Ten Years After / Zephyr / John Hammond Jr.

Rock's In My Head Apr 23, 2018

FEB 28: TEN YEARS AFTER / DOUG KERSHAW/ ZEPHYR @ FILLMORE EAST It was only one full week after Savoy Brown and I was back doing what I loved to do.This time it was a late show on a Saturday night, a midnight extravaganza featuring TEN YEARS AFTER, Zephyr, and Doug Kershaw. Kershaw, a Cajun violinist (fiddle player) was just okay, a bit too quirky for me. Zephyr had a fabulous guitarist, Tommy Bolin, and their girl singer, Cindy Givens, was a blast; Hard Charging Woman, Huna Buna, St James Infirmary, great tunes played by a pretty decent band ( I would follow Tommy Bolin’s career for a few years until his untimely death in 1976). Finally TYA, my favorite band for the moment, with our fourth row Fillmore East seats, this was the night of nights to remember with a full set of their usual fare followed by an eighteen (18) song encore featuring many, many Chuck Berry tunes. No matter how cold it was outside, this band was hot inside. Goin’ Home (funny how I slipped that there) we took what was labeled by the late night LIRR riders as the notorious “drunk” train.