Our blog today is about some Gary Wright photos I found in a slide tray. They are stamped April, 1977. Once again, I had some bad record keeping and do not have the venue recorded!
Were you at this show in April 1977? Let me know if you were and where we were!
For some reason in the old days, I didn't record a lot of information on slides!
Gary Wright is most famous of course for his song, Dreamweaver.
We return to some rock'n'roll blogs again this week!
Thank you all for the nice condolences. I have received so many because of the passing of my father, Carl Zimmermann.
This week's blog is about Ted Nugent. He was playing somewhere in Milwaukee in April of 1981. I think it was at the Milwaukee Arena or Auditorium. If anyone knows for sure, please let me know.
Ted had the best fan and PR lady around. It was his Mom! If I remember correctly, she was the one who let me in the back door to photograph Ted on this particular night. She was a cool lady and we miss her.
At Summerfest in 1972, the Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin in charge put on a wonderful show.
There are not many acts that come to Summerfest without vocals or a vocalist. This is one such band! No need for a singer when all your compositions are this beautiful!
The 1972 version of this band was it's best for many reasons, but mostly because of Billy Cobham who played drums. Billy is one of the best drummers in the world. Jan Hammer on keyboards is terrific too.
John McLaughlin and his Gibson EDS-1275 double neck SG guitar pictured here produce some amazing sounds!
Enjoy some photographs of the men at work on a nice summer day in 1972.
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At Milwaukee's Summerfest in July of 1972, one of my favorite bands played, Quicksilver Messenger Service.
They shared the stage that night with The Doors and if I remember correctly, there was a bit of a fight that night. The reason was because Quicksilver played too long and went into The Doors time slot! I remember it getting ugly.
The band and the lineup has changed a lot over the years. They have reformed and toured as recent as 2010, along with old San Francisco friends Jefferson Starship. I hope they get together again and show up in Milwaukee soon.
Enjoy a look at the band in 1972 and have a great week.
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