Posted on 03/16/2013 3:31:44 PM PDT by West Texas Chuck
Who among us used to be one of those long-haired flea-infested dope-smoking denizens of the rock concert world?
Guilty. And recovered.
Post up some old tunes for a Saturday night.
Listen to this 2007 NPR story about Fats’ reappearance after Katrina.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10470031
Rock ‘n’ roll legend Fats Domino was on stage last Saturday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina hit his hometown of New Orleans. The 79-year-old sat at a piano to play a medley of his hits at Tipitina’s nightclub.
New Orleans Times-Picayune music writer Keith Spera talks with John Ysdstie about the performer’s stage fright, and his successful Tipitina’s show.
Old hippies: you know we were 'there' because we can't remember...
(Gary Wright was in Spooky Tooth on this album people bought for the cover, played a few tracks and then put on an Allman Brothers album- or maybe some King Crimson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-PfnJb24tw)
Chocolate Watch Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8ojYf2Of8U
King Crimson - Red
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfwy0BRBc5g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsWpQzfGcwc&feature=player_embedded
Van Morrison, Dr John, Santana & Etta James Moondance
Me, me, me!
Used to WALK from the Fillmore West to Union Square in the middle of the night in SF....totally stupid but what a gas!
Boomers ROCK!
Wasn’t one of P, P and M a convicted child molester?
Saw the Dead 30 plus time have a few hundred concerts, always a joy to hear. a couple of others:
Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSqlUYkx8d0
Alvin Lee just passed away a couple of weeks ago after a surgical procedure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNHqUhGEFZM
Stevie Winwood & Clapton 2007 (wonderful) rendition of Blind Faith song from 69:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT-SFgkVlno
And Bo Diddly as done by Quicksilver Messenger Service:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgKIifVi8eg
Meh, the drummer just phoning it in...
Try Keith Moon of The Who....
Got this on my iPod...
I play it whenever Obozo’s on the tube....
About the same time. A bit of jazziness mixed with classic Ozzy and Iommi's guitar innovation.
AWEsome tune. Lark’s Tongues in Aspic is STILL ahead of its time.
Really? Bread???
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