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, Fortune & Maltese (a/k/a Fortune and Maltese and The Phabulous Pallbearers) are a five-piece Detroit-based garage band. 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 music and have been featured in the films "It Came From Detroit" and on the soundtrack to the Russ Meyer-homage "Pervert ".
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.
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
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)