This album contains a live recording made for the King Biscuit Flower Hour radio series of a concert by held at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ, on November 3, 1974. The group had disbanded in 1972 and re-formed in 1973. The innovative studio and live music of Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, Corky Laing and Steve Knight, Mountain, is one of those elite examples. These songs came from the classic rock albums, Leslie West-Mountain, Mountain-Climbing! Leslie came from The Vagrants,an East Coast power house band that was making a name for themselves. Corky came from the band Energy that was produced by Felix Pappalardi. Felix had extensive producing credits before Mountain formed in 1969. He was a classically trained musician who studied conducting and music arranging in college. His skills eventually lead him to Mountain. Steve Knight was brought in by Felix because of prior musical affliations. Eventually this small web of the music scene brought these four guys together. They debuted at the Fillmore in 1969 and went on to play at the granddaddy of all music festivals Woodstock. They established themselves as one of the premiere rock bands of their time. The band eventualy called it quits in 1972. The most enduring legacy any band can hope to achieve is to have others generations of musicians aspire to copy them. He had that rare gift to have his own tone and touch that helped define the Mountain sound. The concert film premiered 42 years ago tonight in New York. The final product was 18 months behind schedule and way over budget. Have you ever seen this film? Of course you will probably know him better by his real name, Tom Petty and he was best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but was also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup The Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch. He recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which remain heavily played on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. Throughout his career, Tom sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As we are sure you are all well aware of, we lost Tom on Oct. In Tom's memory, if you were to play just one song of his today, what song would you play? We wish you were here for it, but we will still celebrate it in your memory. The pilots attempted an emergency landing on a small airstrip, but the plane crashed in a forest near Gillsburg, Mississippi. One of the other members of the group, JoJo Billingsley, was not on the plane and was home sick as she had been planning to join the tour in Little Rock, Arkansas, on October 23. Billingsley has said that she had dreamed of the plane crash and begged Allen Collins by telephone not to continue using it. Do you remember your first thoughts when you heard of the crash? RIP Cassie, Steve, Ronnie, Dean, Walter and William. They are as free as a bird now... A founding member of The Doobie Brothers, Patrick Simmons has 70 candles on his birthday cake today. He has been the only perpetual member of the band throughout their tenure. In 1981 he opened a vintage motorcycle shop with author William J. He met his wife Cristine in 1989 in Sturgis, South Dakota at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. They both enjoy riding antique motorcycles, participating in the 2014 Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Ride. Thanks for the music! Here is a good example of how much ticket prices have risen. Well over the past 50 years. It was the bands follow-up to their second consecutive Top 10 selling Triple Platinum album in a row, 1978's Pieces of Eight. Like the four previous Styx albums, the band produced the album themselves. Which side are you on? But Jim Cahill did deliver on his promise. The album was a breakthrough for Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was their first top 10 album rising to on the Billboard charts. Many think this was one of TP and The Heartbreakers best albums. With Thanksgiving coming up next month, the staff and faculty here at The College of Rock and Roll Knowledge thought we should make you aware of something that Arlo Guthrie does. Looks like it is a great place. The Center is dedicated to meeting the ongoing needs of the community by working together with other non-profit agencies to serve those in need. In doing so we hope to create an environ... We here at The College of Rock and Roll Knowledge understand record promotion as well if not better than most. You take events and spin them to fit your message. Here is a perfect example: On Oct. It was hyped or 'promoted as their big reunion, live on TV. We don't know, maybe they were never together in the studio reunited to record it. Anybody remember seeing it live? It was just over 3 years ago, on Sept. Gary was best known as THE guitar player for REO Speedwagon. If he were still with us, Gary would have been celebrating his 69th birthday today. For those of us who were young kids when we first saw the band and Gary…. We are not sure if Gary ever really knew how much he influenced so many. RIP and Thank You on so many levels. Do you remember the first time you saw him play? Chuck would have been celebrating his 92nd birthday today. His music has been covered by just about every band. We could ask you if you have a favorite song that Chuck did, but to turn the tables just a little…. What is your favorite cover and by who? Gary Puckett has 76 candles on his birthday cake today. At first the band was called The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett. Gary Puckett was born Hibbing, Minnesota but grew up in Yakima, Washington, which was real close to the city of Union Gap, WA. Gary is still out there performing so if you ever get a chance.. Do you have a personal favorite song that Gary sang?
