For those of you relatively close to Memphis this May, keep in mind that Big
Star will be playing a very rare show at the aforementioned festival on
Friday. Unfortunately, detail on bandmates is unknown at this time, but as
long as Jody Stephens shows up, a splendid time is guaranteed for all
Lance Davis writes:
For those of you relatively close to Memphis this May, keep in mind
that Big Star will be playing a very rare show at the aforementioned
festival on Friday. Unfortunately, detail on bandmates is unknown
at this time, but as long as Jody Stephens shows up, a splendid
time
recall, it
was done at Ardent, home of Big Star (and Jim Dickson, producer
extraordinaire).
Losing You to Sleep, from 1978. Great pop album, and one I wish I still
owned. Chilton plays on it too.
Allen Baekeland
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Boot Heel Drag
Hey there,
Given...
*5/6: BIG STAR AT METRO!
I _think_ this is close to the original line up. Any thoughts on whether
this will be an amazing chance to see a reunited band or a pathetic wank
or somewhere in between? I saw Alex Chilton a few years back and it was
pretty damn cool. Thanks
CK wrote:
Hey there,
Given...
*5/6: BIG STAR AT METRO!
I _think_ this is close to the original line up.
Jody Stephens and Alex Chilton anyway. Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow of the
late Posies fill out the band. They did a live record (for a show they did
at MU in 1993) that's pretty
In a message dated 4/13/99 8:25:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
*5/6: BIG STAR AT METRO!
I _think_ this is close to the original line up.
Jody Stephens and Alex Chilton anyway. Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow of the
late Posies fill out the band. They did a live
Reply to: Re: Big Star
I forgot about Tommy Hoehn. Back in the late 70's I was managing a Sam Goody's in New
York City, and two guys from another Memphis pop band, the Scruffs, were working
there. They turned me onto Hoehn and a record he put out at the time, which I remember
With all this Big Star talk, I thought I would post this article that we ran
in this issue of Dateline, Memphis
Tommy and Van both have a connection with Big Star, so enjoy
Tommy Hoehn and Van Duren,
Working Against All Odds
by John Gaskill
When Tommy Hoehn and Van Duren began writing
