Saw Felder with the Eagles on their last tour before they broke up in 1980, L.A. Forum. I don't remember him singing one song, thank God. That was a really great show.
Paul Rodgers -- one of the best rock voices ever. Ever see Bad Co.? Tight concert band. Mick Ralphs used to stand there like a statue, though. Didn't start to loosen up until the gig was almost over.
Saw Rodgers with Jimmy Page in '83 at the ARMS concert (an MS benefit show for Ronnie Lane), also at the L.A. Forum. Jeff Beck, Clapton, and Joe Cocker were the other acts.
Was never really into fusion, but Return to Forever was the best of the bunch. Weather Report (Joe Zawinul's band) was good too. And the early '70s records of Miles Davis, arguably the genre's originator.
As you probably realized
I attributed Cobhams Spectrum album with Tommy Bolin to Return to Forever
When in fact it was Mahavishnu McLaughlin alum ....and not Return
Jan Hammer too
I’m with you....the commercial jazz and jazz fusion that era was not for me much
Grover Washington and
The white guy with the long straight hair and tophat...trumpet....chuck mangione
The Allman Brothers and Roxy were jazz enough for me
I did like old school Louis Armstrong