Raspyrock Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 My other post concerning Panama City, Fl. spurred this memory.In 1973 the Raspberries played Tifton, Ga. --- I lived w/ my aunt & uncle in Albany, Ga. at that time & thought I'd almost had them talked into taking me to the show --- I was wrong!!They were a void when it came to music!!*** Anyway, Jim (Spiders & Snakes) Stafford opened for the Raspberries --- I'm thinking he must a been a real hoot. What's that other song about smokin' the wacky tobacky ?? ... "...take a trip & never leave the farm ...".I would like to hear from Eric, band members & roadies about notable or zany opening acts --- and about what they expected in various regions of the country?!!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Nathan Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Jim Stafford's two other "wacky" hits were:Wildwood Weed (which you have referenced,) and "My Girl Bill" --- which I suppose should have been My Girl, Bill... but, that was what made it wacky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspyrock Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 That's it: Wildwood Weed!! Funny tune! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raspathens Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Yea, I remember that. At the end of the song, he finally says, "Because she's my girl, Bill". I also remember he could play a mean guitar and do precussion with foot pedals at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpMan Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Did jim also do "The Day The Squirrel Went Beserk In The First South Baptist Church"?I'am already laughing just thinking about that song! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspyrock Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 That was Ray Stevens who was actually from Albany, Ga. I think I posted a link to that vid on the "Come Around and See Me" folder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnO Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 I saw Jim Stafford and Steve Martin (pre-fame) open for Muddy Waters on separate nights at the old Cellar Door in DC. Nothing like Mississippi Delta blues, preceded by balloon animals!Rich Hall (of later SNL fame) opening for The Pirates (UK R&R band), same venue.The Who (pre-fame) opening for Herman's HermitsRamones opening for Black Sabbath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspyrock Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Cellar Door Productions sounds familiar to me but I've never actully been to that venue. Been to the Crazy Horse --- which I think the Rolling Stones wrote about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelina Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Wasn't it true at some point that Hendrix opened for the Monkees as late as 1967? Anyway..that's just a weird combo.I saw Prince open in 1979 at the behest of a good friend of mine in a club in Manhattan (could have been The Ritz). He had one hit at the time called "I Wanna Be Your Lover". I'll never forget saying to my buddy after the show that Prince sucked, was a James Brown wannabe...and outside his good guitar playing...we'd never hear from him again.He just wasn't original.Well clearly I must've had an off night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelina Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Damn..I just remembered...how about Stevie Wonder opening for John Lennon and/or The Stones..must've been the real early 70's prior to Stevie's big comeback and before John's hibernation. I didn't see the show..but I'm positive he opened for The Stones back then.John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 John - yes Hendrix I think maybe only opened for one or two shows maximum for the Monkees and was boo'd off stage (well what did they expect there were 6 to 13 year olds in their audience, Hendrix probably frightened them lol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Nathan Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 of course, my first Fillmore East concert was interesting...Opening act: SweetwaterThen: Super Session (Bloomfield and Kooper, but Bloomfield's plane was delayed so BB King sat in. Bloomfield joined mid-set.)Then: The Butterfield Blues Bandand then, the headliner:The Crazy World Of Arthur Brownpsychefreakindelic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy the Nick Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 FIRE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay52 Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 I caught a 45 minute opening set by The Beach Boys for elder comedian George Burns back in the mid 80's. It was a benefit show as I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 I was 16 and living in Dallas in 1968. My next door neighbor was Peter Gent of the Cowboys (he later wrote the book North Dallas 40). He gave me a ticket to see the Rolling Stones at SMU and I went with him and a friend of his to the concert. The friend turned out to be Dandy Don Meredith. Bobbi Gentry (Ode to Billy Joe) was the opening act.After the concert, all I could say was "Wow, that was great!"Don Meredith piped up "She sure was, son. But those Rolling Stones sure sucked." Ain't no accounting for taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 I was 16 and living in Dallas in 1968. My next door neighbor was Peter Gent of the Cowboys (he later wrote the book North Dallas 40). He gave me a ticket to see the Rolling Stones at SMU and I went with him and a friend of his to the concert. The friend turned out to be Dandy Don Meredith. Bobbi Gentry (Ode to Billy Joe) was the opening act.After the concert, all I could say was "Wow, that was great!"Don Meredith piped up "She sure was, son. But those Rolling Stones sure sucked." Ain't no accounting for taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sllvnbil Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 In 1978, I went to see Warren Zevon {Excitable Boy Tour} at Cleveland Convention Center and an unknown comic by the name of Richard Beltzer opened the show. His comedy wasn't really going over well with a concert crowd to say the least. He did a great Mick Jagger inpersonation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 This might mean more to the Canadians on the board, but in 1975 I saw one of the top Canadian Rock bands at the time, April Wine, and their opening act was a relative unknown - Andy Gibb.He had just released "I Just Want to Be Your Everything", and it was a total mis-match as far as concert billings go. Poor Andy got booed off the stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkpat Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 I saw a young piano player get booed off the stage as an opener for the Beach Boys. His name? Billy Joel, who went on to have a hit or twenty later in his career. He insisted on doing an encore and started giving the light crew and everyone else the finger when they wouldn't turn the lights back off.The James Cotton Blues Band opened for Angel and the Runaways, in an extremely odd booking. People were throwing everything they could, bottles, shoes, etc at James Cotton, who was ducking and playing harmonica.Thin Lizzy backed up Queen at a show I was at, which didn't go too well, either, and of course, our own Raspberries, filling in for Iggy Pop, opening for Blue Oyster Cult, thirty some years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkpat Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Just last week, Davy Jones was on Garry Meier's local CHicago radio show, discussing Hendrix opening for the Monkees. He said that the crowd, mostly all young girls, was chanting "Davy" and "Mickey" over and over while Hendrix was playing and suddenly, Hendrix ripped off his guitar and flung it in the crowd and left the stage and the tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor4Life Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 When I saw Elton John at the Chicago Stadium in '76, he had two opening acts. One was Kiki Dee, the other was Scottish comedien Brian Connely. Needless to say, he didn't go over very well at all. With his thick accent, and the terrible acoustics you couldnt understand a thing he was saying.Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich From PA Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 I saw a young Billy Crystal open up for Patti Smith in a supper club in Cedar Grove, NJ in 1975. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 ..and now Patti's in the R&RHoF! She's come a long way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCraft Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 For the record, the Tifton concert was my only time seeing the Berries live. Jim Stafford was great. He performed all alone and had to extend his set because some of the groups stuff didn't get there on time. Eric opened the show by saying something like, "this delay brought to you by Delta Airlines."JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Davie Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Cool story "son"!Speaking of the Stones...I did NOT go for Living Colour opening for them on the Steel Wheels tour.I also recall scratching my head when Los Lobos opened for U2 for the Joshua Tree tour. And I went to the bathroom when Linda Perry opened for The Who's "Quadrophenia" in 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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