Hilarious....... For more years than I care to admit I been saying I thought my nickname should have been Dirk Steele.... That is absolutely priceless to me.
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Unusual Rock Trivia?
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Now, all you need to do is get an Ampeg stack and alter the logos.
Geddy Lee agreed to sing "Take Off" on Bob & Doug McKenzie's album The Great White North because he and Rick knew each other from childhood.
Geddy: "Rick Moranis and I went to school together when we were really little. For about six years in a row, we were in the same class. And then when he was getting involved in that whole Bob and Doug thing, and it was really starting to become successful, they wanted to do this sort of pop song, and they naturally thought of me, which was nice."
Geddy: "Rick Moranis and I went to school together when we were really little. For about six years in a row, we were in the same class. And then when he was getting involved in that whole Bob and Doug thing, and it was really starting to become successful, they wanted to do this sort of pop song, and they naturally thought of me, which was nice."
The Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart broke up the night before they were scheduled to play Woodstock.
See the Scorsese biopic on Harrison.
His wife, obviously aware of Harrison's indiscretions late in his life, seemed to bother her immensely.
So much for his cerebral image, his little head did he thinking, while espousing values he didn't possess.
Speaking of Woodstock.
Performers & Bands That Missed Woodstock 1969
This information is from the Woodstock Story website
Passing on Woodstock: Who and Why? – Woodstock Story
Some bands who passed on Woodstock simply did not think that a concert at a dairy farm was destined to be a huge deal, some had better things to do, some simply did not like hippies, and some hated being outdoors. Here is a list of some of the acts that kindly told Woodstock festival promoters to hit the road, jack.
The Beatles promoters contacted John Lennon to discuss a Beatles performance at Woodstock. Lennon said that the Beatles would not play unless there was also a spot at the festival for Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band. He was turned down.
A more likely story came out when Artie Kornfeld met John Lennon. Lennon expressed that he wanted to play Woodstock, but was in Canada and having a hard time getting back in the country at the hands of Richard Nixon.
Led Zeppelin was asked to perform, but manager Peter Grant decided that they would be just another band at the festival and launched a hugely successful summer tour. On the weekend of Woodstock, Zeppelin played the Asbury Park Convention Hall in New Jersey just south of the festival.
The Doors sat the Woodstock festival out with speculation pointing to Jim Morrison’s dislike of performing outdoors. Drummer John Densmore did appear at the festival, however. He can be seen on the side stage during Joe Cocker’s set.
Bob Dylan was in the middle of negotiations for the upcoming festival but backed out when his son fell ill. He was also quite unimpressed with the increasing number of hippies accumulating outside of his house near the originally planned site of the festival. Dylan went on to perform at the Isle of Wight Festival two weeks later.
Procol Harum were invited but declined because the festival was happening at the end of a long tour and the impending birth of band member Robin Trower’s child.
The Moody Blues were included on the original Wallkill poster as performers, but decided to back out after being booked in Paris the same weekend.
Jethro Tull passed on the event after Ian Anderson was quoted as saying that he “didn’t want to spend [his] weekend in a field of unwashed hippies”. Another theory is the belief that the large festival may have killed their career before it began.
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, according to the Class of the 20th Century U.S. television special, is quoted as saying “A lot of mud at Woodstock…We were invited to play there, we turned it down.’
Tommy James and the Shondells declined the invitation, Tommy James would later say “We could have just kicked ourselves. We were in Hawaii, and my secretary called and said, ‘Yeah, listen, there’s this pig farmer in upstate New York that wants you to play in his field.’ That’ s how it was put to me. So we passed.”. (Linear notes to “.Tommy James and the Shondells: Anthology”).
Arthur Lee and Love declined the invitation, but Mojo Magazine later described inner turmoil within the band which caused their absence at the Woodstock festival.
Free was asked to perform and declined.
Spirit declined and instead launched a promotional tour.
Mind Garage declined because they thought the festival would be no huge deal and they had a higher paying gig elsewhere.
Almost There…
Other bands missed the opportunity to miss the largest festival in music history due to declining the invitation, and the split between regret and no remorse is scaled toward most bands believing that they made the correct decision. The bands who really got the shaft are the ones who were scheduled to be part of history, and simply missed the bus so to speak when it came time for the Woodstock concert to begin.
The Jeff Beck Group were booked to perform at An Aquarian Exposition, but broke up a week before the festival.
Joni Mitchell was recommended by her agent to appear on the Dick Cavett show rather than at the Woodstock festival. It is also believed that Mitchell was discouraged from performing at another festival after a particularly nasty crowd at the Atlantic City Pop Festival who actually made her cry.
Iron Butterfly ended up stranded at the airport and were kindly told where to stick it when they demanded helicopters and other special arrangements to aid them in attending the concert.
Lighthouse, the Canadian band was booked to play, but backed out for fear that Woodstock would be a bad scene.
Performers & Bands That Missed Woodstock 1969
This information is from the Woodstock Story website
Passing on Woodstock: Who and Why? – Woodstock Story
Some bands who passed on Woodstock simply did not think that a concert at a dairy farm was destined to be a huge deal, some had better things to do, some simply did not like hippies, and some hated being outdoors. Here is a list of some of the acts that kindly told Woodstock festival promoters to hit the road, jack.
The Beatles promoters contacted John Lennon to discuss a Beatles performance at Woodstock. Lennon said that the Beatles would not play unless there was also a spot at the festival for Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band. He was turned down.
A more likely story came out when Artie Kornfeld met John Lennon. Lennon expressed that he wanted to play Woodstock, but was in Canada and having a hard time getting back in the country at the hands of Richard Nixon.
Led Zeppelin was asked to perform, but manager Peter Grant decided that they would be just another band at the festival and launched a hugely successful summer tour. On the weekend of Woodstock, Zeppelin played the Asbury Park Convention Hall in New Jersey just south of the festival.
The Doors sat the Woodstock festival out with speculation pointing to Jim Morrison’s dislike of performing outdoors. Drummer John Densmore did appear at the festival, however. He can be seen on the side stage during Joe Cocker’s set.
Bob Dylan was in the middle of negotiations for the upcoming festival but backed out when his son fell ill. He was also quite unimpressed with the increasing number of hippies accumulating outside of his house near the originally planned site of the festival. Dylan went on to perform at the Isle of Wight Festival two weeks later.
Procol Harum were invited but declined because the festival was happening at the end of a long tour and the impending birth of band member Robin Trower’s child.
The Moody Blues were included on the original Wallkill poster as performers, but decided to back out after being booked in Paris the same weekend.
Jethro Tull passed on the event after Ian Anderson was quoted as saying that he “didn’t want to spend [his] weekend in a field of unwashed hippies”. Another theory is the belief that the large festival may have killed their career before it began.
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, according to the Class of the 20th Century U.S. television special, is quoted as saying “A lot of mud at Woodstock…We were invited to play there, we turned it down.’
Tommy James and the Shondells declined the invitation, Tommy James would later say “We could have just kicked ourselves. We were in Hawaii, and my secretary called and said, ‘Yeah, listen, there’s this pig farmer in upstate New York that wants you to play in his field.’ That’ s how it was put to me. So we passed.”. (Linear notes to “.Tommy James and the Shondells: Anthology”).
Arthur Lee and Love declined the invitation, but Mojo Magazine later described inner turmoil within the band which caused their absence at the Woodstock festival.
Free was asked to perform and declined.
Spirit declined and instead launched a promotional tour.
Mind Garage declined because they thought the festival would be no huge deal and they had a higher paying gig elsewhere.
Almost There…
Other bands missed the opportunity to miss the largest festival in music history due to declining the invitation, and the split between regret and no remorse is scaled toward most bands believing that they made the correct decision. The bands who really got the shaft are the ones who were scheduled to be part of history, and simply missed the bus so to speak when it came time for the Woodstock concert to begin.
The Jeff Beck Group were booked to perform at An Aquarian Exposition, but broke up a week before the festival.
Joni Mitchell was recommended by her agent to appear on the Dick Cavett show rather than at the Woodstock festival. It is also believed that Mitchell was discouraged from performing at another festival after a particularly nasty crowd at the Atlantic City Pop Festival who actually made her cry.
Iron Butterfly ended up stranded at the airport and were kindly told where to stick it when they demanded helicopters and other special arrangements to aid them in attending the concert.
Lighthouse, the Canadian band was booked to play, but backed out for fear that Woodstock would be a bad scene.
Dare I say, I had no idea Robin Trower was in Procol Harum.
Yes, Robin Trower played on the first 5 Procul Harum albums and again on their 1991 album The Prodigal Stranger.
That footnote was not lost on me either. This place is so edumacational!
Okay, seriously, how did you not know that? What a minute...I'm old.
Great post...Here's another Woodstock trivia bit. They had room for one more act and the promoters could not decide who to pick so they flipped a coin! Santana won the flip and became huge stars...It's A Beautiful Day lost and were destined to be a second tier act (great band, by the way).
Grapefruit was a British band that had bassist/vocalist George Alexander (born Alexander Young, elder brother of George Young, from The Easybeats and Malcolm and Angus Young of AC/DC).
Young was signed as songwriter with Apple Music Publishing Ltd. by Terry Doran, managing director of Apple, friend of The Beatles, and later manager of Grapefruit, during the summer of 1967. The song writing contract was based on the strength of the song "Lullaby for a Lazy Day", which John Lennon liked..
Grapefruit received some support from The Beatles and released two albums and several singles during 1968 and 1969. The group was launched by The Beatles with a press conference in 1968, on 17 January, with the first single "Dear Delilah". It went to number 21 in the UK single chart in February 1968. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison attended and helped in their recording sessions for the singles, as Grapefruit did not have a producer at the time. However, the group broke up in late 1969, with only Young remaining in the music business as a session musician and manager.
Young was signed as songwriter with Apple Music Publishing Ltd. by Terry Doran, managing director of Apple, friend of The Beatles, and later manager of Grapefruit, during the summer of 1967. The song writing contract was based on the strength of the song "Lullaby for a Lazy Day", which John Lennon liked..
Grapefruit received some support from The Beatles and released two albums and several singles during 1968 and 1969. The group was launched by The Beatles with a press conference in 1968, on 17 January, with the first single "Dear Delilah". It went to number 21 in the UK single chart in February 1968. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison attended and helped in their recording sessions for the singles, as Grapefruit did not have a producer at the time. However, the group broke up in late 1969, with only Young remaining in the music business as a session musician and manager.
I knew that Young was in a band, but I had no idea it was Grapefruit and they were signed to Apple.
While many people think Gary Wright is British, he actually is from the U.S. and was born and raised in New Jersey. He was a child actor, who performed on Broadway and TV shows and commercials before studying medicine and then psychology in New York and Berlin. After meeting Chris Blackwell of Island Records in Europe, Wright moved to London, where he helped establish Spooky Tooth with members from the band Art. Eventually, Gary would find solo success with songs such as "My Love Is Alive", "Really Wanna Know You", "Dream Weaver", and other songs. He was a well sought after session and touring player even playing on George Harrison's All Things Must Pass triple album and many other projects. He has also done numerous movie soundtracks and still performs.
When the Beatles first appeared on Ed Sullivan (On February 9th, 1964) they shared the stage with future Monkees singer Davey Jones who was in the cast of Oliver that night.
Graham Gouldman, who has been a member of numerous groups including 10cc and has had solo success and has written many hit songs such as "For Your Love", "Heart Full Of Soul", "Look Through Any Window", "Bus Stop", "Listen People", "No Milk Today", and many others, was also a bubblegum music songwriter and performer for Super K Productions under Buddah Records. Andrew Gold did some backup work on a few 10cc albums and Graham and Andrew formed an act in the 1980s called Wax and they released a number of singles and had a few moderate hits including "Right Between the Eyes" and "Bridge to Your Heart". They had several videos that were staples on MTV and other video music stations.
Before keyboardist/guitarist Jerry Harrison formed Talking Heads and drummer David Robinson joined The Cars, they were both member of The Modern Lovers.
