M usic from the 70's

interesteddad
Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:05:21 +0000

Ah, the 70s.

My first concert was the Jimi Hendrix Experience in November 1968. I had never heard of him. Thought he was a soul singer like Jerry Butler.

The 70s started strong. In 1970, I saw Led Zeppelin, the Who (playing Tommy), the Allman Brothers (with Duane), and Jimi Hendrix again playing the Star Spangled Banner on the 4th of July. Among many highlights were seeing the Grateful Dead a half dozen or so times and seeing Bob Dylan several times, starting with his return to the concert stage with the Band in 1974.

BTW, I think a tip of the hat is due to a very influential band, [Parliament/Funkadelic[/url] that had a pretty strong impact on music. For example, without Parliament/Funkadelic is there ever a Prince?

And, in a totally different vein, but just as influential, was ill-fated Harvard drop-out Gram Parsons. His final two solo albums, duets with Emmy Lou Harris, with Elvis’ band, are still two of the best "country rock albums ever recorded. Songs from these albums have been recorded by EVERYBODY.

[url=- YouTube]Emmylou Harris & Gram Parsons - Love Hurts - YouTube](Funkadelic - Hit It And Quit It (HQ) - YouTube)