Week of August 10, 2009
Part 1 21:52
Introduction
Grateful Dead, from Woodstock 40 Years On: Back to Yasgur’s Farm
DARK STAR
Part 2 35:03
Excerpts from the movie Fillmore: The Last Days
Bill Graham, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, It’s a Beautiful Day, Hot Tuna
Concert promoter Bill Graham didn’t quit the business after closing down the Fillmore East in April 1971 and the Fillmore West in July of that year. The music business got a lot bigger in the years that followed, and until his tragic death in a helicopter crash in October 1991 Bill was in it up to his earholes. But there was something magical about the Fillmores, and the amazing combinations of performers Bill assembled there. A movie was shot during the closing week of the Fillmore West, and in between some amazing performances by the Dead, Santana, Quicksilver, Hot Tuna, the Jefferson Airplane, and others, there were some pretty amazing performances from Bill himself, hollering at agents and light show artists on the phone, telling the story of how he went from being a refugee in World War II to being a kingmaker in the psychedelic music scene, and so on. Fillmore: The Last Days was released in 1972 but never came out on video until this spring.
Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:
Grateful Dead Productions, announcing the dead.net exclusive release, Road Trips vol 2 no 3: Wall of Sound, featuring highlights from two June 1974 performances using the band’s legendary and crystal-clear sound system. Listening party, lots more information, discussion area, and more at dead.net
Rhino Records, announcing a stack of new releases and reissues celebrating the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. Woodstock 40 Years On: Back to Yasgur’s Farm has 77 songs on 6 CDs, in chronological order and including 38 previously unreleased recordings. Two reissues – Music from the Original Soundtrack and More: Woodstock, and Woodstock Two – are remastered from the original analog tapes, with rare photos and liner notes from Gene Sculatti. And the soundtrack CD from Taking Woodstock, the new film by Ang Lee. Lots more info at rhino.com/woodstock
And from Damn Fine Day.com, building your music collection one song at a time.