Fortune And Maltese are an American garage rock band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1993 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
History One of the early groups to define the Garage Rock revival in Detroit and the United States,Abbey, E: Garage Rock and Its Roots: Musical Rebels and the Drive for Individuality., pp. 31–32. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2006.Garage Rock: Fortune & Maltese. En.wikipedia.org. Retrieved on January 12, 2012. Fortune & Maltese (a/k/a Fortune and Maltese and The Phabulous Pallbearers) are a five-piece Detroit-based garage band."Lost In The Grooves" by Kim Cooper (excerpt): Fortune & Maltese. Books.google.com. Retrieved on January 12, 2012."Lost In The Grooves" by Kim Cooper: Fortune & Maltese. Lostinthegrooves.com (March 8, 2006). Retrieved on January 12, 2012. Formed in 1993 in Kalamazoo & Ann Arbor, 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 1960s-influenced musicGrunnenrocks: Fortune & Maltese. Grunnenrocks.nl. Retrieved on January 12, 2012."In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" by Kim Cooper (excerpt): Fortune & Maltese reference. Books.google.com. Retrieved on January 12, 2012.Fortune & Maltese. Discogs.com. Retrieved on January 12, 2012. and have been featured in the films "It Came From Detroit"Fortune & Maltese. "It Came From Detroit". Retrieved on January 12, 2012. and on the soundtrack to the Russ Meyer-homage "Pervert "."Pervert": Fortune & Maltese. Pervertthemovie.com (January 22, 2009). Retrieved on January 12, 2012.
In November 2010 Fortune and Maltese were named "No. 35" in their "Detroit's Greatest Hits That Should Have Been" list with their single "Leave No Stone Unturned" / "Time Has Gone" (Get Hip) 1997."Detroit's Greatest Hits That Should Have Been" by Metro Times Music Staff, Detroit Metro Times, November 10, 2010 . Metrotimes.com (November 10, 2010). Retrieved on January 12, 2012.
In 2013 Freddy Fortune and Michael Maltese appeared with other Detroit musicians as Benedict Arnold & The Traitors to play in San Diego with Paul Revere & the Raiders front man Mark Lindsay at the Ugly Things Magazines 30th Anniversary Celebration "Sixties hitmaker Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere & The Raiders) makes surprise appearance at Ugly Things Magazine's 30th Anniversary Celebration".
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. 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. Sonic Sounds From 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!
10. Girls Gotta Learn 7" (Get Hip, 2004, GH-231) with Jonny Chan, Amy Surdu, John Szymanski & Mike Latulippe 1. Girl's Gotta Learn (Maltese) 2. I Hate You Baby (Fortune/Schroeder) 3. Oh Yeah Alright (Maltese/Chan) 4. Do What I Want (Fortune/Chan)
LPs & CDs 1. Fortune & Maltese And The Phabulous Pallbearers LP 1996 (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 1996 (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 (Studio Acetate)
Compilations 1. TransWorld Garage Scene Volume 2 LP (Misty Lane, 1996, MISTY 033) 1 I Just Don't Care (Fortune/Maltese)
2. Splitsville Confidential 7" (Splitsville Records, 1997, U-43423) 1 track: Louise (Paul Revere & The Raiders)
3. Our Favorite Texan: Bobby Fuller Four-Ever! CD (#9 Records JAPAN, 1999 & 2000, ZOE-001) 1 track: Pamela
4. Takin' Out the Trash: A Tribute to the Trashmen CD (Double Crown Records, 2000) 2 tracks: Sleeper and King Of The Surf
5. Swingin' Creepers, A Tribute To The Ventures CD (MuSick Recordings, 2000, MuSick 0010) 1 track: The Twomp
6. PERVERT! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Infinite Entertainment Records, 2005) 2 tracks: Oh Yeah Alright and No Dice
7. The Sweet Sounds of Detroit CD (Bellyache Records (BR-001) 2006) 1 track: Alice Long (Boyce/Hart)
8. Ghoul's Delight A Monster Party Record 2-CD Set (Bellyache Records (BR-001) 2006) 1 track: Vampira (Fortune/Maltese)
9. The Sweet Sounds of Detroit Volume 2 CD (Bellyache Records (BR-017) 2009) 1 track: Good N Plenty (Fortune/Maltese)
See also Frat rock Garage punk Pub rock (United Kingdom) Pub rock (Australia) Group Sounds (Japan) List of garage rock bands
References
External links – Fortune And Maltese – Researching the Local and Regional Bands of the 1960s 25, 2009+19:27:57 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