On March 24, 2010, James Joseph Marshall died aged 74. He was photographer, best known for his photographs of rock musicians, including The Beatles (final paid live concert in San Francisco’s Candlestick Park), Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Neil Young, Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison, The Allman Brothers Band, The Who, Guns N’ Roses and Santana. He was also the chief photographer at Woodstock.
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Jefferson Airplane: Takes Off
On August 15, 1966, “RCA Victor” label released “Jefferson Airplane Takes Off”. the debut Jefferson Airplane album. It was recorded December 1965 – March 1966 at “RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tommy Oliver and Matthew Katz. Signe Toly Anderson and Skip Spence left the group shortly after the album’s release and were replaced by Grace Slick and Spencer Dryden.
Personnel:
- Marty Balin– vocals, rhythm guitar
- Signe Toly Anderson– vocals, percussion
- Jorma Kaukonen– lead guitar
- Paul Kantner– rhythm guitar, vocals
- Jack Casady– bass
- Skip Spence– drums
- Spencer Dryden– drums
- Dave Hassinger– engineer
Track listing:
- Blues from an Airplane – Marty Balin, Skip Spence
- Let Me In – Marty Balin, Paul Kantner
- Bringing Me Down – Marty Balin, Paul Kantner
- It’s No Secret – Marty Balin
- Tobacco Road – Clay Warnick
- Come Up the Years – Marty Balin, Paul Kantner
- Run Around – Marty Balin, Paul Kantner
- Let’s Get Together – Chester Powers
- Don’t Slip Away – Marty Balin, Skip Spence
- Chauffeur Blues – Lester Melrose
- And I Like It – Marty Balin, Jorma Kaukonen
Papa John Creach
On February 22, 1994, John Henry Creach aka Papa John Creach, died aged 76. He was musician (violin), performed and recorded with Jefferson Airplane (1970–1972), Hot Tuna, Jefferson Starship, Jefferson Starship – The Next Generation, the San Francisco All-Stars (1979–1984), The Dinosaurs (1982–1989) and Steve Taylor. Papa John Creach was a frequent guest at Charlie Daniels Band and Grateful Dead concerts.
Filmore East
On June 27, 1971, rock venue “Fillmore East” was closed. Rock promoter Bill Graham opened “Fillmore East” on Second Avenue near East 6th Street in the East Village, in New York City, on March 8, 1968. In its three years of existence, some of the biggest acts in rock music performed in this venue. The “Fillmore East” was a companion to Graham’s “Fillmore Auditorium”, and its successor, the “Fillmore West”, in San Francisco.
Big number of live albums by famous artists was recorded in “Fillmore East”, including:
- The Allman Brothers Band– At Fillmore East (1971)
- The Allman Brothers Band– Fillmore East, February 1970 (released 1997) on Grateful Dead Records
- The Allman Brothers Band- The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings six CD set of both early and late shows from March 12 and 13, 1971, and the complete closing show from June 27, 1971. released by The Island Def Jam Music Group, 2014
- The Chambers Brothers– Love, Peace and Happiness, a double album with one studio disc and one live disc recorded at Bill Graham’s Fillmore East
- Joe Cocker– Mad Dogs and Englishmen – The Complete Fillmore East Concerts – March 27–28, 1970 (released 2006)
- Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young- 4 Way Street (1971)
- Miles Davis– Live at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It’s About That Time (2001); recorded March 7, 1970, in a rare live recording of Davis’s so-called ‘”lost quintet”
- Miles Davis– Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore East (1970); recorded June 17–20, 1970
- Miles Davis- Miles At The Fillmore – Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol.3, four CD set of the complete shows from June 17, 18, 19 & 20, 1970 plus three bonus tracks from April 11, 1970 at Fillmore West. (released 2014, Columbia – Legacy)
- Derek and the Dominos– In Concert; recorded October 23–24, 1970 (released 1973)
- Derek and the Dominos– Live at the Fillmore ; recorded October 23–24, 1970 (released 1994)
- Flying Burrito Brothers– Authorized Bootleg: Fillmore East, N.Y., N.Y. Late Show, Nov. 7, 1970 (CD, Feb-2011, Hip-O Select)
- The Fugs– Golden Filth – Alive at the Fillmore East ; recorded June 1, 1968 (released on LP 1970, on CD as part of the Rhino Handmade 3-CD set, Electromagnetic Steamboat 2003)
- Grateful Dead– Ladies and Gentlemen… The Grateful Dead: Fillmore East – April 1971 (2000) ; a four-disc set taken from their five-night stint at the Fillmore East in April 1971
- Grateful Dead– Live at the Fillmore East 2-11-69 (1997)
- Grateful Dead– History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear’s Choice) (February 13–14, 1970) (1973)
- Grateful Dead– Dick’s Picks Volume Four – Grateful Dead Fillmore East 2/13–14/70 (1996) ; a three-disc set released on Grateful Dead Records
- Grateful Dead– Road Trips Volume 3 Number 3 Fillmore East 5-15-70 ; a three-disc set with a bonus fourth disc included with early orders of the set from dead.net; (released 2010)
- Jimi Hendrix– Band of Gypsys (1970) and Live at the Fillmore East (1999)
- Humble Pie– Performance Rockin’ the Fillmore (1971). Performance Rockin’ The Fillmore The Complete Recordings, a four disc CD set with the early and late shows from both 5/28/71 and 5/29/71 (released by Omnivore Recordings 2013)
- Incredible String Band- Live At The Fillmore 1968 ; recorded June 5, 1968; released by Hux Records Ltd, 2013.
- Iron Butterfly- Fillmore East 1968 ; a two disc set recorded on April 26 & 27, 1968; released by Rhino Entertainment 2011.
- Jefferson Airplane– Bless Its Pointed Little Head (1969) ; this album was split between the Fillmore East and Fillmore West.
- Jefferson Airplane– Live at the Fillmore East (recorded 1968; released 1998)
- Jefferson Airplane– Sweeping Up the Spotlight: Jefferson Airplane Live at the Fillmore East 1969 (released 2007)
- King Crimson– Epitaph – two-disc set with three tracks recorded at Fillmore East Nov. 21, 1969
- King Crimson– Live at Fillmore East – one disc with both Nov. 21 and Nov. 22, 1969 partial sets (released in 2004 on The King Crimson Club label as Club 25)
- Al Kooper& Mike Bloomfield – Fillmore East: The Lost Concert Tapes ; recorded Dec. 13–14, 1968 (released 2003)
- Love– Studio / Live – live tracks recorded at Fillmore East (released on LP 1982, on CD 1991)
- John Lennon and Yoko Ono – Live Jam – Side Two of this live album, which was included as a bonus album in Lennon & Ono’s Some Time in New York City (released: 1972), was recorded at the Fillmore East on June 6, 1971.
- Taj Mahal– The Real Thing ; recorded Feb. 13, 1971 (remaster with one more track, released 2000)
- Mountain– Flowers Of Evil – Side 2 recorded at Fillmore East, December 26, 1970
- John Mayall– The Turning Point (1969) (released on CD 1990, remaster with three more tracks released 2001)
- The Nice– Live at the Fillmore East December 1969 ; recorded December 19–20, 1969 (released 2009)
- Laura Nyro– Spread Your Wings and Fly: Live at the Fillmore East (released 2004)
- Quicksilver Messenger Service– Happy Trails; live tracks recorded at both Fillmore East & Fillmore West (CD released 1994)
- Ten Years After– Live at the Fillmore East 1970 ; recorded February 27–28, 1970 (released 2001)
- Johnny Winter– Live Johnny Winter And; recorded at Fillmore East and Pirate’s World, Dania, Florida (released 1971)
- Johnny Winter– Live at the Fillmore East 10/3/70 (released 2010)
- Neil Young & Crazy Horse– Live at the Fillmore East recorded March 6–7, 1970 (released on CD and DVD 2006)
- Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention– Freaks And Motherfu*#@%! ; recorded in 1970 (released 1991)
- Frank Zappa’s Mothers– Fillmore East – June 1971 (released 1971)
The Altamont Speedway Free Festival
On December 6, 1969, “The Altamont Speedway Free Festival” was held at the Altamont Speedway in Northern California. The festival made it in the history mostly for the violence that resulted with the death of Meredith Hunter and three accidental deaths: two caused by a hit-and-run car accident and one by drowning in an irrigation canal, number of injured people, numerous stolen cars and extensive property damage. Performers on the festival were Santana, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Rolling Stones. The Grateful Dead canceled their performance due to the rising violence. Approximately 300,000 people attended the concert. Filmmakers Albert and David Maysles shot footage of the festival which can be seen in the 1970 documentary movie “Gimme Shelter”.
Woodstock Festival
On August 15, 1969, Woodstock Festival started on Max Yasgur’s 600 acre farm in Bethel outside New York. The three day festival was attended by more then 400,000 people. Some of the festival performers were Jimi Hendrix, Richie Havens, Joe Cocker, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Santana, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Canned Heat, Joan Baez, Melanie, Ten Years After, Sly and the Family Stone, Johnny Winter, Jefferson Airplane, Ravi Shankar, Country Joe and the Fish, Blood Sweat and Tears, Arlo Guthrie and Joe Cocker.
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