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Can't you see
It all makes perfect sense
Expressed in dollars and cents,
Pounds, shillings and pence
Can't you see
It all makes perfect sense

typed out lyrics

time lapse video of a recreation of original psychedelic poster art by Wes Wilson, one of the San Francisco originals. Artist is Richard Charter. Headline for that was Moby Grape

This set is three sets. The Alameda All Stars, Denny Lane, and Leslie West of Mountain. 33 minutes...it's rock and roll



Happy New year!

included - denny laine (moody blues) with a little help from me friends



(davegolden)

available at Grooves records at Market and Octavia

a San Francisco original...

for biene...

And brave the storm to come,
For it surely looks like rain.

Turning gray and it looks like rain, here it come again. here come the rain

looks like rain, here it come again from Jeffrey Webb on Vimeo.

David and Linda LaFlamme, from the San Francisco band It's A Beautiful Day, October 25, 2009, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco





above photos - davegolden, flickr







more photos and a song by IABD

The song is Little Hands by Alexander 'Skip' Spence of San Francisco's own Moby Grape and the Jefferson Airplane. The musicians are featured this week in Becks Record Club. The original version is on the 1969 album Oar, one of the most notorious solo albums ever made

Record Club: Skip Spence "Little Hands" from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

the original members of Moby Grape and the Doobie Brothers came together to perform another song by Skip Spence, never actually recorded on any album called Dark Magic at his memorial a few years ago in Santa Cruz. The memorial concert was recorded by only 5 people, including myself here at Bluoz and never was released to the public. It still has to get approval by Skip Spence's son, Omar Spence, (and Skips estate administrator, hats off to the mighty LQ...hehe) to release all the tapes to the public, but the one song, Dark Magic, was released earlier here on this blog as It Crawled From the Vault #10 The entire memorial concert was recorded at the Brookdale Lodge in 1999, just after Skippy died

now you know some of, theeee rest of the story


Don't ever tell me that younger musicians don't appreciate the previous generation (their forefathers music, grandpas music)


They certainly do...yes indeed

Ronnie Montrose, October 25, 2009, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Opens with My g-g-g-generation



(photo- davegolden-flickr)

during the set, Montrose describes how Boots Hughston gave him his very first gig in Washington Square Park, San Francisco in 1973

Rest in Peace, brother

Norton Buffalo 1951-2009

Last week at Westfest 2009 in Golden Gate Park, David Denny, another member of the Steve Miller Band (wrote The Stake on Book of Dreams) played a very heartfelt tribute to Norton Buffalo. Norton had recently been diagnosed with cancer and passed away yesterday. The tribute was Back to the Island, a Leon Russell song

here it is



we love you Norton! - David Denny, October 25, 2009, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

update, Monday, November 2nd, 2009. I received word that Norton Buffalo did actually find out this song was performed in his honor before he died last Friday. On Monday, October 26, 2009, the very next day after Westfest, Norton called David Denny to thank him. But he may have never actually heard the song, unless he was watching on the internet. Norton died 5 days later

Norton Buffalo, 2008



David Denny and friends, last week (performers are Carlos Reyes on violin, Byron Allred on keyboards, and Greg Douglass on guitar, Prairie Prince of The Tubes on drums

(photo - davegolden-flickr)

update November 1, 2009 >>> there will be another tribute to Norton Buffalo today, Sunday on the show Good Olde Fashioned Folk Show on KHCO Chico (listen live) (should be 1-2pm PST Sunday, November 1st). This show is now recorded and archived here (first 5 minutes are choppy due to connection, but stable after that)



Also tonight, Sunday > Blues with Bowker - Bill Bowker - Sunday Evenings 7-10pm on The Crush, Healdsburg KRSH (listen live) from the Santa Rosa Press Democrat

KRSH Healdsburg tribute recorded and archived



also KVMR in Nevada City where they said that tonight there are many stations across Northern California playing tribute to Norton. There was a brief live link between KRSH and KVMR. Hope somebody recorded the KVMR show.

Nortons life will be celebrated Jan. 23 at the Fox Theater in Oakland in a benefit concert starring the Steve Miller Band and the Doobie Brothers, with special guests Huey Lewis, George Thorogood, Charlie Musselwhite and Bonnie Raitt.

news and blog items

Vintage Vinyl News

Blues in the Northwest

Makli

Nightwatchers House of Rock

Juke Joint Soul

Ted Burke

abreakingnews.com

Mr G's

Nortons twitter feed

The Rock Doctor

the hooter

Blurt online

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

A News Cafe

Randy's Vinyl Tap

Benefit for Norton (facebook)

Rovins World

updated Santa Rosa Press Democrat

San Francisco Chronicle

Reverend Keith Gordon

Jazz Corner

Spinner



FARK

Chico ER (last lyrics)

Jerry Miller from earlier today at Westfest 2009, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco



right click to download the recording







update, the Chronicle screwed up about this segment (Joel Selvin would have known the difference)



Jim Post was never a member of Moby Grape. Jerry Miller is the one in the cowboy hat and he was and is, the original and founding member of Moby Grape Jim Post wasn't even at this show. Keith Graves on bass is the guy in the tie dye and Fuzzy John Oxendine on drums and Ed Vance on the B3

Jerry Miller, Biscuits and Blues, San Francisco, September 9, 2007

(firefox you can right click the player and download)

part 1



part 2



Jerry Miller, guitarist for the legendary San Francisco rock band Moby Grape will be at West Fest in Golden gate Park next week
He's number 68 in Rolling Stones 100 greatest guitarists of all time

In 2007, Jerry Miller, along with a reformed Moby Grape appeared at the same Golden Gate Park venue for the 40th Anniversary of the Summer of Love.

2007 Golden Gate Park photo courtesy of Don Aters



later that same night, Jerry came downtown to Biscuits and Blues nightclub and played two shows, and the first show is included here (2nd show not recorded)

Biscuits and Blues photo courtesy of JoJo on the Moby Grape email list

Little Feat, October 4, 2009, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

update - re uploaded new master, re EQ'd at the WAV level, originally recorded with Audio-Technica AT-822 mics, direct to WAV @ 48 k/hz (you can right click the player and download it)

It's A Beautiful Day - Bombay Calling - Anaheim Convention Center, February 7, 1970

possibly the most frenetic version of Bombay Calling ever, they brought the house down and conjured up Toltec deities



It's A Beautiful Day, 1970, the very first personnel change with Fred Webb (upper left corner) replacing Linda LaFlamme on keyboards

update>>>> Barry Melton will be at Westfest next month. stay tuned for major announcements as the concert date in Golden Gate Park gets closer

We are unable to pre-announce certain San Francisco heritage musicians because of their 60-mile/60-day contractual obligations and non-compete clauses. link

this was previously posted as #4, but somehow the actual song was omitted

In honor of Labor Day 2009, sans the labor.....................................................

Barry Melton, live at The Saloon, San Francisco (north beach) June 1st, 1998

"This song is dedicated to everyone who has been fired, canned, laid off, or otherwise separated from their employment" opening sequence (Peter Walsh (Seatrain), yer fired!)

Barry Melton - Kicked Out of the Band - June 1st, 1998







The Saloon, in North Beach, San Francisco



one of the oldest bars in San Francisco. It goes back before the 1906 earthquake

The Dinosaurs without John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service who called in sick and was replaced that night by Jerry Miller of Moby Grape

Live at the I Beam on Haight Street, june 21 1987

personnel: barry melton, peter albin, spencer dryden
merl saunders, jerry miller

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