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- Thread starter Chad-Chicago
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Jack Bruce: I have worked with musicians, just a few, who had a certain power. It was not a technical thing. Cyril Davies had it; he could play one note and bend it, and not only the band but the whole audience would be uplifted. He created an emotional experience.
The Blues Inc.: Dick Heckstall-Smith, Cyril Davies & Jack Bruce 1962
The Blues Inc.: Dick Heckstall-Smith, Cyril Davies & Jack Bruce 1962
Stevie's 1928 National is rumored to be Blind Boy Fuller's, given to him by his former roadie, Byron Barr who bought it from Charley's in 1981
1953 Howlin' Wolf's first gig in Chicago. Wolf had just moved there from Memphis. the bassist is Andrew 'Blueblood' McMahon.
photo-Ray Flerlage
photo-Ray Flerlage
Eddie Cochran - already a seasoned professional at 16yrs in the studio and on stage, Eddie's Mom approved of him leaving school 2yrs ahead of graduation to focus on his career. as a youngster, he grew up in Oklahoma where the family home was Federally acquired as part of planning the Murrah Bldg. which was destroyed in '95 by a bomb. they moved to Minnesota for a few years before heading West to LA, settling in Bell Gardens where Eddie got his Gretsch. here he is in the duo The Cochran Brothers, no relation to the older Hank Cochran.
with Mamie Van Doran (still living) and cast of Untamed Youth
with his bassist Connie 'Guybo' Smith
at home with band members, tech Engineers and songwriters
with fellow hit songwriter / girlfriend Sharon Sheeley
in the UK 1960
Bell Gardens Veterans Legion Hall where Eddie cut his teeth
with Mamie Van Doran (still living) and cast of Untamed Youth
with his bassist Connie 'Guybo' Smith
at home with band members, tech Engineers and songwriters
with fellow hit songwriter / girlfriend Sharon Sheeley
in the UK 1960
Bell Gardens Veterans Legion Hall where Eddie cut his teeth
Nov. 15 1986 Stevie checks out of the rehab clinic.
Jimmie said, "He was, like, the first guy I knew that went to rehab. I didn't know everything was gonna change. I didn't know he was gonna go sober and actually quit drinking and try to clean his life up. That never occurred to me, and I was older....and was just as bad. I remember being real surprised that he stuck with it. It made it very difficult to go on carrying on like I was, you know? It never occurred to me that you could carry on in this life without doing that."
Reese, comparing Stevie before and after rehab: "Before rehab, Stevie was an intense guy. He talked about music all the time - Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Albert Collins and Freddie King. We were always watching videos and talking about the blues. After the shows we would listen to the board mix of the show to talk about different things that went on. He was a real friendly guy, and we were partying quite a bit. Everybody was staying up late and having a real good time. We were all pretty well brothers and got along really well.
"When you're in the throes of substance abuse, you just run down. We were working hard week in and week out, four, five, six weeks at a time, and then take two weeks off at home, and then hit it again. That's one of the main differences... that after rehab, we didn't work as hard. And after rehab, Stevie was much more introspective. He spent a lot of time reading, and the bus got a lot quieter. We would watch the videos of Muddy Waters and Freddie King, but we didn't spend as much time talking about the music. He wanted to talk about more important things that directly affected his life and how he felt about things.
"Chris and I didn't go through treatment. We didn't think we were addicted to drugs or were alcoholics. When Stevie and Tommy and some of the crew would get together for their meetings, I would not include myself, but there wasn't any lessening of the brotherhood. The brotherhood included the road crew - we were all a family. But it seems after rehab we started having two buses - the crew got on one bus, and the band got on another bus. The band bus was pretty quiet.
"The differences in his playing before and after rehab were subtle. Before rehab, at times he would go out on the solo and have a difficult time finding his way back. Not all the time, but occasional times. It was rare. Even during the depths of his abuse, Stevie tore it up every night, every song. There was just an occasional mental wandering. You could tell that he was looking for a way to get back.
After his rehab, some people said he wasn't the same guitar player. I thought he was every bit as fiery, every bit as well phrased, and every bit as energetic. One thing - he never had a hard time getting back to where he needed to get after rehab. He always found his way home."
Jimmie said, "He was, like, the first guy I knew that went to rehab. I didn't know everything was gonna change. I didn't know he was gonna go sober and actually quit drinking and try to clean his life up. That never occurred to me, and I was older....and was just as bad. I remember being real surprised that he stuck with it. It made it very difficult to go on carrying on like I was, you know? It never occurred to me that you could carry on in this life without doing that."
Reese, comparing Stevie before and after rehab: "Before rehab, Stevie was an intense guy. He talked about music all the time - Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Albert Collins and Freddie King. We were always watching videos and talking about the blues. After the shows we would listen to the board mix of the show to talk about different things that went on. He was a real friendly guy, and we were partying quite a bit. Everybody was staying up late and having a real good time. We were all pretty well brothers and got along really well.
"When you're in the throes of substance abuse, you just run down. We were working hard week in and week out, four, five, six weeks at a time, and then take two weeks off at home, and then hit it again. That's one of the main differences... that after rehab, we didn't work as hard. And after rehab, Stevie was much more introspective. He spent a lot of time reading, and the bus got a lot quieter. We would watch the videos of Muddy Waters and Freddie King, but we didn't spend as much time talking about the music. He wanted to talk about more important things that directly affected his life and how he felt about things.
"Chris and I didn't go through treatment. We didn't think we were addicted to drugs or were alcoholics. When Stevie and Tommy and some of the crew would get together for their meetings, I would not include myself, but there wasn't any lessening of the brotherhood. The brotherhood included the road crew - we were all a family. But it seems after rehab we started having two buses - the crew got on one bus, and the band got on another bus. The band bus was pretty quiet.
"The differences in his playing before and after rehab were subtle. Before rehab, at times he would go out on the solo and have a difficult time finding his way back. Not all the time, but occasional times. It was rare. Even during the depths of his abuse, Stevie tore it up every night, every song. There was just an occasional mental wandering. You could tell that he was looking for a way to get back.
After his rehab, some people said he wasn't the same guitar player. I thought he was every bit as fiery, every bit as well phrased, and every bit as energetic. One thing - he never had a hard time getting back to where he needed to get after rehab. He always found his way home."
