Woodstock: 40 Years On-- Part 2

Bob Stroud's Rock and Roll Roots salute to Woodstock on the 40th anniversary of it last weekend.

He took a break from the Woodstock part of the show at this point in honor of Gary Loizzo's birthday.

GREEN LIGHT-- AMERICAN BREED-- Happy birthday to a good friend of ours, Gary Loizzo, lead vocalist of Chicago's own American Breed and for any number of years, he has been the engineer and sound man of Styx. Here is the American Breed and their follow up to "Bend Me, Shape Me," in 1968. (After this, he played a Coca Cola jingle by the American Breed from the late 60s.)
PSYCHOTIC REACTION-- COUNT FIVE-- Even though it is old, it never gets old. Classic ne-hit wonder from 1966 and included in Rock and Roll Roots Vol. 2. We are hard at work on Rock and Roll Roots Vol. 11, assembling the 12 songs and getting the art work together and all of the other particulars so we can bring it to you in November. (Well worth giving any of the previous ten CDs a listen if you like music from the 60s and 70s.)

Back to Woodstock

EVIL WAYS-- SANTANA-- A band that was basically unknown at the time. Their debut album wasn't even out yet. From the San Francisco Bay area and by the time they got finished with their 45 minute set, everybody knew who Santana was. Santana wowed them. One of the highlights if you talk to anyone who was there the entire festival. "Evil Ways" would be included on their first album.

I PUT A SPELL ON YOU-- CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-- Back-to-Back Bay Area bands. One established, one not. CCR obviously the established at this point in time. (Old Screaming Jay Hawkins song, done up Swamp-style.)

Birthday Break

(THE LAMENT OF THE CHEROKEE NATION) INDIAN RESERVATION-- DON FARDON-- English singer's birthday this week. His one and only hit in the States. As you remember, Paul Revere and the Raiders would have a big hit with it back in 1971. This is from 1968.
STEPPIN' OUT-- PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS-- And, stepping out with a cobbler, no less. They made such recordings back in the day, 1965, 1966, and 1967. From 1965. ("My good loving's been getting abused.")

Let's All Do the Rain Chant. --RoadDog