Rotary Connection was a psychedelic soul band formed in Chicago in 1966 that lasted until 1971, and are possibly most notable for launching the formal singing career of a Chess Records' receptionist named Minnie Riperton. The highly experimental band was formed under artistic direction of Charles Stepney, at the behest of Marshall Chess, the then 25 year old son of Chess Records co-founder Leonard Chess.
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The Rolling Stones / Jefferson Airplane / Steppenwolf / The Byrds / Canned Heat / rotary connection Nov 30, 1969 Jupiter, FL Uploaded by Zimtrim
Tiny Tim - Musicians and fans gathered at Varsity Stadium in Toronto on June 21 and 22, 1969, for the Toronto Pop Festival. Tiny Tim took the stage Sunday afternoon, June 22.
Toronto Pop Festival Jun 21 - 22, 1969 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Uploaded by Bill Mair
MRQ - When the original Luke & The Apostles broke up in mid-August 1967, keyboard player Peter Jermyn (born on November 6, 1946, in Kingston, Ontario) moved to Ottawa. A short while later, Jermyn met former Esquires members Doug Orr (bass) and Robert Coulthart (drums), with whom Jermyn had become familiar while with the Apostles and invited them to join him and Martin in a new group MRQ formed in August 1968, Modern Rock Quartet quickly attracted record company interest with their unique sound (a guitar-less band was something of an oddity at the time). MRQ returned to Toronto on numerous occasions throughout 1969 and 1970, playing at the Toronto Pop Festival at Varsity Stadium (1st day) on June 21, 1969, with Carla Thomas & The Bar-Keys, Man, Eric Anderson, Al Kooper & 15 Piece Orchestra, The Band (Music from Big Pink), Bonzo Dog Band, Rotary Connection, Johnny Winter, Velvet Underground. And Sly & The Family Stone.
In 1969, Carla Thomas, a Stax Records artist, collaborated with the Bar-Kays, a prominent Stax band, on several projects, including backing Thomas on her recordings and performing alongside her on tour. This period, known as "Soul Explosion," saw the release of numerous albums and singles by Stax artists, including Carla Thomas and the Bar-Kays.
Man (also known as The Manband) were a Welsh rock band. The group were formed in November 1968 by Micky Jones, Deke Leonard, Clive John, Ray Williams and Jeff Jones, in Merthyr Tydfil. Man's style combined elements of psychedelia, space rock and progressive music. With their debut album, Revelation, Man "positioned themselves between the space prog of Nektar and the acid-fried rock of Quicksilver Messenger Service".
Eric Andersen (born February 14, 1943) is an American folk music singer-songwriter, who has written songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, the Grateful Dead, Rick Nelson, and many others. Early in his career, in the 1960s, he was part of the Greenwich Village folk scene. In 1966 he made his Newport Folk Festival debut. The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein was in the process of becoming his manager when he died. Joni Mitchell cites Andersen as the source of her open tunings. Andersen took part in the Festival Express tour across Canada in 1970 with the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Delaney Bramlett and others.
Al Cooper & Bob Dylan - Al Kooper joined the Blues Project as their keyboardist in 1965. He left the band shortly before their gig at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, although he did play a solo set. He formed Blood, Sweat & Tears in 1967, leaving due to creative differences in 1968, after the release of the group's first album, Child Is Father to the Man. He first performed with Bob Dylan playing the Hammond organ riffs on "Like a Rolling Stone". In 1965, Kooper played with Dylan in concert and played Hammond organ with Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival.
Al Cooper - Professional debut. Kooper's first professional work was as a 14-year-old guitarist in the Royal Teens, best known for their 1958 ABC Records novelty song "Short Shorts". In 1960, he teamed up with songwriters Bob Brass and Irwin Levine to write and record demos for Sea-Lark Music Publishing. The trio's biggest hits were "This Diamond Ring", recorded by Gary Lewis and the Playboys, and "I Must Be Seeing Things", recorded by Gene Pitney (both 1965). When he was 21, Kooper moved to Greenwich Village in Manhattan.
Day #2 Lineup - Toronto Pop Festival
Day #1 Lineup - Toronto Pop Festival
Saturday June 21, 1969 and Sunday June 22, 1969. Varsity Stadium.
Robert Charlebois - (born June 25, 1944) is a Canadian author, composer, musician, performer and actor. In 1969 Charlebois made his first significant appearance in Canada outside Quebec, at the Toronto Pop Festival (Varsity Stadium) June 22, 1969, and in 1970 he was a member of the Festival Express (with Janis Joplin, Ten Years After, Mountain, The Band, etc.), which travelled across Canada by train for concerts in Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Calgary. (In later years he gave occasional concerts elsewhere in Canada including Ontario Place in 1978.
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