February 23, 2015

On December 1, 1972, I photographed a show at Milwaukee's Performing Arts Center. The lineup for the night was Pure Prairie League, Ben Sidran and John Prine.

As to who was the headliner that night is a good question. Pure Prairie League had a #1 hit going on with the song, "Amy", and John Prine was a very hot act. Anyone remember who the headliner was??

Also included here, are some color photos of Pure Prairie League, when Vince Gill was a part of the band. The photos were taken in the 1980's at UW Whitewater. Vince Gill, would later become a country superstar! His voice is amazing and he is such a talent.

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These photos and most of the photos you see on my website have never been seen before or at least not in 35-40 years! Most have never been published!

That is why I offer all of my photos as limited edition, certified and numbered, archival gallery prints starting at $75.00 for an 8 X 10 or 8 1/2 X 11.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

Pure Prairie League, December 1, 1972, at Milwaukee's Performing Arts Center.

February 16, 2015

Hope you all had a wonderful Valentines Day and wonderful weekend!

This week's blog takes a look at the band Poco. In 1972, they were in Milwaukee and played at my favorite venue, The Performing Arts Center.

Poco, in 1972 was a great band with Richie Fury,  Timothy B Schmidt and Rusty Young playing his pedal steel guitar.  To me, he was the rock of the band because of my love of the pedal steel.

Jim Messina had just left the band and that was a giant missing piece but it was still an amazing band.

Timothy B Schmidt went on to play with The Eagles shortly after this show and Richie Fury also left the band.

Enjoy a look back at some great musicians and their most interesting logo on the drum set.

Have a great week.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

Poco, in 1972, in Milwaukee.

February 9, 2014

During Summerfest 1974 in Milwaukee, I had the pleasure of being included in an interview with Melanie for the media. I was there representing the Bugle American newspaper.

Melanie, was very nice and a pleasure to be around. The interview was right before her show and the crowd loved her performance on that summer evening. 

She was not your usual rock star and that was nice. She had fun with the crowd that night.

Both of her parents helped her in her musical career and she started performing at the age of four! Performing at Woodstock and a lot of other festivals through the years, she retreated from the spotlight shortly after Summerfest to start a family.

Enjoy a look back into 1974.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

Melanie, at Summerfest in 1974.

February 2, 2015

Wow!!! Blog #150!!! That is a lot of blogs and I haven't repeated one yet. Thank you all for the comments and fun with the past 150 blogs!

I try to bring you something fresh out of my collection each week and I see a lot more rock'n roll blogs to come. Indy cars will show up now and then too because I have photographed them a lot.

This week, we look at the band Rush! Photographed in Milwaukee, in 1975, and that is all I know. I just found these negatives in my closet a while back.

The negatives were in a sleeve that just said "1975". I didn't even know who the band was until I looked at them! I am usually really good at my file keeping, but not this time apparently!

Looks like the band Rush to me and my friends Heartsfield were probably opening up the show as they did a few times for Rush.

If the show looks familiar to anyone, give me the details please.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

The band Rush, in Milwaukee, in 1975.

Madonna, at Alpine Valley in 1987.

January 26, 2015

My blog this week features the band America, performing on February 7, 1973 at the Milwaukee Auditorium.

The key players of the band are Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek. They first met in London, shortly after graduating from high school in 1970.

In 1973, when I photographed them, they were at the peak of popularity. In 1972 they released "Ventura Highway" and "A Horse with No Name" .  Both of those sonegs were being played on radio a lot.

The band had a few more hits in 1974 and 1975 but then faded off the charts and Dan Peek left the band in 1977. One more return to the top happened in 1982 with "You Can Do Magic" when Dan Peek returned to the band.

I have always liked the band and I am glad to see that they are still performing. The band has a different lineup due to Dan Peek leaving to perform Christian music. He did return for a while but sadly passed away in 2011.

So, take a look at them in the good old days of the band in 1973 and have a great week.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann