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Post by the Scribe on Jun 25, 2023 9:18:16 GMT
This was the band Linda put together just after her "Eagles" time period. Some played on her Eponymous album and all played on her Don't Cry Now album aside from touring with her. Mickey McGee Richard Bowden Mike Bowden Eddie Black
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 25, 2023 9:23:11 GMT
Richard Bowden
Richard Bowden Biography by Tom Kealey
www.allmusic.com/artist/richard-bowden-mn0000850862/biography
Richard Bowden has always been a very funny man and comes by it honestly. His mother once said when asked about her son's behavior, "The first time I ever saw him he was naked -- and hungry." He would eventually cash in on his wit, but not before he made significant contributions to the world of country-rock music. He was born in Linden, TX, on September 30, 1945, to parents who always supported his creative tendencies, and even though he was a high school honor roll student going on to college, he was never discouraged from playing music, eventually putting his own band together.
By the time he and his bandmates were out of college, their group, Shiloh gained enough popularity all across Texas that they were able to avoid having to get "real jobs," and instead were able to concentrate on writing, performing, and preparing for the day when they could break into the big time. The band consisted of drummer/lead vocalist Don Henley, bassist Michael Bowden (Richard's cousin), keyboardist Jim Ed Norman, Dobro/steel guitarist Al Perkins and, of course, lead guitarist Richard Bowden. Along the way, they came to know Kenny Rogers, who encouraged them to go to Los Angeles and gave them tips on how to search for a record deal. Rogers' advice paid off and Shiloh released their first album, Shiloh, in 1970. The record spawned one regional hit single but went otherwise unnoticed, and that, together with a bad management deal, caused the band to break up. Not surprisingly, the album started gaining more popularity due to the increasing visibility of its individual members and is now one of the most valuable pieces of vinyl in the "Rare and Hard-to-Find" catalogs.
Soon after Shiloh disbanded, Bowden, cousin Michael Bowden, and Henley landed jobs with Linda Ronstadt. Along with Glenn Frey, they served as her backup band, undergoing personnel changes along the way due to some of its members leaving to start their own band, called the Eagles. In 1974, Bowden also made his exit to start another band but instead was recruited by Roger McGuinn for one album and a tour until McGuinn chose to join Bob Dylan & the Rolling Thunder Review and let the band go. In 1978, Bowden started another band, called Blue Steel, and released No More Lonely Nights on Infinity Records. While on tour with the Eagles, the label went out of business, causing him to rebuild the band and shop for another deal, which he secured with Electra Records. However, after recording Nothing but Time, the band broke up.
In 1982, disillusioned with the band business in L.A., Bowden moved to Nashville and was introduced to hit songwriter Sandy Pinkard by his former Shiloh bandmate and current record producer, Jim Ed Norman, with the intention that the pair would combine their songwriting skills in a collaborative effort. It was a well-conceived plan, but when they tried to put it into action, it simply would not work -- they couldn't stop laughing long enough to write a serious song. While making up hilarious and frequently off-color lyrics to their own songs, as well as those of others, they gave rise to a new singing comedy duo called Pinkard & Bowden. Billed as "America's Funniest Duo," they spent the next 16 years creating albums, appearing on radio and television shows, and making live audiences laugh until they doubled over in pain. After that stretch, Bowden and his wife packed up their dogs and cats and moved back to their home town in Linden, TX.
In 2001, Bowden needed a breather from the center stage so he decided to accept an offer from his old friend Don Henley and the Eagles to tour Europe as their guitar tech, jocular guru, and occasional guitarist, performing on "Hotel California" during the show. Upon his return, he immediately got down to work on his own solo comedy album. Living in a town of less than 3,000 people, Bowden enjoys his role as civic leader, having won a seat on the city council. He is frequently invited to speak and entertain at most of the local community functions, and occasionally appears as "Special Guest Star" on the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom radio show.
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 25, 2023 10:13:47 GMT
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 25, 2023 10:19:08 GMT
Mickey McGee
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William Michael "Mickey" McGee (born October 25, 1947, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - died July 20, 2020) was an American drummer.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_McGee
Biography
McGee spent his formative years in and around Phoenix, Arizona. While touring with the band Goose Creek Symphony, McGee met Linda Ronstadt, who would later remember him and serve as a major catalyst for his career.[1][2]
McGee found his way to Los Angeles in the early 1970s and made his presence known in the local country rock community where he again attracted the attention of Ronstadt and record producer John Boylan. Boylan hired McGee to play on Ronstadt's 1973 album, Don't Cry Now,[3] which went gold two years later. After the release of Don't Cry Now, McGee toured with Ronstadt, which gave rise to new relationships with other notables such as Jackson Browne, for whom he played drums on For Everyman.
What followed was a long but intermittent gig with the Flying Burrito Brothers[4] that spanned a period from 1975 to 1981.[5] As McGee's recording experience grew, so did his reputation as an experienced road warrior, making him the likeliest of candidates to assume the role of key sideman for the debuting RCA group, Juice Newton & Silver Spur.[6] He agreed to be their drummer on a series of tours to promote their 1975 album of the same name, and concurrently was able to maintain his commitment to the Flying Burrito Brothers. Another side of McGee would be uncovered after the 1975-1976 Juice Newton tour ended, which was that of a songwriter. Along with collaborator Doug Haywood, McGee penned "Blue," to be recorded on the second Juice Newton & Silver Spur album, After the Dust Settles, released in 1977. Two years later Juice Newton would record McGee's composition "I'll Never Love Again" for the album Well Kept Secret, which was Newton's first album as a solo artist. "I'll Never Love Again" has since been covered by many other artists, and was also performed on network television.
McGee has been signed four times. He was on Capitol Records with Goose Creek Symphony, Cotillion Records with Warren S. Richardson Jr., Curb Records with the Burrito Brothers Band and Infinity Records with Blue Steel. He has recorded for Linda Ronstadt, Maureen McGovern, Chris Darrow, Jackson Browne,[7] Keith Moon, Michael Dinner, Juice Newton, Rick Nelson, and J. D. Souther.[2]
McGee has toured with Bobbie Gentry, Linda Ronstadt, Ricky Nelson, Billy Joel, Juice Newton, Jackson Browne, J. D. Souther, Warren Zevon, and Chris Darrow. He has recorded under producers Peter Asher, Bruce Botnick, Mal Evans, John Boylan, Jimmie Haskell, Felix Pappalardi, Jerry Goldstein, and Jack Nietsche.[8]
He died of complications from COVID-19 on July 20.[9]
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 25, 2023 10:28:27 GMT
Ed Black
Ed Black Biography by Tom Kealey
www.allmusic.com/artist/ed-black-mn0000144322/biography
Ed Black took the pedal steel guitar and Dobro, traditionally country & western instruments, into the world of rock music. Black wasn't the first to do this but he was one of the most memorable, having recorded the distinctive, screaming solo in Linda Ronstadt's "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" as an early example.
Black started out in Phoenix, AZ, around 1971 with an eclectic band called the Goose Creek Symphony. The group traveled to Los Angeles where they opened up for Linda Ronstadt at the Whiskey a Go Go and Ronstadt, along with her producer, John Boylan, convinced Black and drummer, Mickey McGee to join her band. In agreeing to their offer Black wound up playing on Ronstadt's albums, Don't Cry Now, Heart Like a Wheel, and Prisoner in Disguise, touring with her band in between releases as well.
Black left Ronstadt's band after 1975 and concentrated on his studio prowess, appearing on albums by Tracy Chapman, Gene Clark, Dwight Yoakam, and many other high-profile artists until 1990 when his health began to fail. In 1998 the music world was robbed of a very talented innovator in Ed Black, who passed away at barely 50 years old.
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 25, 2023 10:30:19 GMT
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 25, 2023 10:31:33 GMT
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 25, 2023 10:34:42 GMT
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 26, 2023 13:22:57 GMT
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 26, 2023 13:25:11 GMT
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 26, 2023 13:27:20 GMT
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 29, 2023 19:49:26 GMT
The band played with Linda on the pilot episode of Midnight Special August 19, 1972.
Linda Ronstadt - Long Long Time (Midnight Special 1973)
The Midnight Special Pilot - August 19, 1972
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Hosted by John Denver, with special guest appearance by Argent, Harry Chapin, David Clayton Thomas, Cass Elliot, The Everly Brothers, The Isley Brothers, Helen Reddy, Linda Ronstadt, and War.
0:00 Intro
0:34 - John Denver - (Take Me Home) Country Roads (with backup harmonies by Mama Cass Elliot)
4:35 - Linda Ronstadt - Long Long Time
8:16 - Argent - Hold Your Head Up
12:44 - The Isley Brothers - Pop That Thang
16:05 - John Denver and 'Mama' Cass Elliott - "Leaving on a Jet Plane" duet
22:03 - The Everly Brothers - "All I Have to Do Is Dream"
25:22 - War - "Slippin' into Darkness"
30:20 - Helen Reddy - "I Don't Know How to Love Him"
33:41 - David Clayton-Thomas (singer from Blood, Sweat & Tears) - "Yesterday's Music"
37:55 - Harry Chapin - "Taxi"
46:51 - John Denver juggles
47:37 - Linda Ronstadt - "The Fast One"
50:56 - David Clayton-Thomas (singer from Blood, Sweat & Tears) - "Nobody Calls Me Prophet"
56:35 - The Everly Brothers - "Stories We Could Tell"
59:33 - Argent - "Tragedy"
1:03:23 - John Denver - "Goodbye Again"
The Fast One - Linda Ronstadt | The Midnight Special
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Post by the Scribe on Jul 24, 2023 20:28:27 GMT
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