zaterdag 24 februari 2024

Little Feat- "Long Distance Love"

  Lowell Thomas George (April 13, 1945 – June 29, 1979)  Sam Clayton (born March 30, 1952)          Kenny Gradney (born February 25, 1950 ,   Paul Barrere (July 3, 1948 – October 26, 2019) William H. Payne (born March 12, 1949)    Richard Hayward (February 6, 1946 – August 12, 2010)                      

        "Long Distance Love" is a Lowell George-penned track from Little Feat's 1975 album release, 'The Last Record Album'.    

The Last Record Album is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1975.
                                        

vrijdag 23 februari 2024

Neil Young - Star Of Bethlehem

   American Stars 'n Bars is the eighth studio album by Canadian folk rock songwriter Neil Young, released on Reprise Records in 1977. Compiled from recording sessions scattered over a 29-month period, it includes "Like a Hurricane", one of Young's best-known songs.

"Star of Bethlehem"'s lyrics are about coming to terms with the end of a relationship. The song was originally intended to conclude the shelved album Homegrown in 1975. Its lyrics are inspired by Young's breakup with Carrie Snodgress. Young would debut the song on tour with CSNY with an additional verse. In a 1975 Cameron Crowe interview for Rolling Stone, Young indicated a fondness for the track and an eagerness to release it, singling out the "beautiful harmonies" of Emmylou Harris

 


donderdag 22 februari 2024

Laura Nyro - Eli and the Thirtheenth Confession (1968)

 

                                                   Sunday afternoon, time for vintage records ......

                                                 

                 Stone Soul Picknick
The recently shown documentary about David Geffen was the reason to get this LP out of the closet again. David Geffen became her manager shortly after Laura's performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. They got along so well that they founded a publishing company together called Tuna Fish Music. The proceeds from Laura's previous compositions were divided among themselves, and many of her songs were sold to other artists such as Blood Sweat & Tears, Peter Paul & Mary, Fifth Dimension and others. The new contract gave Laura Nyro more artistic freedom and produced what I consider to be her most beautiful album, the beautiful Eli and the Thirteenth Confession


                 Poverty Train (Eli and the Thirteenth Confession) live at Monterey 1967
In 1969, David Geffen and Laura Nyro sold Tuna Fish Music to CBS for $4.5 million. A good deal, it made them both millionaires. In 1971, David Geffen started his own record company, Asylum Records. Naturally, Laura Nyro was the first to be asked, but to Geffen's great disappointment, she signed with Colombia Records. David said in the documentary that this was one of the biggest disappointments of his life, and a great friendship was over. In my opinion, a wrong choice by Laura, in contrast to her career, The Eagles, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Warren Zevon, Linda Rondstadt and others from David Geffen's stable all went very well. In 1971, Nyro married carpenter David Bianchini. She also reportedly felt uncomfortable with her celebrity status and retired from the music business at the age of 24. In 1973, her Verve debut album was acquired and reissued by Columbia as The First Songs.


Three Dog Night - Eli,s Comin (Laura Nyro) 

Eli's Comin' is track no. 6 of the album. Three Dog Night released the song on the albums Captured Live at the Forum and Suitable for Framing.




Blood Sweat & Tears - And When I Die (Laura Nyro)

During the recording of Eli.., Luara was asked to sing for Blood, Sweat & Tears, but David Geffen advised against this. Blood, Sweat & Tears did score a hit with "And When I Die".


Fifth Dimension - Stone Soul Picknick (Laura Nyro)

 The members of 5th Dimension loved this song and were very surprised that it was written by a 20 year old girl from New York named Laura Nyro. Later they recorded several more of her songs including "Sweet Blindness," "Blowin' Away" and “Save The Country.” (thanks, Ken - Louisville, KY


                                          Laura Nyro (October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997)

                     In 1996, Laura Nyro was diagnosed with cancer, just like her mother She died on April 8, 1997 at the age of 49





dinsdag 20 februari 2024

Neil Young & POTR - Unknow Legend (Ziggo Dome Amsterdam ,9 July 2016)



 Already my third NY concert in 4 years, ZiggoDome. Lokerse Feesten and again ZiggoDome. The previous times with Crazy Horse, this time with the young dogs of Promise Of The Real including Lucas and Micah Nelson, indeed the sons of. It would will be a memorable evening.

  film byrialto1961  Thanks!
 The band joins Neil and actually makes you forget the "old" Crazy Horse. Excellent guitar work from Lucas and Micah Nelson, a wonderful driving bass from Corey McCormick and drum/percussion from Anthony Logerfo (drums) and Tato Melgar


                                           Neil ZiggoDome (Holland) 9 July 2016

 https://arthurfromholland.blogspot.com/2016/07/neil-young-potr-ziggo-dome-amsterdam-9.html


maandag 19 februari 2024

Promise Of The Real (feat.Micah Nelson) - Meet Me in The Morning(Dylan)

  Lucas Nelson-guitar/vocals,Tato Melgar-percussion,Anthony Lofergo -drums/perc.

 Corey Mccormick -bass/vocals,Logan Metz -keys/lapsteel/guitar/harmonica/vocals

 

" Meet Me in the Morning " is a blues song written by Bob Dylan, recorded in New York City on September 16, 1974, and released on his 15th studio album, Blood on the Tracks, in 1975

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