Recent content by RachelKlingberg

Hello, apologies for the slow response, my email server keeps blocking the TalkBass notifications. Yes, DHSBF, my brother was a huge Van Halen fan, so that would have been me, but I was only 13 in 1984 so I don't remember (it has been 40 years!) It was likely in our small house near the train...

Happy Father's Day to all you dads! I never knew mine, but you have all helped me get a different perspective on him as a musician, rather than just a guy who happened to marry my mother. I created a Link Removed so that other bassists can find information about him. And also because he was so...

Thanks so much, Myron! It might be a tall order, not many books mention the guy who played bass on just two of Van Morrison's many albums (granted, Moondance is one of the most well-known of them), but I do appreciate you trying. Here is the original John Klingberg thread for those who are...

Thank you, how kind of you to take the time to post this (apologies for the very delayed response, my email client just won't deliver any of the automatic messages from TB so I didn't know about your post until I thought to check the forum). I am glad that my father influenced other musicians, I...

Sorry my delayed response, the TalkBass alerts keep going straight to my junk mail folder. Thank you for your kind comments, that really means a lot to me! I do appreciate learning how much my father inspired other bassists despite his brief career. I am not sure about the wrong note, since I'm...

Sorry for my delayed reply, my mail client keeps flagging the TalkBass alerts as spam despite my best efforts. Yes, that is my father John Klingberg in the video, it was the last concert at Fillmore East. I'm so glad it was captured on video, it's a real treasure to his family. Thanks for...

PS I tried to create a Wikipedia page for "John Klingberg, musician" but my submission was declined because "This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in...

What a great memory! I so appreciate you taking the time to share it here. I remember Axel because he was friends with both my father and stepfather (also a musician, he plays piano). I believe Axel's parents were wealthy and owned a lot of real estate. This must have been right around the time...

LOL close call! Good thing they turned out to be music fans. As far as I know, my father was never drafted. I don't know if he got a medical exemption due to the lung problems or if he just lucked out and his number never came up.

What marvelous photos! This must have been in the early 60s matching suits were all style for bands. My father might have even still been enrolled at Berklee, not sure how long he remained a student there. He had a collapsed lung and I suspect that's why is why he switched to bass (It also made...

Thanks so much for posting, Roger and Ddar! I am working on a Wikipedia page about my father, so the info on this thread is really helpful. It's a shame that he lost touch with so many of his old friends and colleagues. Probably settling in Oklahoma, far from any real music scene, made it hard...

Here are some images from the first Van Morrison album my father played on, Moondance. It's a placeholder with track listing but I'll scan the album itself when I get back into the office. and the second, His Band and the Street Choir. My father is the blond man in the vest, second from left in...

I was looking at the 2012 Moondance remaster , To my surprise the first comments are a witty exchange on the 'walking bass' on the 2012 remaster on YouTube. Of course they don't know our father's name, just that there's a bassist playing. But I can't help but love that they are still...

That's a wonderful memory, thanks for sharing! Sorry it took me so long to reply. I hope you see this message. I did not know my dad was hospitalized but certainly knew of his troubles. Music was his whole life; no matter how low he was, he always considered himself a musician first and...

This is the I've been meaning to put one together for years, in fact, I was thinking of creating a Web site about it to publish some of the memories his old friends sent me, and some of the photos I've collected. But that's more ambitious. I will definitely work on that Wikipedia page!