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Colorado Bands History – Flashback to the ’60

January 15, 2023 Rockin’ and Rollin’ Dentist BeastSugarloafThe Electric Prunes
The MoonrakersThree Dog NightWest Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
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Super Band – A Forgotten Colorado 60s Rock Band

Listing Of Some Of The Main Characters (plus a simplified index of their bands):

Roger Bryant – Beast, Super Band, Diamondhead

Jerry Corbetta – The Brambles, The Moonrakers, The Half Doesn’t. Chocolate Hair, Sugarloaf, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, The Classic Rock All Stars

Bob MacVittie – The Moonrakers, The Vaqueros, Beggar’s Opera Company, The Classics, Sugarloaf, Brother Sun

Ron Morgan – The Wild Ones, Super Band, The Leather Souls, The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, The Electric Prunes, Three Dog Night

Bobby Pickett – Maul & The Cut-ups, Sugarloaf, Detective

Myron Pollock – The Galaxies, Super Band, Big Bird & The Steam Shovel, Chocolate Hair, Orange, The Daily Planet, Sugarloaf

Bob Raymond – The Soul Survivors, The Vaqueros, The Esquires, Beggar’s Opera Company, Chocolate Hair, Sugarloaf

Bob Webber – The Moonrakers, The Vaqueros, Beggar’s Opera Company, The Classics, Chocolate Hair, Sugarloaf

Richard Whetstone – Climax, Mayfield Spinning Wheel, The Electric Prunes, Stallion Thumrock

Bob Yeazel – Super Band, The Leather Souls, Beast, Sugarloaf, Diamondhead, Brother Sun 

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Electric Prunes 6-CD Box Set Complete Recordings 1966-1969 Released Nov 2021

The Electric Prunes: Then Came The Dawn
Complete Recordings 1966-1969, 6CD Box Set

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ELECTRIC PRUNES – Then Came The Dawn
6-CD Release 2021

The Electric Prunes: Then Came The Dawn – Complete Recordings 1966-1969, 6CD Box SetElectric Prunes (The)

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YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/qIVAfDap_v4

Video preview from Roy Delaine Moore’s new album titled “Mountain Tracks” recorded at SCPrecording.com, produced (mixed & mastered) by Bob Webber.

The CD new release from Roy Delaine Moore was produced by Bob Webber and recorded at Sugarloaf Canyon Productions studio – located in the foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, west of Denver. The ten song selection is the first release from Mountain Trax Records, and it features several special guest musicians who contributed to all ten of the tracks performed by Roy Delaine Moore. Nine of the ten songs are originals written by Roy Delaine Moore.

Song styles fall into multiple flavors of American roots music, which many currently refer to as Americana music – country rock, folk and blues…and according to Roy, “Not necessarily in one camp or another.”

Website: www.roydelainemoore.com
Podcast: http://www.scpdigitalrecording.com/scp-podcasts.html

Bob Webber of Sugarloaf Launches New Colorado Recording Studio

Sugarloaf Canyou Productions
Sugarloaf Canyon Productions – digital recording studio in the Colorado foothills near Denver.

Bob Webber, a previous and founding member of Sugarloaf (Band), has launched a new Colorado recording studio in the nearby Denver foothills.   His international recognition and experience, as the guitarist with Sugarloaf, on the hit recordings of Green Eyed Lady and Don’t Call Us, has proved to be a valuable launching ground for his new venture: Sugarloaf Canyon Productions in the Colorado foothills near Denver

Bob explains the evolution of his new studio: “Initially, the studio I put together was a project studio, with enough room to produce stringed instruments, groups, singer/songwriters, vocal over-dubs, enabling me to record the tunes that I have written and wanted to record. I was naturally interested in this process because of my passion for the art of mixing – taking raw tracks and turning them into a record.  The need for a studio became apparent after the last album I was evolved with, where six musicians were in my living room for a recording session (6 to 12 hrs each) on sixteen different occasions.  I needed to get them out of the living area into a separate area – that’s how the studio is evolving…”

As a recent inductee into Colorado’s Music Hall of Fame, Bob has parlayed his hit making recording experience, by  producing, engineering, and mastering with his state-

Colorado Music Hall of Fame
Part of the Sugarloaf exhibit at the Colorado Music Hall of Fame

of-the-art Pro Tools & UAD-2 system, and has already produced several albums by Colorado artists.

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Additional Notes and Background Links:

The Colorado Music Hall of Fame, currently located in the 1stBank Center concert venue, has been created to honor those individuals who have made outstanding contributions, to preserve and protect historical artifacts, and to educate the public regarding everything that’s great about our state’s musical history.

Best Of Sugarloaf
BEST OF Sugarloaf….there aren’t any better Sugarloaf collections available, since this offers everything a casual fan could possibly want:, namely, all the hits….(more)

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John Susi, Colorado Winemaker, now at Natchez Hills Vineyard, Hampshire Tn

John Susi, a Colorado Winemaker and owner/winemaker at J.  Susi Winery in the Colorado area, has migrated to Tennessee, where he is now the head winemaker at Natchez Hills Vineyard, Hampshire Tn.

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Early in his career, prior to being a noted winemaker, he was road manager and security for storied legends like the Rolling Stones, The Who, Alice Cooper, ZZ Top, Sugarloaf and The Electric Prunes. His travels around the world took him through many a wine country, where he discovered the art of winemaking and developed an appreciation for wine from varied regions.

​“I am blessed to find myself at Natchez Hills,” John shares, “making wine in a beautiful facility that combines all of my loves in one place: music, food, wine and people. It doesn’t get any better than this!”

John Susi, Winemaker
Winemaker John Susi has migrated to Tennessee where he is now the head winemaker at Natchez Hills Vineyard

Hardwater ’68 Capitol LP Reissued CD in UK – Originally Produced by Legendary David Axelrod

HARDWATER – CD Reissued 2011

hardwaterTheir début  LP, produced by David Axelrod for Capitol Records,  – released in 1968 – has been reissued by Cherry Red Records in the UK.  Hardwater, a talented group of song writers and vocalists,  now has their first CD from that original master almost forty years later.

The Grammy winning producer David Axelrod, whose credits included producing Cannonball Adderley, Lou Rawles, Don Randi, etc. was contracted to complete the inaugural album for the group. Two singles were launched from the album.

Cherry Red Records/TuneIn in the United Kingdom has reissued (2011) the Hardwater CD in an impressive package, full of background, stories, and history of the band, is also available through Amazon.com and Ebay. This is the first CD reissue for Hardwater’s highly-rated psychedelic rock album, produced by the legendary David Axelrod (Electric Prunes et al).The LA-based band recorded their sole album for Capitol back in 1968. Hardwater had evolved out of Denver Colorado’s premier surf band the Astronauts (RCA). Combining elements of psychedelia and

Hardwater CD
Hardwater CD – Reissued 2011 in the UK

country rock, they explore the same dusty roads as The Byrds and the Buffalo Springfield. Alongside their original compositions, they seamlessly fitted in interpretations of three tracks written by John Carter and Tim Gilbert of fellow Denver band the Rainy Daze.The complete album from the master tapes for the first time on CD with copious liner notes and a plethora of rare photographs.

Band Members: Rich Fifield (Guitar & Vocals), Pete “Pedro” Wyant (Guitar),
Rob McLerran (Base & Vocals), Tony Murillo (Drums)

Additional Links: MrPedro.com  |  LittleJoeMclerran.com  | Cherry Red Records

Hip-hop/MC artist Rakim Latest CD titled ‘The Seventh Seal’ Sampled A Track Originally Recorded in ’68

A 1968 recording made in Los Angles at the Sound Factory was recently sampled and the track, (along with the vocals) has found its way onto a current CD and single recorded by the legendary hip-hop/rapper/MC  Rakim on his latest CD, titled The Seventh Seal (SMC).

Release of an Oath - The Electric Prunes (Warner Bros./Reprise) '68/'06
Release of an Oath – The Electric Prunes (Warner Bros./Reprise) ’68/’06

“Here we are, some 50+ years since the original recording of Holy Are You, by the Electric Prunes, which was packaged into the 1968 LP,  Release of An Oath.   The last two Electric Prune CDs were re-issued in 2006.  One of the tracks has resurfaced on a current hip-hop CD and a single,” says Richard Whetstone, vocalist on the original recording…”it’s hard to imagine that that album has been sampled numerous times, because the tracks were solid.”  The original album has subsequently been re-released in the UK, US, and Australia in 2012.

During a time when concept albums were beginning to emerge, Release Of An Oath utilized the arrangements of  David Axelrod,  along with  a group of top LA session musicians to complete the ’68 LP that would be re-released in 2006 on Collectors Choice Music/Rhino.

Rakim - The Seventh Seal - CD
Rakim – The Seventh Seal – CD

Hip-hop artist Rakim utilized the version of the original recording by the Electric Prunes on his The Seventh Seal, released in Nov. 2009.  Rakim’s CD debuted in the #3 spot on the hip-hop charts.

The track is titled Holy Are You, and maintains the same title on Rakim’s CD and his first single from the CD on the SMC label.   The track includes the vocal loop performed on the original 1968 recording with Earl Palmer and Carol Kaye on bass, along with Howard Roberts on guitar, Don Randi on keyboards, Pete ‘Pedro’ Wyant, guitar, etc.  among other top LA session players.

The current recording of Holy Are You on The Seventh Seal by Rakim  features the instrumental track, along with the vocals of Richard Whetstone from the original Electric Prune recording.

Even more ironic is concept for the original Release Of An Oath built the Kol Nidre (also known as Kol Nidrei and Kal Nidre) (Aramaic)  which is an Aramaic declaration recited in the synagogue before the beginning of the evening service on every Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Though not a prayer, this dry legal formula and its ceremonial accompaniment have been charged with emotional undertones since the medieval period, creating a dramatic introduction to Yom Kippur on what is often dubbed “Kol Nidrei night”.

David Axelrod composed and conducted Release Of An Oath, working with Dave Hassinger, the Electric Prunes producer and owner of the Sound Factory.   All of the material for that record was com­posed and arranged by David Axelrod, shortly after coming off triumphs as the producer for Lou Rawls and Cannonball Adderley.  The original recording took three nights to complete and the first single to be released from the album was Holy Are You, sung by Whetstone.  Add four decades, and you can now hear the hip-hop version on Rakim’s CD and single.

Rakim- Holy Are You, from the CD The Seventh Seal ('09)
Rakim- Holy Are You, from the CD The Seventh Seal (’09)

Resources:

YouTube Rakim Website | Sampled track comparison
| The Seventh Seal | Billboard.com

 Rakim Bio – LastFM.com

REVIEWS –

Hip Hop Galaxy-

http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/RAKIM-Drops-Holy-Are-You-hip-hop-9362.html

Hip Hop DX-

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.1315/title.rakim-the-seventh-seal

Little Joe McLerran Quartet 2010 tour dates for Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad


Middle East Tour Dates Announced for 2010 –

 

March 10, 2010 – Jazz at Lincoln Center and the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs announced that the Little Joe McLerran Quartet will tour to the Middle East with The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad program. The blues quartet from Tulsa, Oklahoma, was selected from a pool of 132 applicants to travel abroad and promote cross-cultural understanding. International tour activities will include public concerts, master classes, lecture-demonstrations, workshops, jam sessions, collaborations with local musicians and media outreach.

Little Joe McLerran
Little Joe McLerran Quartet will tour the Middle East as part of the The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad program

The Little Joe McLerran Quartet is a collective of seasoned musicians drawn from the ranks of Tulsa’s finest, who came together specifically for The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad. The ensemble brings blues to life through the study and performance of this unique American roots genre, and all players are deeply committed to keeping the blues alive and bringing the music to diverse audiences. Little Joe McLerran Quartet believes that blues explores music from many cultures and is filled with possibilities. In its unique approach, this ensemble presents blues and American roots as a “Soup Recipe,” which has been stirred, mixed, handed down, and revised by generations of people who brought their music from all over the world to America. Little Joe McLerran Quartet members describe their style as simple, supportive, inspired and, above all else, inventive.

The band members are: Joe McLerran (guitar), David Berntson (harmonica), Robbie Mack (bass), and Ron McRorey (drums)

As part of The Rhythm Road, Little Joe McLerran Quartet will also perform two concerts in the United States. In Washington, D.C., the National Geographic Society will present the first concert on June 3, 2010 at 7:15pm at the Grosvenor Auditorium, 1600 M St. NW. The second concert will be presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center on June 5, 2010 at 2 pm at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Fredrick P. Rose Hall, home of the Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Little Joe McLerran Quartet will tour Bahrain (March 29 – April 2), Saudi Arabia (April 3 – 11), Kuwait (April 12 – 15), Oman (April 16 – 21).        *Dates and locations subject to change

Middle East Tour

American Music Abroad
The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad

 

Where/When:

 

Little Joe McLerran Quartet tour will take them to Bahrain (March 29 – April 2), Saudi Arabia (April 3 – 11), Kuwait (April 12 – 15), Oman (April 16 – 21).        *Dates and locations subject to change

 
U.S. Concert Dates:
 
 • Washington, D.C.: June 3, 2010 at 7:15pm at the Grosvenor Auditorium, 1600 M St. NW

• New York City: June 5, 2010 at 2pm at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center

How:

For more information visit The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad at jalc.org/TheRoad, now with additional elements including featured countries, bands, stories from the road, and more.

Sponsorship:

The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad program is made possible with underwriting support from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State.

Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly acknowledges National Geographic Live as the Washington, D.C. concert series partner. WPFW-FM is the media sponsor for this series.

Jazz at Lincoln Center is dedicated to inspiring and growing audiences for jazz. With the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and a comprehensive array of guest artists, Jazz at Lincoln Center advances a unique vision for the continued development of the art of jazz by producing a year-round schedule of performance, education and broadcast events for audiences of all ages. These productions include concerts, national and international tours, residencies, a jazz hall of fame and concert series, weekly national radio programs, television broadcasts, recordings, publications, an annual high school jazz band competition and festival, a band director academy, jazz appreciation curriculum for students, music publishing, children’s concerts and classes, lectures, adult education courses, student and educator workshops and interactive websites. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, Chairman Lisa Schiff and Executive Director Adrian Ellis, Jazz at Lincoln Center will produce thousands of events each season in its home in New York City, Frederick P. Rose Hall, and around the world. For more information, visit jalc.org

U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs promotes mutual understanding between the United States and other countries through international educational and exchange programs. Through its Cultural Programs Division, the Bureau supports a variety of cultural exchanges that support U.S. foreign policy, foster America’s artistic excellence, and demonstrate America’s respect and appreciation for other cultures and traditions. The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad program presents selected professional American performers on concert tours in countries with limited exposure to live American culture. For more information, visit exchanges.state.gov/cultural/rhythm.html.

Additional Information at Little Joe’s website:
http://www.LittleJoeBlues.com

Photo by R J Whetstone
Graphic by R J Whetstone

 

Little Joe McLerran reaches the #1 spot on the Roots Music Report

    

RootsMusicReport - Top 50

Jan. 29, 2010 – Roots Music Report is the number one independent music chart in the world. RMR compiles radio airplay data from radio stations around the globe that play all forms of roots music, so that each week you can see which independent artists are being played the most by what stations…   

    

Little Joe has reached the #1 spot on the Roots Music Report in the blues catagory for the week of Jan. 29th !  

Here is a sample from the RootsMusicReport, in the
blues category for Jan. 29. 2010:
 

TW LW Artist CD Title Label Location
1 3 LITTLE JOE MCLERRAN BELIEVE I’LL MAKE A CHANGE ROOTS BLUES REBORN TN
2 4 DEBBIE DAVIES HOLDIN’ COURT VIZZTONE CA
3 29 RAY BAILEY RESURRECTION TONDEF CA
4 50 LONG JOHN HUNTER LOOKING FOR A PARTY BLUES EXPRESS TX
5 7 ARTHUR ADAMS STOMP THE FLOOR DELTA GROOVE CA
6 0 ERIC BIBB BOOKER’S GUITAR TELARC NY
7 22 VICTOR WAINWRIGHT AND THE WILDROOTS BEALE STREET TO THE BAYOU WILDROOTS TN
8 9 ANDREW JR. BOY JONES GETTIN’ REAL ELECTRO-FI TX
9 10 SAMUEL JAMES FOR ROSA, MAEVE AND NOREEN NORTHERN BLUES ME
10 11 DAVID MAXWELL & LOUISIANA RED YOU GOT TO MOVE VIZZTONE MA
11 5 DARRELL NULISCH JUST FOR YOU SEVERN MA
12 2 JOE LOUIS WALKER BETWEEN A ROCK AND THE BLUES STONY PLAIN CA
13 15 SUPER CHIKAN CHIKADELIC BLUESTOWN RECORDS MS
14 21 MIKE ZITO PEARL RIVER ECLECTO GROOVE TX
15 12 ZORA YOUNG THE FRENCH CONNECTION DELMARK IL
16 14 SEAN CHAMBERS TEN TIL MIDNIGHT BLUE HEAT FL
17 8 HARRISON KENNEDY ONE DOG BARKIN’ ELECTRO-FI NY
18 17 ROBERT CRAY THIS TIME VANGUARD CA
19 18 DELBERT MCCLINTON ACQUIRED TASTE NEW WEST TX
20 6 TINSLEY ELLIS SPEAK NO EVIL ALLIGATOR GA

 

Visit Roots Music Report online for expanded listings
in a multiple of catagories:

http://www.rootsmusicreport.com/

Little Joe’s website:
www.LittleJoeBlues.com  
 

 

damprock
aka R. J. Whetstone
  
 

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