--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ShempMcGurk" <shempmcg...@...> wrote: > > I wonder how many of the original members are in this 2010 version.
When we were at MIU remember the rumor that Susy Levin had sung with Big Brother before Janis? > > 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" <rick@> 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/> . > > >
