1965 image & copy credit Davenport Iowa History Facebook page.

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1965 image & copy credit Davenport Iowa History Facebook page.

Pictured are the three invoices from the major newspapers of the Quad Cities covering advertising costs for Dick Clark’s Spring Caravan of Stars. The shows were at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 18, 1965, at the RKO Orpheum Theater. Caravan of Stars featured 15 acts, which included The Velvelettes, The Shangri-Las, Tommy Roe, Jewel Akens, Dee Dee Sharp, Mike Clifford, Mel Carter, Del Shannon, the Ad Libs, the Executives, the Ikettes, Major Lance and Jimmy Soul. Matinee tickets were $2 and $2.50, while the evening show tickets were $3, $2.50 and $2.