Respect
Als kind zong zij met haar zusters, Carolyn and Erma, in de baptistenkerk waar haar vader dominee was. Haar eerste plaatopnames maakte ze toen ze 14 jaar oud was. Aretha Franklin werd ontdekt door John Hammond en sloot een contract met Columbia Records.
Chains of Fool
Begin jaren zestig maakte ze een paar liedjes die populair werden, met name "Rock-a-bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody". Op 3 januari1987 werd zij de eerste vrouw die een plaats kreeg in de Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Begin jaren tachtig lijkt het alweer voorbij met haar carrière, totdat ze een cover maakt van de Doobie Brothers-hit 'What A Fool Believes'. Vlak daarna is ze te bewonderen in de klassieke John Belushi-muziekfilm 'The Blues Brothers'. Het duurt daarna nog zeven jaar voordat ze de hitlijsten weer haalt, maar dat doet ze dan ook met de gigantische hit 'I Knew You We're Waiting For Me', een duet met George Michael die wekenlang nummer 1 stond in de Top 40. Het nummer werd geschreven door Simon Climie van Climie/ Fisher. In 1994 zong ze nog 'A Deeper Love' voor de bioscoopkraker Sister Act
Foto Arthur
Een mooie zwoele zomeravond en Neil Young & Crazy Horse op het podium,er zijn mindere avonden te bedenken.Met de programmering van de Lokerse Feesten is er over het algemeen niks mee,zag er al prachtige optreden van o.a Jackson Brown,Robert Plant ,Van Morrison Voor de 40ste editie hadden de organisatoren diep in de buidel getast,desondanks was de avond al maanden van tevoren uitverkocht.(150000 tickets)
Blowin In The Wind
Neil en The Horse stelden niet teleur.Opkomen even een korte groet naar het publiek,inpluggen en spelen.Lange versie van Down By The River gevolg door Powderfinger,de toon was gezet. Crazy Horse speelde met bassist Rick Rosas in de gelederen .Hij verving de door een beroerte getroffen Billy Talbot. Rick speelde al eerder meerdere malen mee in de bands van Neil Young.Helaas zou later blijken dat het de laatste tour met Neil Young zou zijn.In November overleed Rick Rosas.Rick "Rick the Bass Player" Rosas R.I.P
Cortez The Killer(fragment)
De setlist is toch wel verrassend ,het orgeltje van Like A Hurricane hangt hoog in de lucht.Maar als het naar beneden komt geen Hurricane maar Livin With War,ook mooi.
Heart of Gold
Onverwacht een uitvoeing Name Of Love (uit het tijdperk met Crosby, Stills & Nash) Blowin’ In The Wind (van Dylan). En natuurlijk Heart Of Gold ,massaal meegezongen
Livin with War
Het optreden in Lokeren is vooral degelijk en
onderhoudend, met de muzikale hoogtepunten vooraan in de set. Het dak
mag er uiteindelijk nog even af bij een van zijn minste (maar wel meest
populaire) songs: Rockin’ In The Free World. Young geniet en
incasseert de bijval na ruim tweeënhalf uur glunderend vanonder zijn
hoed. In de toegift mag hij nog even preken en ach, waarom zou die
boodschap van Who’s Gonna Stand Up And Safe The Earth niet
gemeend zijn? Bovendien blijft vooral zijn lang uitgesponnen gitaarspel –
wars van tijd, trends of andere vluchtigheden – een verademing.(OOR)
Who,s Gonna Stand Up?
Het was een heerlijke avond voor mij en alle NY fans....
De Setlist
Down By The River- Powderfinger-Standing In The Light Of Love-Days That Used To Be-
Livin With War-Love To Burn -Name Of Love-Blowin In The Wind -Heart Of Gold-Barstool Blues-
Psychedelic Pill -Cortez the Killer-Rocking In The Freeworld -Be The Rain -Who,s Gonna Stand Up
Rick "Rick the Bass Player" Rosas (September 10, 1949 – November 6, 2014) R.I.P
5 Juny is het weer zover,Neil Young & Crazy Horse staan eindelijk weer eens een keer op Nederlandse bodem.Natuurlijk ben ik van de partij,ik kijk er erg naar uit.Het is al weer 12 jaar geleden dat Neil en The Horse hier waren(2001)en in dat jaar waren ze zelfs 2 keer te gast.Beide malen in Ahoy en alle twee keren was ik erbij.De eerste keer was voor Neil zijn doen een wat kort concert,liep niet zo lekker naar mijn idee(b,v Like Hurricane werd niet gespeeld ,het orgeltje werd terug naar boven gestuurd)maar ik gaf het optreden toch een ruime voldoende.Of het een goedmakertje was weet ik niet ,maar onverwacht werd besloten de Europese tour ook in Rotterdam af te sluiten ,en hoe!Een bijna 3 uur durend optreden,Neil en de band in topvorm.alle grote hits kwamen voorbij ,met deze keer wel Like A Hurricane en een lange ,heftige uitvoering.(het klonk dan ook echt als een orkaan)en alle snaren moesten er aan geloven.Twee lange toegiften,de eerste toegift volkomen onverwacht ,Tonight,s The Night ,het nummer over roady Bruce Berry,voor mij dus een"kippenvel"moment...
Tonight,s The Night.
Neil Young - vocals,guitar,piano.Frank Sampedro -guitar,vocals.Billy Talbot - bass,vocals.Ralph Molina - drums,vocals.Pegi Young - vocals.Astrid Young -vocals
Bruce Berry
Bruce Berry was a professional roadie for the members of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, both as a group and individually.
He got his start by working at his brother Ken's store SIR (Studio Instrument Rentals)
which brought him steady gigs. His happy, charismatic personality
endeared him to the group and he was always on the road with them. He
used to load all of his instruments into his trademark white FordEconoline van, until he moved to England to work with Stephen Stills.
Supposedly, when he came back to the USA he was a completely different person. Danny Whitten (of Crazy Horse) had turned him on to heroin and it now controlled his life. One time, he was working for David Crosby when he told everyone that David's car had been broken into and that his beloved Stratocaster
had been stolen. However, everyone knew that he was now a junkie and
that he had sold the guitar for drugs (but no one knew it was for
heroin).[citation needed] Berry died of an overdose of heroin on June 4, 1973, just a few months after Danny Whitten met the same fate. Bruce Berry's story has been immortalized in the lyrics to "Tonight's the Night" by Neil Young.
Bruce Berry is the brother of Jan Berry of Jan and Dean.
"Tonight's The Night"
Tonight's the night,
tonight's the night
Tonight's the night,
tonight's the night
Tonight's the night,
tonight's the night
Tonight's the night,
tonight's the night.
Bruce Berry was a working man
He used to load that Econoline van.
A sparkle was in his eye
But his life was in his hands.
Well, late at night
when the people were gone
He used to pick up my guitar
And sing a song in a shaky voice
That was real as the day was long.
Tonight's the night, yes it is,
tonight's the night
Tonight's the night, yes it is,
tonight's the night.
Early in the mornin'
at the break of day
He used to sleep
until the afternoon.
If you never heard him sing
I guess you won't too soon.
'Cause people let me tell you
It sent a chill
up and down my spine
When I picked up the telephone
And heard that he'd died
out on the mainline.
Tonight's the night,
tonight's the night
Tonight's the night,
tonight's the night.
Bruce Berry was a working man
He used to load that Econoline van.
Well, early in the morning
at just about the break of day
He used to sleep
until the afternoon.
Tonight's the night, yes it is,
tonight's the night
Tonight's the night,
tonight's the night
Tonight's the night,
tonight's the night
Tonight's the night,
tonight's the night.
Weer een absolute topavond in fitnesscentrum Fit-Life in Heinkenszand.Een keer per jaar ,indien mogenlijk, stelt eigenaresse Yvonne(blueslady pursang) een van haar zalen ter beschikking voor een bluesevent.Twee jaar geleden stonden The Nimmo Brothers op het podium,deze avond mochten we het Stevie Nimmo Trio verwelkomen.
Het werd een geweldig optreden voor een dankbaar publiek.Een zeer goed ingespeeld trio met het superieure gitaarspel en zang van Steve,de stuwende bass van Mat en het zeer strakke drumwerk van Graig.Veel werk van Steve Nimmo,s laatste album Sky Won,t Fall ,maar ook een geweldige uitvoering van The Storm,Gamblers Roll(Warren Haynes/Allman Brothers)en het concert werd afgeslotem met een eerbetoon aan Walter Trout ,Going Down.
OLT Rivierenhof in Antwerpen behoort al een aantal jaren tot een van mijn favorite concertlokaties in Belgie.Een prachtig buitentheater met een uitstekende gevarieerde muziekprogrammering.Twee weken geleden zag ik hier nog Steve Earl en Southside Johnny,deze avond was het de beurt aan Bonnie Raitt.
Everybody Crying Mercy (Mose Allison)
Het moet eind jaren 70,begin jaren 80 zijn geweest dat ik Bonnie Rait voor het eerst zag optreden in Paradiso,ook toen al een geweldig optreden.Tussendoor zag ik haar nog diverse keren optreden,o.a op het North Sea Jazz Festial en het HIBF in Grolloo
Devil Got My Woman (Skip James)
Met oudgedienden Ricky Fataar (Beach Boys, Crowded House) op de drums en
bassist James “Hutch” Hutchinson (al 35 jaar bij Bonnie Raitt) staat er
een ritmetandem op het podium om U tegen te zeggen. Voeg daar het
gedegen snarenwerk van George Marinelli in samenspel met Raitt’s soepele
(slide) gitaarspel én het veelzijdig klavierspel van Jon Cleary (tot in
2009 10 jaar in haar touring band en nu opnieuw van de partij) aan toe
en er staat een band op het podium om van te watertanden.(Rootstime)
Het toch wel bijzonder dan Bonnie Raitt al die jaren nog steeds met dezeflde bandleden tourt,John Cleary op keyboard was deze avond de uitzondering.John verzorgde tevens haar voorprogramma.
Deze tour was in het kader van haar laatste album " Dig In Deep". Natuurlijk
veel werk van dat album maar naturlijk kwamen ook haar klassiekers
voorbij.Het werd een mooi feestje van soulvolle rootsmuziek,mede door
haar kenmerkende slide-gitaarwerk ,en de interaktie met haar ervaren
bandleden.
Angel from Montgomery (John Prine)
Ik kwam er deze avond achter dat we bijna leeftijdgenoten zijn,Bonnie is
van 1949 ik van 1950,het is haar niet aan te zien.Ze heeft het naar
haar zin op het podium ,nog steeds een vakvrouw,profesioneel bij elke
gitaarlik.Bovendien een erg leuke interaktie met het dankbare publiek.
I Can,t Make You Love Me
'Alleen al omdat ik de setlist heb gemaakt, wil nog niet zeggen dat hem zo speel,' vertelde ze. Ik speel wat in me opkomt....
Tijdens het nummer van Mose Allison, Everybody's
Crying Mercy, maakte ze nog een mooi statement met een subtiele
nadruk op de regel: "Iedereen huilt vrede op aarde net zolang als we de
oorlog winnen." Even krachtig was Angel From Montgomery,alleen solo op gitaar, herschreven ter ere van vrouwen,die soms gescheiden worden van hun kinderen ,en die die niet die kansen krijgen die we als vanzelfsprekend
beschouwen in de wereld.
Love Sneaking Up On You
Swingende afsluiting van een muzikale topavond.Staande ovatie van het uitverkochte Rivierenhof.
Ik had samen met mijn vele muzikvrienden een heerlijke avond die ons nog lag zal bijblijven.
Setlist
1. Unintended Consequence of Love (Dig in Deep, 2016)
2. Need You Tonight (INXS cover) (Dig in Deep, 2016)
3. One Belief Away (Paul Brady cover) (Fundamental, 1998)
4. Everybody's Cryin' Mercy (Mose Allison cover) (Takin' My Time, 1973)
5. Have a Heart (Bonnie Hayes cover) (Nick of Time, 1989)
6. Devil Got My Woman (Skip James cover) (2001: Bonnie Raitt [in
film Soul Of A Man]/Original Soundtrack Martin Scorsese Presents the
Blues: The Soul of a Man, 2003)
7. Nick of Time (Nick of Time, 1989)
8. Love Letter (Bonnie Hayes cover) (Nick of Time, 1989)
9. Something to Talk About (Shirley Eikhard cover) (Luck of the Draw, 1991)
10. Angel From Montgomery (John Prine cover) (Streetlights, 1974)
11. What You're Doin' to Me (Dig in Deep, 2016)
12. I Believe I'm in Love With You (The Fabulous Thunderbirds cover) (Road Tested, 1995)
Encore
13. I Can't Make You Love Me (Mike Reid cover) (Luck of the Draw, 1991)
14. Dimming of the Day (Richard & Linda Thompson cover) (Longing in Their Hearts, 1994)
15. You Got the Love (Rufus cover) / Love Sneakin' Up On You (Longing in Their Hearts, 1994)
November 16, 1978 "Soundstage" Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Bix Beiderbecke ,of Davenport,Iowa,learned cornet from some of the earliest jazzrecords and firsthand from the first jazzplayers to come north from New Orleans .By the time of his death in 1931 at 29,he was a legend among his fellow
musicians for his beautiful cornet music.But he was also interested in
concert piano and particularly in de impressionistic style that Gershwin
later associated with.Davenport Blues,Flashes and In A Mist are represented here in a
salon-jazz context that bring out the atmosphere of Bix,s strange music
(Ry Cooder)
Flashes
"Flashes" is a 1931 jazz composition for solo piano by cornetist Bix Beiderbecke. The song is the third work in a series of four compositions for piano composed by Bix Beiderbecke during his career.
Bix Beiderbecke did not record the song himself but copyrighted the
composition on April 18, 1931, along with "In the Dark", also a piano
work, as "A Modern Composition for the Piano". Bill Challis assisted
with the transcription for piano. "Flashes was recorded by jazz pianist Jess Stacy on November 15, 1935. Jazz trumpeter Bunny Berigan
recorded the song in 1939 and released it as a 78 single on RCA Victor,
26121-A. In 2010, pianist Bryan Wright recorded the work on piano along
with the three other piano compositions by Bix Beiderbecke, "In a
Mist", "Candlelight", and "In the Dark".
In A Mist
"In a Mist" is a 1927 song composed by Bix Beiderbecke and released as a 78 single on Okeh as a piano solo. The song has become a jazz and pop standard.
"In a Mist" was recorded on September 9, 1927 in New York and
released as Okeh 40916 and Vocalion 3150 backed with "Wringin' an'
Twistin'" which was recorded with Frankie Trumbauer and Eddie Lang. Bix Beiderbecke played piano on the recording.
Bix Beiderbecke performed the composition on piano accompanied by Roy Bargy and Lennie Hayton at Carnegie Hall on October 7, 1928 at a jazz concert presented by Paul Whiteman.
Davenport Blues
Davenport Blues is a 1925 song composed and recorded by Bix Beiderbecke and released as a Gennett 78. The song has become a jazz and pop standard.
"Davenport Blues" was recorded by Bix Beiderbecke and His Rhythm Jugglers on January 26, 1925, in Richmond, Indiana, and released as Gennett 5654 backed with "Toddlin' Blues" as the A side. The band consisted of Tommy Dorsey
on trombone, Paul Madeira Mertz on piano, Don Murray on clarinet, Howdy
Quicksell on banjo, Tom Gargano on drums, and Bix Beiderbecke on
cornet. The title derives from the name of Bix Beiderbecke's hometown of
Davenport, Iowa.
On a recent tour stop at The Playhouse in Danbury CT, legendary
guitarist Ry Cooder took the stage with The Hamiltones. The song they
performed is called "I Cant Win" from Cooder's eighth studio album Bop
Til You Drop released in 1979
Het Amsterdamse Bostheater bleek de ideale prachtige locatie voor het
optreden van Graham Nash en zijn vrienden.Ook de af en toe laag
overvliegende vliegtuigen konden de pret niet drukken.Graham kan putten
uit een uigebreid repertoir,van The Hollies,natuurlijk CSN&Y.en
eigen werk.Tussendoor mooie anekdotes over Crosby en het toeren met CSN
&Y.en dat allemaal met die karakterstieke stem waar totaal geen
sleet op zit.
Een mooie zwoele zomeravond in het Amsterdamse bos.
Hieronder de setlist..
1 Wasted On The Way (Crosby,Still & Nash song) filmed by info4allat
"Wasted on the Way" is a 1982 song by American folk rock band Crosby, Stills & Nash, featuring harmony vocals by Timothy B. Schmit. It was their first top 10 hit in five years, and peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in August 1982.[1]
On the Adult Contemporary chart, "Wasted on the Way" was the group's
biggest hit on the chart, peaking at number two for five weeks.[2] It appeared on the band's 1982 album Daylight Again. The B-side was the David Crosby composition "Delta".
2 Marrakesh Express (Crosby,Still & Nash song)
“Marrakesh Express” is a song written by Graham Nash and performed by the band Crosby, Stills and Nash (CSN). It was first released in May 1969 on the self-titled album, Crosby, Stills and Nash, and released on a 45-RPM single in July of the same year, with another CSN song, "Helplessly Hoping,"[1] as its backing side. The single reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 23, 1969.[2] It reached the same position on the Easy Listening chart.[3]
3 Bus Stop (The Hollies) filmed by Arthur
Bus Stop is the fourth U.S. album by the British pop band the Hollies, released on Imperial Records
in mono (LP-9330) and rechanneled stereo (LP-12330) in October 1966. It
features songs ranging from both sides of the band's then-current hit
single to material recorded in the Hollies' early days on the UK's Parlophone Records in 1963, 1964 and 1965. The song "Oriental Sadness" had previously been issued in the U.S. on the Hollies' album Beat Group! earlier in 1966.
This Path Tonight is the new studio album and
collection of 10 original songs from Graham Nash. Produced by Shane
Fontayne, this is Nash's first solo record of new music in fourteen
years. The album is one of reflection and transition of a
singer-songwriter whose career (the Hollies, CSN, CSNY) has spanned more
than five decades and counting.
“Military Madness” helped to get a lot of things off my chest. England
had been bombed by the Germans, and when I moved to America I realized
that the same issues were going on in Vietnam. The battle was raging,
and I wanted to say something about the madness of the military agenda
waging preemptive war – which is what happened later in Iraq and
Afghanistan.(Graham Nash)
9 To the last Whale A Critical Mass B Wind on the Water
10 A Day in the Live (The Beatles cover) filmed by Ruby Tuesday
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11 Right Between The Eyes
Over The Years… highlights songs from the iconic CSN debut album
(“Marrakesh Express”) and its successor album Déjà Vu, for which Neil
Young joined forces with CSN (“Our House” and “Teach Your Children”) as
well as songs from subsequent CSN albums (“Just A Song Before I Go” and
“Wasted On The Way”). In addition, the collection highlights songs that
Nash recorded for his 1971 solo debut, Songs For Beginners, including
“Military Madness” and “Simple Man,” and includes unreleased mixes for
two other songs from that album: “Better Days” and “I Used To Be King.”
The most recent recording on the compilation is “Myself At Last” from
Nash’s 2016 solo album This Path Tonight.
12 Lady of the Island filmed by Arthur
"Lady of the Island" is a folk song written by Graham Nash in the late 1960s. The song appears on Crosby, Stills & Nash's critically acclaimed, self-titled debut album. The song is notable for taking its inspiration from fellow folk musician Joni Mitchell, with whom Nash was romantically involved at the time. Although the album contains another love song to Mitchell, David Crosby's "Guinnevere", Nash told Mojo
magazine in April 2009 that this potentially tricky situation did not
create any problems. He explained: "The way that we went about our lives
did not entail jealousy and it didn't entail raging about somebody
being with somebody else's woman. Me and David and Joan didn't think
anything of it, that's for sure.
"Just a Song Before I Go" is a song by Crosby, Stills and Nash that appeared on the 1977 album CSN. It was also released as a single and reached number seven on the Billboard
singles charts, becoming the band's highest charting hit. It is also
one of the band's shortest songs, with a running time of only 2:14. In
Canada, it peaked at number 10.
The song was written by Graham Nash
about leaving loved ones behind before going on a concert tour. It was
written in Hawaii in about 20 minutes at the piano while Nash and Leslie
Morris were staying with a friend, waiting for the rain to stop before
leaving the house. The opening line came from the question: "You've got
half an hour, why don't you just write a song before you go?"[1]
15 Golden Days - 16 Missippi Burning -17 Back Home
This Path Tonight is the new studio album and
collection of 10 original songs from Graham Nash. Produced by Shane
Fontayne, this is Nash's first solo record of new music in fourteen
years. The album is one of reflection and transition of a
singer-songwriter whose career (the Hollies, CSN, CSNY) has spanned more
than five decades and counting.
CSN is the fifth album by Crosby, Stills & Nash, released on Atlantic Records in 1977. It is the group's third studio release, and their first since their debut album without Neil Young. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart; two singles taken from the album, Nash's "Just a Song Before I Go" and Stills' "Fair Game" peaked at #7 and #43 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100. It is currently the trio configuration's best selling record, outselling 1969's Crosby, Stills & Nash by 200,000 copies.[4] It has been certified quadruple platinum by RIAA.[5]
20 Our House (Deja Vu) filmed by Arthur
Our house is a song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young written by Graham Nash. They released it in 1970 on a single with Carry on on the B-side. In addition, it appeared that year on the album Déjà vu.
21 Chicago
"Chicago" (often listed as "Chicago / We Can Change the World") is a song written by Graham Nash for his solo debut Songs for Beginners. As a single, it reached number 35 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and 29 on the Cash Box Top 100.[1] It is his highest charting single. In Canada, "Chicago" peaked at number 19.[2] The song also made the Dutch Charts in 1971, peaking at number 5.
Encore
22 Every Day (Buddy Holly cover)
23 Teach Your Children
"Teach Your Children" is a song by Graham Nash. Although it was written when Nash was a member of the Hollies, it was never recorded by that group in studio (a live recording does exist), and first appeared on the album Déjà Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released in 1970.
Royal International Pavilion.Llangollen .Wales 06-July-2018
THE sweet sounds of legendary Van Morrison chilled the hot summer
crowd at Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in a sell out
concert.
One of the most prolific recording artists and live performers in
music history, Sir Van Morrison, took to the Royal International
Pavilion stage on Friday night, captivating the crowd with a myriad of
Irish folk, jazz, blues and country music.
Morrison opened the show with a beautiful rendition of Astral Weeks,
then launched straight into Sweet Thing. Both songs were released from
the album of the same name 50 years ago in 1968, yet still resonate
perfectly today and brought the audience to their feet
Astral Weeks (album Astral Weeks) Dee & Paul's Video Channel
Joined by his eight-piece band, including his musical director, Paul
Moran, Morrison barely drew breath for the following 90 minutes. This
was his first appearance at the International Eisteddfod and he
enchanted the entire pavilion with his largely improvised set, featuring
favourites including Baby Please Don’t Go, Days Like This and Have I
Told You Lately.
Morrison brought the show to a close and the audience to their feet
with an exhilarating rendition of cult classic Brown Eyed Girl.
Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod Music director, Vicky
Yannoula, said: “The audience was completely enthralled by Van’s
unparalleled vocals and song writing talent, and by the support of his
exquisite band. It was such a mesmerising performance and a wonderful
start to our weekend.”
Big hand for the band :
Paul Moore -Bass,Paul Moran - keyboards/trumpet,Dave Keary -guitar,Mezz Clough -drums,Dana Masters-vocals,Teena Lyle-Vibes,and sp cial guests Tony Fitzgibbons-violin and Jay Berliner -guitar.
Jay is the original guitarplayer on the Astral Weeks album (1968)
Update
Slim Slow Slider (album Astral Weeks) by ceccailif
