steve Monahan and the Tremelos, the Royaltones, Tino and the Revlons, Jeff and the Atlantics, Gino Washington, Billy Lee and the Rivieras (later to become Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels), Bob Seger, the Wollies, Randy Sea and the Valiants, Jack Rainwather and the Pepermints, Jack Scott, Dennis Coffee, the Falcones, the Contours, Jackie Wilson and Jamie's friend Del Shannon, who also recorded for the Big Top record label.
Bob Harris who published several teen magazines in the 50s and 60s remembers Jamie not only as a recording artist and local celebrity but a promoter too. Bob helped Jamie promote many shows at his clubs including Mr. Belvadear, Chubby Checker, the Temptations, Maynard Ferguson Jazz band and the MCMA music awards show, held at Jammer II, where Jamie was given the Life Time Achievement Award.
Jamie is survived by his wife, Sue, sons, Derek and Jared, daughters Trixie and Shannon, and grandchildren Derek and Mesa. Jamies on Ford, Ford road west of Venoy is still open seven nights a week and features the band on the weekends.
benny jet ... benejets@aol.com
Dearborn Grapevine dearborngrapevine@gmail.com; 12
--by on 2/20/07 Lives: Detroit area