Rest in Peace: Jerry Miller - lead guitarist, songwriter for Moby Grape (died July 20th, age 81) and also John Mayall (died July 22nd, age 90), "Father of the British Blues". I saw Dale Watson. Songs about Other Artists // additional discographical, biographical information was added by Lawrence Azrin. Also, check out the links at your leisure.
Time
Performer [Composer]
Song
Album [Format]
Misc
Misc –
REQ:Request
BED:Music Played Whilst Talking
NEW:New Release
( ):Label, Year Rec/Rel
Time:
4:00
Artist:
Tommy McLennan [1st time artist played (by track-blaster) on WMBR!!]
Billed as 'Tommy McLennan, Blues singer with guitar and string bass' / Ransom Knowling: bass // Click on Link above/ left, to view the original 10" shellac record
This track was originally on _only_ this compilation, and not on any John Mayall album at the time. / Click on Link above/ left, to view the original compilation album.
Time:
4:14
Artist:
John Mayall [Billed as 'John Mayall with Peter Green']
Rolling Stone #195 on its "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" listing. / * - because Clapton is reading a "Beano" comic book on the front cover - Click on the Link above, left to view the original album
Time:
4:29
Artist:
John Mayall [L.C. Frazier {actually Memphis Slim}] [Billed as 'John Mayall With Eric Clapton']
Rolling Stone #195 on its "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" listing. / * - because Clapton is reading a "Beano" comic book on the front cover - Click on the Link above, left to view the original album
The last Jefferson Airplane album with founder Marty Balin, and drummer Spencer Dryden (who replaced Alexander 'Skip' Spence - CONFUSED? - LsA). / *but it was shortened after objections from "Volunteers of AmeriCa", a religious charity. / Click on the Link above, to view the original album, which includes the lyric sheet.
Time:
5:08
Artist:
John Mayall [Billed as 'John Mayall With Eric Clapton']
Song:
Parchman Farm [Originally by Bukka White, 1940 - but popularized by Mose Allison *]
This was featured over the closing credits of the 1971 film 'The Last Picture Show'. // Click on Link above/ left, to view the original 10" shellac record.
Born in Birmingham, AL in 1962, then moved with his family to Pasadena, Texas in 1977. He moved to LA in 1988 on the advice of Rosie Flores, and soon joined the house band at The Palomino. / Click on the Link above, left, to view the CD.
Compilation also includes Willie Nelson, George Jones, Charley Pride, Emmylou Harris, Dwight Yoakum. /// Click on Link above/ left, to view the compilation album.
*- One of the names used by Moby Grape during the course of their lengthy legal battle with former manager Matthew Katz, over ownership of the band name, and also related royalties./ ** - Cassettes were a popular format BITD for pre-Digital days, for "Do It Yourself" releases - LsA // Re-issued on CD in 2003, on "DIG Records".
Time:
6:32
Artist:
Moby Grape [Billed as 'Legendary Grape', also as 'The Melvilles' *]
*- One of the names used by Moby Grape during the course of their lengthy legal battle with former manager Matthew Katz, over ownership of the band name, and also related royalties./ ** - Cassettes were a popular format BITD for pre-Digital days, for "Do It Yourself" releases - LsA // Re-issued on CD in 2003, on "DIG Records".
From Wisconsin / The group includes includes Jerry Miller, lead guitarist of Moby Grape - Rolling Stone included Miller at #68 on their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of all Time" and Moby Grape's debut/ self-titled album, at #124 on the listing of "The 500 Greatest Albums of all Time" // Click on Link above/ left, to read an article about them.
From Wisconsin / The group includes includes Jerry Miller, lead guitarist of Moby Grape. . Rolling Stone included Miller at #68 on their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of all Time" and Moby Grape's debut/ self-titled album, at #124 on the listing of "The 500 Greatest Albums of all Time".
The group includes includes Jerry Miller, lead guitarist of Moby Grape. . Rolling Stone included Miller at #68 on their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of all Time" and Moby Grape's debut/ self-titled album, at #124 on the listing of "The 500 Greatest Albums of all Time".
*- One of the names used by Moby Grape during the course of their lengthy legal battle with former manager Matthew Katz, over ownership of the band name, and also related royalties./ ** - Cassettes were a popular format BITD for pre-Digital days, for "Do It Yourself" releases - LsA // Reissued on CD in 2003, on "DIG Records".
