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Originally posted by Allan

lemonade

Bonnie Raitt played quite often at a coffee house local to me in like 68/69. It was called The Main Point - a suburb of Philly - I think Bryn Mawr. Anyway, it was when she was first starting out and she had Freebo on Bass.

http://www.freebomusic.com/

The Main Point was spectacular. Seated about 300 and served coffee's, teas, and nice biscuits and breads. I must have seen Tom Rush there at least a dozen times

But the most memorable was seeing Capt'n Beefheart and his Magical Band there. It was a very cold Feb night, either '68 or '69-maybe '70? I was at the 2nd show. I waited an extra 45 minutes in that freezing cold because he gave the first show an extra 1/2 hour. He gave the 2nd show an extra 45 minutes. One of the most amazing concerts I ever saw.

I remember him singing 'I love you, big dummy"

Allan

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Originally posted by boombox

RT is still, I think, a bit of a cult figure or a musician's musician here in the UK, which is crazy, given he has written some beatiful songs over the years, both with and after Fairport, let alone all the guitar work he contributed to albums by people like Al Stewart and Nick Drake. Mainstream success (if he ever really wanted it!) has eluded him somewhat. It is a shame that someone who wrote songs like Genesis Hall, Beeswing, Walking On A Wire and the magnificent Meet On The Ledge should be less of a household name worldwide than over-rated acts like James Blunt or even Jeff Buckley, who although a competent singer-songwriter/musician was not a patch on his father, or indeed Mr Thompson.

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Originally posted by boombox

RT is still, I think, a bit of a cult figure or a musician's musician here in the UK, which is crazy, given he has written some beatiful songs over the years, both with and after Fairport, let alone all the guitar work he contributed to albums by people like Al Stewart and Nick Drake. Mainstream success (if he ever really wanted it!) has eluded him somewhat. It is a shame that someone who wrote songs like Genesis Hall, Beeswing, Walking On A Wire and the magnificent Meet On The Ledge should be less of a household name worldwide than over-rated acts like James Blunt or even Jeff Buckley, who although a competent singer-songwriter/musician was not a patch on his father, or indeed Mr Thompson.

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Though I too agree Jeff is not a patch on Tim, I do find it unfair to mention him in the same breath as James Blunt, Blunt, surely, being one of the most annoying performers (for so many reasons) to appear for years.
Anyone here heard much Teddy Thompson? Caught him live a few years back, at a Leonard Cohen tribute event along with his Mother, and he seemed to have some promise.

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