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R.I.P. Cory Wells (Three Dog Night) (Original Post) blue neen Oct 2015 OP
The woman who came up with the group's name died herself not long ago. Kaleva Oct 2015 #1
Was that the one who was dating Danny Hutton at the time? blue neen Oct 2015 #8
June Fairchild Mendocino Oct 2015 #13
I shall go have a drink with a bullfrog named Jeremiah in his honor. Initech Oct 2015 #2
lots of good songs IcyPeas Oct 2015 #3
That one is probably my favorite. blue neen Oct 2015 #5
He was one of the Greatest. Prisoner_Number_Six Oct 2015 #4
I saw them 3 times. Le Taz Hot Oct 2015 #6
You were so lucky to see them at their finest. blue neen Oct 2015 #7
I lived in L.A. at the time. Le Taz Hot Oct 2015 #9
Wow, you were living a very awesome life! blue neen Oct 2015 #10
"We were living a time meant for us, And even.... lastlib Oct 2015 #11
This song is so beautiful. blue neen Oct 2015 #14
Shambala (1975) UglyGreed Oct 2015 #12

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)
6. I saw them 3 times.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 10:15 PM
Oct 2015

In 1970, 1971 and 1972. By the 1972 concert they were ALL fucked up on drugs and the performance was awful. The band had to keep filling in. It was sad. In 1970 they were magnificent.

blue neen

(12,308 posts)
7. You were so lucky to see them at their finest.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 10:36 PM
Oct 2015

Their great organist, Jimmy Greenspoon just died last March.

Lots of drug-fueled bands in those days, and now too I guess, huh?

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)
9. I lived in L.A. at the time.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 10:50 PM
Oct 2015

There were few bands/artists that I didn't see. Off the top of my head, Deep Purple, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Moody Blues, the Kinks (at the Hollywood Palladium -- let that one sink in a second), Aerosmith, and a whole lot more that I can't remember right now. I did miss some BIG ones though, including Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.

I saw Michael Franks several times, Linda Ronstadt (her backup band eventually became the Eagles) and one night at the Golden Bear Paul Butterfield was playing and he introduced a kick-ass slide guitar player and blues singer by the name of Bonnie Raitt. I played a pretty mean gitfiddle at the time and my jaw dropped watching her. I've been a HUGE fan ever since.

blue neen

(12,308 posts)
10. Wow, you were living a very awesome life!
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 11:23 PM
Oct 2015


Think of the plethora of innovative, totally rocking bands there were during the late 60's, early 70's; just one group after another creating badass songs, and gentle songs, songs about society, songs about war. Love songs, dance songs. Songs about other cultures, songs using instruments we'd never heard of.

Paul Butterfield. Yowza! It's such a shame about Linda Ronstadt having Parkinson's Disease and never being able to sing again. Parkinson's is such a cruel disease to begin with, but to silence Linda's voice is just beyond cruel.

I don't know if that particular explosion of music we enjoyed so much can ever happen again. I guess the stars were aligned just right.

lastlib

(22,981 posts)
11. "We were living a time meant for us, And even....
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 11:41 PM
Oct 2015

when it would rain, we would laugh it off."



. . .

RIP Cory--you are missed, you gave us so much with your music!

blue neen

(12,308 posts)
14. This song is so beautiful.
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 11:07 PM
Oct 2015

It was so popular at the time, that "Pieces of April" was the theme of our Junior Prom so many years ago.

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