As I drove down on 65, I was cruisin' down that old Grapevine
Well, I must have been doin' at least about 95
Well out there on the side of the road all broke down
And who do you think was standin' around
But the greatest country singer alive!
I'll fix your flat tire Merle
Don't ya get your sweet country pickin' fingers all Covered with erl
Cause you're a honky, I know, but Merle you got soul
And I'll fix your flat tire Merle
Hey -- as attentive readers are aware, I'm not a big fan of the whole hippie thing my generation was involved in, but let's just say yeah -- I would definitely have fixed Nick's flat tire.
RIP, bro.
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"Born in Chicago" is the name of a documentary movie about how white teenagers learned the blues by going from the suburbs to the south side - it's available on Amazon prime - I've put it on my watch list
a couple of songs from the electric flag album "long time coming" that gravenites sang - "another country" and "she should have just" - have stuck in my mind over the decades
another singer/songwriter, also somewhat distant from the powerpop sphere, also worthy of a mention this morning - kris kristofferson
may peace be with us all
My thoughts on Kristofferson will be up tomorrow.
Sorry to hear of Nick's passing. The Electric Flag's "A Long Time Comin' " album, to which he made a significant contribution, is one of the great underrated albums of the 60s and a really good fusion (before that became a dirty word) of blues, rock and soul.
"Steel Yard Blues", was mostly written by Nick and Mike B. and remains one of my favorite soundtrack albums from the 70s. Nick, Mike, Paul Butterfield, Maria Muldaur, and Annie Sampson (who was in Stoneground at the time) did the singing.
Nick the Greek. Hadn't seen him preform in a long, long while. Last time I saw him was in the mid-1980's in a band called Thunder & Lightning. Other members were ex-Quicksilver John Cipollina & Greg Elmore along with bassist Doug Killmer. Nick was involved with a lot of great music. I adore the first Quicksilver album which he co-produced. I also dig Janis doing Work Me Lord except the horrible ending on the LP. He played some gigs at the Golden Bear with Bloomfield & Mark Naftalin in the 70's that were really enjoyable. Don Preston's band opened and were also great. Not the Mothers Don Preston but the Gentle Giant, the Leon sideman. Sandy and I knew him from his days in a club band called Cotton Candy. But that's another story. It's true, it comes in threes. Kris, Nick and Pete Rose. R.I.P.
VR
Ego Rock on Janis' In Concert album was my intro to Nick G.
One of the best Janis tracks, but Nick matches her all the way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDl_gTFVr2U
Pete Rose can rot in hell.
Captain Al
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