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Thursday September 19th, 2013 with Chris Sharp
Bay Area bands

First set features tracks The Charlatans recorded in the mid 60's-a ,an old blues cover,a cover by a former member of the band(covering his own song) and another cover of a Buffy Sainte Marie penned track by Q.M.S.(also recorded by The Charlatans)
Alabama Bound
The Charlatans - The Amazing Charlatans(1996)
How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away
Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks - San Francisco Nuggets(1992)
Codine Blues
Quicksilver Messenger Service - San Francisco Nuggets(1992)
Blue Cheer featured a number of Bay Area musicians in different formations and reformations-this next set covers the years 66-71 and the Cheer's transformation from a heavy rock band to a softer folk rock sound.
Out Of Focus
Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum(1968)
Foolish Woman
Oxford Circle - San Francisco Nuggets(1992)
Another Dose Of Life
Leigh Stevens - Red Weather(1970/2010)
Between Time
Randy Holden - Population 2(1970)
Brite 'n Clear Day
Kak - Kak-Ola(1996)
Pilot
Blue Cheer - The Original Human Being(1970)
Hot Tuna splintered from Jefferson Airplane during a touring and recording hiatus in early '69 and managed to exist until 1979,releasing some excellent blues-rock in the process.
Keep On Truckin'
Hot Tuna - Burgers(1971)
Day To Day Out The Window Blues
Hot Tuna - The Phosphorescent Rat(1973)
Hit Single #1
Hot Tuna - America's Choice(1975)
easy Now
Hot Tuna - The Phosphorescent Rat(1975)
Next up:a couple of horn sections with vocalists and a couple of bands infusing their music with horns.
Watch Your Step
Cold Blood - Cold Blood(1969)
Lonely Years
Little John - Up And Down(1970)
We Were Always Sweethearts
Boz Skaggs - Moments(1971)
Can't Be So Bad
Moby Grape - Wow(1968)
A short feature on Oakland's Tower of Power horn section follows.
What Is Hip?
Tower of Power - Tower of Power(1973)
You're Still A Young Man
Tower of Power - Bump City(1972)
Don't Change Horses(In The Middle of the Stream)
Tower of Power - Back To Oakland(1974)
What Happened To The World That Day?
Tower of Power - Bump City(1972)
Last set is a grab bag of garage rock and seminal Bay Area bands to end tonight's show.
Second Cousin
Flaming Groovies - Flamingo(1970)
Feeling Zero
Neighb'rhood Children - Long Years In Space(1967)
Greasy Heart
Jefferson Airplane - Crown of Creation(1968)
No One To Depend On
Santana - Santana 3(1971)
Thank you for listening.
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farron
I remember hearing tower of power back in the day. Surprising about the murders. Well maybe not, I didnt really know him...Good show!

4:08 PM, September 20th, 2013
chris
thank you...what day was that?

3:13 PM, September 21st, 2013
farron
mix tape days in an oldsmobile :)

8:52 PM, September 23rd, 2013
chris
Black Beauty

8:58 AM, September 24th, 2013
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