Bluegrass & Baseball

Records 1 to 400 of 1991

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Buble Gum ? Yummy yummy yummy I got love in my tummy

New York Rock Ensemble

My loud period, went with Karen Noerr

Stokely Athletics Center

University of Tennessee

Show was the night after the homecoming game. UT beat South Carolina. Bill Withers co billed

Stokely Athletics Center

University of Tennessee

Ain't no sunshine. He was very good. Very jazzy.

Stokely Athletics Center

University of Tennessee

Flash Cadilac & the Cadillac Kids

University of Tennessee

Dressed up and went with dorm floor friend Craig Dillard

University of Tennessee

Machine Gun Blake played a solo set before joining John Hartford & the Aeroplane Bandwith Hartford's Areoplane. He is great.

University of Tennessee

Did a short solo set. He explained that he played dobro with a flat pick. Nobody else does this. He then joined John Hartford & the Aereoplane band laterWith John Hartford

One fine morning when ai wakeup

Sly & the Family Stone

Party music and radio hits. [Date is uncertain. Could have been February 4, 5, or 7. Band was in Memphis Feb. 6.]

Stokely Athletics Center

University of Tennessee

Stokely Athletics Center

University of Tennessee

Stokely Athletics Center

University of Tennessee

Stokely Athletics Center

University of Tennessee

A giaint stake of amplifiers and speaker cabinets - it was loud

Not as good as expected, had some sort of umbilical cord set up with the band

Stokley Athletics Center

University of Tennessee

Caused a small riot and I rushed the stage

Stokely Athletics Center

University of Tennessee

Thick as a Brick ? amazing, one of the all time best** Thick as a Brick, Cross-Eyed Mary, A New Day Yesterday, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath, Hard-Headed English General, Wind Up (reprise)

Stokely Athletic Center

No chicken, but he did decapatate a baby doll in small pieces.

University of Tennessee

Didn't understand them, but enjoyed. An unknown John Prine warmed up.

University of Tennessee

warmed up for Poco - didn't know who he was at the time

Went with my friend Steve Shirk. 'the little beatles'

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium

Joker; drove down to Chattanooga with Tom Sly and Steve Dodson

Had small string orchestra with him

University of Tennessee

Fabulous set. Had heard about Jim Messina from Poco. But they were fabulous. This was just before they hit with 'Mama Don't Dance.' Sublime. I vaguely remember that and unknown John Prine came out first

Reefer great – 50 cents My first time to see see them. He had his one man Puerto RicanBand

Edgar Winter & White Trash

First time I've seen a keyboard carried with a guitar strap around his nick.

warmed up for Edgar Winter

Flying Burrito Brothers

Vanderbilt University

The Burrito Brothers had only been together a short time when they appeared at this amazing show. The band included Roger bush, Byron Berline, Alan Munde Kenny Wertz, Rick Roberts. They rocked. I loved it. Only time I ever got to see these0 guys.

Vanderbilt University

This show was one of the Byrd's last shows before their 'final reunion tour'. This band had Roger McGuinn, Skip Battin, the great Clalrence White on guitar, He died just a few months later. Part of an amazing triple header in the large old Vande

New Riders of the Purple Sage

Vanderbilt University

I loved this band. This was the first post Garcia version of NRPS with Buddy Cage on Pedal Steel. Part of a terrifc triple header in the large old Vanderbilt Memoriial Gymnasium with Burrito Brothers & the Byrds NRPS Kicked butt. Panama Red for s

It's a Beautiful Day

Stokley Athletics Center

University of Tennessee

Fell in love with them on the spot. White Bird, Hot Summer Day

Stokely Athletics Center

University of Tennessee

Warm up for It's A Beautiful Day

Stokely Athletic Center

With It's a Beautiful Day and Poco

Wild show including 'Black Santa'. James and his security men all got arrested later that night for loitering and disorderly conduct.

With James Brown believe it or not. Also had Bobby Womack on the bill. 'Get Ready for Here I Come'

Great left handed soul with James Brown and Rare Eath

During my metal period

University of Tennessee

One of my all-time best, tut, norman, jr huskey, james byron. THIS IS THE AERO PLANE BAND. I saw em for either 50 cents or 33 Cents, I'm not sure. An amazing night that we absolutely loved. Not much later we realized the show was special and uni

Beck Bogart & Appice

More loud rock than jazz

Obscure club on 17th

A don kirschner group and very bad

Dr. John - the Nite Tripper

Harrisburg Community College Cafeteria

Harrisburg Community College

Nitetripper and glitter, went with Kent Houser, John Mannino, and Joanie Stuter

Stokely Athletics Center

Warmed up for Santana

Started at 7:25 & ended at 1:15. Jay bought the ticket & took me to the front

Stephen Stills & Manassas

Stokely Athletics Center

University of Tennessee

Not as good as the Alumni Gym show. Attendance was 3990 and grossed $21,527

Jesus is just alright. Warmed up for Loggins & Messina

With Doobies and Loggins and Messina

First time I ever saw a video screen

University of Alabama

Same show as Atlanta 6 days earlier

Were fabulous with small classical quartet, warmed up for Jethro Tull

Passion Play debut and it was not good

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

University of Tennessee

Solid. They headlined their own show. They were wild and exciting. Something new.

Watkins Glen Speedway

600,000 people, went with Jay, Mike heath, tom earp, and Johnny Mannino

Watkins Glen Speedway

600,000 people. Went with Jay, Mike Heath, Tom Earp, and Johnny Mannino

Watkins Glen Speedway

600,000 people, went with Jay, Mike heath, tom earp, and Johnny Mannino

New Riders of the Purple Sage

Went with Kerry Leeper

Didn't like them and they were late

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Susquehanna University

First time I saw them. They rocked the place with acoustic instruments.

Got thrown out with weed, snuck back in.

Municipal Auditorium

University of Tennessee

Nancy and Norman show (unfortunately the machine gun was traded for his wife Nance on cello.) Norman was part of an outdoor show at Circle Park which was moved indoors to Alumni Gym

N. O. R. M. L Benefit

University of Tennessee

Jimmy Ibbitson's band, they were was part of an outdoor show at Circle Park which was moved indoors to Alumni Gym

University of Tennessee

The Dillards were part of an outdoor show at Circle Park which was moved indoors to Alumni Gym

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

University of Tennessee

Without Jimmy, they were part of an outdoor show at Circle Park which was moved indoors to Alumni Gym

NORML benefit with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Mifflin County Youth Park

Appeared with his wife, the queen of country music, Miss Kitty Wells. Went with Marsha the Barmaid, Johnny wrote Ashes of Love

Mifflin County Youth Park

Went with Marsha the Barmaid, johnny and Jack too ? wrote ashes of love

Mifflin County Youth Park

Bobby is the son of music stars Johnny Wright and Kitty Wells. He was a star on McHale's Navy sitcom too. He couldn't sing!

University of Tennessee

Played the Autoharp like nobody I have ever seen. Great show. He was part of an outdoor show at Circle Park which was moved indoors to Alumni Gym

Student Center Ballroom

University of Tennessee

Confulsed studio at WNOX with the Opry hall?

University of Tennessee

With Merle and Michael T. Coleman

University of Tennessee

Now that's a voice - with Tracy Nelson

Black country singer

First time without David Crosby

Did not appreciate him

University of Tennessee

Too loud and too loaded

Vassar Clements Band

Municipal Auditorium

University of Tennessee

Fabulous shows. We bought tickets to both shows. Two songs were changed out for the second show. He was as good as the records. See dimeola and see fleck for other shows

Goose Creek Symphony

Carson Newman College Gymnasium

Carson Newman College

A bad day in my history ? saw Larry Lucas, then got busted

John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Mayall & several band members crawled under the stage to sit with us on the floor to Smoke hash with JB Sitkin, Mike Heath, me and others in the crowd. Show was fabulous. Mayall, Mick Taylor, Keef Hartley, Freddie Robinson, Blue Mitchell, Larry Taylo

Stole the show from Mayall

Co-bill with Tom Scott; she was really great. Glad I got to see her perform

Tom Scott & LA Express

Joni Mitchell's band at the time ? loud jazz

Fiddler's Convention

This was the only 'touring' band performing at the festival. They were so tight compared to the competition bands.

Enjoyed. First time I ever saw a large video screen showing the band.

Went with Rick Nodel

Were perhaps the best band of the day. I actually enjoyed them

Marshall Tucker Band

Went with Rick Nodel

Was super; The warmup was the local favorites 'Morning Song' with Randy Hughes on bass and vocals

Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young

Ohio tore up the place, and the band argued the whole show

Were great again, like bucknell

Jay left early and phil had his wall of sound

What's time to a hog?

New Riders of the Purple Sage

Great in the rain (indoors)

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Before Stevie Nicks was with the band

Stokely Athletics Center

University of Tennessee

Great co-bill with Jackson Browne

Student Center Ballroom

University of Tennessee

First totall solo concert, very strangely emotional

Juniata County Fairgrounds

Went with Marsha the Barmaid

Student Center Ballroom

University of Tennessee

Really drunk, but fine. Steel guitar player, Lucky Oceans, at one point stood on his steel and bogied. Very odd.

Went with Billy Owen

University of Tennessee

A great young singer

Norman Blake & Red Rector

Gwen got Red and Norman's autographs backstage

Blue Rock Sportsman's Club

Directed like a conductor, sat and played; This was due to an earlier fall from the stage while in Europe causing back pain. Artists; Stink‐Foot, Dirty Love, How Could I Be Such a Fool? I Ain't Got No Heart, I’m Not Satisfied,