Deodato and Earth, Wind, and Fire. 1974, at Waikiki’s park only steps from the famed International Market Place. I was 18, and serving Uncle Sam at Pearl Harbor. Those were the days!
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@russbutton Dexter Gordon released 4 albums from the music recorded live at Keystone Korner circa 1974. The 4 album series was phenomenal, and still one of my favorite Dext recordings! I have the albums and a 4 cd set. |
Tuscaloosa ‘72 Stones Exile tour is my forever reference point for concerts. Martha Reeves & Vandellas got things revved and then “Little” Stevie Wonder stepped up/ took over…about 4 months prior to release of Talking Book. His greatness was apparent & unexpected, hard to describe (as always) when time stops and you’re taken out of your head by a musical tour-de-force…distinctly remember thinking that if the Stones had suddenly canceled, no worries, I got my $7.50 worth. if there has ever been a greater front man than Mr. Jagger I’d like to see ‘em, as he and the original recording musicians tapped into the electricity of the audience and put on a galvanizing concert. Bianca we standing off-stage in front of me, a dude 20 seats down was head-to-toe in full clown suit makeup/regalia, And Exile on Main Street came alive. Chip Monck had the rear mounted, light reflecting mirror array behind the stage so everyone could see unobstructed. Keith and Mick Taylor burned, Bobby Keys honked, Charlie pounded and Nicky Hopkins added his understated greatness to everything. Walking to the car I felt like I was floating above the grass, on a natural high…like a great show should be. |
@coltrane1 I grew up in San Francisco. I was 16 years old at the time of The Summer of Love. I was a very straight kid. Iʻve never done any kind of drugs. But I couldnʻt help but be influenced by the whole counter-culture scene.
Keystone Korner was such a treasure. But it got shut down by the Feds because Todd Barken wasnʻt paying his taxes. The rumor is that too much of his money went up his nose... |
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