--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltabl...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ShempMcGurk" <shempmcgurk@> 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? >
Suzy Levin (now Dillbeck) let her hair down on-stage with a rock band to sing with great voice and incredible stage presence at the wedding reception of Chris Jones and Ellen Abrams in '80 or '81. The woman had great talent as a rock-and -roller. Yeah, she had the chops to have done it at that level - not surprised by the BB & H Co. rumor. > > > > > > 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/> . > > > > > >
