Over the coming weeks I have some tracks that are loosely connected to one another. Not just because the artists have names starting with a letter 'J' (which they do, by the way). It's going to be some trip, depending on what your on ?
I've been reading a lot about San Francisco in the 60s: 'Summer of Love / Psychedelia' era. Exploring the scene and the dance venues: The Avalon Ballroom & Fillmore West, promotors Matt Helms and Bill Graham and being fascinated by all those 'unreadable' posters once again.
You think you know a lot, but the more you read the more you realise how much you don't know.
That includes the music. Bands like Big Brother & the Holding Company, Quicksilver Messenger Service and the Grateful Dead.
Jumping forward a few decades this exploring began after I watched 'Masked and Anonymous', a 2003 movie involving Bob Dylan (as Jack Fate) leading an all-star cast in a dark and unusual musical tale. The film includes naturally Dylan songs, old and new, by himself and others and Jerry Garcia singing 'Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)' was a highlight for me. So that's todays Star Track. No video I'm afraid for the Jerry Garcia Band but I do have a bit of a 'Linkathon' for a concert considered exceptional from that time in 1991, all available on YouTube. See below for that.
More of the San Francisco scene next time… for now, let's be Grateful for 'Señor' Garcia >
I've been reading a lot about San Francisco in the 60s: 'Summer of Love / Psychedelia' era. Exploring the scene and the dance venues: The Avalon Ballroom & Fillmore West, promotors Matt Helms and Bill Graham and being fascinated by all those 'unreadable' posters once again.
You think you know a lot, but the more you read the more you realise how much you don't know.
That includes the music. Bands like Big Brother & the Holding Company, Quicksilver Messenger Service and the Grateful Dead.
Jumping forward a few decades this exploring began after I watched 'Masked and Anonymous', a 2003 movie involving Bob Dylan (as Jack Fate) leading an all-star cast in a dark and unusual musical tale. The film includes naturally Dylan songs, old and new, by himself and others and Jerry Garcia singing 'Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)' was a highlight for me. So that's todays Star Track. No video I'm afraid for the Jerry Garcia Band but I do have a bit of a 'Linkathon' for a concert considered exceptional from that time in 1991, all available on YouTube. See below for that.
More of the San Francisco scene next time… for now, let's be Grateful for 'Señor' Garcia >
More Dylan with - 'I Shall Be Released' [10:47]
Concert Part 1 - [1:07:02]
Concert Part 2 - [1:23:02]
Entire two and a half hour concert [not 'live' just a still video]
There's a CD of this concert: Titled 'Pure Jerry' (Coliseum, Hampton, VA, November 9, 1991) - available to download on Amazon.
And finally look out for a related photo from me, to be posted next week.
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