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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
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
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
