Rock & Roll Birthdays

Happy Birthday Skydog. Owsley's sonic genius captured this live, a year before the album that made 'em famous.


At The Thunderbird Hotel, August 1970... I worked at The Beachcomber, 5 blocks away, on the day this shot was taken by Bobby Whitlock of Derek & the Dominoes.

Dreams

1945. Lee Michaels. Do you know what I mean? Hammond organ & drums.

1943. Randy Newman. Political Science


Mama told me not to come


Rednecks

1944. John Densmore. The Doors. The Changeling

Anyone wanting to listen to full LP's from the Doors, YT has you covered. There seemed to be more of them on offer than single songs. But you all know we have to keep our threads separated. So. . . .

1947. Jim Messina. Buffalo Springfield, Poco, Loggins & Messina.

You better think twice

Be Free

A day late, and a silver dollar short but happy birthday to Dickey Betts! As Duane said, "I'm the famous guitarist in the band but not the best guitarist in the band".

I don't know who the best guitarist of the rock and roll era is... Hendrix, Clapton, Stevie Ray, etc. arguments can be made for all. But the _two_ best guitarists to ever play together were Duane Allman and Dickey Betts:

1939. Dave Clark. The Dave Clark Five. Glad all over bumped I want to hold your hand off the no. 1 spot Jan. 1964 in U.K.


Cant you see that she's mine

1943 Keith Richards The Rolling Stones.

Happy

You got the silver

1947. Rod Piazza Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers

Diamonds at her feet

No Pretty Presents

1945. John McEuen. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Mr. Bojangles That's him on the mandolin.

Frank Zappa, 1940

1940. Jorma Kaukonen. Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna
Rock me baby

Keep on truckin'

Embryonic Journey

Everyone knows who's birthday it is today.

1946. Marianne Faithfull. As tears go by

1951. Yvonne Elliman. I don't know how to love him

Dec. 27, 1951. Karla Bonoff. Personally

1942. Country Joe McDonald. The Fish Cheer/ I feel like I'm fixin' to die rag.