by Antion | May 14, 2021 | Jimi Hendrix, Music History
After we played our first set, it was time for Jimi to do his thing. Chas introduced him and he took the stage with Brian, Roger Sutton on bass and Clive Thacker on drums. And James Marshall Hendrix playing for the first time on a James Marshall amp, a pleasant...
by Antion | May 14, 2021 | Jimi Hendrix, Music History
On that fateful night, exactly 50 years ago, I left home at around 7:45 pm. Climbing into my 63 Yellow VW Beetle (Bug), I drove the 15 miles to the West End of London in about half an hour. Often Brian Auger (see pic) and I would drive together to gigs like this but...
by Antion | Feb 28, 2020 | Antion Meredith, Hawaii, Music History, Spirituality
A unique sequence of events … The Hawaiian Islands and the Hawaiian people are unique in many ways. Their indigenous culture is rich in story, song and chant and is uniquely different from other Polynesian cultures. “Oli”, chanting in the Hawaiian language, is...
by Antion | Aug 21, 2019 | 1967, Antion Meredith, London, Music History, Studio Musicians, Vic Briggs
Magic Moments in the Summer of Love #4 – Recording with Paul McCartney Chris Barber was a legendary figure on the Brit music scene. In 1967, he was 37, much older than the rest of we rock musicians. He mostly played trombone, although he dabbled in other instruments,...
by Antion | Aug 15, 2019 | 1967, Antion Meredith, Eric Burdon and the Animals, London, Music History, Vic Briggs
Magic Moments in the Summer of Love #3 – Charles Lloyd In the years preceding my joining The Animals, I had been a huge jazz fan, almost to the point of fanaticism. After my first LSD experience in April of 1967, I mostly quit listening to jazz. I was moving into...
by Antion | Aug 15, 2019 | 1967, Antion Meredith, London, Music History, Vic Briggs
Magic Moments in the Summer of Love #2 – Sergeant Pepper When I returned from the US to London, at the end of April 1967, the energy in London was exciting and so was mine. I was stoked from my first tour with the band, plus a trip around the world, plus going to...
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