Music For Music Fans
Ray Thomas, flautist and vocalist with the Moody Blues, has died aged 76.
Here is a 1968 video of the Moody Blues “Legend of A Mind”, featuring Ray Thomas on vocals.
Here he is featured in a Moody Blues performance from 2008:
Here are some obituaries of Ray Thomas:
Here are some tributes:
Here are some videos of Robin Trower performances at various stages of lengthy career.
With Procul Harum, 1967
https://youtu.be/_9dQsZfQK6I
With Procul Harum, performing Whiter Shade of Pale, Paris, 1968
https://youtu.be/valL7JWjVB4
Robin Trower’s solo career began to take off following the release of the Twice Removed From Yesterday album in 1973. Here are videos from various stages of Robin Trower’s solo career.
Bataclan, Paris, 1973
https://youtu.be/59Yp7lvzv4M
BBC TV appearance, 1974
Winterland, 1975
University of London Union, February 1980
An unusual combination. Robin Trower backing Brian Ferry on the Tonight Show, 1993.
Rockpalast, Germany, 2005. The vocalist is Davey Pattison, formerly of Gamma.
https://youtu.be/ZmoMb0gNFrA
Seven Moons Live, with Jack Bruce (bass) and Gary Husband (drums), Netherlands, 2009
Cream was one of the first super groups. The band was comprised of Jack Bruce (bass), Eric Clapton (guitar) and Ginger Baker (drums).
Here are some concert videos from 1968 and the Cream Reunion concert in 2005
Cream, Farewell Concert, Royal Albert Hall, 26 November 1968
https://youtu.be/laFeRV1uhxw
The Reunion Concert, Royal Albert Hall, May 2005
The Who is one of the great bands to start in England in the 1960’s. The Who was Pete Townshend (guitar and vocals), Roger Daltrey (vocals), John Entwhistle (bass) and Keith Moon (drums).
John Entwhistle and Keith Moon are deceased but Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are still performing.
Here are some concert videos covering the history of The Who. We have also included a documentary about The Who.
Paris, December 1968
Tanglewood, Massachusetts, July 1970
https://youtu.be/61foW5x2cmo
The Cow Palace, Daly City, California, 20 Novembebr 1973
https://youtu.be/PnuxSKsNy3M
Rockpalast, Germany, 28 March 1981
Pete Townshend, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, 1993
https://youtu.be/n3E5qsbUIqo
Won’t Get Fooled Again, New York, 2012
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, San Francisco, 13 August 2017
Rio, 2017
https://youtu.be/iOs0QsB_X8Q
Here’s a documentary about The Who:
https://youtu.be/LPNNz_kJkKs
Al Stewart began recording in the late 1960’s and is still releasing new material. I first heard him in 1974 and I’ve been a fan ever since.
Here are some Al Stewart concert videos from various points in Al Stewart’s lengthy career:
Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey, 30 April 1977
https://youtu.be/r4vs4b_uCkc
Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey, 12 November 1978
https://youtu.be/m-AscRdkjdU
At Musik Laden, 1979
https://youtu.be/WKGEKgZrpKA
Year of the Cat, 1982
Houston, Texas, 2014
Year of the Cat, Royal Albert Hall, 16 May 2015
https://youtu.be/M1OdYygfGik
Year of the Cat, City Winery, Chicago, 23 March 2017