1971 was 50 years ago...

July album release:

Jack Bruce's Harmony Row is the third studio album from the Scottish musician - taking its title from a tenement street in Glasgow, near where Bruce grew up. The street, since demolished, was famous as the largest unbroken house-row in Europe, stretching for over a mile.

Although cited by Bruce as his favorite solo album, Harmony Row does not chart upon its release, and the album will be his last solo effort for over three years. Lyricist Peter Brown, from the Cream days, provides the lyrics.

 

July album release:

Glen Campbell's The Last Time I Saw Her is his 20th album, and features musicians Carol Kaye and Hal Blaine. It will reach #87 on the Billboard albums chart, and #6 on the Country chart.

 

What is the footage from?

 

Not sure exactly.

 

July 28— George Harrison releases the non-album single, 'Bangla-Desh,' hoping to bring attention to the refugee crisis in that country (formerly East Pakistan). Ravi Shankar had approached Harrison to see if he could help alleviate the suffering in that country.

Meanwhile, Harrison has also been planning the first major rock fundraiser, to benefit the same cause - to take place on August 1, at Madison Square Garden, in New York City. An Indian astrologer had advised that early August will be a good time in which to stage the concert.

The single will reach #23 in the US, #10 in the UK, #2 in Poland and Switzerland, and the top 10 in thirteen other territories. Leon Russell, Klaus Voormann, Ringo Starr, Jim Keltner, Billy Preston, and Jim Horn are heard on the record.




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July 28— Black Sabbath are playing at Gaelic Park, in the Bronx, New York.

1. N.I.B.
2. War Pigs
3. Sweet Leaf
4. Iron Man
5. Children Of The Grave
6. Wicked World
7. Paranoid
8. Fairies Wear Boots

 

not the kind of a jerry reed song i remember. i had to check.

 

July 28— The documentary On Any Sunday is in movie theaters - depicting motorcycle sports - with a soundtrack by Dominic Frontiere. Steve McQueen features in the film, and provided some financial backing.

 

Ace Frehley wrote about seeing the Dead at Gaelic Park, and briefly meeting Jerry Garcia, in August. I wonder if he also saw Sabbath that summer.

 

The Dead were supposed to play on July 30, but got rained out.

Manhattan College: A Rock and Roll Retrospective (Part 2)

 

WDR is German television though I don’t know if they filmed it

 

July 29— The Who are playing at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, NY.

 

now yer talkin' my language. that film was our life reel. i got my first bike from bud ekins. who did the jump in the "great escape".

i still have my mcqueen sanctioned '66 triumph 650 flattracker and a 600 hp 911 turbo

mcqueen and mulholland. my stompin' grounds.

 

July 29— Muddy Waters is appearing at the Ash Grove, in Los Angeles, California.

 

i swear. this thread is often like those old slide show carousel things that put the images on the wall lol. love it.

the last time i was at that spot long after the ash grove had burned down? was at a "traffic school" with me and rodney bingenheimer heckling the "instructor" who was making us sit there for 4 hours to squash a ticket.

it was by then called the "laugh factory". i told the guy: "you ain't funny and we're a captive audience". free us scofflaws now lol

 

This Is Your Life...

 

exactly! ( btw tried that link for the film ) it just jammed my computer up. but thanks for trying )

 

Talk about flashbacks, that's why the film recommendation.
Ah, maybe one day.
I need to rewatch it. Saw it in the movie theater, July 2019, aka the good ol' days.

 

July album release:

Albert King's Lovejoy on the Stax label - will peak at #188 on the Billboard chart.

 

July album release:

So Long, Bannatyne - by The Guess Who, their eight studio album. It will peak at #52.

 

so distinctively albert

taj does a fantastic version of this from a couple years earlier. but albert's guitar is. well, albert's alone. i loved his stax stuff.

 

July album release:

Isaac Hayes' Shaft - the film soundtrack - consisting mostly of instrumentals composed by Hayes as the score for the film - though three vocal selections are included. The soundtrack album, and the main theme-song single, will both hit #1 on the Billboard charts. Shaft is the best-selling LP ever released on a Stax label.

 

they say that cat shaft is a bad mother .. just shut your mouth. just talkin' 'bout shaft

 

Can you dig it

 

I first heard the song in the Blues Brothers movie. Taj wrote it.