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Today in Rock History – November 9

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1965, Wilson Pickett made his UK live debut at the Scotch of St. James Club in London.

1966, John Lennon met Yoko Ono for the first time when he visited her art exhibition “Unfinished Paintings and Objects” at the Indica Gallery in London.

1967, the first issue of Rolling Stone Magazine was published in San Francisco. It featured a photo of John Lennon on the cover, dressed in army fatigues while acting in his recent film, How I Won the War, and the first issue had a free roach clip to hold a marijuana joint. The name of the magazine was compiled from three significant sources, a Muddy Waters song, the first rock ’n’ roll record by Bob Dylan and band name The Rolling Stones.

1967, Roger McGuinn kicks out David Crosby from the Byrds. Gene Clark replaces him. Crosby would later go on to form Crosby, Stills & Nash.

1968, The Doors appeared at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri.

1968, Melody Maker’s Chris Welch reports on the recording of The Who’s new rock opera, titled Deaf Dumb and Blind Boy.  Producer Kit Lambert says it will be ready for Christmas release. The Who play at the Adelphi Cinema in Slough.

1968, Led Zeppelin played their first ever London show when they appeared at The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm on the same bill as John Lee Hooker, Deviants, John James and Tyres. Zeppelin singer Robert Plant married his girlfriend Maureen in London on this day and held the reception at the gig.

1969, The Rolling Stones appear at the Coliseum, Oakland, California.

1969, Simon and Garfunkel record what would become their signature song,” Bridge Over Troubled Water,” with future member of Bread, Larry Knechtel on piano. Garfunkel wanted Simon to sing the song, but Paul insisted that Art’s voice was better suited for it. It was a decision that Paul would later say he regretted. The song won five awards at the 13th Annual Grammy Awards in 1971, including Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

1969, A planned show by The Who at Chicago’s Kinetic Playground on the is cancelled after the venue burns down.

1971, King Crimson performed at Fountains Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

1972, Roxy Music played at Hardrock Club, Manchester, England.

1973, Neil Young headlined at City Hall, Newcastle, England.

1973, The Grateful Dead played the first of three nights at the Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California.

1974, Bachman Turner Overdrive went to number one on the singles chart with “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet,” the group’s only chart topper.

1974, Pink Floyd played the second of two nights at the Odeon in Newcastle UponTyne in England.

1974, Carole King had the number one album in the US with Wrap Around Joy.

1975, Rush played at Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri.

1976, AC/DC appeared at St. Andrews Hall, Norwich, England.

1977, Kansas performed at the Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland.

1979, Bob Dylan appeared at the Fox Warfield Theatre, San Fransisco.

1980, Outlaws played at the Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland.

1981, The Rolling Stones played at the  Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut.

1985, Jan Hammer went to number one on the US singles chart with the theme from the television show Miami Vice. It was a number five hit in the UK.

1990, The Internal Revenue Service seized all of US country singer’s Willie Nelson’s bank accounts and real estate holdings in connection with a $16  (£10) million  tax debt.

1991, Prince and the New Power Generation started a two week run at number one on the US singles chart with “Cream,” a top 15 hit in the UK.

1993, The Dave Matthews Band released their first album, Remember Two Things on the Bama Rags label.

1996, Michael Jackson played at the Ericsson Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, the first of eleven dates in Australia and New Zealand on the HIStory world tour.

1999, Gary Glitter appeared at Bristol Crown Court, England charged with seducing and sexually humiliating a 14 year-old girl. The charges related back to 1980.

2008, Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who reached number 12 on the Billboard chart in 1967 with “Pata Pata,” suffered a fatal heart attack at the age of 76. Among her many notable achievements was becoming the first African woman to win a Grammy, for Best Folk Recording in 1966 with Harry Belafonte for An Evening With Belafonte / Makeba.

Born on November 9: Tom Fogerty (1941); Lee Graziano, American Breed (1943); Phil May, The Pretty Things (1944); Joe Bouchard, bass, Blue Oyster Cult, and Alan Gratzer, REO Speedwagon (1948); Dennis Stratton, guitar, Iron Maiden (1954)

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Today in Rock History – August 19

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The Who, 1964 - from THE MARK AND COLLEEN HAYWARD COLLECTION (http://rockmusicprints.com/)
The Who, 1964 – from THE MARK AND COLLEEN HAYWARD COLLECTION (http://rockmusicprints.com/)

1964, The High Numbers, (The Who) played at The Scene in Soho London, England.

1964, The Beatles kicked off a North American tour at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, to a crowd of 17,130. Playing 12 songs which made up their repertoire for the entire tour: Twist and Shout, You Can’t Do That, All My Loving, She Loves You, Things We Said Today, Roll Over Beethoven, Can’t Buy Me Love, If I Fell, I Want to Hold Your Hand, Boys, A Hard Day’s Night, and Long Tall Sally. Supporting acts were The Righteous Brothers, The Bill Black Combo, The Exciters, and Jackie DeShannon.

1966, During a US tour The Beatles appeared at the Sam Houston Coliseum, playing two shows to over 25,000 fans. Tickets cost $5.00.

1967, The Beatles scored their 14th No.1 single with “All You Need Is Love.” Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Keith Moon, Graham Nash, Marianne Faithfull and Walker Brother Gary Leeds all sang backing vocals on the track.

1968, Pink Floyd release “Let There Be More Light”/ “Remember A Day” in the US.

1968, After 58 episodes, the final Monkees TV show airs on NBC. Since the its initial run, almost every major cable network has aired re-runs of the show, including a popular stint on CBS from 1969-1972.

1969, Joni Mitchell, David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Jefferson Airplane all appeared on the ABC TV Dick Cavett Show from Television Center in New York City.

1970, The Allman Brothers Band played at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

1971, Led Zeppelin kicked off a North American tour at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada. The band played to a sold out crowd of over 17,000 fans, another 3,000 fans outside the venue who didn’t have tickets started a battle with local police.

the-who-19711971, The Who played at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

1972, Chicago started a nine-week run at No.1 on the album chart with Chicago V.

1972, David Bowie played the first of two nights at the Rainbow Theatre in England on his current 182-date Ziggy Stardust world tour.

1973, Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson were married in Malibu, California. Kristofferson had just enjoyed a number 1 country hit with “Why Me,” which included Coolidge on backing vocals. The couple divorced near the end of 1979.

1974, AC/DC appear at Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia.

1976, Yes perform at Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan.

1977, The Sex Pistols started an undercover UK tour as The Spots, (an acronym for Sex Pistols on tour secretly).

1978, Bruce Springsteen plays at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Actor Gary Busey joins the band for the Buddy Holly song “Rave On.”

1979, American Rockabilly singer Dorsey Burnette died from a heart attack at his home in Canoga Park, California. He wrote ‘It’s Late’, a hit for Ricky Nelson and Shakin’ Stevens. After his death, singer and friend Delaney Bramlett organized a benefit concert for Dorsey’s widow at the Forum in Inglewood, California, in which Kris Kristofferson, Hoyt Axton. Tanya Tucker, Glen Campbell, Duane Eddy, Delaney and Bonnie, Gary Busey and Roger Miller appeared. Dorsey Burnette’s pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

1980, The Grateful Dead perform at Chicago’s Uptown Theater.

1981, ZZ Top played at the Kansas Coliseum, Wichita, Kansas.

1982, During a North American tour, Queen appeared at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi.

1983, Black Sabbath appeared at Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden.

1996, James Brown appeared in Montauk, New York, as part of his Back at the Ranch tour. Brown who had a history of beating his wife, offered money that was raised at the event to an anti-violence organization called The Retreat, but was turned down.

2001, American soul singer Betty Everett died aged 61. She had the 1964 US No.6 single “The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss,”) later covered by Cher.

2005, A life-size bronze statue designed by Paul Daly of Phil Lynott was unveiled on Harry Street in Dublin. The ceremony was attended by his former Thin Lizzy band members Gary Moore, Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham. Lynott died in 1986.

Born on this day: Ginger Baker,  Cream,  Ginger Baker’s Airforce; and Johnny Nash, singer (1940); Ian Gillan, Deep Purple (1945); and John Deacon,  Queen (1951)

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Song Of The Day – “Just A Song Before I Go” by Crosby, Stills & Nash

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The release of 1977’s “CSN” album signaled a comeback for the trio during a time when like-minded artists like Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, America and many others of that ilk were seeing their biggest successes. The airwaves were chock full of mellow singer-songwriter rock, and the group’s now-matured hippie idealism put the trio right back on top. It didn’t hurt that they came up with a pretty strong collection of songs including Stills’ “Dark Star” and “See The Changes,” Crosby’s “Shadow Captain” and “In My Dreams,” and this gem by Nash, plus his classic “Cathedral.” Sadly, it would be the last time that Crosby, Stills & Nash would fashion a collection this solid.

Concert Review – David Crosby at McGlohon Theater – Charlotte

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crosby-david-lighthouseThanks to Glenn Love for this review.

David Crosby last night at the quaint, 720-seat McGlohon Theater in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina was most excellent, as was the fresh Triple C IPA that was on tap.  Crosby’s extraordinarily tight and talented band consisted of: Michael League, founder of Snarky Puppy, on guitar, bass & vocals; Becka Stevens, a native of Winston-Salem, NC on guitar and vocals, and Michelle Willis on vocals and keyboards. They came out in stage at 7:30, played an hour-long set, took a fifteen minute break, and played another hour-long set before leaving and immediately returning to the stage to play one last song – a simply beautiful, harmony-filled folk rendition of Joni Mitchell’s epic song, Woodstock. The vocal harmonies those four produced last night was special. I’m sure the phenomenal acoustical qualities of the church-turned-music venue enhanced the sound even further. Crosby’s alternative guitar tunings have always intrigued and inspired me in my own efforts to play acoustic guitar, so it was nirvana for me watching and listening to all the guitar work happening on stage. Crosby is touring to promote his new album, Lighthouse, so anyone in the audience who was expecting a “greatest hits” concert left disappointed. As many of you know, I’m an avid David Crosby fan, so naturally I bought his new album on the day it was released in mid Octobert, so I was there to hear his new material performed live, and, of course, to take in the man’s immense talent. I came away in total awe of how well the 75 year old’s voice and guitar playing have held up… considering. It was a thrill to see him perform just twenty-five feet in front of me (from the fifth row) with only a few hundred people behind me. The setting was so intimate that I did not feel comfortable video taping any of the show, but I did grab audio recordings of 3 classics: Deja Vu, Guinevere, and Woodstock. His new material was incredible live. And you know why, don’t you. Because live music is better. This was my second time seeing him without mates StephenStills, Graham Nash and/or Neil Young. The other being in 1980 in Baldwin Auditorium (also a converted church) on the Duke campus. Below are links with additional info and reading about the band if anyone is interested.

Here’s a setlist for a different venue on the same tour:
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/david-crosby/2016/ponte-vedra-concert-hall-ponte-vedra-beach-fl-7bfa5e68.html

More information:

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/david-crosby-interview-2016/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snarky_Puppy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becca_Stevens

Editors Choice: Graham Nash – "Military Madness"

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The Acid Flashback streaming is coming!  Here’s a little sample of what we play. This comes from his first solo release in may, 1971. He is assisted by bandmates David Crosby and Neil Young, along with Jerry Garcia and Phil Lesh from the Grateful Dead, as well as  Dave Mason, David Lindley, and Rita Coolidge.