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April 27, 2022
On April 27, 1971 the Grateful Dead surprised everyone when they welcomed The Beach Boys on-stage in the middle of a five night stand at The Fillmore East, New York. The classic Dead lineup was in great shape. The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson had already taken off on his own, and Dennis was off due to a hand injury. I don't think there is any video footage of the show. If you know of any, please share . The audio has been released numerous times. Link at end of post is to the archive.org site with 16,000+ live Dead recordings from 1965-1995.....

"Okie From Muskogee"....4min

"Help Me Rhonda"....5min

"Johnny B. Goode"...3min

Grateful Dead : Free Music : Free Audio : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive

 

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April 28, 2022
Sadly, on this date in 1980 bassist Tommy Caldwell passed away from injuries sustained when he clipped a parked car and rolled his Land Cruiser a week earlier. He was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina on November 9, 1949. Started playing with his older brother, Toy, before they were 10 years old. First as "The Toy Factory", and then in 1972 as "The Marshall Tucker Band". Youngest Caldwell boy Tim, also died in a car accident just a month prior to Tommy's accident at 25 years old. The original line up pretty much called it quits a few years later. The namesake of the band, a blind piano tuner Mr. Marshall Tucker, was still going strong in his late 90's as of late 2021.....cool interview with Mr. Tucker here.... Meet Marshall Tucker. YES, that Marshall Tucker!

(l-r) Toy Caldwell, George McCorkle, Jerry Eubanks, Doug Gray, Paul Riddle, Tommy Caldwell

"Can't You See"....1973 6min...wow

"Take The Highway"...1973 8min

"Heard It In A Love Song"...1981, just a year after Tommy's passing...from the MTV (back when they actually played music) concert "Live From The Garden State"...5min

Complete "Live From The Garden State" concert...you can tell the guys are still shook up from all the recent tragedy...80min(won't play here, watch on youtube)

 

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April 28, 2022
Sadly, on this date in 1980 bassist Tommy Caldwell passed away from injuries sustained when he clipped a parked car and rolled his Land Cruiser a week earlier. He was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina on November 9, 1949. Started playing with his older brother, Toy, before they were 10 years old. First as "The Toy Factory", and then in 1972 as "The Marshall Tucker Band". Youngest Caldwell boy Tim, also died in a car accident just a month prior to Tommy's accident at 25 years old. The original line up pretty much called it quits a few years later. The namesake of the band, a blind piano tuner Mr. Marshall Tucker, was still going strong in his late 90's as of late 2021.....cool interview with Mr. Tucker here.... Meet Marshall Tucker. YES, that Marshall Tucker!
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(l-r) Toy Caldwell, George McCorkle, Jerry Eubanks, Doug Gray, Paul Riddle, Tommy Caldwell

"Can't You See"....1973 6min...wow

"Take The Highway"...1973 8min

"Heard It In A Love Song"...1981, just a year after Tommy's passing...from the MTV (back when they actually played music) concert "Live From The Garden State"...5min

Complete "Live From The Garden State" concert...you can tell the guys are still shook up from all the recent tragedy...80min(won't play here, watch on youtube)

May I add that on this day in 1973 , Pink Floyd's album , Dark Side of the Moon became the #1 record in the country, & it spent an astounding 741 weeks on the chart

 

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April 29, 2022
Happy 89th to Willie Hugh Nelson! He was born on this date (looking back now...he was 9 days late ) in Abbott, Texas. Tough to pick a few tunes from somebody who has written 300+ and appeared on over 250 albums. Florida Highway Patrol recently pulled his weed over and discovered a bus. Some great clips of Willie and Snoop on youtube..NSFOGF

"One Day At A Time"..1965.. 3min

"Whiskey River"...from the first episode of Austin City Limits in 1974.. 4min

"Seven Spanish Angels"...w/Ray Charles..1984..4min

Complete Willie Nelson and Family Live in 1983..75min

 

[Moo Juice]

Seven Spanish angels, my favorite Willie Nelson song, and that's only because of Ray Charles.

 

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April 30, 2022
Today is the 74th birthday of guitarist, vocalist and former Federal prisoner, Wayne Kramer. Born in Detroit, he was a founding member of MC5 (late 60's-'72). The original lineup only lasted a few years, with three albums. Pure kick ass rock and roll, with a bit of early punk? They never seem to have gotten the widespread recognition they deserved.

"Ramblin' Rose"...local Detroit TV broadcast July, 1970..4min

"Motorcity Is Burning"...1969..5min

"Kick Out The Jams" (unedited)..Detroit 1970..3min

 

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May 1, 2022
May 1, 1955. Chuck Berry signs his first contract with Chess records. Chess star Muddy Waters had set up the deal.. clip from '58 5min

May 1, 1956. Johnny Cash releases "I Walk The Line"..clip from '58, girls screaming like it's The Beatles, love his wink...3min

May 1, 1966. James Brown's epic first appearance on The Ed Sullivan show..5min

May 1, 1967. Elvis and Priscilla are married in Vegas. Elvis released this tune, as an apology to her in '72, right after their separation/divorce..(some great home video footage) 4min

May 1, 1976. Led Zeppelin's seventh studio album, "Presence" hits #1..from Knebworth '79..6min

 

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May 2, 2022
May 2, 1965..The Rolling Stones make their 2nd of 6 appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show..10min

May 2, 1972... Bruce Springsteen first auditions for Columbia Records. It was supposed to last 15 minutes, he played for 2 hours. Signed a contract five weeks later.
"Spirit In The Night"...live '73 5min

"Badlands"...live '78 6min

May 2, 1950...Foreigner lead singer Lou Gramm was born in NYC
"It Feels Like The First Time"..live '77 3min

"Cold As Ice"...live '78 5min

 

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May 3, 2022
Soul Brother No.1 was born on this date in 1933 Barnwell, South Carolina. James Joseph Brown passed away on Christmas Day 2006 in Atlanta.

"Please Please Please"...The TAMI Show 1964 6min

"Papa's Got A Brand New Bag"...Shindig 1965 3min

"It's A Man's Man's Man's World"...1981 5min

 

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May 3, 2022
Soul Brother No.1 was born on this date in 1933 Barnwell, South Carolina. James Joseph Brown passed away on Christmas Day 2006 in Atlanta.
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"Please Please Please"...The TAMI Show 1964 6min

"Papa's Got A Brand New Bag"...Shindig 1965 3min

"It's A Man's Man's Man's World"...1981 5min

Hardest working man in show business

 

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May 4, 2022
Paul Butterfield passed away on this date in 1987 Hollywood. He was born December 17, 1942 in Chicago. Usually in the top 5 of greatest blues harmonica players. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band..

(back) Billy Davenport, Paul Butterfield (middle) Mark Naftalin, Elvin Bishop, Jerome Arnold (front) Mike Bloomfield

"Born In Chicago"..Newport Folk 1965 3min

"Driftin' Blues"...Monterey Pop 1967 5min

"Everything's Gonna Be Alright"...Woodstock 1969 9min

 

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May 5, 2022
Happy birthday to grumpy ol' Bill Ward today. He was born on this date in 1948 Birmingham, England.

(L-R) Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler

"It's Alright"..one of only two songs Bill sang lead on..4min

"Black Sabbath"...London, 1978 8min

"Paranoid"...last live performance of the original four..UK Hall of Fame induction.. 2006 4min

 

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May 6, 2022
Another milestone date in Detroit (American) music history. Bob Seger was born in 1945. Started playing on Detroit local radio as far back as '61. Late 60's to early 70's it was Bob Seger and the Last Heard, and then the Bob Seger System. In 1973 it became Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.

"Ramblin' Gamblin' Man"...Bob Seger System..late 1968 3min....damn

"You'll Accomp'ny Me"..1980 4min

"Her Strut"...1980 4min

"Old Time Rock and Roll"..1978 5min

 

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May 7, 2022
Top five singles this week in 1970...

5) "Spirit In The Sky"..Norman Greenbaum 4min

4) "Vehicle"..The Ides of March 3min

3) "Let It Be"..The Beatles 4min

2) "ABC"..The Jackson 5 3min

1) "American Woman"..The Guess Who 5min

 

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May 7, 2022
Top five singles this week in 1970...

5) "Spirit In The Sky"..Norman Greenbaum 4min

4) "Vehicle"..The Ides of March 3min

3) "Let It Be"..The Beatles 4min

2) "ABC"..The Jackson 5 3min

1) "American Woman"..The Guess Who 5min

I think that Spirit in the Sky is one of the greatest "one hit wonders" of all time

 

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May 24, 2022
Happy 81st to Robert Allen Zimmerman!

Dylan "goes electric" Newport Folk Festival '65..notice the booing from the crowd at the opening for "plugging in"

"Hurricane"..live Chicago PBS '75

"Tangled Up In Blue" '75

He ended the Newport Folk Festival with an acoustic version of "Mr. Tambourine Man".. love the sound of harmonicas being tossed onstage after he asked for one

 

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May 24, 2022
Happy 81st to Robert Allen Zimmerman!

Dylan "goes electric" Newport Folk Festival '65..notice the booing from the crowd at the opening for "plugging in"

"Hurricane"..live Chicago PBS '75

"Tangled Up In Blue" '75

He ended the Newport Folk Festival with an acoustic version of "Mr. Tambourine Man".. love the sound of harmonicas being tossed onstage after he asked for one

Welcome back. I have missed seeing your posts the last few days. Always enjoy them

 

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Welcome back. I have missed seeing your posts the last few days. Always enjoy them

Thanks man. I enjoy the research and the back stories as much as the music itself. Got caught up with the yard and garden, truck back from the tranny shop, getting back on schedule (if you can call it that) now.

 

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May 25, 2022
Happy 79th today to Mirriam Johnson. aka Jessi Colter...aka Waylon's longtime, better, much.. much better half

"Storms Never Last"..

Klaus Meine, lead singer of Scorpions turns 74 today.

"No One Like You"..

#1 this week in 1967..The (Young) Rascals "Groovin'"

#40 this week in 1967..from up Mansfield way....The Music Explosion "Little Bit O' Soul"...Now when you're feelin' low and the fish won't bite

 

[Moo Juice]

Thanks man. I enjoy the research and the back stories as much as the music itself. Got caught up with the yard and garden, truck back from the tranny shop, getting back on schedule (if you can call it that) now.

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Thanks man. I enjoy the research and the back stories as much as the music itself. Got caught up with the yard and garden, truck back from the tranny shop, getting back on schedule (if you can call it that) now.

So does your truck identify as a car now? Or did they do the El Camino thing where it looks like a car but still has a truck bed?