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.
                                        

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

 

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

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.

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 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

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

                                                https://lukasnelson.com/pages/about

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

 

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  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.

 

 

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
 

Brownie McGee & Bert Jansch - Walk On

Extract from the BAFTA nominated film documentary Acoustic Routes, filmed at Brownies home in Oakland, California, 1992.

                                                      

 

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Bert later said this was the greatest moment of his life! Brownie was already retired then but open his house to some great stories and music.

                                        Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee (November 30, 1915 – February 16, 1996) was an American folk and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaboration with the harmonica player Sonny Terry.

                             

Herbert Jansch (3 November 1943 – 5 October 2011) was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s as an acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter. He recorded more than 28 albums and toured extensively from the 1960s to the 21st century.

Sue Foley

                      Sue Foley performs at the Blue Door in Oklahoma City on January 28, 2024.

Leif Grafix

 Sue Foley (born March 29, 1968)is a Canadian blues guitarist and singer. She has released 15 albums since her debut with Young Girl Blues (1992). In May 2020, Foley won her first Blues Music Award, in the 'Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)' category

 

 Leif Grafix

Foley has won several awards and is one of the better roots and blues artists of the last thirty years. She is a triple talent as a composer, guitarist and vocalist. As with many blues women of the past, Sue Foley has a long history of challenging convention and is a positive role model for aspiring young female (blues) musicians.

Leif Grafix

It says a lot that Foley is supported on her recently released studio album by the crème de la crème of the Texan blues and rock scene. The most notable are ZZ Top'er Billy Gibbons, Jimy Vaughan and Chris Layton (T-Birds) and Charlie Sexton (Bob Dylan). Hopefully back in Europe in the near future?

                                                                      https://suefoley.com/