[FairfieldLife] Re: Janis Joplin's Original Band, Big Brother and the Holding Company In Fairfield, Iowa

[ShempMcGurk]

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"  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   ). 
>   
> "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."
>  
> “Otherworldly”, “scorching”, “polyrhythmic” and “chilling” 
> have all been used to describe Eddie Turner’s 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 “spacey-yet-resounding 
> solos.” He emerged for the first time as his own bandleader on Rise, which 
> arrived at stores in February, 2005. 
> Eddie “devilboy " Turner picked up his first guitar, a candy apple 
> mult

[FairfieldLife] Re: Janis Joplin's Original Band, Big Brother and the Holding Company In Fairfield, Iowa

[curtisdeltablues]

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "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?




> 
> 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"  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   ). 
> >   
> > "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."
> >  
> > “Otherworldly”, “scorching”, “polyrhythmic” and “chilling” 
> > have all been used to describe Eddie Turner’s 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

[FairfieldLife] Re: Janis Joplin's Original Band, Big Brother and the Holding Company In Fairfield, Iowa

[ShempMcGurk]

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"  
wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "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?
> 



No, I don't...but it's a great one.

I do remember you playing the harmonica, though.




> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > 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"  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   ). 
> > >   
> > > "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

[FairfieldLife] Re: Janis Joplin's Original Band, Big Brother and the Holding Company In Fairfield, Iowa

[TurquoiseB]

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"  
wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "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?

I have to admit to having only the haziest of
recollections of who Susy Levin is, but that
haziness suggests to me that the rumors may
have been in jest. :-)

I also have to admit that, having seen Big 
Brother with Janis many times back in the early 
days, my first thought was the same as Shemp's. 
Enough so that I went to their website to check 
'em out. I didn't get far into it, but it appears 
as if only one of them has journeyed to that big 
"Summertime" in the sky. 

Which surprises me, because the scuttlebutt in
the crowd I used to hang with was that the Big
Brother guys were serious meth freaks. WAY gone.
I don't know whether this is true, but I can 
personally attest that They Played Games That
Should Have Been Called On Account Of Drugs. 

WAY gone. 

That said, would I go to see them if I were in
Fairfield? First in line, dude. For me it would
be a kind of weird Reality Check. 

I mean, if these guys I thought were remedial
stoners back during the Summer Of Love while I
thought that *I* had it together turned out 
better than I did, what does that say, eh?

They're still touring, and still making their
livings from music. I bailed from even the 
peripheries of the music scene before the 70's, 
and they're still hangin' in there. Good on them.