Conference mr1pst::music

    For the record, I believe it is Maxine Nightingale.
    				    ^^^^^^
    
    K.C.

    I like this topic, I tend to like performers that stop performing....
     Whatever happened to...     JANIS IAN
    I heard she did a short concert in NY last years at the south street
    seaport.  Is she ever in the Boston area?  
    
    Thanks for any information.
    
    MRM

    
    	If there are any artist that you just have to know "where are they
    now?", I would highly recommend calling WZLX (radio station in Boston)
    on a Sunday night (6-10pm) and talk to Barry Scott.  This guy keeps up
    all of the lost ones and has been very helpful when I was digging 
    around for certain albums or groups.  I'm aware that this note was set
    asside for the trivia side of most but just in case you HAVE to know...
                                                                    

    RE-2
    
    About Janis some info though......
    She is now around and about TV-touring through Europe promoting her
    "best of..."album(which is doing rather well in the Netherlands.)
    
    A song from her of which I lost the title but is about a girl who just
    turned 17 was performed live on TV a month ago and I must say,her
    performance only with spanish guitar was impeccable and pure.....
    .....a real gem.Solely on that alone Janis her CD whent rocketing,
    marvelous,just marvelous....she's still there alright.
    
    Jan.

> Joan Armatrading (I haven't heard of her since 'Me myself I' about 10 years 
> ago)

    Still on A&M, still apparently going strong, new recordings came out in
    '86, '88, and '90, most recent compilation out in '87.  For details, see
    the same topic in RECORDS...    - Jay

    re: Janis Ian
    
    Last year, I ran into her during the Philadelphia Folk Festival (she
    was performing, I was attending). She played Saturday night as I recall
    and on Friday whe was visting the craft booths, like I was. We were
    both looking at the backpack guitars, but they were too expensive for
    both of us. She is really short (around 5') and looks like she had some
    hard miles behind her, if you catch my drift. Her set on Saturday night
    was one of the better ones that evening.
    
    Dennis
    

    I thought she was dead.
    
    Who was it that died then?
    
    andy
    
    ps
    
    :-)

    According to a blurb that appeared in CD review many months ago,
    Janis Ian has a current project "in the can".  I expected
    to see the new release before Christmas, and have no idea
    what the delay is all about, especially since her European 
    tour was probably scheduled in part to promote the delayed 
    release.  She may have recorded the new album on her own and
    still lack the backing of a label.
    
    Shawn

    RE: Janis Ian:
    If anybody has a Fan club or contact address I would appreciate it.
    Any information I dig up I'll post in this note.
    
    Re: .8  I get that same "Is she alive" grief from my wife....her
    favorite is Gordon Lightfoot...who at the last concert we went to 2
    summers ago had a cracking voice.  At least Janis sounded great last
    time I heard her. (About 4 years ago in Cambridge).

    China Crisis
    Mister Mister
    Shriekback
    Sly Fox
    Talk Talk
    
    Darnley
    

    Talk Talk released an L.P. two months ago called Laughing Stock.
    Thay've also released two or three limited edition CD singles as their
    token promotion. The l.p. is a little like Spirit of Eden , not in the
    instrumentation but in the lengths of the songs and the production .
    It's good but it's miserable.
     They are also in the process of sueing their old record company for
    releasing "History Revisited" a bunch of remixes form "Natural History"
    . The band (Mr. Hollis ) claim it was done without their consent and
    that's it's exploitative. They've really been quite busy so done expect
    to hear from then again for a while.
    
    Niall
    

    Steele Breeze
    ABC
    Toto
    
    K.C.

    ABC have changed record labels. They now record for Parlophone.
    
    They released a single last  summer called "Love Conquers All" which
    peaked at no.44 in the U.K. singles charts. They also released an L.P.
    called something like ABCACAB (can't actually remember off hand) . The
    music sounds very much what Lexicon of Love would sound like if updated
    for the '90s.
    
    Niall
    

    
    Whatever Happened To   THE TUBES...?
    
    Have they got back together yet.
    
    
    Yours Hopefully...........CF

The former keyboardist for the Tubes, Vince Welnick, is now playing
with the Grateful Dead.  Don't know what happened to the other Tubes ....

- Dave

    
    Prairie Prince and Vince Welnick have worked with Todd Rundgren
    over the last couple of years on the "Nearly Human" and "2nd wind"
    albums and several tours.

    TEN YEARS AFTER
    SUZY QUATRO
    

    
    	Eric Stewart of 10cc ?  I know he was with McCartney a few
    	years back (actually co-wrote one of his albums).
    
    	Graham Gouldman of 10cc ?  Last I heard was the 2 albums he
    	did with Andrew Gold in Wax.
    
    

    Big Pig
    Lakeside
    Barry Miles (fusion keyboardist)
    Roachford
    A Certain Ratio
    Cabaret Voltaire
    
    
    Darnley

    ...and where has Bob Welch gone to???remember that "French Kiss" album
    from the late '70's????
    
    ...also, whatever happened to Thomas Dolby??? i really liked his stuff
    with Lena Lovich, and then his first with "Blinded me with Science"...
    
    where have all the rockers gone????
    
    mac
    

    Dolby made a cameo appearance as the schoolmaster at THE WALL in Berlin.

    T Dolby on the cover of the latest Keyboard.  Didn't buy the issue.
    
    karl

    
    Thomas Dolby has released 2 CD's since "Science" and both are 
    terrific!  Nothing in the last 2 years tho.  The last one had
    two great tunes that really stood out - one about a Ferrari
    that was VERY double entendre, and the other about a very dumb
    model (that one was a dance club hit).  The cover has a car on it.
    
    Highly recommended (whatever that's worth)
    
    Tom
    

    re:  .24
    
    The CD is "Aliens Ate My Buick".  The second song mentioned is
    "Airhead" - one of my personal faves too.
    
    This was released in 1988 or 1989 (?).  The whole thing is good.
    
    **Debs

    
    re: - 1 - Thank you!!  I was sitting here trying to remember and
    going nuts!!  Now I'll have Airhead on my mind all day!!
    
    "Stun gun and mace, Karmen Ghia plates"...
    
    What a groove on that tune!!
    Tom
    

    "Aliens..." is a great album.  The song (other than "Airhead")
    mentioned was called "The Key to her Ferrari", featuring Robin Leach of
    all people.  Great tune, Great album.  BTW, Thomas Dolby also played
    the part of the Schoolmaster in Roger Waters live performance of "The
    Wall" at the Berlin Wall, which also sounded great.

    Spandau Ballet
    
    
    

    re .28
    
    Spandau Ballet broke up 3-4 years ago.  They had a couple of
    commercially and IMO artistically disappointing albums after "True".
    
    The Kemp brothers of SB starred in the film "The Krays" a couple of
    years ago.  They and the film were pretty good.
    
    Darnley
    

    
    	I watched the video of the group that has the song..True as it's
    theme..and in the video, the lead singer from S/B is doing some of the
    parts of the song.  Kinda neat for a change!
    
    B.A.
    
                                                             

    re .29
    
    Thanks for the info.  And yes, I've seen "The Krays".  :)
    
    
    kim

    
    	Know this doesn't belong here...but...
    
    	Who does the song "I've got alot to learn about love"?  It sounds
    like Steve Perry from Journey...
    
    Any ideas?
    
    thanks,
    
    B.A.
    

    re-1,
    
    	Thanks,
    
    B.a.
    

    REPLY .20
    
    
      I don't know about all of the members of Lakeside, but there is
    
      an H. Shockley that writes and produces for Public Enemy.  I
    
      believe that this is one of the "leaders" of Lakeside, Hank
    
      Shockley.
    
    
    

    I'm wondering about these 80's groups:
    
    The Thompson Twins
    The Waitresses
    Soft Cell
    The Romantics
    Chiliwack
    Glass Tiger
    38 Special (haven't heard a peep since their '87 hit "Second Chance")
    Pure Prairie League (actually more of a 70's group)
    `til tuesday
    Cutting Crew
    Wax/Andrew Gold (I didn't know they released *2* albums!!)
    The Alan Parsons Project (another 70's group)
    Ambrosia (I heard they may be re-forming?)
    
    
    FWIW, I, too, want to add my hearty recommendations for Thomas Dolby's
    "Aliens Ate My Buick"--a clever, witty and well-crafted collection
    of songs (with great musicians--including a guest appearance by the
    Wizard of Oddballs, George Clinton), of which "Airhead" is indeed a
    standout, though only one of many highlights.
    
    
    Sylvia
    
    
    
    

    .38 Special - Rock'n'Roll Strategy - isn't that old.
    
    'til tuesday - playing SOMEWHERE in the New England area soon...I hear
    the ads (with the dates for Tommy Chong).  My Father-in-law also has
    picked up a new disc by them.
    
    The Waitresses & The Romantics - no great loss, IMO.
    
    K.C.

    Till Tueday playin at a club in N.H called Rassberries,real soon.
    
                       Crazy_might_be_Nashua_Al

    Til Tuesday playing Friday night at Pearl Street... I beleive its in 
    Northhampton... Out in western MA.
    
    /w

re .39  I think Raspberries is at the airport in Manchester NH (formerly
"Classics") ...

- Dave

     You're right,Dave.The date is real soon.
    
             Crazy_Maybe_this_weekend_Al

    ... T'pau ?
    
    Sjaak.

    Quarterflash ?  2.0, maybe 1.5 hits
    
    karl

    
    Whatever happened to "Brownsville Station" ???
    

    Re: .46
    
    Matter of opinion.  I like Brownvilles' "Smokin'" better than Crue's,
    but I LOVE Crue's "Jailhouse Rock" better than Elvis'!
    
    K.C.

    Re: .45, .46
    
    Cub Koda, who was the front man for Brownsville Station is still
    active.  He lived in MA for awhile.  He has recorded a number of albums
    for small labels (like Baron, Black Rose, not to mention a "radio show"
    album for Ace), doing stripped-to-the-bone rock and roll.  I haven't
    seen him advertised for a N.E. date for a few years, though.
    
    I went to a number of his live shows and they were always
    pedal-to-the-metal good times.  "Put the money in his hand, and the
    Cubmaster will rock" was his motto.
    
    						Brian
    
    P.S. to GTI: Motley Crue *wishes* they could write a song that good.

    Cub lives in Ohio now. My cousin hangs out with him some and does some
    equipment swapping. Funny, he was my cousins hero as a kid now they are
    friends. I think Cub is working on some blues stuff and still tours
    small clubs. I'll get more detail after a call to Ohio.

    
    Is any of Brownsville's music found on CD?  I've not seen any yet.
    

    
    What ever happened to Personics, the company that would make customized
    tapes for about a buck a song?  Their outlets seem to have disappeared.
    Are there any left?  Did they go out of business?  Or, are they waiting
    for writable CDs?
    
    - Jim

    re personics - more active than ever with mail order.. we recently
    received a 20 page booklet of orderable music.. including old MC-5 !
    
    weird.
    
    karl

    She's not so far in the past, but is Cyndi Lauper still active
    musically?
    
    What happened to Pure Prairie League?
    
    How about Annie Lennox and Eurythmics?

  >How about Annie Lennox and Eurythmics?
    
    Annie and I moved in together this past weekend.  We see Dave
    occasionally when he's in town.
    
    karl

    
    Annie Lenox is scheduled to be at the Concert for Life (the tribute to
    Freddie Mercury).
    
    DFW

	RE: Eurythmics?

	The bass/session player is now (has been) in Curve, teamed up with 
	Toni Halliday (former backup singer on Plant's "Shaken'nStirred", 
	etc.) not to mention other connections with Dave...and ? Moulder 
	who I think has produced Ride, etc. (actually I think I'm thinking
	of someone else).

	- Jim

    could someone post the phone number or address for the personics
    catalog?
    tks
    \Gary

    Annie Lenox is putting out a solo album soon.  Forget the title.
    
    
    kim

    Annie's solo release is called "Diva".  It'll hit the streets on April
    14th.
    
    -Scott

    I'm a day--well, O.K, several days--late and a dollar short, but I
    just wanted to add a caveat to my earlier list.  Those groups AREN'T
    necessarily old faves of mine (certainly not The Waitresses--I hated
    "I Know What Boys Like").  I'm just curious to see if they're all
    still active or waiting tables at some chic restaurant hoping to
    be rediscovered.
    
    Got one more to add...Survivor (aka "the poor man's Journey").  For
    awhile, they coasted from the fallout of their big hit from the 
    "Rocky III" soundtrack, "Eye Of The Tiger."  I know that their gui-
    tarist/writer Jim Peterik, was at one time a member of Ides Of March
    ("I'm your vehicle, baby..."), but it's been quite a few years (may-
    be seven??) since they've had any real chart action that I can recall.
    
    And I'm mildly interested in whatever happened to Loverboy (aka "the
    poor man's Foreigner")...
    
    As for Annie Lennox:  I'm glad she's still pumpin'.  I guess she had
    to keep busy somehow, since Dave seems to have his finger in so many
    pies of late (fronting The Spiritual Cowboys and producing saxophone
    sex symbol Candy Dulfer's "Lily Was Here").
    
    
    Sylvia
    
    
    

Re .60:

>    since Dave seems to have his finger in so many
>    pies of late (fronting The Spiritual Cowboys and producing saxophone
>    sex symbol Candy Dulfer's "Lily Was Here").

Well, Syl, I hafta confess- I *did* hear that song and like it- I *did* buy the
cassette- but I *can't* say I wasn't influenced by the picture on the J-card!
(At least I'm honest...)

Bob

Re .60:

Sylvia, what's this about "saxophone sex symbol" Candy Dulfer?
She does some wonderful playing on Van Morrison's "Hymns to
the Silence" album.  I take it from your note that she now
has her own album out?  Have you heard it?  Can you tell me
more (perhaps in another note)?  Thanks!

    
    Candy Dulfer is the daughter of one of Holland's most influential and
    innovative sax players/composers, Hans Dulfer - the man behind "Hans
    Dulfer and the perikels" and "Reflud". Her own album (I *think* it's
    called Saxuality but will check) came out in '90 and is worth a try:
    good funky/jazzy stuff with the exception of one or two dull ballads.
    She also worked with Prince (Graffiti Bridge). So there's no sense in 
    calling her a sex symbol... She may be good-looking but that doesn't 
    mean she's not an excellent musician...
    
    -maarten.
    

Sheila E. is the musically talented daughter of a great drummer but 
she acts like a tart on stage.

    
    	How about Andy Pratt ??  He did "Avenging Annie" and then did
    	a GREAT album called Resolution.  Last one I have is "Shiver
    	in the Night".
    
    	I re-found these a week ago and noticed Steve Gadd on drums,
    	Tony Levin on bass, even Luthor Vandross on backing vocals.
    
    	But, GMA folks, lots of it was recorded / mixed in beautiful
    	downtown Maynard, Ma.
    
    	I love every song on "Resolution".
    
    	Tom
    

    Re: Andy Pratt
    
    After one album each for Polydor and Columbia and two for Nemperor,
    Andy Pratt faded from the major label scene.  He released an EP locally
    (in MA) in the early eighties and has since dropped totally out of
    sight.  As heir to the Pratt and Whitney money, I guess he didn't need
    the money.  The Columbia album is out on CD now and is well worth
    adding to any collection.
    
    							Brian

    Thanks for the info on the "Andy Pratt" CD.
    
    I've just started an Andy Pratt topic in Note 215.
    
    - Dave

    WHatever happened to The Vapors?

    
    	They probably turned completely Japanese and started their own
    	computer company.
    
    	[I crack myself up!!]
    
    							GTI
    

    
    
    No sex, no drugs, no wine, no women, no fun, no sin, no you know wonder
    it's dark!   8*)
    
    
    Steve

    re: .71
    
    That musta done 'em in!!!  Don't know how they lasted at all with that
    creedo.
    
    -Jesse  ;-)

    
    I'm drawing a blank.
    They released another song from that album, anybody remember
    what it was?  Anybody care?!  8*)
    
    
    	Steve

    
    	Was the word "talk" in the title?
    
    	That was the 'B' side of "Turning Japanese".
    
    							GTI

    
    
    Doesn't sound familiar, Shawn.  Of course, I can't remember 
    anything else about them!
    
    PS  What's a cyclone ranger?  8*)
    
    Steve

    The lyrics read "psyched lone ranger".
    
    Mark.

    So that's what they're saying!  I could never figure out
    what the heck it meant!  Thanks!
    
    Steve
    

    
    
    I have the tape (from my post punk days ) GAG.. ;*)
    
    
    anyways didnt someone want this Vapors tape?? 
    its going at the end of the week..
    
    
    wendy o'
    
      

    > The lyrics read "psyched lone ranger".
    
    I'm so embarassed.  I always thought the song said:
    
    	Cyclone ranger
    
    -Scott

    Moi, aussi.
    
    
    kim

    RE: "psyched lone ranger" vs. "cyclone ranger"
    
    Even though the former is the actual lyric, I like the latter better.
    It's even stranger, but doesn't make any less sense.
    
    - Dave

    
    Given the song's topic, I think "psyched 'lone' ranger" fits in better.
    
    - Sean

It's not uncommon for printed lyrics to include an intentional error so the
publishers can catch illegal use of their property.  This includes even lyrics
printed on the back of albums.  

Some people, Bob Dylan, for instance, won't allow full lyrics to be published 
at all, except in the sheet music.  Dylan usually omits a whole verse.

    Whatever happened to the band "The Adventures",who hailed from Belfast
    I think! Since the release of the album Sea Of Love I've heard little
    or nothin' from them.
    	
    
    	Had they anyother albums/hits????
    
        M.J.

    
    
    Yes, they had another Album, but I can't remember the title !
    
    "Sea of Love" I thought was pretty good !
    
    
    
    Kevin.
    
    

    You just missed him last weekend at a free concert at city hall plaza
    sponsored by WODS 103.3.  Sorry.
    
    -Jesse

I saw him a couple of years back at the Channel.  He was in great shape 
musically and physically.  He had a good band and played most of the show
with his shirt off.  It was an interesting oldies show because most of his
hits have been remade in the past few years by contemporary groups.  
Obviously a smart guy, pretty nice, not puffed up.  "When it's been going 
well for you for a few years and then it stops, boy, that's something.  And
when it stops it definitely STOPS.  I can attest to that."

    
    I was watching VH-1 last night and John Cougar-Mellencamp's "Check It
    Out" was playing. The electric violin was great, I then began to
    recall other bands that used electric violins. Perhaps the best
    'player' I could recall was Papa John Creech, who used to play with/for
    Jefferson-Airplane in the 70's. Is Papa John still around?
    
    	fred deady
    	wbc::deady
    	dtn 425-3379

    Yep, still tours pretty regularly.  He got a lot of mileage out of
    being in JA/Hot Tuna since before then he was known only around the Bay
    Area.
    
    						Brian

    
    	Remember a band in the '70's called Smith?  Had a hit called
    	Baby It's You.  Who were the band members?

    Re: Smith
    
    They had two or three albums out on ABC.  The lead singer had at least
    one solo record, but for the life of me, I'm spacing on her name.
    
    							Brian

    
    	A SWAG:		Patty McCormack?
    
    -rjc-

    
    How about Lydia Pense from Cold Blood ?
    
    (I'm guessing, but I think that was her name)
    
    Lv

    
    Re: .57
    
    Personics is still around.  They put ads in various magazines... 1-page
    order forms with only about 100 selections.  If you order a tape (10
    songs for $9.95 or 20 for $17.95, add $2.95 shipping + CA tax for
    residents), they'll send you their catalog containing several hundred
    selections.
    
    Address:  The Personics System
              981 Bing Street
              San Carlos, CA  94070
    
    order # (maybe they'd send just the catalog?) : 1(800)831-7887
    
    Fax 1(415)592-0118
    
    - Jim

    
    RE: .93
    
    	Did I say Patty?  I meant Gail McCormack.
    
    -rjc-

    Lydia Pense still plays club in the SF Bay Area.
    
    - Dave

 Nice to hear Lydia Pense is still around...I used to see her while I
was in high school (graduated in 68) in the SF area with a band called
The Sit Ins...I believe she was also in a band called Phoenix after that prior
to Cold Blood...I always loved her voice..






Jim

    
    Yes, it is nice to hear that Lydia is still singing.  I haven't 
    heard Cold Blood in years so my memory of tunes is vague. I really
    used to like her voice though and wouldn't mind getting my hands on
    a Cold Blood album.  
    
    Larry

    Hi, -1 ;^)
    
    I have an album at home of Cold blood. Was it 1976 when it came out?
    Well, it's the one with the Ice-cube pictured.
    
    Jan.

    There are at least four Cold Blood albums:
    
    Cold Blood (San Francisco/Atlantic)
    Sisyphus (San Francisco/Atlantic) this has "Funky on My Back"
    Lydia (Warner Bros.)
    the one with the ice cube (ABC??)
    
    A good band with a shortage of good tunes.  Though you could make a
    killer compilation tape from those four LPs.
    
    						Brian

 I have the "Cold Blood" album somewhere..There is also a nice version of
 "I Just Want to Make Love to You" on the Closing of the Fillmore CD set.

    Mention of "Cold Blood" always makes me think of a similar
    band, "Ten Wheel Drive".  The singer was Gena Revyan (not
    at all sure about that spelling).  Anyone remember them?
    
    /rick

    Jazz saxophonist Dave Leibman was a member of Ten Wheel Drive for
    awhile.  Genya Ravan did a couple of albums during the early punk era
    (78 or so).  I remeber two TWD albums for Polydor, but can't for the
    life of me remember any song titles.
    
    						Brian

    yeah, it's all coming back to me now.  Genya had a minor "hit"
    on her own with a catchy little number "I Won't Sleep on the Wet
    Spot No More" (or maybe the title was just "Wet Spot", but that's
    the chorus).  As Dave Barry says, I'm not making this up.

    I saw Ten Wheel Drive back in '69. Not very memorable. More recently
    (like '84) I knew a female singer that Genya Ravan was interested in
    producing. That went nowhere.

    --Ron

         
              Glass Tiger?
    
    jd/
    

    I Think their Label"Dropped"them and then they"Broke_Up"
    
    I really don't know..
    
      Crazy_I_Think_I_Made_A_Funny_Al

    Some updates:
    	Toto: Their drummer (I'm blanking on his name) died ~a year or so
    ago.
    	10 Years After: Alvin Lee got bored after a "vacation" of several
    years & recently reformed the band with (I think) all the original
    members. (He was recently touring as Alvin Lee & 10 Years After, I
    think)
    	`til tuesday: Aimee Mann appears locally ocasionally as Aimee Mann
    & has a new album due out March '93.
    	Brownsville Station/Cub Cod: Was Ram Jam ("Black Betty") really Cub
    Coda ? 

    I just heard an unconfirmed rumor that McCoy Tyner, guitarist of
    Marshall Tucker Band fame died last week. 
    Can anyone confirm or dispose of this ?
    			-Paul

    RE.110
    
    McCoy Tyner is a jazz pianist
    
    Tommy & Toy Caldwell are brother/guitarists in Marshall Tucker, Tommy
    died a few years back...did Toy just die ??

re: .110 and .111

    Yes, McCoy Tyner is a jazz pianist.
    
    Toy and Tommy Caldwell were the guitarists for MTB.
    Tommy did indeed die a number of years ago, and Toy did indeed
    just die today or yesterday or something like that.  I think
    there's a note in GUITAR about it.

    
    Whatever happened to A-ha.
    
    

    who cares chris....;')...../k

    
    Hey listen lady... ;')
    
    

    Cub Koda lives in Michigan. My cousin hangs with him some. Cub has a 
    blues band last I heard. Does small club stuff. I could target specifc
    question to my cousin if ya want. Generate a list.
    

    Can anyone name the Blackfoot tune Cub Koda played on?
    
    I think it was on "Strikes Twice".
    
    I remember it was a great performance.

    I think Cub played a harp intro on Train,train, Beat me if I am wrong.

    What ever happened to Blodwyn Pig? I've got one of their two records
    packed neatly away. The title is (I think) ahead rings out, with a
    picture of a pig wearing sunglasses and smoking a bone. I'd like to
    get the other. Any of you know its title? 
    Gary
    

    I think it's called "Getting to This".
    
    Anyone seen these out on CD?

    You're right it is Getting to This. I would also like to get these on
    CD if available. Anyone???
    

    Re. last two ...
    
    Both "Getting To This" and "Ahead Rings Out" are available on CD in the
    U.K., tho' they may well be European-manufactured.
    
    If anyone needs help with getting copies of these, send me e-mail
    
    - Dougie

    
    Re. Last three
    
    	Blodwyn Pig reformed a few years ago, playing mostly "Live"
    in the UK. Mick Abrahams & Clive Bunker (both of the original
    Jethro Tull) are in the group. They have a new LP/CD ready just
    looking for a label to put it out.
    
    
    Vinny

    re .109
    
    wasn't toto's drummer names jeff porcaro?
    
    willie

    speaking of Jeff Porcaro...I just picked up 10CC's most recent album,
    "Meanwhile" and Jeff Porcaro was the drummer on all songs...I wonder if
    it was his last recording....
    
    Suegene (who's last day at Digital is today...goodbye and thanks for
    all the interesting reading!)
    

    orchesta luna?

    Orchestra Luna mutated into Berlin Airlift, Berlin Backwards, Rick
    Berlin:The Movie, Paris is Burning, amongst others. Rick Berlin is now 
    shopping a 12 song Demo with himself on piano and produced by ex Berlin
    luminary Chet Cahill.
    Steve Perry, longtime Rick Berlin associate has his own group that is
    playing out around Boston under his own name.
    Peter

    
    Whatever Happened To....
    
    1. Ekseption...another great early 70s group from Holland--very
    jazz-influenced--had an organist that played like Jimmy Smith.
    
    2. Greenslade...
    
    3. Brian Auger...
    
    4. Buddy Miles...Last heard him on a Jeff Berlin album doing the vocals
    on a remake of Cream's version of 'Crossroads', but that was what, 5
    years ago ? (Rumor: Buddy was the voice behind the lead vocalist for
    'The California Raisins'. True ?)
    
    5. Spooky Tooth...Gary Wright is the only member of this group that
    I've heard in the last several years. 
    
    6. Lindisfarne...
    
    7. Van der Graaf Generator...

>    Whatever Happened To....
>    3. Brian Auger...

    Good question. Loved his cover of Wes Montgomery's Boppin On Sunset.
    
>    4. Buddy Miles...Last heard him on a Jeff Berlin album doing the vocals

    About 4 years ago the leader of a band called the Shaboo Alstars who's
    name I can't recall went to LA to sell the band to a major label. While
    he was discussing this with the record exec, the exec told him that
    Miles, who'd recently been released from jail, was going to reform the
    Electric Flag and would he be interested in taking Mike Bloomfield's
    place. Needless to say, the Shaboo Alstars were not mentioned again. The
    band disbanded and I never heard another thing about Buddy Miles or the
    Electric Flag.

Brian Auger played at the Clarion in Nashua NH last year, with Eric
Burdon.  I believe they're still touring this year (billed as "Eric
Burdon and the Brian Auger Band").  I got a chance to talk with Brian
after the show - really nice, humble guy, still enthusiastic about the
music.  Brian's son plays drums with the band.

- Dave

    RE: .128, number 7. Van der Graff Generator...
    
    Peter Hammill is still kicking around - he was at Nightstage within the
    last two years (maybe 3?), perhaps in support of a new album (?).  I
    think Nic Potter was with him (on bass) - he named him, and the name
    was familiar as I sat there, but I'm not sure whether it was Nic or
    another vaguely familiar bass player's name.  Peter seems to pop out
    a new album every so often - back in '88 he released a collaboration
    with Guy Evans. (Guy and Nic being ex-VdGG).  Think I'll pop it in the
    CD player now...
    
    \chuck

    A friend of mine saw Kevin Ayers perform at a small place in Cambride
    (I think).He said it was great.It was just Ayers,a acoustic guitar
    and a Mike.

    Does anybody know what happened to any of these acts?
    SAM & DAVE
    GENYA RAVEN & TEN WHEEL DRIVE
    IDES OF MARCH
    AMERICA
    RARE EARTH
    MOUNTAIN
    BLOOD,SWEAT & TEARS
    SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
    THREE DOG NIGHT

    
    Three Dog Night will be playing in Laconia, NH over Father's Day W/E.
    
    Starship and Eric Burden will also be there...  Father's Day weekend
    kicks off "Bike Week" up in the Lakes Region of NH.
    
    Tim

    I think Leslie West of Mountain died some years back, as did either Sam
    or Dave (I think).
    
    - Dave

>    SAM & DAVE

    One of them died. I can never remember which.

>    GENYA RAVEN & TEN WHEEL DRIVE

    I believe about 10 years ago she was living in NYC, hoping to discover
    new talent and become a producer.

>    IDES OF MARCH

    Who really cares.

>    AMERICA

    ?
    
>    RARE EARTH

    Can you say Vagas?

>    MOUNTAIN

    They tried a reuinion last year. Saw their re-debut on the Dennis Miller
    show and not only were they ransid, but they acted like complete jerks
    while they sounded bad.
    
>    BLOOD,SWEAT & TEARS

    I hear a reunion is in the works now, but it doesn't include Al Kooper
    nor the beloved David Clayton-Thomas

>    SLY & THE FAMILY STONE

    I think Sly's done hard time for things like drug possession. Don't
    really know where he is now. Bassist Larry what's-his-name has put out a
    few records solo.
    
>    THREE DOG NIGHT

    NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW HAMPSHIRE!

    Blood, Sweat & Tears played at the Molde Jazz festival
    in Norway last summer, featuring David Clayton-Thomas,
    but not too many - if any - of the other 'old' players.
    
    h

    BS&T was scheduled to play a reunion gig with everyone minus one horn
    player and David Clayton-Thomas, but *including* Al Kooper, the weekend
    of the March 13th this year...the blizzard that Saturday cancelled the
    gig.

    are you sure leslie west died.
    felix pappalardi was killed by his wife/girl friend a few
    years ago.
    
    larry graham was the bass player in sly's band.
    he has had a few solo albums.  one of my favorite
    songs of his (it's a cover) is 'standing on the verge
    of getting it on'.  originally parliament-funkadelic?
    
    willie
    

    
    
     Leslie West is still around and still recording. He had another solo
    effort out about a year ago. Before that he was recording with Jack
    Bruce of Cream fame. I saw Leslie on a music talk show a few months
    back. He talked alot of his music career. Intresting guy.
    
                                                             mike
    

    I hear Leslie West on Howard Stern's morning radio show about once a
    month........

    Interesting.  Leslie was going to be the bandleader for Howard Sterns
    late night TV show; they supposedly had several shows with Leslie taped
    when the TV show got the axe.  Don't know who else was in the band.
    
    Leslie always claimed he had jammed at NYC club once with Hendrix backing
    him up on bass.  I've finally seen a photo of this, eeez true!

    
    He also claims to have done a lot of guitar work on The Who's "Who's
    Next."  Says Pete wasn't allowed (or couldn't) formally credit him on
    the LP, but gave him a nice plaque thanking him for all the help.  I
    dunno, I suppose I believe it...
    
    - Sean

    BST is appearing in Roswell, Ga. this summer with David Clayton-Thomas. 
    Both Sam AND Dave are deceased.
    America had a sort of reunion album a few years ago which included one
    hit single.

>    BST is appearing in Roswell, Ga. this summer with David Clayton-Thomas. 
>    Both Sam AND Dave are deceased.
>    America had a sort of reunion album a few years ago which included one
>    hit single.

    Triple whammy! That's ALL bad news.

    
    deep purple ?
    

    
    Re Deep Purple
    
     Just released a new CD. Original line-up. Thats about all I can tell
    you,
    
            mike
    

	Anyone remember the band Osibisa ?  

	Lv

    Re: .148
    
    Sure, I remember Osibisa, still have a cassette of the first album. 
    Interesting band, mostly from Ghana, I believe.  Reminded me at the
    time of Santana due to the percussion, I was not savvy enough to tell
    the difference between Latin and African rhythms  8^)  
    
    The first two albums ("Osibisa", "Woyaya") were pretty cool, I lost
    track of them after that but I know there were at least two more albums
    after that.
    
    Yes fans might recall the Roger Dean cover art with the flying elephants.
    
    							Brian  

                Ladies and Gentlemen, the amazing Brian Rost.

    Brian, you are amazing.  
    
    >> for sure!
    
    Does the possibility exist of getting a copy of the first album if I 
    send you a cassette ?
    
    >> meet you guys in jail!
    
    8*}

    
    
     Also concearning Osibisa, They also helped out with the percussion
    parts on Uriah Heep's "Look At Yourself". I also have a couple of
    their albums but its been so long I can't remember the titles. I do
    remember the flying elephants on the covers by Roger Dean.
    
                                                               mike
    

    Anyone heard anything recently from the Del Fuegos?  Are they still
    recording?  The last LP I have from them is "Stand Up."
    
    - craig pahigian
    

    Re: .154
    
    After "Stand Up" they recorded another album, with a title something
    like "Fire in the Fields" (??).  As recently as this year, there still
    was a  band touring under the name, but it was really Dan Zanes plus
    sidemen, not a real band in the sense of the old Del Fuegos.  
    
    As far as I know, Zanes is still looking for a new record deal.
    
    							Brian

>    After "Stand Up" they recorded another album, with a title something
>    like "Fire in the Fields" (??).

  For some reason I recall the title - "Smoking in the Fields" (not in
  print).   JBC

    Re: .128 many months later....
    
    Spooky Tooth
    
    Of course Gary Wright went on to greater fame and fortune.  Original
    guitarist Luther Grosvenor briefly worked with Mott the Hoople and
    later had a band called Widowmaker.  His replacement, Mick Jones got
    even richer than Gary Wright by starting Foreigner.  Original bassist
    Greg Ridley went to Humble Pie.  His replacement, Chris Stewart worked
    with Frankie Miller for a few years.  Late-period vocalist Mike Patto
    died of throat cancer.
    
    Lindisfarne
    
    Alan Hull did a few solo albums after the band disbanded in the mid
    seventies.  A few years later they atually reformed and cut a new album
    for Atco...I have a single from this, maybe 1979 or so?  Then they
    vanished again.
    
    							Brian

Shooting Star?
New England?
Triumph?

    New England: drummer Hirsh Gardner works as a record producer here in
    MA. Keyboardist Jimmy Waldo was in Alcatrazz (the band, not the jail) 
    for awhile.  
    
    Triumph: Rik Emmett supposedly has had a solo career up in Canada, but
    I've never seen any records down here in the US.  He was a columnist for
    Guitar Player for many years, not sure if he still writes for them.
    
    							Brian

    Rik Emmit had one solo album so far in the US -- ABSOLUTELY...
    Did just ok for him. The band did release another album late in '93
    but had someone else fill in for Rik... Sales did poorly...
    
    /w

    Whatever happened to John Butcher of John Butcher Axis?
    
    Lorna
    

I think he just released something a year or so ago.

Heard he had a drug problem.

daryll

    Here's the answer as to where Jon Butcher is.  He's one of two
    guitarists in Barefoot Servants.  Leland Sklar (who worked with James
    Taylor for years) is on bass.  The album was just released.
    
    							Brian
    
From: georged@meaddata.com (George Dibos)
Date: 1 Feb 1994 14:13:19 GMT
 
Though it isn't strictly a bass topic, I've been hangin' with this group
too long not to want to tip my friends about a new band. Especially when
Lee Sklar is the bassist.  :-)
 
Besides, my .sig line about "preserving the roadhouse tradition" is legit,
so:
 
The group is 1/3 ZZTop, 1/3 SRV, and 1/3 Allman Bros, and the whole
thing is generously seasoned with sprinklings of the Kentucky Headhunters,
and (believe it or not), Van Halen...(!?)
 
Making it even sweeter is that the production values on their debut record
are first rate, and the songs themselves are considerably above average.
Their overall *musicianship* and *tightness* is what takes my breath away,
though.  This is n-o-t simple-to-play stuff, either.  Very clever, most of
it. 
 
Their name?  "Barefoot Servants".  Should be easy to find at any reasonably
stocked shop.  Just released.
 
A final semi-caution to those who may be inclined to give this record a try,
on the strength of this recommendation, but haven't liked most roadhouse music 
in the past: 
 
The swampy, Allman-y, bluesy material is largely confined to the first half
of the disc, and the more progressive, funk-groove, Van Halen-y stuff shows
up on the second half.  Meaning give *all* the tracks a listen before making
up your mind. 
 
Enjoy.
 
Rock on,
 
George
 
 
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        (asking for a friend)
    
        whatever happened to richard greene (he's pretty sure that's his
      name) of seatrain?
    
                                                             ^dave  

    re -.1 ( ^dave )
    
    	Don't know if this is the same guy, but one of the singers for The
    Bobs is named Richard 'Bob' Greene . . .
    
    				- Jim
    

    Richard Greene was a bluegrass fiddler (he had worked with Bill Monroe
    in fact) before Seatrain; after that band folded, he went back to
    bluegrass, although of the more "newgrass" variety.  
    
    He was involved in some seminal projects like the "Muleskinner" album
    with Clarence White, and recordings with David Grisman.  He recorded a
    solo LP for Rounder in the late seventies/early eighties and has also
    done sessions.   
    
    I haven't heard anything about him since the mid-eighties.  I noticed
    that the recent reunion of his old outfit the Blue Velvet Band has
    Kenny Kosek in the fiddle seat.
    
    							Brian

    Brian, I used to think that I had a good memory for things and people
    musical, but I must say the breadth and depth of your recollection
    astonishes me! I'm amazed that you have any spare cycles to devote to
    such mundane trivialities as work, given the task of storing such
    massive amounts of more important information like this. <g>
    
    Bob

re: .166

>    I haven't heard anything about him since the mid-eighties.  I noticed
>    that the recent reunion of his old outfit the Blue Velvet Band has
>    Kenny Kosek in the fiddle seat.
    
Bluegrassers seem particularly adept at bad double-entendres (sp?) for
band names.

(Apologies to non-bluegrass fans who don't get the joke)

-Hal

>(Apologies to non-bluegrass fans who don't get the joke)
    
    Apology accepted.  Now, would you explain it?
    
    Dave

re: .169

>    Apology accepted.  Now, would you explain it?
    
There's an old bluegrass song (Brian probably knows who wrote it :-)
called "The Girl With The Blue Velvet Band".

    The Greene Quartet (w/Greene, obviously) released an album about 3-4
    years ago called "Molly on the Shore."  This is a string quartet that
    blends some jazz/folk/bluegrass with classical, like Turtle Island.
    
    There was an article on him in Strings magazine sometime in the last
    couple of years. Maybe I can find it.  
    
    Tom

    re: 170
    
    Thanks.
    
    Dave

    WHT:

    Chester Thompson from in Tower of Power? He was/is one
    monstrously good B-3 player.

    Genesis.

    The Chester Thompson that tours with Genesis (only live, not studio) is
    a drummer, not a B-3 player....maybe it's a different Chester...I
    didn't know that the Genesis Chester was in Tower of Power...the
    Genesis Chester was in Frank Zappa's band for a time, live and studio,
    and Weather Report also....
    
    Wes

    
    	There are at least 2 Chesters out there.  The drummer also
    	plays on Weather Report's "Black Market".  That was my personal
    	favorite of theirs and, I believe, he's the drummer on the
    	killer title track.  Narada Michael Walden also plays on it,
    	pre-disco/production days.
    
    	Anyone else enjoy "Black Market" ??
    
    

    It is a different Chester....BTW...Chester has left Genesis and I can't 
    remember the name of his replacement.
    
    
    						john

    "Black Market" is noted for being the first WR with Jaco.  Jaco's not
    on the whole thing, just some of the tunes.  That's still previous
    bassist Alphonso Johnson on the title track.
    
    Agreed, a killer record.
    
    /rick

    Black Market...haven't heard that in a looooong time...funny though I
    was just thinking I have to pull out Mr. Gone for a listen...haven't
    heard that in a long time either...
    
    nit-pick alert...Chester also toured with Phil Collins solo in the
    past, but Phil is using a different drummer this tour..forget the name,
    but there really is no Genesis for Chet to leave...
    
    hopefully they will get together in a year or two, and go thru their
    routine of jam for 2 weeks, decide to record, if so, record, then tour,
    and that's when Chet is called upon...

    
    	Years ago, I worked at Dow Jones in Chicopee.  A co-worker was a
    	really cool black guy from Springfield.  He turned me on to 
    	Weather Report around '77 or so.  He left Dow Jones for some
    	other company.  
    
    	In '80, Weather Report played in Boston (Music Hall? Orpheum?)
    	and I just HAD to go!  Got ahold of Paul, after 3 years of not
    	seeing him and informed him of his plans to attend with me.
    
    	We had a blast - they opened with Black Market (I remember the
    	lights going out and hearing that voice at the beginning of the
    	tune) and Jaco did his Hendrix thing on the floor.  On the way
    	home, Paul said "why don't you interview for Digital??".
    
    	So, like it or not, I'm here because of Weather Report...
    
    	re: rick - yep, Alfonso more than holds his own, doesn't he?
    
    	Tom
    
    	Hendrix thing on the floor.

Last I read, he was working with Santana.  Wasn't doing a lot of B3 work,
but was branching out into the synthesizer world.  Still had lots of energy.
Not sure of the name of the CD, but one of the tunes was "Spirits Dancing
in the Flesh" or some such title.

I've always enjoyed his work - got a MONSTER set of hands!

/Terry

    Thanks, Terry. I've been listening to ToP, Live and in Living Color and
    his organ chops, particularly on "What is Hip" and "Knock Yourself Out",
    are devastating. And to think that he's playing bass pedals on some of
    that stuff as well!

    If he's given up playing B-3 in favor of synths, I'm sorry to hear that.

    --Ron

    
    Whatever happened to the group "Gentle Giant"?
    
  

    RE: Gentle Giant
    
    The lead singer, Derek Shulman became an A&R man and made his mark by
    signing Jon Bon Jovi to his first record deal. The eventual popularity
    of JBJ made it possible for Shulman to actually become the president of
    the record label (which label escapes me at the moment).
    
    Ray Shulman (bass) became a producer who has worked with acts
    such as the Sugar Cubes.
    
    Kerri Minnear (keys) joined a Christian commune, and I don't think
    he is performing outside of that context.
    
    John Weathers (drums) still tours as a hired gun with various acts.
    
    And Gary Green seems to have evaporated nicely.
    
    Brian

    
         Thanks for the reply Brian.  G.G. sure did a fine
    job of composing some rather interesting tunes.  A friend
    of mine saw them, late 70's I believe, headlining the good
    ol' Orpheum in Boston, MA. According to him, they did a
    remarkable job delivering their music live, especially
    the voice deliverance.
    
    Kev --
    

    
    
    Whatever happended to Cory Hart?  
    
    You know,  MR. "I Wear My Sunglasses at Night."
    
    Anyone have a tape or CD with this song on it that they want to sell?
    
    

    
    	It's on "Totally 80's", a 2-CD collection possibly not sold
    	in stores.  I got it for Christmas last year from my neigh-
    	bor, who bought a bunch of copies to hand out to a bunch of
    	people, so if you want I can find an address or phone # for
    	you.
    
    	Or browse through the "Assorted" or "Collections" section of
    	your nearest Strawberries and look for 80's collections, of
    	which there are a whole bucketload, and it's bound to be on
    	at least 1.
    
    							GTI

    "Sunglasses at Night" is also on the 80's compilation Living in
    Oblivion 3.  I saw a copy of it at a Newbury Comics once.

    Joann