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51. Saw him in Boston a few nights later

Mon Dec 22, 2014, 03:49 PM

Dec 2014

It was the "Mad Dogs & Englishmen" tour and remains one of my favorite concerts. I did lighting, so most of them were a blur, but this group hadn't been together long enough to lose the air of spontaneity.

He looked like he had some sort of palsy on the stage, but man, could he sell a song!

Rita Coolidge was also with the show, quite a few other people who went on to various stages of success as solo performers.

ETA: From that tour

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One of his best Roy Rolling Dec 2014 #1

I saw him on tour in the 70s at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #8

I think I was there, too! catbyte Dec 2014 #35

Yup. Him and Frank Zappa. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #50

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Yeah,...then we tossed that pair of panties full of crap down the stairwell.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #75

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I like that whole vibe. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #62

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fuckin' awesome performance n/t Roy Rolling Dec 2014 #10

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Leave your hat on Joe.. Lochloosa Dec 2014 #9

Thank you.... daleanime Dec 2014 #18

It's hard not to like that song. Lochloosa Dec 2014 #19

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No No No - KT2000 Dec 2014 #13

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Zee Mad Dogs, Zee Englishmen et Joe Cocker! amandabeech Dec 2014 #61

Another Favorite Lochloosa Dec 2014 #23

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I saw him perform at the Fillmore West Blue_In_AK Dec 2014 #25

Saw him in Boston a few nights later Warpy Dec 2014 #51

That is very cool. Blue_In_AK Dec 2014 #60

I always think of this for him... RedSpartan Dec 2014 #26

Oh no! BeanMusical Dec 2014 #27

He will be sadly missed at our house. Hubert Flottz Dec 2014 #28

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Mad Dogs and Englishmen..... charlyvi Dec 2014 #74