Manassas" - Stephen Stills/Al Perkins

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 3 Dec 2001 9:36 pm

Just sitting here tonite and putting the
WMP on the "shuffle" mode and didn't realize
that a lot of stuff gets logged into this
WMP.........so......."DON'T LOOK AT MY
SHADOW, IT'S BEHIND ME" written, composed,
and executed by the incomprable Stephen Stills, and with, no less, Al Perkins on steel, is one helluva an intro
to this great song. Of course, "MR AL" does not leave us hanging, and continues thru this, should I say, bluegrass-style-tune,
and continues to just BLOW-MY-MIND.

ChipsAhoy
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Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 4 Dec 2001 5:02 am

Thanks for that insight Rayman. Those must
have been some 'heady' times for you; I know they were for me, and I wasn't even playing with the FBB.

ChipsAhoy

Jason Odd · Post by **Jason Odd** » 4 Dec 2001 8:14 am

fronted....?

Rayman, story please, mucho details and recollections!

Pat Burns · Post by **Pat Burns** » 4 Dec 2001 5:38 pm

..Thanks for the topic, Chip...Manassas, in the top 5 of my all-time favorite albums..the guitar player who most influenced my playing was Steve Stills, and the sound of Al Perkin's steel always haunted me until I finally bought one and took it up myself...I think I'll put on "It Doesn't Matter" and give it a listen before I practice tonight..

..thanks for the story, Rayman..

Jason Odd · Post by **Jason Odd** » 4 Dec 2001 7:12 pm

Rayman, well that was great!
Thanks for the story, I enjoyed it greatly.
The Country Gazette portion is interesting as well, the groups merged for a late 1971-early 1972 tour in Europe, but by that stage Hillman and Perkins were with Manassas.

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 5 Dec 2001 1:08 pm

The last time I saw Al on the tube was on the Nashville network where Chris Hillman
and Desert Rose were playing.

It was that show where everyone sort of sat around in a parlor setting and on this show
Chris introduced a 'newcomer', Tish Ninajosa.

She hails from Texas, and Chris played and sang with her, as well as Al on steel. They did two original Ninajosa songs that were just super. They're titles escape me now. I'll find out. It's in here somewhere.

ChipsAhoy[This message was edited by CHIP FOSSA on 05 December 2001 at 01:10 PM.]