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There are 6 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Newbie with a question
From: Anita
2. Gary Walker
From: Frank Murphy
3. Re: Midnight Confessions
From: Michael Gessner
4. RIP Chet Helms
From: Country Paul
5. Re: Marmalade
From: Michael Gessner
6. Thanks for all the help (and one more question)!
From: Anita
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 18:17:26 -0000
From: Anita
Subject: Re: Newbie with a question
Me:
> My brother (16 years older than I am) was in a few surf/garage rock
> bands during the 1960s, when I was little. He was in a couple of
> bands that had songs that ended up on the Pebbles Vol. 4 and Vol. 9
> compilations, respectively.
Gary Myers:
> Which bands?
The California Suns and The Magic Mushroom.
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:06:00 +0100
From: Frank Murphy
Subject: Gary Walker
Phil M:
> * Did all three Walker Brothers sing, or just Scott and John?
I have a Gary Walker single You Don't love Me (CBS UK/ Date US) which
I always presumed he sang on. He formed a band whilst with the Walkers
called Gary Walker and The Rain but they employed a lead vocalist
whilst Gary played drums. Which he did not do on The Walker Brothers'
records.
FrankM
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 22:10:49 -0400
From: Michael Gessner
Subject: Re: Midnight Confessions
I have the Evergreen Blues Band 45 and after listening to it, it is
obvious that the Grass Roots version copied the EBB version virtually
note for note. I've never heard of an earlier version than EBB's.
Mike in Philly
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 22:55:20 -0400
From: Country Paul
Subject: RIP Chet Helms
>From the AP, 06/26/2005 19:40:54 EST
Music Promoter Who Launched Joplin Dies
SAN FRANCISCO - Chet Helms, the revered father of the 1967 Summer of
Love and a music promoter who launched the career of singer Janis
Joplin, has died of complications from a stroke. He was 62. Helms,
who once stood at the center of the 1960s Bay Area music scene, died
Saturday surrounded by friends and family at San Francisco's
California Pacific Medical Center. "It was a beautiful death," said
his wife Judy Davis. "It was a goodbye party. We all sang to him and
told stories. He died as he lived - surrounded by love." Helms was
the founder and manager of Big Brother and the Holding Company with
Joplin as its lead singer. He was a rock-'n'-roll impresario who
helped stage free concerts and "Human Be-ins" at Golden Gate Park
that became the backdrop for what became known as San Francisco's
Summer of Love in 1967 at the height of anti-Vietnam War sentiment.
Helms was instrumental in helping to develop bands that delivered what
became known as the San Francisco Sound. "Without Chet, there would
be no Grateful Dead, no Big Brother and the Holding Company, no
Jefferson Airplane, no Country Joe & the Fish, no Quicksilver
Messenger Service," said Barry Melton, the lead guitarist for Country
Joe & the Fish. Helms hooked Joplin up with Big Brother for jam
sessions in a basement in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood. They
debuted in June 1966 at the Avalon, officially launching the bluesy
rock-'n'-roll diva's short career. Helms eventually dropped out of
the concert business for a time in 1970. "Chet was a hippie," said
Mickey Hart, drummer for the Grateful Dead. "We were all hippies. He
hated to charge for the music."
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Country Paul
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 22:25:21 -0400
From: Michael Gessner
Subject: Re: Marmalade
>From last week, I was glad to read about the pre-70's Marmalade. Is
their "Can't Stop Now" available on CD? If not, can someone post it
to musica? I remember it in 67 and it was incredible!!!
Mike in Philly
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 05:26:41 -0000
From: Anita
Subject: Thanks for all the help (and one more question)!
Hi again--
I first posted here on Friday, looking for help in finding some of my
brother's recordings. The GREAT news is that I have already gotten
two of the songs sent to me in digital format. Unending thanks to
Mike Dugo and Martin Roberts for all of their fantastic help!
This evening, my brother made me aware of another "lost recording"
that I want to find. It was the first record by The California Suns,
and it is called "I'm Gonna Get Some Love." Anybody ever heard of it?
I did a quick search, and found the vinyl listed (but sold out) on a
Japanese site. Nothing on eBay. I'd love to get either a vinyl or
digital copy of this. If anyone has any leads or suggestions, I'm all
ears!
Again, thanks!
Anita
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