Carol King & James Taylor

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 4 Jun 2010 10:26 am

Oh nooooo, now I'm going to have to listen to JT so I can hear what Red laid down! Maybe Red and James are on separate stereo channels...
Thanx for that info, Chip.

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 4 Jun 2010 10:32 am

Ron,

I think [reiterate think] Red is all over the "Sweet Baby James" LP; especially on 'Sweet Baby James'.

Will Houston · Post by **Will Houston** » 14 Jun 2010 5:58 pm

Hey Chip from Byrds to JT. Ya you turned it off to soon, I saw maybe the last half or more last wkend. They did lots of singing together. He brought out Leland Sklar, Jeff Kunkel and Danny Korchtmar, they were backup band the whole time I watched. I really liked it, when they went to donation time I just went and did something else (The Forum)
I totally agree about the nostalgia thing. How can you listen to Sweet Baby James album and not be carried back. I still listen to it fairly often, sounds good to me.
Will

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 14 Jun 2010 6:53 pm

Will, and evryone else on this thread...

I apologize. I opened MY BIG MOUTH as I usually do when I've had a few.

PBS has been running Carol & James round-the-clock, and I've been re-watching, and I feel like a fool.

It is a great concert. I shot my big mouth off.

They do sing together, and quite well, BTW.

I think my initial comment was more of a reaction towards PBS and their pumped-up fund drives, now, that really annoy me.

My point, OK, is - you never, ever see the GOOD stuff on PBS, until they want the do-re-mi. And everything is always re-runs. Well, just like the rest of TV.

So, I apologize James, and Carol, not that you would give a flying hoot, but here it is.

Thanks for being the great artists that you are.

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 20 Jun 2010 3:11 am

It was good to see Lee Sklar with James again, they had a some sort of a falling out after James stopped touring way back , Lee was picked up by Phil Collins, per the Lee Sklar interview, James called and wanted him to join his band to tour again but Lee was committed to Phil Collins, I guess after that it appeared James copped an attitude and didn't talk to Lee for many many years. Lee was pretty upset as he and James went back decade's together as friends.

This unit with James, Lee, Danny and Russel is as classic as the songs, historic in a way... great to see them all together again.

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Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 20 Jun 2010 5:29 am

This unit with James, Lee, Danny and Russel is as classic as the songs, historic in a way... great to see them all together again.

Danny= Danny Kortchmar? I think he's a very fine guitar player. His solo output was a little different from the usual singer/ songwriter stuff. To my knowledge he made two records under his own name.
I saw J.T. a few years ago, and he had John Landau on guitar. The ticket prices were very high. I won't and can't pay that much today.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 20 Jun 2010 5:31 am

Sorry, wrong quote. The second part is my opinion.

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 20 Jun 2010 7:46 am

We saw JT here in Charlotte several years back, Jimmy Johnson on Bass and John Landau on guitar...great show..very expensive as well, no more....

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 20 Jun 2010 8:54 am

Yeah Tony,

I'm wondering what that concert at the Troubador [in LA] must have cost per ticket?

I'm semi-retired and just don't have the work I used to have, and probably couldn't afford a ticket myself, now, to even go on a pony ride.

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 20 Jun 2010 7:11 pm

I'm wondering if this/these shows were of the legendary Weston pay-back kind?
Doug would give obvious but young talent a week's run for free with the agreement that they would do a week for free when they became big.

Amongst others, I saw Gregg Almond's awesome and infamous payback week, where he met Cher. The next night after meeting her was short but priceless!

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 21 Jun 2010 5:54 am

Chip Fossa wrote:Yeah Tony,

I'm wondering what that concert at the Troubador [in LA] must have cost per ticket?

I'm semi-retired and just don't have the work I used to have, and probably couldn't afford a ticket myself,

Well for me, I pretty much don't even have the desire to see these cats any more, let alone pay the outrageous ticket prices for a nose bleed seat....we have a local club here where on Tuesday nights it's a great band ..quasi bluegrass/rock/blues..all on acoustic Instruments, Dobro, Mando's, Guitars....all my friends, all real fine players, and it's NO COVER...I would rather throw a $20 in the tip jar for them...which I think everyone does !

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Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 21 Jun 2010 6:39 am

Chip, although you didn't ask me what I put on the counter... it was 66 dollars in '02. At this place:

Costly place!

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 22 Jun 2010 5:17 am

Yeah,

I probably wouldn't go to see them, now, even if I could afford it; either at the Troubador or
Joachim's palace.

Heck, I've seen and heard them enough, over the years.

But, if somebody else bought the ticket, well, that's a different fish to fry.

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