The 1960s was one of the most memorable decades of all time in the history of The United States. It started out with the election of President John F. Kennedy and the dawn of “Camelot” and closed out with the first man landing on the moon. In between these bookends would be the assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK; civil rights legislation; protests; drugs; The Feminine Mystique; Black Power; hippies; Vietnam; Gloria Steinem; Nixon; the Watts riots; Andy Warhol; Stonewall; NOW; The Beatles; Laugh-In; The Rolling Stones; Twiggy; Woodstock; and so many other momentous events.
While men landed on the moon, women artists took their own giant leap into every area of the musical landscape. The ‘60s were inarguably the most prolific decade for female vocalists and musicians in many diverse styles and categories. From pop and folk to rock and roll and rhythm and blues, women launched themselves into the music scene and claimed their space in the mostly male dominated industry
ACT ONE
"You Don’t Own Me" - (recorded by Lesley Gore 1963 – written by John Madara & David White)
Performed by: Rachel Holder Hennig (lead) with Judi Vinar, Patty Peterson, Ginger Commodore, Joyann Parker, Yolande Bruce, Katie Gearty, and Anna Christy.
“Son of a Preacher Man” - (Dusty Springfield 1968 – John Hurley & Ronnie Wilkins) – Joyann with Ginger, Yolande & Rachel
“At Last” – (Etta James 1960 – Mack Gordon & Harry Warren) - Ginger
“Mack the Knife” – (Ella Fitzgerald 1960 – Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein, & Kurt Weill) – Yolande
“Stoney End” – (Barbra Streisand –1967 - Laura Nyro) - Katie with Joyann, Rachel & Lori
“Happy Days/Get Happy” – (Judy Garland/Barbra Streisand 1963 – Milton Ager& Jack Yellen/Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler) – Judi & Patty
“The Beat Goes On” – (Sonny & Cher 1963 – Sonny Bono) – Lori and Joyann with Judi, Rachel & Anna
“Make Your Own Kind of Music” – (Cass Elliot 1969 – Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil) – Anna with Judi & Lori
“Feeling Good” – (Nina Simone 1965 – Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse) – Patty
“Mississippi Goddam” – (Nina Simone 1964 – Nina Simone) – Yolande
“You Keep Me Hanging On” – (Diana Ross & The Supremes 1966 – Hollsnd-Dozier-Holland) – Rachel with Judi & Anna
“Guess Who I Saw Today” – (Nancy Wilson 1960 – Murray Grand & Elisse Boyd) – Ginger
“Piece of My Heart” – (Janis Joplin 1968 – Jerry Ragovoy & Bert Berns) – Katie with Rachel & Joyann
“Dream a Little Dream of Me” – (Cass Elliot 1968 – Fabian Andre & Wilbur Schwandt) – Anna
“Me and Bobby McGee” – (Janis Joplin 1969 – Kris Kristofferson & Fred Foster) – Joyann
“I Say a Little Prayer” – (Dionne Warwick 1967 – Burt Bacharach & Hal David) – Yolande with Judi, Rachel & Lori
“(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls” – (Dionne Warwick 1967 – Andre & Dory Previn) – Rachel
“Chain of Fools” – (Aretha Franklin 1968 – Don Covay) – Judi with the ensemble
“Respect” – (Aretha 1967 – Otis Redding) Anna with the ensemble
ACT TWO
“White Rabbit” – (Jefferson Airplane 1967 – Grace Slick) Judi
“Somebody to Love” – (Jefferson Airplane 1967 – Darby Slick) Joyann with Patty, Katie & Lori
“For What It’s Worth” – (The Staple Singers 1968 – Stephen Stills) – Judi, Ginger & Yolande
“Both Sides Now” – (Joni Mitchell 1969 – Joni Mitchell) Lori
“Chelsea Morning” – (Joni Mitchell 1969 – Joni Mitchell) Rachel with Judi, Anna & Lori
“And When I Die” - (Laura Nyro 1966 – Laura Nyro) – Katie
“Woodstock” – (CSNY 1970 – Joni Mitchell)
“The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” – (Joan Baez 1969 – Robbie Robertson) – Anna with Judi & Lori
“River Deep, Mountain High” – (Ike & Tina Turner 1966 – Phil Spector) – Ginger with Patty, Yolande and Anna
“This Is My Life” – (Shirley Bassey 1968 – Bruno Canfora, Antonio Amurri and English lyrics by Norman Newell) – Patty
“Walkin’ Blues” – (Bonnie Raitt 1969 – Robert Johnson) – Judi
“These Boots Are Made for Walking” – (Nancy Sinatra 1965 – Lee Hazlewood) – Ensemble
“Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” – (The 5th Dimension 1969 – James Rado, Gerome Ragni & Galt MacDermot - Ensemble
Vocalists:
Judi Vinar
Patty Peterson
Ginger Commodore
Joyann Parker
Yolande Bruce
Rachel Holder Hennig
Katie Gearty
Anna Christy
The Band:
Lori Dokken – piano
Joe Elliott – guitar
Liz Draper – bass
Pete Hennig – drums
Producer, Arranger and Musical Director:
Lori Dokken
Development Assistance From:
Kathryn Perich - Concept/Title/Content
Big Thanks to ...
Kathy Tauer (photography)
Bonni Allen (photography)
Jen Clough (graphic design)
Kyla Moloney (visuals)
Samantha Diekman (visuals)
Levi Dokken (video)
Pauline Jennings (Company Assistant)
The Ordway:
Leslie Brandt
Samantha Goessner (Stage Manager)
Tammie Weinfurtner
Colin (Sound Engineer)
Kris Brodersen (Lighting Design)
Lucas Chase
This performance is made possible in part by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE ARTISTS FEATURED ... VISIT THEM ON THEIR WEBSITES
Judi Vinar - www.judivinar.com
Patty Peterson - www.pattypeterson.com
Ginger Commodore - www.gingercommodore.com
Joyann Parker - www.joyannparker.com
Katie Gearty - www.katiegeartymusic.com
Liz Draper - www.giantstepsmusic.org
“Shout! Sister, Shout!” is a chronological compilation of music and words written or performed by female composers, vocalists, writers, and cultural changemakers from the 1930s to present day. This show was developed and produced in partnership with The History Theatre of St. Paul, MN
Music performed in the show includes:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe – “Up Above My Head” (Traditional Gospel Tune) and “Shout, Sister, Shout” (Tim Brymn, Alex Hill, Clarence Williams – 1930)
Nina Simone – “I Shall Be Released” (Bob Dylan – 1968) and “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” (Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas – 1963)
Carole King – “Believe In Humanity” (1973), “Been to Canaan” (1972) and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” (King and Gerry Goffin – September 1967)
Laura Nyro – “Save the Country” (1968), “Broken Rainbow” (1985)
Janis Ian – “At Seventeen” (1974), “Society’s Child” (1965) and “Boots Like Emmy Lou’s” (2000)
Phoebe Snow – “Poetry Man” (1974), “Harpo’s Blues” (1974) and “Shakey Ground” (Jeffrey Bowen, Alphonso Boyd and Eddie Hazel – 1975)
Bonnie Raitt – “What Is Success?” (Allen Toussaint – 1974) and “Guilty” (Randy Newman – 1973)
Joni Mitchell – “The Magdalene Laundries” (1994), “ Woodstock” (1970) and “Nothing Can Be Done” (Mitchell and Larry Klein – 1991)
Joyann Parker – “Memphis” (2018)
India.Arie – “Strength, Courage and Wisdom” (2001) and “One” (2013)
Joy Ohana – “Human” – (2018)
Lori McKenna – “Humble and Kind” (2015)
Andra Day – “Rise Up” (2015)
Lady Gaga – “Born This Way” (Stefani Germanotta and Jeppe Laursen – 2010)
Poetry, Writings and Quotations from –
Terry Tempest Williams
Maya Angelou
Mary OIiver
Aretha Franklin
Coretta Scott King
Winona LaDuke
Lori Dokken
Musicians:
Judi Vinar
Yolande Bruce
Joyann Parker
Rachel Holder Hennig
Katie Gearty
Anna Christy
Joy Ohana
Liz Draper
Pete Hennig
Spoken Word:
Eden Bodnar
Stage Manager:
Tammie Weinfurtner
History Theatre Personnel:
Chari Hall
Josh Stallings
Kyla Moloney
Nick Walberg
In-Fin Tuan
Gunther Gullickson
Ashton Schneider
Karen Mueller
Ron Peluso
Wayne Hendricks
March 19th and 20th - "Shout! Sister, Shout!" - The Voices of Women ...
(A concert event celebrating women composers and writers from the past century)
The musical journey begins with Sister Rosetta Tharpe and travels through time to today featuring such female phenoms as Laura Nyro, Carole King, Phoebe Snow, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Lady Gaga and India.Arie as well as others. The evening will also be interspersed with words from some wise women such as Maya Angelou, Terry Tempest Williams, Winona LaDuke, Coretta Scott King, Mary Oliver and many others.
On stage to deliver an eclectic and dynamic array of arrangements of songs written by these iconic female composers are a cadre of local Twin Cities’ vocalists including Judi Vinar, Joyann Parker, Rachel Holder, Katie Gearty, and Anna Christy backed by pianist Lori Dokken (Producer & Music Director of “Shout! Sister, Shout!”) along with Jordan Hedlund on bass and Daryl Boudreaux on percussion. We are also joined by actress Eden Bodnar who will be delivering our spoken word sections.
May 14th and 15th – Women on the Moon – Part One.
Women on the Moon is a concert event that showcases some of our favorite female artists from the 1960s. Performed at The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in October of 2019, this reprise of the concert will come to you in two parts – one in January 2022 and the second part during the spring/summer of 2022.
FEAT: Judi Vinar, Patty Peterson, Rachel Holder, Joyann Parker, Ginger Commodore, and Lori Dokken along with a smokin' band of Twin Cities "A" listers.
"The Women's Club" Series at Crooners!
Lori Dokken is teaming up with Crooners to launch a new series of shows featuring The Women’s Club.
"The Women’s Club" is a new concept group that is an evolving and revolving compilation of some of the best female singers in the Twin Cities. Their mission is to bring you some songs you’ve never heard; some tunes that you have forgotten; some you’ve heard a million times and to always deliver them highlighting the message behind the music. This inaugural venture starts off with a series of four different shows produced once a month during November through February. Each show will be presented on a Saturday night at 8PM and Sunday afternoon at 4PM on Crooners Main Performance Stage. Individual or full series tickets are available. Purchasing tickets in November for all four shows in this series brings a total price discount of $20. (When purchasing a series ticket please choose the Saturday night or Sunday afternoon option.)
(Lori's photos by Bonni Allen Photography)
Lori Dokken presents:
The Women’s Club Series:
March 19th and 20th - "Shout! Sister, Shout!"
May 14th and 15th – Women on the Moon – Part One.
Crooners Lounge and Supper Club
Crooners MainStage
6161 Hwy 65 NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
We think it’s about time to put a tuxedo-clad group of women on stage and set them free to sing, swing, sass and show the alternative of what Vegas’ lounges in the ’60s could have been like. This show brings you back to the days of the Rat Pack with Johnny Carson at The Copa Room at TheSands Hotel.
Featuring Patty Peterson, Judi Vinar, Rachel Holder and Lori Dokken with Jendeen Forberg on drums and Jordan Hedlund on bass.
Special Guest – James Rocco, The Ordway Center’s past artistic director and vice president of programs for 13 years, will be your host!
"The Mother of All Rat Packs!"
Sunday, April 24th
Dinner at 5:00 PM
Show at 7:00 PM
Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
501 West 78th Street
Chanhassen, MN 55317
952.934.1525
Get your tickets for this show with a $10.00 discount using promo code: RATPACK22.
Cabaret queen Mistress Ginger is taking you on a musical odyssey of very Minnelli proportions, full of love, laughs, song and dance. We’re getting back to the dream, one Liza tune at a time.
Featuring live band, sizzling hot dancers, and enough pizzazz to lift you up out of your vagabond shoes and into showbiz bliss.
The Band:
Lori Dokken, piano & musical director
Dustin Jensen, drums
Ian Young, bass
The Dancers: Scott Stafford & Jarod Boltjes
Since 2006, Mistress Ginger has been bringing her cabaret magic to a variety of Twin Cities venues, from the Bryant-Lake Bowl to the Ordway Center. With a passion for storytelling through song, she takes her audiences on whimsical journeys full of heart and imagination. Her cookbook, Mistress Ginger Cooks, was published in 2014.
Bryant Lake Bowl and Theater
810 West Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55408