Friday 18 May 2018

🌟 May, 18

🌟 1967.
🎋 TV transmission of "The Wind Cries Mary" (see 10 May for details) on 'Top Of The Pops', BBC1 (19:30 to 20:00).

🎋 Offenbach am Main, "Stadthalle". TV rehearsal and live recordings for the German III TV station Hessischer Rundfunk program 'Beat, Beat, Beat!'.






🎋 After rehearsals in the early afternoon the JHE performed: Stone Free; Hey Joe; Purple Haze (all first transmitted on 29 May).
Support: Dave Dee & Co.; Sandie Shaw.

🎋 Frankfurt - Noel Redding telephones Hugh Nolan for an interview in Disc and Music Echo (published 27 May).

🎋 Frankfurt, "K 52" club. Jimi jams (on bass) with Noel Redding (guitar), John 'Beaky' Dymond (drums - normally the guitarist of Dave Dee & Co.) and Dave Dee (vocals), sometime between 21:00 and 5:00 the next morning. It's possible Sandie Shaw also joined in, although this is unconfirmed.

🌟 1968.
'1968 Pop Festival', Gulfstream Race Track, Hallandale, Florida USA
Supported by the Mothers of Invention, Arthur Brown, Blue Cheer and John Lee Hooker, The Experience perform two shows at the Miami Pop Festival in Hallendale, Florida. Among the songs performed during the 2nd show include:
Foxey Lady ❀ Fire ❀ Hear My Train A Comin’ ❀ Purple Haze.
Eddie Kramer was flown down to Miami to record the group’s performance for posterity. Although recordings were made, the second day’s cancellation threw the promoters into bankruptcy. Both audio and film footage of the event was seized, their whereabouts remain a mystery.

http://www.last.fm/it/user/emergingsynergy/journal/2006/07/24/19uxf_bands_i've_seen_live_
http://www.digitalhighway.co.uk/axis/reviews/1059.asp
http://www.rockprophecy.com/abcmiami.html



🌟 1969.
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY.
With Buddy Miles Express
Set List: Lover Man Come On (Let The Good Times Roll) ❀ Red House ❀ Fire Spanish Castle Magic ❀ Hear My Train A Comin’ ❀ I Don’t Live Today ❀ Voodoo Child (Slight Return) ❀ Purple Haze

🌟 1970.
No News...

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🌟 Born on this day:
🎋 1911 Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner, Jr. (18 May 1911 - 24 Nov 1985). An American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri. https://youtu.be/FpyW1Dn_JSc

🌟 Gone to Rock ‘n’ Roll Heaven:
🎋 Ian Kevin Curtis (15 Jul 1956 – 18 May 1980). He is best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the post-punk band Joy Division.
🎋 John Watson, Jr. (3 Feb 1935 – 18 May 1996), known professionally as Johnny "Guitar" Watson, was an American blues, soul, and funk musician and singer-songwriter.
https://youtu.be/fAPR6rpB7Yo
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