i met papa john in raleigh nc eating breakfast at the hilton hotel. this was around 1977. a very gracious man. he signed a napkin for me. he referred to midnight sun,his backing band, as "my boys". his playing is so soul soulful and expressive. we'll never hear the likes of him and vassar clements again.
I too was born in '57 and my sister who was 6 years older went to all the major events in and around SF, we lived nearby in Napa, and my Dad drove her and the rest of the family to them. So I saw Haight and Ashbury, the Summer of Love, the free Concerts in Golden Gate Park (the Dead), she saw Jimi Hendrix in SF just after Monterey Pop Festival (missed it but got to the earlier Magic Mtn festival), and brought home home albums of every one. It was Great.
I loved this band when I was a kid.What I remember about that time was how deeply we felt about the music which this audience demonstrates by their excitement.Back before all the distractions of computers and blackberries and cellphones and 10 thousand TV channels.
I saw this remarkable band for 3 straight nights in 1971, live at the Chateau Liberte (a club favored by the band in the redwoods) near Santa Cruz, California. We had the table in front of the stage and had Papa John joined us (we kept the Heinekens coming). This is where the first album was recorded. Magical!!!
They were together before J Airplane, and still together... what, like 50 years of playing together. They are magic = I never miss a show when they're in my area. And like Kathy noted below, the subtle differences between performances are amazing. Top musicians!
I saw Hot Tuna back in the mis 80s in a small club outside Washington DC. The warm up band was a local group with lots of fans, lots. As the band left the stage bout 90% of the sheeple left.... Me and about 20 others got a live up front unplugged concert from the Tuna. Idiots all left the good show and followed the young turks and missed out one one of the best shows I've ever seen....
Saw these guys a cold winter night in northern wisconsin in 72ish. It took me 30 years to recover from the boogie they instilled in me. For the record, still recovering, a bit slower but visceral, just the same....
I remember watching this on PBS, who broadcasted part of the closing of the Fillmore. I, too, was born in '57, and was 14. thinking, "This place is closing now,just when I'm coming of age. Shit!!" I knew I was headed for a psychadelic waterfall..., and glad to catch the 70's, great music, shows, (drugs), and memories.
Got my questionnaire baby You know I'm headed off for war I got my questionnaire baby You know I'm headed off for war Well, now I'm gonna do some fightin' Well, no one knows what for Well, Uncle Sam ain't no woman You know he sure can take your man Said Uncle Sam ain't no woman You know he sure can take your man Well, there's 40,000 guys in the service list Doin' somethin' somewhere they just don't understand Well, I'm gonna do some fightin' Of that I can be sure Said I'm gonna do some fightin' Of that I can be sure Well, now I want to kill somebody Won't have to break no kind of law I got my questionnaire baby You know I'm headed off for war I got my questionnaire baby You know I'm headed off for war Well, I want to kill somebody Won't have to break no kind of law
@lloyger stylistically IMHO Jack and Jorma have become masters of stealth and the understatement, i.e. the "ooomf" is there if one knows where to look. It may take you more than one show, and if you are lucky enough to catch them acoustic, well... miracles can happen. Jes sayin' :)
Saw them in the Winter of 72 at Eau Claire Arena. Took me 30 years to finish college after that concert. The Diathlyamide Resistance didn't die, it evolves like sourdough, more in touch with the Cosmos than standard fare, if you know what I mean. Visceral Chords Forever....Humbug Guitarist
I was at the Filmore East watching Jefferson Airplane. If that were not great enough at break out come a branch group called Hot Tuna. A good concert became a great concert.
@nebnis81 of all of the legendary characters that emerged from this era, bill graham was undoubtedly one of the most important. where do you think a little band called the warlocks, later called the grateful dead, got their start before anyone knew who they were? who gave a 16 year old kid named carlos santana play as an opener for butterfield blues band until everyone in the world knew his name? who took some canadian cats who called themselves the band and presented them to the world?
i was born in 57 and i could have been the skinny long haired blonde chick if she were dancing a little less acid induces and not on someones shoulders!!I saw them a few weeks ago in New York and I was so attracted to their groove still!Although I miss Papa John Dearly and wish at shows they'd bring aboard a cool electric violin player. thanks for this enjoyable clip!
December 1970, Fillmore East. Jefferson Airplane. Grace Slick was something like 8 months pregnant. Periodically she would go rest and what would become Hot Tuna would play.
@bluesborn Yeah me too, Burgers was the second lp I ever bought, back then it seemed like the music was part of something bigger and listening to it was like gaining membership to that thing... now days everything is fragmented & you have to look so hard to find the right stuff... My two cents worth anyway... I still think HFT is the bomb, and will catch Jack and/or Jorma live whenever I can, with age they have become true masters of their art. Can't wait til the new studio CD comes out! :) :)
@conman556 No. I wasn't alive yet. Born in 78. I meant the best show overall that I've seen. It felt like what a concert should feel like. Hot Tuna has the attitude and the audience felt it. Great vibe!
@nebnis81 ha, sorry bro. didn't mean to. chalk it up to having a soft spot for the guy, eh? btw, we forgot to put the great moby grape (and i'm sure countless others) in our list of great acts he supported, if not broke. is there an emoticon in the form of a peace sign?
The original name of the band was Hot Shit, but that was nixed by the record company, so they went with Hot Tuna, not sure where the Tune part came from. Hot Tuna was also a splinter group from the Jerfferson Airplane, so that Jack and Jorma could experiment with a more blues sound.
Wasn't the first album recorded at The New Orleans House in Berkeley in Sept of '69? I could have missed something,so I'm just asking. Whatever the case,I never got to the Chateau - you're one lucky person to have heard them there. Love Santa Cruz and those redwood hills around it - many memories. Heartfelt thanks for your story.
@lloyger Hard to reconcile "lack of oomph" with "best rock band," as going to see the Rolling Stones or The Who tends to be a lesson in bands that deliver every time. "Best Ever" lists aren't really what artistic expression is really supposed to be all about, anyway.
Fillmore: The Last Days, otherwise known as Fillmore (1972), hasn't been released on DVD, there are some old VHS copies floating around, pretty hard to find, the CD is available on Amazon but doesn't have "Uncle Sam Blues" on it (but it does have a smokin' Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burnin). Good luck! Let me know how you make out! :)
When you listen to HOT TUNA, you listen for the subtlety of the music. You dont listen for a "lot more ooomf". AND, you'll be damned lucky if you are allowed to live as long as these "old farts". Just a little pup.
No shit Sherlock ...twice that year for me at Cowtown Palace K.C. Missouri ...the munchkins are still walking through fields of accordians in my head...scary good stuff!
@nebnis81 no..... not yet at least. bloomfield's is just one of those catalogs i've yet to sink my teeth into. but, i would dare say he was very much a grahamite. bbb played the shit out of the original fillmore. where do you suggest i start with bloomfield?
@Akindone53 How the Beatles couldn't be mentioned on any video is beyond me. If it wasn't for the Beatles, Jorma and Jack would've probably just stayed as folky coffee house guys and never got into a rock and roll band at all.
Bro - I'm 44 and I think HOT TUNA may just be the best Rock N Roll band...Jorma Kaukonen is American music - from his Piedmont blues ''purism'' to the fuzzed out haunting notes of Somebody To Love with Jefferson Airplane... Enjoy being a whippersnapper - You'll blink and be 40. My advice is don't drink and visit a dentist at least 3 times a year.
@nebnis81 i understand what you're saying, but; as a man of the same profession as as mr. graham i can tell you that one has quite often got to be 'the bad guy.' (i'd assume it's not terribly different from many, if not most, positions of particular influence.) and, let me tell you from experience that bands are extraordinarily difficult entities with which to deal. i respect the man and his indelible contributions to the world too much not to stand up and declare, "BILL GRAHAM WAS NOT A PENIS!"
@nebnis81 of all of the legendary characters that emerged from this era, bill graham was undoubtedly one of the most important. where do you think a little band called the warlocks, later called the grateful dead, got their start before anyone knew who they were? who a 16 year old kid named carlos santana play as an opener for butterfield blues band until everyone in the world knew his name? who took some canadian cats who called themselves the band and presented them to the world? blasphemer.
i met papa john in raleigh nc eating breakfast at the hilton hotel. this was around 1977. a very gracious man. he signed a napkin for me. he referred to midnight sun,his backing band, as "my boys". his playing is so soul soulful and expressive. we'll never hear the likes of him and vassar clements again.
I too was born in '57 and my sister who was 6 years older went to all the major events in and around SF, we lived nearby in Napa, and my Dad drove her and the rest of the family to them. So I saw Haight and Ashbury, the Summer of Love, the free Concerts in Golden Gate Park (the Dead), she saw Jimi Hendrix in SF just after Monterey Pop Festival (missed it but got to the earlier Magic Mtn festival), and brought home home albums of every one. It was Great.
Ashamed to say that i havent listened to Tuna and Papa John in many years. Thanks for the wakeup! Very nice!!
I was at this show! Did my first hit of acid
me too life changing
The late great Bill Graham...one of my rock and roll heroes, along with Sam Phillips, Micheal Lang, Artie Kornfeld, and Chip Monk.
I loved this band when I was a kid.What I remember about that time was how deeply we felt about the music which this audience demonstrates by their excitement.Back before all the distractions of computers and blackberries and cellphones and 10 thousand TV channels.
Awesome video never seen this one before kicks ass
I saw this remarkable band for 3 straight nights in 1971, live at the Chateau Liberte (a club favored by the band in the redwoods) near Santa Cruz, California. We had the table in front of the stage and had Papa John joined us (we kept the Heinekens coming). This is where the first album was recorded. Magical!!!
papa john creach..that man could play!!
I had the 3 LP sountrack to this film a long time ago on vinyl. Lots of great stuff on it, mostly SF Psychedlic Rock Bands from the 60's
de grands musiciens que j'ai aimé dans ma jeunesse et que j'écoute toujours avec autant de bonheur
michel ( valence fr )
Saw them last night on LI- the best show i've seen in years... fantastic
Papa John !!!!
Champion & Legend RIP
They were together before J Airplane, and still together... what, like 50 years of playing together. They are magic = I never miss a show when they're in my area. And like Kathy noted below, the subtle differences between performances are amazing. Top musicians!
I saw Hot Tuna back in the mis 80s in a small club outside Washington DC. The warm up band was a local group with lots of fans, lots. As the band left the stage bout 90% of the sheeple left.... Me and about 20 others got a live up front unplugged concert from the Tuna. Idiots all left the good show and followed the young turks and missed out one one of the best shows I've ever seen....
“On bass, a devil, devil, devil of a man, Mr. Jack Casady. On lead guitar, the sex symbol of Scandanavia, Mr. Jorma Kaukonen.” 😂
Saw these guys a cold winter night in northern wisconsin in 72ish. It took me 30 years to recover from the boogie they instilled in me. For the record, still recovering, a bit slower but visceral, just the same....
I remember watching this on PBS, who broadcasted part of the closing of the Fillmore. I, too, was born in '57, and was 14. thinking, "This place is closing now,just when I'm coming of age. Shit!!" I knew I was headed for a psychadelic waterfall..., and glad to catch the 70's, great music, shows, (drugs), and memories.
great piece bro !!! thanks..
Hot Tuna oh man those were the days at Bill Grahams Filmore !!
@lloyger I saw them at the Beacon in NY in 2010 for Jormas 70th birthday and my friend that entire show was pure ooomf!
the electric years were good i saw them at knebworth 75 they were stupendous so was the dope!!
I don't know who you are~But~DAMN man~sure miss the daze~Thank you for sharing~
Rocking, Stomping,...Jumping Blues...Best of the Best :-)
I saw TUNA back in the late 70s several times at the Commack Arena in NY. They used to play for HOURS!! LONG LIVE HOT FUCKIN TUNA!!!!
i really want to see them. They sound awesome
hey, i was at asbury park sunday night. they rocked
Very nice! Electric Tuna. Classic. #Papa John
Got my questionnaire baby
You know I'm headed off for war
I got my questionnaire baby
You know I'm headed off for war
Well, now I'm gonna do some fightin'
Well, no one knows what for
Well, Uncle Sam ain't no woman
You know he sure can take your man
Said Uncle Sam ain't no woman
You know he sure can take your man
Well, there's 40,000 guys in the service list
Doin' somethin' somewhere they just don't understand
Well, I'm gonna do some fightin'
Of that I can be sure
Said I'm gonna do some fightin'
Of that I can be sure
Well, now I want to kill somebody
Won't have to break no kind of law
I got my questionnaire baby
You know I'm headed off for war
I got my questionnaire baby
You know I'm headed off for war
Well, I want to kill somebody
Won't have to break no kind of law
Fantastic performance. W Papa John!
I was lucky enough to see them at the Fillmore west in early '71 and still have the handbill they gave out.
@lloyger
stylistically IMHO Jack and Jorma have become masters of stealth and the understatement, i.e. the "ooomf" is there if one knows where to look. It may take you more than one show, and if you are lucky enough to catch them acoustic, well... miracles can happen.
Jes sayin'
:)
thanks!
I was there!
Saw them in the Winter of 72 at Eau Claire Arena. Took me 30 years to finish college after that concert.
The Diathlyamide Resistance didn't die, it evolves like sourdough, more in touch with the Cosmos than standard fare, if you know what I mean. Visceral Chords Forever....Humbug Guitarist
I was at the Filmore East watching Jefferson Airplane. If that were not great enough at break out come a branch group called Hot Tuna. A good concert became a great concert.
I recently saw them too, in between snowstorms!
:)
Now that's what I call music!
These Airplanepeople can really play !!
Super!
"on bass, devil, devil, devil, devil of a man, Jack Casady" :) WOW!!!
9994 wiews for the magnificent hot tuna
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Great!
lol.. Bill something or other..
you got some good tunes in your favorites!
Que belleza 🎸🔥....🎻🔥....obra de arte ...que músicos ...que época , tanto talento ...🙏desde Argentina 🇦🇷✌️
Jack & Jorma are! See the "more info" link.
@aurora1957A -nice to hear from a fellow traveler.Good stuff.
@egits
I'm glad the guys are in good form, I've got tix for a show next week!
:)
@nebnis81 of all of the legendary characters that emerged from this era, bill graham was undoubtedly one of the most important. where do you think a little band called the warlocks, later called the grateful dead, got their start before anyone knew who they were? who gave a 16 year old kid named carlos santana play as an opener for butterfield blues band until everyone in the world knew his name? who took some canadian cats who called themselves the band and presented them to the world?
i was born in 57 and i could have been the skinny long haired blonde chick if she were dancing a little less acid induces and not on someones shoulders!!I saw them a few weeks ago in New York and I was so attracted to their groove still!Although I miss Papa John Dearly and wish at shows they'd bring aboard a cool electric violin player. thanks for this enjoyable clip!
I prefere woodstook version, but this is very good too
@bluesborn I'm getting a flashback!!!!!!!!!
this is the best band in the world...no matter what, they put a smile on my face, even on the greyest of days.
vintage Tuna!!!
Hot!!!!
quel formidable groupe... Jorma est vraiment un fabuleux guitariste, à écouter sans modération.
et le bassiste le meilleur de sa generation je crois
wow...
If you get a chance, go see these guys play!
HOT FUCKING TUNA!!
That's the real Burning Hot Tuna!
I seem to remember a point in this or Hesitation Blues when the sound of breaking glass was audible in the audience. Anybody help me out?
ICE!!!
FUCK YEAH!!!! That's how it's done boys and girls
December 1970, Fillmore East. Jefferson Airplane. Grace Slick was something like 8 months pregnant. Periodically she would go rest and what would become Hot Tuna would play.
@bluesborn
Yeah me too, Burgers was the second lp I ever bought, back then it seemed like the music was part of something bigger and listening to it was like gaining membership to that thing... now days everything is fragmented & you have to look so hard to find the right stuff... My two cents worth anyway...
I still think HFT is the bomb, and will catch Jack and/or Jorma live whenever I can, with age they have become true masters of their art. Can't wait til the new studio CD comes out!
:)
:)
@conman556 No. I wasn't alive yet. Born in 78. I meant the best show overall that I've seen. It felt like what a concert should feel like. Hot Tuna has the attitude and the audience felt it. Great vibe!
@nebnis81 ha, sorry bro. didn't mean to. chalk it up to having a soft spot for the guy, eh? btw, we forgot to put the great moby grape (and i'm sure countless others) in our list of great acts he supported, if not broke. is there an emoticon in the form of a peace sign?
would like to know where I can get this "final days of the fillmore" film......I have the three record set.........this is really good.
The original name of the band was Hot Shit, but that was nixed by the record company, so they went with Hot Tuna, not sure where the Tune part came from. Hot Tuna was also a splinter group from the Jerfferson Airplane, so that Jack and Jorma could experiment with a more blues sound.
Wasn't the first album recorded at The New Orleans House in Berkeley in Sept of '69? I could have missed something,so I'm just asking. Whatever the case,I never got to the Chateau - you're one lucky person to have heard them there. Love Santa Cruz and those redwood hills around it - many memories. Heartfelt thanks for your story.
@lloyger Hard to reconcile "lack of oomph" with "best rock band," as going to see the Rolling Stones or The Who tends to be a lesson in bands that deliver every time. "Best Ever" lists aren't really what artistic expression is really supposed to be all about, anyway.
Fillmore: The Last Days, otherwise known as Fillmore (1972), hasn't been released on DVD, there are some old VHS copies floating around, pretty hard to find, the CD is available on Amazon but doesn't have "Uncle Sam Blues" on it (but it does have a smokin' Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burnin).
Good luck! Let me know how you make out!
:)
When you listen to HOT TUNA, you listen for the subtlety of the music. You dont listen for a "lot more ooomf". AND, you'll be damned lucky if you are allowed to live as long as these "old farts". Just a little pup.
I wish!
:)
Will having been to Clovis close enough?
No shit Sherlock ...twice that year for me at Cowtown Palace K.C. Missouri ...the munchkins are still walking through fields of accordians in my head...scary good stuff!
@nebnis81 no..... not yet at least. bloomfield's is just one of those catalogs i've yet to sink my teeth into. but, i would dare say he was very much a grahamite. bbb played the shit out of the original fillmore. where do you suggest i start with bloomfield?
Bill Graham is his name.
papa john creach!
Don't know what to say!
It ain't going in this direction!
It's really a shame!!!
@Akindone53 How the Beatles couldn't be mentioned on any video is beyond me. If it wasn't for the Beatles, Jorma and Jack would've probably just stayed as folky coffee house guys and never got into a rock and roll band at all.
Bro - I'm 44 and I think HOT TUNA may just be the best Rock N Roll band...Jorma Kaukonen is American music - from his Piedmont blues ''purism'' to the fuzzed out haunting notes of Somebody To Love with Jefferson Airplane... Enjoy being a whippersnapper - You'll blink and be 40. My advice is don't drink and visit a dentist at least 3 times a year.
these were the daze... young,dumb and fulla come..now i'm just old.. were did the damn time go HFT~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PAPA JOHN CREECH, JACK CASSIDY(JEFFERSON AIRPLANE).. FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END......... END SO QUIETLY.......................
Had to rely on experience. A professional career musician 99% of the time.
@frederickus I was stoned.
@nebnis81 i understand what you're saying, but; as a man of the same profession as as mr. graham i can tell you that one has quite often got to be 'the bad guy.' (i'd assume it's not terribly different from many, if not most, positions of particular influence.) and, let me tell you from experience that bands are extraordinarily difficult entities with which to deal. i respect the man and his indelible contributions to the world too much not to stand up and declare, "BILL GRAHAM WAS NOT A PENIS!"
:)
2:27 God!!!!
Help you out? How?
LOL
:)
actually, it is not a rumour, jorma told me the story himself
johnny winters at 3:22
@nebnis81 of all of the legendary characters that emerged from this era, bill graham was undoubtedly one of the most important. where do you think a little band called the warlocks, later called the grateful dead, got their start before anyone knew who they were? who a 16 year old kid named carlos santana play as an opener for butterfield blues band until everyone in the world knew his name? who took some canadian cats who called themselves the band and presented them to the world? blasphemer.
the fuck are you talking about?
this IS the splinter grp!
You sure don't hear of lead fiddles but if anybody could do it, it was Papa John.
LSDAZE...
@mpjrdldn This year? Yer sleepin' or you were just born!
@lloyger - Keep in mind these guys are pushing 70, they can't do all the crazy drugs and stay up all night like they did way back when.
Sex Symbol Of Scandinavia:)
@MultiCandor *symbol