Music
Patti Quatro
born 1948 · guitarist, singer, bandleader
Founder of the Pleasure Seekers, the all-female Detroit garage band she started in 1964 with her sister Suzi Quatro, one of the first women's rock bands on a major label.
- Born
Detroit, Michigan- Birth name
- Patricia Quatro
- Also known as
- Patti Quatro Ericson
- Detroit years
- 1948–early 1970s
- Field
- Music
01 / The Detroit story
The Detroit story
Patti Quatro grew up in a Detroit musical family; her father led a jazz trio, and her siblings included Suzi, Arlene, Nancy and keyboardist Michael Quatro. In May 1964, inspired by the Beatles, she formed the Pleasure Seekers and talked promoter Dave Leone into giving them a slot at the Hideout, his teen club in Harper Woods. Two weeks later they were on stage, and in 1965 Hideout Records released their first single, “Never Thought You'd Leave Me” / “What a Way to Die,” when Patti was about 17. The group played teen clubs with Bob Seger and Ted Nugent, signed with Mercury in 1968, and staged revues with light shows before evolving into the heavier band Cradle in 1969, which toured the country and entertained troops in Vietnam. After Suzi left for England in 1971, Patti played with her brother's band and in 1974–75 joined the pioneering women's band Fanny.
Highlights
- Formed the Pleasure Seekers in Detroit in May 1964
- Debut single on Hideout Records (1965)
- Signed with Mercury Records in 1968, rare for an all-female rock band
- Member of Fanny on Rock and Roll Survivors (1974)
02 / Their Detroit places
Their Detroit places 1
Where they lived, worked, performed and liked to hang out. Closed and demolished places stay here too, because they are part of the city's history.
Performed here · 1964–1966
The Hideout
Closed
Dave Leone and Punch Andrews's teen club in a Harper Woods VFW hall, opened in May 1964; the Pleasure Seekers became regulars two weeks after forming.