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Madonna’s original rehearsal demos and performances. Sony Black C90 compact cassette. Handwritten notes and drawings in blue ink both sides of cassette. Side A "Curtis Come Home, 15, Dan, Angie, Madonna" note torn diagonally Side B "Drawings". c.1979 This cassette includes: Side A: "Curtis Come Back" Written by Dan, Madonna on drums and backing vocals. "Jam Session" "Curtis Come Back" "Jamming" Madonna asks, "Do you want me to sing" Dan says, "Yeah!" "Unknown Song" Madonna sings and plays guitar. Dan plays drums. "Again and Again" Written by Madonna, Madonna plays keyboard. Cuts out at times. "Trouble" Written by Dan, Madonna, and Ed. Dan on drums, Ed on guitar, Madonna sings vocals. Cuts off after 2 minutes. Side B: "Hot House Flower" Full version. Written and performed by Madonna. "Trouble" Prolonged ending. Written by Dan, Madonna, and Ed. Dan on drums, Ed on guitar, Madonna sings vocals. broken into by another recording, then picks up again with Ed lead guitar. Madonna says, "Get it over with, Ed" "Dan's Song" "Say hey, Joe" Madonna harmonizes beautifully with Dan In 1978, with nothing more than grit and determination, 20 year-old Madonna Louise Ciccone left college in Michigan and headed for New York City. She survived by waitressing and modeling nude, while honing her talents as a dancer under the guidance of legendary Martha Graham. But life took a turn for Madonna when she met the talented musician, Dan Gilroy. It wasn’t long before the young dancer moved in with Dan and his brother, Ed. Living in a unique setting - the brothers were renting a repurposed Queens, NY synagogue! - the Gilroys taught Madonna how to play drums and guitar. It was there that Madonna began writing and recording her own music. By 1979, the threesome had formed a band - Breakfast Club - which attracted attention at clubs around New York including CBGB Madonna’s life In Queens was interrupted when she went to Paris to dance on stage. Once back in NYC, her career erupted after signing with the agent extraordinaire, Seymour Stein. Today, four decades later, Madonna remains one of the most exciting personalities of all time as evidenced by her recent sold-out world tour culminating in a remarkable 1.6 million person live audience on the beach at Rio de Janeiro. This lot, like others in this auction is coming directly from that Queens, New York setting where Madonna's fabulous career got its start. Dan Gilroy remembers... "Curtis Come Back" Friend Curtis Zale had moved to England. He had so many ideas about fashion and movies and show biz. He recommended that Madonna use the name Mademoiselle Bijou, which she playfully did in some notes and letters. He returned to the States and appeared at a show by “Get Wet," a hot new local act; Madonna and I were in the standup audience. Curtis came up behind Madonna and ran his hands down her shoulders and waist and down her hips. I thought “she’s not going to like this” but she wheeled around and screamed approval and they hugged enthusiastically. Madonna played good drums on this song, written by Dan. She also added some vocal effects. On the cassette, after this song, Madonna says, "Dan?". "Oooh no!", he says. Madonna says, "It came out again..." referring to the Hi Hat foot pedal that was jerry rigged to keep together with a wire similar to a coat hanger. It remains there on the Hi Hat pedal today. "Jam" Playing music in the Synagogue was exactly that: Play. It was extra special to be able to pick up a guitar or a microphone or drumsticks at any time and have fun playing. Madonna put a lot of work during this year and a half she lived with Dan and Ed in the Synagouge, but the common theme throughout was playing and having fun. This instrumental jam has Madonna playing drums with Dan and Ed on guitars. "Hot House Flower" One of the first of Madonna's songs that she wrote by herself and also got out from behind the drums and took center stage. This song highlights the isolation she felt, “if you leave me alone I will die” and shows the other side of what became “the material girl" with the line, “I live my life in this world, but I’m not part of this world." She expresses a need for attention, shyness with self reflection, being “at home in my mind” "Trouble" Madonna was a prolific writer of personal notes and messages as well as prose and poetry in a journal or notepad. I showed her a letter she had written (in Paris) which contained phrases which looked like song lyrics (trouble maker, body shaker, love taker, heartbreaker). As a suggestion, I offered a possible first line, “I’ve got this trouble in my body, when no love’s in my heart." She approved and the song developed quickly. The words “survival is an art” from the same letter fit nicely. Madonna added the chorus lines: “I’ve got trouble, You’ve got trouble” etc. Ed added the break which changed the pace of the song and set up the last verse power chords. Madonna later added the opening repetitive “trouble…trouble…trouble…etc.” which worked so well with the intro chords. Listen To The Recordings Here : www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/v953v7z380l0dj4phzwup/ACLfNiCoZ6tb9TWKd46g5N0?rlkey=gy6pnkgfko5a6fhhuqmqjqcgw&st=fnmfmo21&dl=0 Notice to bidders: More detailed condition reports and additional photographs are available by request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in excellent condition. Please message us through the online bidding platform or call Guernsey's at 212-794-2280 to request a more thorough condition report.