Thanks to my groovy reader, Bill R., for sharing this video of Sister Rosetta Tharpe absolutely rockin’ the house on the show TV Gospel Time way back when…
You gotta check out this video and her fantabulous guitar solo.
Happy birthday to the beautiful Graham Nash, one of my all-time favorite singer-songwriters. I’ve seen him a ton of times and I just love to hear that cat sing.
Enjoy my tribute video and have fun!
February 1 is a legendary date in Rock and Roll History, with tasty tidbits from The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Van Morrison and the Rolling Stones.
It’s all right here on the video. Have fun!
February 1, 1964: The governor of Indiana asked radio stations in that state NOT to play the Kingsmen’s Louie Louie. He declared the song pornagraphic.
My reply to the governor: “Bite Me!”
I fell in love with Jorma Kaukonen’s guitar playing the first time I heard Jefferson Airplane’s “Embryonic Journey.”
Jorma, Barry Mitterhoff & David Bromberg put on perhaps the single best acoustic show I have EVER seen Friday night at the Barrymore Theater in Madison!
Enjoy the video (my thoughts on the show) & have fun!
January 30, 1969: The Beatles played in front of an audience for the very last time.
The Fab Four played their final set in London on the roof of their Apple headquarters. The gig lasted less than 45 minutes before the police shut them down.
Fortunately, it was recorded and some of the performance showed up on the Let It Be album and some appeared on the movie.
Could it really have been 41 years ago?!?!?!? Mind-boggling!
Happy Birthday to Marty Balin!
Marty is the silky smooth vocalist who co-founded of the Jefferson Airplane and helped to define the San Francisco sound. I fell in love with Marty’s voice the first time I heard him sing “Today” from Surrealistic Pillow, the Airplane’s second album. In the seventies there were a ton of hits as the Jefferson Starship that featured his beautiful voice. My personal favorites from that era include “Caroline,” “Miracles” and “Tumblin.’”
I was a little too young and never got to see the Airplane, but my most memorable Jefferson Starship concert was a grand event in 1978 at Milwaukee County Stadium right after they released the album Earth. The opening act was Bob Welch, the year after he released his terrific solo album French Kiss…and he was outstanding. Starship was phenomenal that night, opening with a kick-ass “Ride the Tiger.”
Feels like yesterday…sorta.
“I’ll play what I want or I won’t play at all.”~George Harrison
That’s what Rock & Roll is all about.
Thanks George.
George Harrison’s lovely song, “My Sweet Lord,” from the Desert Island Disc All Things Must Pass, was released in the UK 40 years ago today.
Synchronistically, that was the same day John Lennon wrote and recorded “Instant Karma.”
Enjoy the video and have fun!
John Lennon wrote AND recorded “Instant Karma” 40 years ago today, and it was released ten days later.
John said he “wrote it for breakfast, recorded it for lunch, and we’re putting it out for dinner.”
I say “totally groovy.”
Enjoy the live video and have fun!
