Steve Hillage Band - Its All Too Much (Beatles cover)

 

foto,s Arthur
  A quick look back at one of the highlights of the 2023 concert year. Steve Hillage and his great band on the beautiful stage De Boerderij in Zoetermeer (Holland)

filmed by Cor Den Hartog (thanks Cor!)

Originally from the Canterbury scene, he was a member of the legendary Gong collective and worked with Kevin Ayers and Mike Oldfield, among others.

 

 

The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper

     Recorded live at Bill Grahams Filmore,s Auditorium,San Fransisco.Sept 26/27/28 1968

                                    Remembering Mike Bloomfield

                                  July 28, 1943 – February 15, 1981

1. "Opening Speech" (Mike Bloomfield) 

                    "One-two..Uh, listen here now, here's what...here's where it's at, this is the thing of this gig and here's...I'll tell ya 'bout it now. Uh, awhile ago my friend Alan Kooper called me on the phone and said "Let's make this gig, an LP in Los Angeles, and we'll jam together and we'll see what will happen. .            

                                          I Wonder Who (R.Charles) vocals Mike Bloomfield

..... now we played once togheter once on the LP session,that was the one time and the whe practiced togheter three days,the four of us ,thats John Khan on drums ,and Skip Prokop on bass,and Alan and i jammed  with John e few times,never with Skip.But i want you to now like this i the true of where we,re playing See!!Now you knowwhere it,s at. OK (LP inlay)
Mike Bloomfield
September 26, 1968

                        Don,t Throw Your Love On Me So Strong (Albert King) vocals Mike Bloomfield

Michael makes his singing debut on this album.The highlight of this coming out is Albert King,s song "Don,t Throw Your Love On Me So Strong" where he displays consummates homage to the traditional guitar/voice trade offs.A lesson in prhasing and understanding....
Al Kooper

                                                John Kahn (drums)

                                                   Skip Prokop(bass)

The audience,as Michael promised was warm and exquisite and they are just a part of this album as we are.I hope you enjoy this one and a half houre of free,ssoaring music.Michael and i believe it is some of our best playing to date.
Al Kooper

Jeremy Spencer - "I Can't Hold Out" (Elmore James)

                                              Jeremy Spencer & The Rattlesnake Shake 

                                                  The Park Bar Detroit, MI January 8, 2010
 

Jeremy Spencer - guitar / vocals Brett Lucas - guitar Danny Methric - guitar Tony DeNardo - bass Todd Glass - drums 

Jeremy Cedric Spencer (born 4 July 1948) is a British musician, best known for playing slide guitar and piano in the original line-up of the rock band Fleetwood Mac.^[1] A member since Fleetwood Mac's inception in July 1967, he remained with the band until his abrupt departure in February 1971, when he joined the "Children of God", a new religious movement now known as "The Family International", with which he is still affiliated. 

                                                    Fleetwood Mac the story of the early years
 https://arthurfromholland.blogspot.com/2017/10/fleetwood-mac-story-of-early-years-1967.html

The Band(feat.The Staple Singers) - The Weight

                                        From their movie "The Last Waltz" with The Staple Singers -

"The Weight" is a song by the Canadian-American group the Band that was released as a single in 1968 and on the group's debut album Music from Big Pink. It was their first release under this name, after their previous releases as Canadian Squires and Levon and the Hawks. Written by Band member Robbie Robertson.

      Garth Hudson.           Robbie Robertson.  Levon Helm.          Richard Manuel.                Rick Danko