I wonder how many of the original members are in this 2010 version. Of the 5 original Beachboys, how many beside Mike Love still tour? Or is it just Mike?
At least with "The Who" you've got 50% of the members still alive (Pete Townsend and Roger Daltry) although, for my money, the group died with Keith Moon. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <r...@...> wrote: > > > IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE: Janis Joplin's Original Band, Big Brother and The > Holding Company in Fairfield, Iowa on Thursday the 15th of April at the > Fairfield Arts and Convention Center. > > On Thursday the 15th of April, Simple Man Enterprises Presents Janis Joplin's > Original Band, Big Brother and the Holding Company, with BMA nominee, Blusion > artist, Eddie "Devilboy" Turner at the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center > in Fairfield, Iowa. Tickets are $22 in advanced, with a percentage of the > proceeds going to the SME music scholarship fund for area high school > students. Last years scholarship was given to Andrew Powers of Fort Madison, > Ia. > The doors open at 6:30pm and the show starts at 7:30pm. This is a one time > show and tickets are limited. > > Big Brother and The Holding Company( www.bbhc.com/ )are primarily remembered > as the group that gave Janis Joplin her start. But Big Brother also occupies > a significant place in the history of San Francisco psychedelic rock, as one > of the bands that best captured the era's loosest, reckless, and indulgent > qualities in its high-energy mutations of blues and folk-rock. > > Big Brother was formed in 1965 in the Haight-Ashbury; by the time Joplin > joined in mid-1966, the lineup was and still is(with the exception of the > late James Gurley, who just passed away in December), Sam Andrew and James > Gurley on guitar, Peter Albin on bass, and David Getz on drums. BBHC > currently tours with a new guitar player and talented female vocalist. > > Big Brother catapulted themselves into national attention with their > performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967, particularly with > Joplin's galvanizing interpretation of "Ball and Chain" (which was a > highlight of the film of the event). High-powered management and record label > bids rolled in immediately, but unfortunately the group had tied themselves > up in a bad contract with the small Mainstream label, at a time where they > were stranded on the road and needed cash. Their one Mainstream album > (released in 1967), contains some of their stronger cuts, such as "Down on > Me" and "Coo Coo." It didn't fully capture the band's strengths, and with the > help of new high-powered manager Albert Grossman (also handler of Bob Dylan, > The Band and Peter, Paul & Mary), they extricated themselves from the > Mainstream deal and signed with Columbia. > > The Big Brother album for Columbia that featured Joplin, Cheap Thrills > (1968), Celebrated its 40th Anniversary 2 years ago. It was assembled from > both studio sessions and live material. Cheap Thrills went to number one when > it was finally released, and though it too was an erratic affair, it > contained some of the best moments of acid rock's glory days, including "Ball > and Chain," "Summertime," "Combination of the Two," and "Piece of My Heart." > > Cheap Thrills made Big Brother superstars. By the end of 1968, Joplin had > decided to go solo, a move from which neither she nor Big Brother ever fully > recovered. Big Brother and the Holding Company still tour today on rare > occasions and they bring with them an extremely talented female vocalist, who > never lets you forget who Big Brother and the Holding Company are. > > Also filling the bill, is national Blusion recording artists(Northern Blues > Records) and Blues Music Award nominee, Eddie "Devilboy" Turner( > www.eddiedevilboy.com <http://www.eddiedevilboy.com/> ). > > "If you're seeking a guitar player that can channel the spirit of Jimi > Hendrix then look no further than Eddie Turner." > "If anybody ever went down to the Crossroads and let the Devil tune his > guitar it was probably Eddie Turner. Man, you get chills every time the guy > strikes a note! And the expressions he makes while he's talking out each > lick leave one convinced he's channelling other-worldly ancestral demi-gods." > > âOtherworldlyâ, âscorchingâ, âpolyrhythmicâ and âchillingâ > have all been used to describe Eddie Turnerâs guitar playing. His ethereal > style is an amalgam of the Afro-Cuban rhythms of his heritage and the music > that influenced him as a teenager: Chicago blues, jazz, r&b and psychedelic > rock. The Cuban-born singer/guitarist cut his teeth in several rock bands > contributing what Slate magazine describes as âspacey-yet-resounding > solos.â He emerged for the first time as his own bandleader on Rise, which > arrived at stores in February, 2005. > Eddie âdevilboy " Turner picked up his first guitar, a candy apple > multi-pickup Japanese Tiesco, when he was twelve. Raised in Chicago, he moved > to the Rockies in the early 70's to attend the University of Colorado; âa > ruse,â he says, âto get my parents to keep sending checks.â More > inspired by music than by academia, Turner immersed himself in the local > scene, and stints with some notable acts ensued. He played in the regionâs > first punk/r&b band The Immortal Nightflames, then with Grammy nominees Tracy > Nelson, Mother Earth, and the 4-nikators, a group which has become legendary > for its unique mix of soul, Motown, and rock. Turner got the chance to grab > at the brass ring when Colorado compadre Tommy Bolin left his band Zephyr to > form The James Gang and Deep Purple. He eagerly joined the hard rock, > psychedelic, blues band as a guitarist, singer and songwriter. But, tragedy > struck with the sudden death of Zephyr lead singer Candy Givens. Deeply > shaken, Eddie decided to âgrow upâ by taking a hiatus from performing > music to become a realtor in Denver. > Yet, some people just refuse to âgrow upâ. A decade later, when Eddie was > invited to join the Ron Miles electric band led by one of the countryâs > premier trumpeteers, he jumped at the chance. Then, in 1995 he rounded out > the Otis Taylor Band adding what Guitar Player magazine describes as > âotherworldly atmospherics (which) lend a decidedly cosmic ambience to > Taylorâs sound.â Enhancing the spice and flavor of the trio, Eddie > recorded five groundbreaking CDs, and toured the U.S. and Europe extensively. > Today, Turner, a Blues Music Award nominee(2006), evolves as an artist with > his first solo effort, Rise and his second, The Turner Diaries. Produced by > Kenny Passarelli, Rise showcased Eddieâs vocals and songwriting. Running > the gamut from blistering guitar rock to the gospel-tinged, the 12-song disc > dazzles with the chops and techniques. Turner has developed over the course > of his unusual, genre-melding career. The music from Rise and The Turner > Diaries is evolutionary music - and quite grown up, indeed. > For information and tickets, contact the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center > at 641-472-2787 or www.fairfieldacc.com <http://www.fairfieldacc.com/> . Any > other question can be answered by Matt Eimer of Simple Man Enterprises at > 319-470-2082 or www.simplemanenterprises.com > <http://www.simplemanenterprises.com/> . >
