Mercer's Location. 50 miles north of Bismarck, North Dakota on Hwy 41. 10 miles east of Turtle Lake, North Dakota on Hwy 200. 13 miles west of McClusky, North Dakota on Hwy 200. Mercer Centennial.
Michael formed the duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley in 1981. The band's first album Fantastic reached No. 1 in the UK in 1983 and produced a series of top 10 singles including Young Guns, Wham Rap! and Club Tropicana. Their second album, Make It Big, reached No. 1 on the charts in the US.
Originally calling themselves The Pigeons, they changed the name to Vanilla Fudge in 1966, after the replacement of Brennan by Appice. The group was then âdiscoveredâ and managed by reputed Lucchese crime family member Phillip Basile, who operated several popular clubs in New York. Their first three albums (Vanilla Fudge, The Beat Goes On, and Renaissance) were produced by Shadow Morton, whom the band met through The Rascals. When Led Zeppelin first toured the USA in early 1969, they supported Vanilla Fudge on some shows.