Jerry Garcia Band - 1980-02-29 - Hempstead, NY (SBD)

Jerry Garcia Band

1980-02-29

Late Show

Calderone Concert Hall

Hempstead Ny

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You

02. When I Paint My Masterpiece

03. Russian Lullaby

04. The Harder They Come

05. Tiger Rose *

06. Promontory Rider *

07. Dear Prudence

Encore

08. Midnight Moonlight

* With Robert Hunter

Jerry Garcia Band - 1980-02-29 - Hempstead, NY (SBD)

As February 1980 closed, and March 1980 began, the Jerry Garcia Band was in peak form. Their February 28 show from Kean College has been officially released on the album, After Midnight. The album takes its name from the legendary After Midnight > Eleanor Rigby > After Midnight jam that closed the first of the 2 shows the band played that night. I was at the early show at The Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ on March 1, 1980, which I posted on this blog last year. That concert found Garcia playing a superb mix of covers, solo material and Grateful Dead tunes, including a blistering version of Deal, perhaps the hottest rendition of that tune I’ve ever been privileged to hear. This post captures the band in between those 2 concerts, on February 29, 1980, 32 years ago today, during the late show at Calderone Concert Hall in Long Island. Jerry is joined for 2 songs, Tiger Rose and Promontory Rider, by his lyricist (and opening act), Robert Hunter. Download this one and well as the March 1 show, then go out and buy After Midnight, to own a trifecta of superb Garcia performances. By the way - check out the ticket stub on the back cover. Guess whoever printed it wasn't too familiar with how Mr. Garcia spelled his first name! And Rachel Sweet was replaced by Robert Hunter as the opening act, as I explained in this post.  By the way, while it may not seem immediately apparent, this show fits in with our folk rock and country western theme this month for several reasons.  First, Jerry, long before he was playing psychedelic rock, played in a folk/bluegrass band called the Wildwood Boys with David Nelson. Second,  Garcia and the Dead were know for covering a host of country Western tunes, including El Paso, Big River and Me and My Uncle.  Third, and finally, Garcia is joined by Robert Hunter, whose folk roots were detailed earlier this month!

March's Theme at So Many Roads

While we still have 2 more February shows for you tomorrow thanks to Leap Year, we want to take a minute to talk about our theme for March 2012  Our theme for March will be Special Guests. Our first posts on March 1 are perfect examples of that theme.  One features Simon & Garfunkel joining Neil Young for 2 songs, then  the 2nd has Neil returning the favor later the same day by sitting in with S&G during their set. We'll have lots more shows like that throughout the month!  

Enjoy the tunz!

Willie Nelson - 1975-02-26 - Fort Worth, TX (SBD)

Willie Nelson

1975-02-26

Panther Hall

Fort Worth, Texas

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

Early Show:

01. Whiskey River

02. Stay All Night

03. Well, Hello There

04. Crazy > Night Life

05. Bloody Mary Morning

06. Pine Top's Boogie Woogie

07. Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother

08. Me And Paul

09. Truck Drivin Man

10. Goin Fishin

11. Okie From Muskogee

12. Shotgun Willie

13. Mr. Record Man

14. Hello Walls

15. One Day At A Time

16. Touch Me

17. Medley

18. Song For You

19. Big Balls In Cowtown

20. Sad Songs And Waltzes

21. After The Fire Is Gone

22. Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Late Show:

01. Proud Mary

02. Pick Up The Tempo

03. Good Hearted Woman In Love With A Good Timin Man

04. The Last Letter

05. Half A Man

06. Remember Me

07. Bandera

08. Devil In A Sleeping Bag

09. Whiskey River

10. That's Where My House Lives

11. I Never Cared For You

12. Milk Cow Blues

13. Bubbles In My Beer

14. Stay All Night

15. When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder

16. Jambalaya

17. Rollin In My Sweet Baby's Arms

18. Don't Say Love or Nothin

19. Can I Sleep In Your Arms Tonight Lady

20. The Party's Over

21. What'd I Say

2.2 Mountain Dew

23. Pretty Paper

24. Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Willie Nelson - 1975-02-26 - Fort Worth, TX (SBD)

For this post, we fast forward 3 years to the day from our last entry to feature another country music legend, Willie Nelson. In 1975, after years with Atlantic records, Willie released his first album with Columbia, entitled Red Headed Stranger. The disc tells the tale of a fugitive on the run from the law after killing his wife and her lover. Despite Columbia's concerns about the album’s sparse musical arrangements (it featured just guitar, piano and drums), Red Headed Stranger certified multi-platinum, making Willie one of the most recognized artists in country music. His cover of Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain, released as a singe from album, became his first number one hit. This soundboard recording, from February 26, 1975, 37 years ago today, from Fort Worth, TX, captures Willie just before the release of Red Headed Stranger. The 2 shows from that night include several tunes from that disc, including Bandera, Remember Me, and Can I Sleep In Your Arms, though his soon to be chart topping single is absent from the set list. Even without Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain, these shows have plenty of classics, such as Whiskey River, Shotgun Willie, and Bloody Mary Morning, making them "must haves" for your collection.

Johnny Cash - 1972-02-26 - Amsterdam (FM)

Johnny Cash
1972-02-26
The Nieuvve RAI
Amsterdam, Holland
Fm Broadcast
256 kbps
Artwork Included

01. I Walk The Line intro > A Boy Named Sue
02. Ramblin' Around > Sunday Morning Coming Down
03. Man In Black
04. I Still Miss Someone
05. Five Feet High And Rising
06. Pickin' time > Detroit City
07. I Walk The Line
08. Jackson
09. If I Were A Carpenter
10. No Need To Worry
11. Will The Circle Be Unbroken > Daddy Sang Bass
12. Children Go Where I Send Thee
13. A Thing Called Love

Johnny Cash - 1972-02-26 - Amsterdam (FM)

In honor of what would have been Johnny Cash’s 80th birthday, and in keeping with our folk rock/country western theme for the month of February, today we post a show from 40 years ago, on February 28, 1972, featuring the Man in Black live in Amsterdam! This FM recording captures Cash on his 40th birthday, playing some of the biggest hits of his career, including I Walk The Line, A Boy Named Sue, Jackson, Sunday Morning Coming Down, and daddy Sang Bass, though Ring Of Fire is conspicuous by its absence. What I can’t figure out, however, is why this legendary singer who was born in the Arkansas and helped put Memphis Tennessee on the map was doing in The Netherlands on his 40th birthday! Whatever the reason, download this one and remember a man who is one of the few performers to be elected to both the Country Music Hall of Fame (in 1980), and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (in 1992).

Elvis Presley - 1971-02-23 - Las Vegas (SBD)

Elvis Presley

1971-02-23

Late Show

International Hotel

Las Vegas, Nevada,

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. 2001 Theme

02. That's All Right

03. I Got A Woman/By The Time I Get To Phoenix

04. Love Me Tender (Intro Only) > Love Me

05. Mystery Train > Tiger Man

06. Sweet Caroline

07. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling

08. Polk Salad Annie

09. Something

10. Johnny B. Goode

11. How Great Thou Art

12. Don't Be Cruel

13. Heartbreak Hotel

14. Blue Suede Shoes

15. Bride Over Troubled Water

16. Little Sister> Get Back

17. Hound Dog

18. Suspicious Minds (Spliced with Jan 28 DS)

19. The Impossible Dream (Jan 28 DS)

Elvis Presley - 1971-02-23 - Las Vegas (SBD)

Another post that fits with our country western theme this month, as the King hailed from Memphis, and is often hailed as the inventor of rockabilly, blending country western music with rythm and blues.In 1971, as part of the 5 year deal his manager Tom Parker signed 2 years earlier, Elvis began his winter series of shows in Las Vegas at the International Hotel on January 26. He’d play 57 shows in the next 29 days, normally doing 2 performances a night, one at 8:15 pm, and one at 12 midnight. Often, after the 2nd show, he and his entourage would stay up all night partying. He had both a female and a male backing vocal group for these shows, the Sweet Inspirations and The Imperials, respectively. The shows also featured a 6 piece band and a symphony orchestra. His jumpsuits – 18 different ones were used in 1971 – and belts became more elaborate, setting the stage for adding capes to his ensemble later in the year. While he was sill in fine voice and could turn in performances as powerful as any in his career, the pomp and circumstance surrounding these shows made it clear that Elvis was beginning down the road that would lead to the end of his marriage a year later, and eventually his tragic death in 1977. This soundboard recording captures Elvis at the last show of the Vegas run, on February 23, 1971, 41 years ago today. Download this one to hear Elvis while he was still at the peak of his musical powers.

The Byrds – 1969-02-22 – Boston, MA (SBD)

The Byrds

1969-02-22

Boston Tea Party

Boston, MA

Soundboard Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

01. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

02. He Was A Friend Of Mine

03. Old Blue

04. Long Black Veil

05. Goin' Back

06. Get Out Of My Life Woman

07. Ballad Of Easy Rider

08. Jesus Is Just Alright

09. Mr. Spaceman

10. This Wheel's On Fire

11. Lay Lady Lay

12. Time Between

13. My Back Pages >

14. Baby What You Want Me To Do?

15. Take A City Bride

16. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

17. Way Beyond The Sun

18. Turn! Turn! Turn! >

19.. Mr. Tambourine Man >

20. I Shall Be Released

21. Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man

22. Nashville West

The Byrds – 1969-02-22 – Boston, MA (SBD)

In keeping with our theme this month, here's another from the The Byrds, a band influenced by the folk rock of Bob Dylan. New York had the Fillmore East; San Francisco, the Fillmore West; Philadelphia, the Electic Factory; and Boston, the Boston Tea Party. Taking its name from a major event in the American Revolution, this concert hall, which opened on January 20, 1967, showcased the psychedelic revolution taking place in rock music. The Boston Tea Party attracted bands such as The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Pink Floyd, The Who, Santana and Led Zeppelin, just to name a few. The Byrds played the venue on February 22, 1969, 42 years ago today, featuring the relatively new line up of McGuinn, White, Parsons and York that had debuted late in 1968. (see the November 2 post for another concert by this line up). The band had just finished recording the album, Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde, which featured an unusual mix of country and psychedelic rock, hence the title of the disc. That album also featured McGuinn handling all the lead vocals. McGuinn, the leader and sole remaining original member of The Byrds felt that it would be too confusing for fans of  the band if the disc prominently featured the unfamiliar voices of the new members. As such, White, Parsons and York were relegated to backing vocal duties during the recording of the album. This soundboard recording of the Boston Tea Party show features several songs from Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde, including Nashville West, Drug Store Truck Driving Man, Old Blue, and This Wheel’s On Fire. Of course, the show also includes numerous Byrds classics, such as My Back Pages, Turn, Turn, Turn and Mr. Tambourine Man. Download this one for an interesting mix of the past, present and future of the Byrds!

Jimmy Buffett - 1974-02-19 - Sausalito, CA (FM)

Jimmy Buffett

1974-02-19

The Record Plant

Sausalito, CA

KSAN FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Pre Show Babble / KSAN Introduction

02. Ringling Ringling

03. Come Monday

04. Pencil Thin Mustache

05. Peddler Not A Pusher

06. Railroad Lady

07. They Don't Dance Like Carmen No More

08. Migration

09. God's Own Drunk

10. Brahma Fear

11. Pirate Looks at Forty

12. Closing

Jimmy Buffett - 1974-02-19 - Sausalito, CA (FM)

Long before he was followed around by legions of Parrotheads, before he owned restaurant chains, before he brewed his own beer (Land Shark Lager), before he became a best selling author, before the numerous acting roles on TV and in the movies, Jimmy Buffett was a simple country western and folk singer. Yep, the perfect fit for our February theme! In fact his 3rd album, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean, released in June 1973, went to number 43 on the country charts, but couldn’t crack the Billboard Top 200 album list. In February 1974, he released his 4th album, Living & Dying in 3/4 Time, which featured such tunes as Pencil Thin Mustache and God’s Own Drunk, which would be staples of his live performances for years to come. The album would be his first to make the Billboard charts, reaching #176. On February 19, 1974, 38 years ago today, Buffett played several tunes from that album, as well as some earlier songs, such as A Pirate Looks At Forty, at the Record Plant in Sausalito CA. Buffett’s performance was broadcast on KSAN-FM, one of the numerous “Live From The Plant” Sunday night shows that featured artists such as the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Peter Frampton, Bob Marley, The Marshall Tucker Band, Steely Dan, Linda Ronstadt and Fleetwood Mac. Download this one to catch Jimmy Buffet long before he was wasting away in Margaritaville.