The Jack Casady Interview
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- My guest was born near the Mason-Dixon Line but was close enough to Rock Creek Park that he sucked in all the sounds of Mid-Atlantic America. The bluegrass of Chubby Wise and Bill Monroe, the baselines of Richard Davis, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Garrison, the soul sanctification of Wilson Pickett and Sam Cooke and the Chuck Berry, Little Richard Rock beat.
My guest studied and studied. By studying I mean on the bandstand. Getting comfortable expressing himself at times like a melodic instrument while still locking the groove.
He flew on an Airplane to Wally Heider Studios where they cranked out albums with the cagey Grace Slick singing pop/psych lyrics over the undulating bass of my guest. His Crown of Creation was jettisoning Jefferson and forming Hot Tuna with the biophile Jorma Kaukonen. They play duo's or in trios or at The Fur Peace Ranch just being themselves and staying as grounded as possible.
My guest is in the same master bass discussion as Leland Sklar, The Late Great Jack Bruce, Phil Lesh and Dave Holland.v
Live from The UK Jack Casady welcome to the JFS
Best bass player of his time, as well as Phil Lesh. Always modeled my base playing after him ,saw them at Fillmore way back when they first started to play there I’m 75 years old and still listen to that album ,take off. God bless him. I played in that same era grew up in San Francisco. I miss those days playing music in San Francisco. I remember the Fillmore and $1.50 to get in when it was next to peoples temple. I played mostly in North Beach. I wish I could bring those days back. Nice to hear from him on this UA-cam.
i grew up in Frisco in the 1960's and spent a good part of my teens in th Filmore/WinterLand. ur vid really brought it back for me. i have been a musician since the age of 9 (drummer). i'm now 71 years of age, and live in the people's republic of hackney London E5, thanks again, all the best. keep up the good werk.
Do you Even know this man, rock hero for all us from, for me 1972 on, so how does your favourite rock star base guitar show up on the scene, for me my older brother took me to Hofstra U, on Long I, New York, so Jack played base at 16 in 1960, played electric in age 13, 1957, you wonder where you favourites come from in 1972? You ve got to be kidding me, his passion came from 1957 to 1960, and ,of course I knew Jorma, Jefferson Airplane even from 1965 to 67, 68 especially ...Keith Richards, was a bit like this, early 11 to 13 years old...
The great Jack Casady. Great in so many ways, not just musically. Thanks so much for posting this.
Glad you enjoyed it