Showing posts with label City Don't Cry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label City Don't Cry. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

On this day 09 August

 Phony lords, real rebels, and music to unite them all

1994 09 August On This Day Page & Plant Marrakech, Morocco
  • 1966 The Yardbirds - Arnolds Park, IA at Roof Garden Ballroom
  • 1967 The Yardbirds - Leesburg, IN at Tippy Ballroom
  • 1969 Led Zeppelin - Anaheim, CA at Anaheim Convention Center Arena
  • 1969 Jimmy Page & Robert Plant with Screaming Lord Sutch at Experience Club 
  • 1994 Page & Plant - Unledded Tour - Marrakesh, Morocco

RIP Robbie Robertson (1943 - 1923)

1969:
David Edward Sutch (1940-1999) was not of the nobility although he was known as 3rd Earl of Harrow, and although he was the UK's longest serving party leader, he was never elected to office. In fact, Screaming Lord Such was an English musician who gave himself his own title, started his own political party, and used the money earned from concerts to pay for his political campaigning . Lord Sutch was a shock-rocker before the term was invented. His 1970 debut album Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends was produced by Jimmy Page and featured Jimmy Page and John Bonham among others. It was named as the worst album of all time in a 1998 BBC poll, which is kind of too bad since aside from Sutch's vocals the music is just fine.

1969 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin Anaheim (photo RM Dechellis)




1969 David "Screaming Lord" Sutch & Jimmy Page
1994:
For all you grammar police types out there, Marrakech and Marrakesh are both acceptable spellings for the former Moroccan imperial city.

Alan Lomax (1915-2002) was an American field collector of folk music traditions from around the world.

Jimmy Page mentions the Berber women's fierceness and no wonder. Berbers are an ancient nomadic people of the deserts of Northern Africa. Before they were called Berbers, their name meant “free man“.  Berber women are no less determined than Berber men to preserve their ethnic identity and the fierce independence of their people. One of the great Berber religious and military leaders was the Berber queen, Kahina, who in the 7th century led resistance to Arab Islamic expansion in Northwest Africa. She was a believer in the scorched earth policy.

The word Gnawa has three meanings: The people, originally brought to Morocco as slaves and free farmers (some as slaves to the Berbers); a religious/spiritual order; and the deeply hypnotic trance music associated with the religious/spiritual order that is used in the magical treatment of physical and psychic ailments.  The music has a parallel with American blues, music that also has roots in slavery.  More on Gnawa music.


1994 Jimmy Page/Page & Plant Marrakech

1994 Page & Plant with Moroccan musicians

♪  Thumping Beat (Jimmy Page and Lord Sutch 1970) YouTube
♪  'Cause I Love You (Jimmy Page, John Bonham and Lord Sutch 1970) YouTube
♪  City Don't Cry (Page & Plant, Live in Marrakech 1994) YouTube
♪  Wah Wah (Page & Plant, Live in Marrakech 1994) YouTube

Sunday, July 16, 2023

On this day 16 July

 It's been a long time since he rock and rolled...

1984 16 July On This Day Jimmy Page at Alexis Korner Tribute, Pistoia
♪  Bring It On Home To Me (SoundCloud)

  • 1966 The Yardbirds - Ayr, Scotland at Ayr Ice Rink 
  • 1970 Led Zeppelin - Koln, Germany at Koln Sporthalle 
  • 1984 Jimmy Page - Pistoia, Italy at Pistoia Blues Festival, Alexis Korner Blues Tribute 
  • 1995 Page & Plant Unledded Tour - Poole, England at Poole Arts Center 
  • 1998 Page & Plant -  New York, NY at Madison Square Garden 

1984:
Jimmy Page performed at the second Alexis Korner tribute concert.  Read more about Alexis Korner.
1984 Jimmy Page at Pistoia Blues Festival

1998 Jimmy Page at MSG (image capture from video posted by aprl20)


♪  Jimmy Page (Alexis Korner Blues Tribute  Pistoia, Italy at Pistoia Blues Festival, 16 July 1984)  
Page & Plant Unledded Tour (Poole England at Poole Arts Center, 16 July 1995) 
 Page & Plant (New York NY at Madison Square Garden, 16 July 1998) 
♪  CODA unboxing with music clips (Led Zeppelin remaster) 



Sunday, August 9, 2015

On This Day 09 August

Phony lords, real rebels, and music to unite them all
1994 09 August On This Day Page & Plant Marrakech, Morocco
  • 1966 The Yardbirds - Arnolds Park, IA at Roof Garden Ballroom
  • 1967 The Yardbirds - Leesburg, IN at Tippy Ballroom
  • 1969 Led Zeppelin - Anaheim, CA at Anaheim Convention Center Arena
  • 1969 Jimmy Page & Robert Plant with Screaming Lord Sutch at Experience Club 
  • 1994 Page & Plant - Unledded Tour - Marrakesh, Morocco
1969:
David Edward Sutch (1940-1999) was not of the nobility although he was known as 3rd Earl of Harrow, and although he was the UK's longest serving party leader, he was never elected to office. In fact, Screaming Lord Such was an English musician who gave himself his own title, started his own political party, and used the money earned from concerts to pay for his political campaigning . Lord Sutch was a shock-rocker before the term was invented. His 1970 debut album Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends was produced by Jimmy Page and featured Jimmy Page and John Bonham among others. It was named as the worst album of all time in a 1998 BBC poll, which is kind of too bad since aside from Sutch's vocals the music is just fine.

1969 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin Anaheim (photo RM Dechellis)

1969 David "Screaming Lord" Sutch & Jimmy Page
1994:
For all you grammar police types out there, Marrakech and Marrakesh are both acceptable spellings for the former Moroccan imperial city.

Alan Lomax (1915-2002) was an American field collector of folk music traditions from around the world.

Jimmy Page mentions the Berber women's fierceness and no wonder. Berbers are an ancient nomadic people of the deserts of Northern Africa. Before they were called Berbers, their name meant “free man“.  Berber women are no less determined than Berber men to preserve their ethnic identity and the fierce independence of their people. One of the great Berber religious and military leaders was the Berber queen, Kahina, who in the 7th century led resistance to Arab Islamic expansion in Northwest Africa. She was a believer in the scorched earth policy.

The word Gnawa has three meanings: The people, originally brought to Morocco as slaves and free farmers (some as slaves to the Berbers); a religious/spiritual order; and the deeply hypnotic trance music associated with the religious/spiritual order that is used in the magical treatment of physical and psychic ailments.  The music has a parallel with American blues, music that also has roots in slavery.  More on Gnawa music.


1994 Jimmy Page/Page & Plant Marrakech

1994 Page & Plant with Moroccan musicians

♪  Thumping Beat (Jimmy Page and Lord Sutch 1970) YouTube
♪  'Cause I Love You (Jimmy Page, John Bonham and Lord Sutch 1970) YouTube
♪  City Don't Cry (Page & Plant, Live in Marrakech 1994) YouTube
♪  Wah Wah (Page & Plant, Live in Marrakech 1994) YouTube


Thursday, July 16, 2015

On This Day 16 July

It's been a long time since he rock and rolled...
1984 16 July On This Day Jimmy Page at Alexis Korner Tribute, Pistoia
♪  Bring It On Home To Me (SoundCloud)

  • 1966 The Yardbirds - Ayr, Scotland at Ayr Ice Rink 
  • 1970 Led Zeppelin - Koln, Germany at Koln Sporthalle 
  • 1984 Jimmy Page - Pistoia, Italy at Pistoia Blues Festival, Alexis Korner Blues Tribute 
  • 1995 Page & Plant Unledded Tour - Poole, England at Poole Arts Center 
  • 1998 Page & Plant -  New York, NY at Madison Square Garden 

1984:
Jimmy Page performed at the second Alexis Korner tribute concert.  Read more about Alexis Korner.
1984 Jimmy Page at Pistoria Blues Festival

1998 Jimmy Page at MSG (image capture from video posted by aprl20)