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Rick and Joe E Planic Joseph E Car 54 Fame in Atlanta
Dee persort hotels and night clubs. That was just before Joe E. acquired national fame as a dull-witted comic cop on Car 54 Where Are You and as Sergeant Rifkin on The Phil Silvers Show. After a three month engagement at the Algiers Hotel in Miami, Joe E. and Rick went to Atlanta to appear at the Claremont Hotel but were refused entry for their attire. They moved to the Henry Grady Hotel and were again turned away. Rick recalls Joel’s shocked look and thirst. They changed into suits and returned to drink. Rick, born in New York, began studying piano at 16 following his brother Artie Dunn. He played with the Three Sets, then moved to California entertaining in the San Fernando Valley and Tahiti Hut. He enjoys a relaxed life with no rehearsals or show deadlines. Macadoo is a tequila based drink at Tahiti Hut. Danny Flores, a Long Beach songwriter and performer known for Tequila, returned to the Kopa Room with his band. He wrote Tequila in 1957, earning substantial royalties. Danny, born in Santa Paula, has six children. he supports a church college in Pasadena. He performed on Ed Sullivan and Dick Clark shows and in Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe. The group at the Kopa delivers strong sax and vocal numbers and invites listeners to stay for five minutes or an hour.