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Fortune And Maltese are an American garage rock band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1993 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

History

One of the early bands to be a part of the 1990's Garage Rock revival in the Unites States ^[2], Fortune & Maltese (a/k/a Fortune and Maltese and The Phabulous Pallbearers) are a five-piece Detroit-based garage band ^[3] ^[4]. Formed in 1993 in Kalamazoo, MI by Michael Maltese, Freddy Fortune, Nat Cromlech, Dusty Sexton and J.C. Graves, they have toured The United States, Europe and Canada with their particular brand of 1960-influenced music ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] and have been featured in the films "It Came From Detroit" ^[8] and on the soundtrack to the Russ Meyer-homage "Pervert " ^[9].

Partial Discography

Singles and EPs (7")

1. No Dice 7" (Leppotone & Happy Hour Records, 1993, LT-003)

1. No Dice (Fortune, Maltese)
2. Fools' Gold (Fortune, Maltese)
3. Take My Word (B. Fuller/M. Stone)
4. Pepsi Commercial (Fortune, Maltese)
5. Wicked Weed (Fortune, Maltese)

2. Wig Wam 7" (Leppotone & Happy Hour Records, 1994, LT-005)

1. 1. Wig Wam Promo/Wig Wam (Fortune, Maltese)
2. Gone, Gone, Gone (D. Everly/P. Everly)
3. Kent Berglund Action Man (Fortune/Maltese)
4. Don't Mind If I Do (Fortune/Maltese)

3. Genie In The Lamp 7" (360 Twist! Records, 1997, 36T-009)

1. Genie In The Lamp (Fortune, Maltese)
2. Vampira (Fortune/Maltese)

4. Leave No Stone Unturned 7" (Get Hip, 1997, GH-212)

1. Leave No Stone Unturned (Fortune/Maltese/Cromlech)
2. Time Has Gone (Fortune/Chan/Kaufman)

5. Bewitched 7" (Larsen Records, 1997, LZ 039)

1. Bewitched (Maltese/Hurtt)
2. Don't Wanna Cry (Andre Siebert)

6. Disk Jockey Promo Record 7" (Hillsdale Records, 1997, HR 018) Sent to disk jockeys only - 300 pressed

1. D.J. Interview w/Fortune & Maltese (Open-ended for Disk Jockey Participation)
2. She's A Blowout (Fortune/Maltese)
3. PSA - Stay In School (Fortune/Maltese)
4. Commercial - Coca Cola

7. Knaughty Knight 7" (CAD Records, 1999, 45001)

1. Knaughty Knight (Fortune/Maltese)
2. Good-N-Plenty (Fortune/Maltese)

8. Fiddled While Rome Burned 7" (Keystone Record Co., 2000, KEY-2EP)

1. Fiddled While Rome Burned (Fortune/Maltese/Cromlech/Sexton/Graves)
2. Wrong From The Start
3. Mindreader
4. I'm Crying

9. Girls Gotta Learn 7" (Get Hip, 2004, GH-231) with Amy Surdu and Johnny Chan

1. Girl's Gotta Learn (Maltese)
2. I Hate You Baby (Fortune/Chan)
3. Oh Yeah Alright (Maltese/Chan)
4. Do What I Want (Fortune/Chan)

10. Sonic Sounds Of Seattle 7" (Dionysus Records, 2001, ID 0745102)

1. Girl Go Run Away
2. You Watch The Road (Fortune/Maltese)
3. Don't Question Me (Fortune/Maltese/Cromlech/Cromlech/Sexton/Graves)
4. Jump, Jive And Harmonize!

LPs & CDs

1. Fortune & Maltese And The Phabulous Pallbearers LP (Screaming Apple Records, SCALP 110)

1. Wig Wam Promo/Wig Wam (Fortune/Maltese)
2. No Dice (Fortune/Maltese)
3. Fools' Gold (Fortune/Maltese)
4. Gone, Gone, Gone (D. Everly/P. Everly)
5. Wicked Weed (Fortune/Maltese)
6. Take My Word (B. Fuller/M. Stone)
7. Don't Mind If I Do (Fortune/Maltese)
8. Kent Berglund Action Man (Fortune/Maltese)
9. Let's Dance (J. Lee)
10. Bamboozled Again (Fortune/Maltese)
11. Low Man (On Her Totem Pole) (Fortune/Maltese)
12. Try A Little Harder (Fortune)
13. I Just Don't Care (Fortune/Maltese)
14. Chase You (P. Katrich/T. Conway)
15. I Found A New Love (Nehring/Marusak)
16. Golden Arm (Fortune/Maltese)
17. The Bummer (Martin/Ruiz)
18. Black Hood (Maltese/Cromlech/Sexton/Cornfinger)

2. Fortune & Maltese And The Phabulous Pallbearers CD (Get Hip, GH-1057)

1. Wig Wam Promo (Fortune/Maltese)
2. Wig Wam (Fortune/Maltese)
3. No Dice (Fortune/Maltese)
4. Fools' Gold (Fortune/Maltese)
5. Gone, Gone, Gone (D. Everly/P. Everly)
6. Wicked Weed (Fortune/Maltese)
7. Take My Word (B. Fuller/M. Stone)
8. Don't Mind If I Do (Fortune/Maltese)
9. Kent Berglund Action Man (Fortune/Maltese)
10. Let's Dance (J. Lee)
11. Bamboozled Again (Fortune/Maltese)
12. Low Man (On Her Totem Pole) (Fortune/Maltese)
13. Try A Little Harder (Fortune)
14. I Just Don't Care (Fortune/Maltese)
15. Chase You (P. Katrich/T. Conway)
16. I Found A New Love (Nehring/Marusak)
17. Golden Arm (Fortune/Maltese)
18. The Bummer (Martin/Ruiz)
19. Black Hood (Maltese/Cromlech/Sexton/Cornfinger)
20. Du Toc (Fortune/Maltese) CD BONUS CUT
21. Louise (J.L. Kincaid) CD BONUS CUT

3. Konquer Kampus LP/CD (Hillsdale Records, HLP-103)

1. If Push Comes To Shove (Fortune/Maltese)
2. My Baby's Hearse (Fortune/Maltese)
3. Cuttin' Class (Fortune/Maltese)
4. Ask The Swami (Fortune/Maltese)
5. She's A Blowout (Fortune/Maltese)
6. Let's All Go To The Science Fair (Fortune/Maltese)
7. Study Break (Fortune/Maltese)
8. Tappa Kegga USA (Fortune/Maltese)
9. Tally Ho (Fortune/Maltese)
10. Girls Ruin Everything (Maltese)
11. Truth Serum (Fortune/Maltese/Cromlech)
12. Pizza Party Twist (Fortune/Maltese)
13. Cuz I Want You Yeah I Need You (Fortune/Maltese)
14. High Horse (Fortune/Maltese/Cromlech)
15. Stay In School Promo (Fortune/Maltese)

4. LIVE AT HARVEY'S, 18 cuts (Dutch bootleg of live set w/prev. unreleased F&M bonus cuts...)

1. The Bummer
2. No Dice
3. Wig Wam
4. Fool's Gold
5. Kent Berglund Action Man
6. Don't Mind If I Do
7. Ballad Of A Useless Man
8. I Found A New Love
9. **Radio Amsterdam Interview**
10. Just Don't Care
11. Try It
12. Wicked Weed
13. Low Man On Her Totem Pole
14. Golden Arm
15. Bewitched
16. Action Woman
17. Dirty Old Man
18. Chevy Man Demo

Compilations

1. TransWorld Garage Scene Volume 2 LP (Misty Lane, 1996, MISTY 033)

1 I Found A New Love (Nehring/Marusak)

2. Splitsville Confidential 7" (Splitsville Records, 1997, U-43423)

1 track: Louise (Paul Revere & The Raiders)

3. Swingin' Creepers, A Tribute To The Ventures CD (MuSick Recordings, 2000, MuSick 0010)

1 track: The Twomp

4. The Sweet Sounds of Detroit CD (Bellyache Records (BR-001) 2006)

1 track: Alice Long (Boyce/Hart)

5. Ghoul's Delight A Monster Party Record 2 CD Set (Bellyache Records (BR-001) 2006)

1 track: Vampiria (Fortune/Maltese)

References

External links

Cavestones Blog – Fortune And Maltese
'60's Garage Bands – Researching the Local and Regional Bands of the 1960s
Detroit Rock and Roll – Links to Detroit rock from the 1950s to the present.
Little Steven's Underground Garage – Steve Van Zandt's Garage Rock Radio Station
Beyond The Calico Wall @ pHinnWeb – Garage rock info and links.
About.com Profile of Garage Rock – another, slightly different, definition and history of Garage Rock.
Garage Rock Radio Homepage – Links to and reviews of garage rock radio shows available on the Internet.
Trans-World '60s Punk:Cutie Morning Moon – Japanese Group Sounds and more.
Discog.com Discogs.com: Fortune & Maltese

[1] Lake Of Hits Music: Fortune and Maltese

[2] Garage Rock: Fortune & Maltese

[3] "Lost In The Grooves" by Kim Cooper (excerpt): Fortune & Maltese

[4] "Lost In The Grooves" by Kim Cooper: Fortune & Maltese

[5] Grunnenrocks: Fortune & Maltese

[6] "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" by Kim Cooper (excerpt): Fortune & Maltese reference

[7] Discogs.com: Fortune & Maltese

[8] "It Came From Detroit": Fortune & Maltese

[9] "Pervert": Fortune & Maltese

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 | Genre               = [[Garage rock]]
 | Years_active        = 1993&ndash;Present
-| Label               = Leppotone, Happy Hour, Hillsdale Records, Larsen, Get Hip, Keystone Record Co., 360 Twist! Records, CAD Records, Dionysus Records, Screaming Apple Records, Misty Lane, Splitsville Records, MuSick Recordings
+| Label               = Leppotone, Happy Hour, Hillsdale Records, Larsen, Get Hip, Keystone Record Co., 360 Twist! Records, CAD Records, Dionysus Records, Screaming Apple Records, Misty Lane, Splitsville Records, MuSick Recordings; original songs registered with Lake Of Hits Music, BMI <ref>[http://www.mvlimbert.com/lakeofhits.html Lake Of Hits Music: Fortune and Maltese]</ref>
 | URL                 = [http://www.myspace.com/fortuneampmalteseampthephabulouspallbearers/ Official website]<br/>
 | Current_members     = Freddy Fortune: vocals<br/>Michael Maltese: bass, organ, vocals<br/>Nat Cromlech: guitar, vocals<br/>Dusty Sexton: drums<br/>J.C. Graves: bass
-| Past_members = Karl Cromlech: organ
+| Past_members = Karl Cromlech<br/>Amy Surdu<br/>Johnny Chan<br/>Kelly Argyle
 }}
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 '''Fortune And Maltese''' are an American [[garage rock]] band from [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], formed in 1993 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
 ==History==
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 ===Singles and EPs (7")===
 .  No Dice 7" (Leppotone & Happy Hour Records, 1993, LT-003)
-*1. No Dice
+*1. No Dice (Fortune, Maltese)
-*2. Fools' Gold
+*2. Fools' Gold (Fortune, Maltese)
-*3. Take My Word
+*3. Take My Word (B. Fuller/M. Stone)
-*4. Pepsi Commercial
+*4. Pepsi Commercial (Fortune, Maltese)
-*5. Wicked Weed
+*5. Wicked Weed (Fortune, Maltese)
 . Wig Wam 7" (Leppotone & Happy Hour Records, 1994, LT-005)
-*1. Wig Wam Promo/Wig Wam
+*1. 1. Wig Wam Promo/Wig Wam (Fortune, Maltese)
-*2. Gone, Gone, Gone
+*2. Gone, Gone, Gone (D. Everly/P. Everly)
-*3. Kent Berglund Action Man
+*3. Kent Berglund Action Man (Fortune/Maltese)
-*4. Don't Mind If I Do
+*4. Don't Mind If I Do (Fortune/Maltese)
 . Genie In The Lamp 7" (360 Twist! Records, 1997, 36T-009)
-*1. Genie In The Lamp
+*1. Genie In The Lamp (Fortune, Maltese)
-*2. Vampira
+*2. Vampira (Fortune/Maltese)
 . Leave No Stone Unturned 7" (Get Hip, 1997, GH-212)
-*1. Leave No Stone Unturned
+*1. Leave No Stone Unturned (Fortune/Maltese/Cromlech)
-*2. Time Has Gone
+*2. Time Has Gone (Fortune/Chan/Kaufman)
 . Bewitched 7" (Larsen Records, 1997, LZ 039)
-*1. Bewitched
+*1. Bewitched (Maltese/Hurtt)
-*2. Don't Wanna Cry
+*2. Don't Wanna Cry (Andre Siebert)
 . Disk Jockey Promo Record 7" (Hillsdale Records, 1997, HR 018) Sent to disk jockeys only - 300 pressed
-*1. D.J. Interview w/ Fortune & Maltese (Open-ended for Disk Jockey Participation)
+*1. D.J. Interview w/Fortune & Maltese (Open-ended for Disk Jockey Participation)
-*2. She's A Blowout
+*2. She's A Blowout (Fortune/Maltese)
-*3. PSA - Stay In School
+*3. PSA - Stay In School (Fortune/Maltese)
 *4. Commercial - Coca Cola
 . Knaughty Knight 7" (CAD Records, 1999, 45001)
-*1. Knaught Knight
+*1. Knaughty Knight (Fortune/Maltese)
-*2. Good-N-Plenty
+*2. Good-N-Plenty (Fortune/Maltese)
 . Fiddled While Rome Burned 7" (Keystone Record Co., 2000, KEY-2EP)
-*1. Fiddled While Rome Burned
+*1. Fiddled While Rome Burned (Fortune/Maltese/Cromlech/Sexton/Graves)
 *2. Wrong From The Start
 *3. Mindreader
 *4. I'm Crying
 . Girls Gotta Learn 7" (Get Hip, 2004, GH-231) with Amy Surdu and Johnny Chan
-*1. Girl's Gotta Learn
+*1. Girl's Gotta Learn (Maltese)
-*2. I Hate You Baby
+*2. I Hate You Baby (Fortune/Chan)
-*3. Oh Yeah Alright
+*3. Oh Yeah Alright (Maltese/Chan)
-*4. Do What I Want
+*4. Do What I Want (Fortune/Chan)
 . Sonic Sounds Of Seattle 7" (Dionysus Records, 2001, ID 0745102)
 *1. Girl Go Run Away
-*2. You Watch The Road
+*2. You Watch The Road (Fortune/Maltese)
-*3. Don't Question Me
+*3. Don't Question Me (Fortune/Maltese/Cromlech/Cromlech/Sexton/Graves)
 *4. Jump, Jive And Harmonize!
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 . Fortune & Maltese And The Phabulous Pallbearers LP (Screaming Apple Records, SCALP 110)
-*1. Wig Wam Promo/Wig Wam
+*1. Wig Wam Promo/Wig Wam (Fortune/Maltese)
-*2. No Dice
+*2. No Dice (Fortune/Maltese)
-*3. Fools' Gold
+*3. Fools' Gold (Fortune/Maltese)
-*4. Gone, Gone, Gone
+*4. Gone, Gone, Gone (D. Everly/P. Everly)
-*5. Wicked Weed
+*5. Wicked Weed (Fortune/Maltese)
-*6. Take My Word
+*6. Take My Word (B. Fuller/M. Stone)
-*7. Don't Mind If I Do
+*7. Don't Mind If I Do (Fortune/Maltese)
-*8. Kent Berglund Action Man
+*8. Kent Berglund Action Man (Fortune/Maltese)
-*9. Let's Dance
+*9. Let's Dance (J. Lee)
-*10. Bamboozled Again
+*10. Bamboozled Again (Fortune/Maltese)
-*11. Low Man (On Her Totem Pole)
+*11. Low Man (On Her Totem Pole) (Fortune/Maltese)
-*12. Try A Little Harder
+*12. Try A Little Harder (Fortune)
-*13. I Just Don't Care
+*13. I Just Don't Care (Fortune/Maltese)
-*14. Chase You
+*14. Chase You (P. Katrich/T. Conway)
-*15. I Found A New Love
+*15. I Found A New Love (Nehring/Marusak)
-*16. Golden Arm
+*16. Golden Arm (Fortune/Maltese)
-*17. The Bummer
+*17. The Bummer (Martin/Ruiz)
-*18. Black Hood
+*18. Black Hood (Maltese/Cromlech/Sexton/Cornfinger)
 . Fortune & Maltese And The Phabulous Pallbearers CD (Get Hip, GH-1057)
-*1. Wig Wam Promo/Wig Wam
+*1. Wig Wam Promo (Fortune/Maltese)
+*2. Wig Wam (Fortune/Maltese)
-*2. No Dice
+*3. No Dice (Fortune/Maltese)
-*3. Fools' Gold
+*4. Fools' Gold (Fortune/Maltese)
-*4. Gone, Gone, Gone
+*5. Gone, Gone, Gone (D. Everly/P. Everly)
-*5. Wicked Weed
+*6. Wicked Weed (Fortune/Maltese)
-*6. Take My Word
+*7. Take My Word (B. Fuller/M. Stone)
-*7. Don't Mind If I Do
+*8. Don't Mind If I Do (Fortune/Maltese)
-*8. Kent Berglund Action Man
+*9. Kent Berglund Action Man (Fortune/Maltese)
-*9. Let's Dance
+*10. Let's Dance (J. Lee)
-*10. Bamboozled Again
-*11. Low Man (On Her Totem Pole)
+*11. Bamboozled Again (Fortune/Maltese)
+*12. Low Man (On Her Totem Pole) (Fortune/Maltese)
-*12. Try A Little Harder
-*13. I Just Don't Care
+*13. Try A Little Harder (Fortune)
+*14. I Just Don't Care (Fortune/Maltese)
-*14. Chase You
-*15. I Found A New Love
+*15. Chase You (P. Katrich/T. Conway)
+*16. I Found A New Love (Nehring/Marusak)
-*16. Golden Arm
+*17. Golden Arm (Fortune/Maltese)
-*17. The Bummer
+*18. The Bummer (Martin/Ruiz)
-*18. Black Hood
+*19. Black Hood (Maltese/Cromlech/Sexton/Cornfinger)
-*19. Du Toc
+*20. Du Toc (Fortune/Maltese) CD BONUS CUT
-*20. Louise
+*21. Louise (J.L. Kincaid) CD BONUS CUT
 . Konquer Kampus LP/CD (Hillsdale Records, HLP-103)
+*1. If Push Comes To Shove (Fortune/Maltese)
-*18 tracks
+*2. My Baby's Hearse (Fortune/Maltese)
+*3. Cuttin' Class (Fortune/Maltese)
+*4. Ask The Swami (Fortune/Maltese)
+*5. She's A Blowout (Fortune/Maltese)
+*6. Let's All Go To The Science Fair (Fortune/Maltese)
+*7. Study Break (Fortune/Maltese)
+*8. Tappa Kegga USA (Fortune/Maltese)
+*9. Tally Ho (Fortune/Maltese)
+*10. Girls Ruin Everything (Maltese)
+*11. Truth Serum (Fortune/Maltese/Cromlech)
+*12. Pizza Party Twist (Fortune/Maltese)
+*13. Cuz I Want You Yeah I Need You (Fortune/Maltese)
+*14. High Horse (Fortune/Maltese/Cromlech)
+*15. Stay In School Promo (Fortune/Maltese)
 . LIVE AT HARVEY'S, 18 cuts (Dutch bootleg of live set w/prev. unreleased F&M bonus cuts...)
+*1. The Bummer
+*2. No Dice
+*3. Wig Wam
+*4. Fool's Gold
+*5. Kent Berglund Action Man
+*6. Don't Mind If I Do
+*7. Ballad Of A Useless Man
+*8. I Found A New Love
+*9. **Radio Amsterdam Interview**
+*10. Just Don't Care
+*11. Try It
+*12. Wicked Weed
+*13. Low Man On Her Totem Pole
+*14. Golden Arm
+*15. Bewitched
+*16. Action Woman
+*17. Dirty Old Man
+*18. Chevy Man Demo
+===Compilations===
+. TransWorld Garage Scene Volume 2 LP (Misty Lane, 1996, MISTY 033)
+*1 I Found A New Love (Nehring/Marusak)
+. Splitsville Confidential 7" (Splitsville Records, 1997, U-43423)
+*1 track: Louise (Paul Revere & The Raiders)
+. Swingin' Creepers, A Tribute To The Ventures CD (MuSick Recordings, 2000, MuSick 0010)
+*1 track: The Twomp
+. The Sweet Sounds of Detroit CD (Bellyache Records (BR-001) 2006)
+*1 track: Alice Long (Boyce/Hart)
+. Ghoul's Delight A Monster Party Record 2 CD Set (Bellyache Records (BR-001) 2006)
+*1 track: Vampiria (Fortune/Maltese)