Eryk Davis Ester
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quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: For my money, John Wetton pretty much defines "smexy" in this classic video from Family, a band I might never have gotten around to listening to, if it weren't for the magic of Youtube!
Quite a find, Eryk! I'd never heard Wetton's work with Family before. (Loved the xylophone!)
I also found where someone had uploaded Mogul Thrash's album, featuring Wetton and what would eventually become the brass section of the Average White Band.
Anyway, here's Wetton's future Asia-bandmate Steve Howe at only seventeen!
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The Ozark Mountain Daredevils were from my home state, Missouri. In 1985, I actually took a class with the ex-wife of one of the later band members.
This song always puts me in the mind of a particular girl I knew when I was growing up. Her name wasn't Jackie, but it was close.
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Speaking of Ozark Mountain Daredevils, I hadn't heard this song in 35 years, but it's as funny as I remembered it!
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Wow, great thread! I've never seen it before. I need to give this thread the listening to it deserves when I get the chance (aka: when I'm not at work and people will look into my office funny).
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One of my favorite songs of the '70s is this catchy ditty from 1974.
Redbone was a band of Native Americans led by brothers Pat and Lolly Vasquez (a.k.a. Vegas). Pat plays the bass, and Lolly is the guitarist and lead singer on this song.
I was saddened to learn of Lolly's recent passing on March 4, 2010.
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I loved Orleans, Rick! I was going to post one of their later hits, "Love Takes Time," but I couldn't find a video I liked.
Instead, here's an altogether different band. Bachman Turner Overdrive was led by former Guess Who guitarist Randy Bachman and featured bassist C. Fred Turner on vocals. Though this concert was filmed in 1988, it captures the early '70s glory of the band. I love the guitar in this song.
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Alice Stuart in 1971, singing and playing electric:
Stuart is still actively playing, just one state up from me. The last time she was scheduled to come to town, the roads were closed from a flood. But I vow to see her live-- someday!
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I loved this song, too! It took me years to figure out the lyrics. I finally found them on the Internet about 15 years ago ("Just a 5'9", beautiful, tall . . .").
True story: The Hollies were formed by lead singer Alan Clarke and rhythm guitarist Graham Nash, although the latter had departed in '68 to form Crosby Stills & Nash. Clarke left the group around '71 and was replaced by Swedish singer Michael Rickfors, but when "Long Cool Woman" became an unexpected hit, Clarke rejoined the group and Rickfors was dispatched from whence he came.
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What a cool thread. I haven't heard some of these songs since I was a little kid... thanks for remedying that.
Let me make my own contribution from 1970, with former Animals front-man, Eric Burdon, leading the funk band, War in the coolest version of Spill the Wine ever.
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Eryk Davis Ester
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That's fantastic! I Eric Burdon!
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Continuing on my "early appearances by members of Asia" theme, here's a very young Carl Palmer playing with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.
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