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Dee Time – London 1967 – and Marriages

Dee Time – London 1967 – and Marriages

by Antion | Jul 16, 2019 | 1967, Antion Meredith, Eric Burdon and the Animals, London, Music History, Vic Briggs

29th August, 1967 Only two days later, we were slated to appear on one of the UK’s hottest TV shows. Simon Dee was originally a pirate radio DJ on Radio Caroline. In 1967, BBC 1 gave him his own TV show, the first chat show on Brit TV, called Dee Time. It proved to be...
The Summer of Love 1967 – From San Francisco to London Part 2

The Summer of Love 1967 – From San Francisco to London Part 2

by Antion | Jul 16, 2019 | 1967, Antion Meredith, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Music History, Vic Briggs

August 11th, 1967 I had returned from California to London to find the Brit version of the “Summer of Love” in full swing. On August 11th, we played the Friday night session of the national Jazz and Blues Festival. I had played this festival in 1965 with Steampacket...
The Summer of Love 1967 – From San Francisco to London Part 1

The Summer of Love 1967 – From San Francisco to London Part 1

by Antion | Jul 15, 2019 | 1967, Antion Meredith, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Music History, San Francisco, Vic Briggs

24th July, 1967 I returned to London with a swagger in my step. After all, I was 22 years old and I had played not only the first rock music festival in history, but also two legendary venues in California. I would like to think I was not full of myself, but I...
Living With The Dead

Living With The Dead

by Antion | Jul 15, 2019 | Antion Meredith, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Music History, San Francisco, Vic Briggs

July 10th, 1967 After the gig at the Whiskey, we were free. The tour was over and we had two weeks before our next commitment. Bill Kreutzman, Phil Lesh and their ladies had very graciously invited me to come back to San Francisco and spend some more time with them....
David and Tina Meltzer

David and Tina Meltzer

by Antion | Jul 13, 2019 | Antion Meredith, LA Recording, Music History, San Francisco, Studio Musicians, Vic Briggs

July 6th, 2019 David Meltzer was a poet and musician of the Beat Generation and San Francisco Renaissance. Some of his contemporaries were Gary Snyder, Kenneth Rexroth and Lawrence Ferlinghetti who described David as “one of the greats of post-World-War-Two San...
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