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Post by delb0y on Nov 24, 2022 15:50:00 GMT
Just reading the sleeve notes to the excellent Stefan Grossman 4 CD set "Live at the BBC", and there's a story recounted of how Stefan, along with his good friend Steve Mann were invited to Berkeley, California to have a rehearsal with a couple of singers for a new group being formed for Elektra records... The two singers being Taj Mahal and Janis Joplin. Stefan says that the rehearsal was great and that Taj and Janis's vocals worked really well in combination. Alas, the band never quite flew as both singers went off on their respective solo careers. Now, that would have been a band I'd have liked to have heard.
The box set, by the way, is wonderful. It's really good to hear Stefan as a performer rather than a teacher. He had great between songs patter! There's lots of John Renbourn content (including a couple of solo pieces) too. and some Duck Baker, Jo-Ann Kelly, Sam Mitchell, and others.
Derek
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Post by Welshruss on Nov 25, 2022 8:08:25 GMT
I saw Stefan Live in Sydney 10 years ago and his banter and performance was great. I’ve also attended two of his workshops which improved my playing no end. I’m waiting for my copy of this to land down under.
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Post by malcolm on Nov 25, 2022 11:34:43 GMT
Back in the late 60's I was a regular visitor to Les Cousins in Greek Street and saw Stefan play several times. He was a great all round entertainer then, even on all night sessions. When I met him again more recently at a workshop, he was just the same guy only older.
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Post by reneasologuitar on Nov 26, 2022 5:06:57 GMT
Just reading the sleeve notes to the excellent Stefan Grossman 4 CD set "Live at the BBC", and there's a story recounted of how Stefan, along with his good friend Steve Mann were invited to Berkeley, California to have a rehearsal with a couple of singers for a new group being formed for Elektra records... The two singers being Taj Mahal and Janis Joplin. Stefan says that the rehearsal was great and that Taj and Janis's vocals worked really well in combination. Alas, the band never quite flew as both singers went off on their respective solo careers. Now, that would have been a band I'd have liked to have heard. The box set, by the way, is wonderful. It's really good to hear Stefan as a performer rather than a teacher. He had great between songs patter! There's lots of John Renbourn content (including a couple of solo pieces) too. and some Duck Baker, Jo-Ann Kelly, Sam Mitchell, and others. Derek Great to know about this Taj Mahal and Janis Joplin info. Did not know this. Appreciate you!!! Rene
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Post by PistolPete on Nov 28, 2022 13:53:21 GMT
I saw Stefan Live in Sydney 10 years ago and his banter and performance was great. I’ve also attended two of his workshops which improved my playing no end. I’m waiting for my copy of this to land down under. I supported Stefan at a blues club in Scotland in 2015 - I agree his patter was excellent, although I was amused there were some chunks of it I'd heard him do on YouTube in film from 1981, or on the 1973 live album of his I own. Stick with what works I guess! He was an absolute gentleman though. The sound engineer's 11 year old grandson was around during soundcheck and when Stefan found out he played he had Stefan's guitar thrust in his direction for a quick lesson. I had a little Google afterwards and the Stefan Grossman signature Martin would have been about £10k at the time. We had dinner together before the gig and he was kind enough to sign my copy of his Delta Blues book afterwards, although he expressed great displeasure that the publishers of the edition I own had changed his tab.
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