August 31 — Music City J.A.M. with Peter Frampton, Bobby "Sunny" Hebb, American Idol's Melinda Doolittle, Kirk Whalum and more. 2 p.m., $20
Music City Convention & Visitors Bureau has added Bobby Hebb to the bill for
August 31, 2008. Between 5:50 PM and 6:50 PM that evening.
Kirk Whalum (Festival Host) will be backing Bobby up.
Labor Day Music Festival Promises to Rock Riverfront Park
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Original 1966 Beatles / Bobby Hebb Audio Recording at Auction Aug. 29A previously unknown audio example of the entire Toronto concert as a 2 hour and 20 minute documentary detailing one family's experience at the final concert appearance of the Beatles in Canada.
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Barry Tashian’s stage introductions are preserved before each song. At
33 minutes the stage announcer describes how the Remains drummer N.D. Smart took a pratfall leaving
the stage...and introduces Bobby Hebb.
Bobby Hebb set: Crazy Baby (1:20) / For You (46 seconds) / Good Good Lovin’ (1:12) /
Mojo Workout (cuts, 2:24) / Sunny (complete w/ closing vamp, 5:19). The Remains re-took the stage to back
the act with the biggest current hit record on the tour; Bobby Hebb. Nashville-based Hebb had hit #1 with
“Sunny” only weeks before this recording was made (July 26. 1966) and the record was well on it’s way to
classic status, being awarded the #25 position on BMI's Top 100 Songs of The
MELBA MOORE's rendition of "SUNNY"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGjKHQV9X6M
Melba sang backing vocals on Bobby Hebb's hit version.
Also just up, Bobby Hebb and jazz artist Denny Jiosa performing live on
July 12, 2008 in Tennessee. Jiosa has his studio rendition as the soundtrack
with photos from the live event on You Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sC9D-iBnr4
Original 1966 Beatles / Bobby Hebb Audio Recording at Auction Aug. 29A previously unknown audio example of the entire Toronto concert as a 2 hour and 20 minute documentary detailing one family's experience at the final concert appearance of the Beatles in Canada.
http://www.news-antique.com/?id=784855&pg=1&keys=Beatles-Auction-Concert-Recording It was the summer of 1966, and the Beatles were making what was to be their last North American tour. As the "Fab Four" made their way across the United States, they took a quick detour north into Canada—Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens to be exact—for a concert on August 17. Among the 16,000 or so fans in attendance that day was a corporate attorney from Ontario, who packed his family and a battery operated, UHER 4000 REPORT-L reel-to-reel tape machine to watch … and record … the last appearance of John, Paul, George, and Ringo in Canada.
Offered is an amateur recording—a previously unknown audio example of the Toronto show—that amounts to a 2 hour and 20 minute documentary detailing one family's experience at the final concert appearance of the Beatles in Canada. And "detail" is the name of the game here, as the tape begins with its narrator introducing his family to an unseen audience as they drive to the venue. The family spent the first few minutes discussing what they think the concert will be like, with succinct and sometimes prophetic observations offered, as well as checks on the time, weather conditions, and the overall pre-concert atmosphere. The sound of the crowd, traffic, program vendors … it's all here. The original owner can be heard later in the tape spending his time interviewing anxious fans anticipating the appearance of the Beatles.
The opening acts are here: The Remains, Bobby Hebb, The Cyrkie, The Ronettes (including "Be My Baby"). After a false alarm (a stagehand came onstage to adjust the drum set causing some young fans to faint), the stadium announcer utters the words everyone had been waiting to hear: " … the BEATLES!"
The immediate response from thousands of screaming, ecstatic fans is overwhelming. After some fine-tuning of their instruments by Lennon and Harrison, the band can be heard launching into "Rock and Roll Music." Every note of the Beatles' ten-song concert was captured on a 1/4"-tape, with the lead song followed by "She's A Woman," "If I Needed Someone," "Day Tripper," "Baby's in Black," "I Feel Fine," "Yesterday," "I Wanna Be You Man," "Nowhere Man," and "Paperback Writer."
After the show, the would-be newsman leaves the stadium and, along the way, inquires of the hoarse fans why they came to the show and what they thought of the concert. With this running commentary, he makes his way outside in the hope of catching the Beatles on their way out. But alas, the Beatles had already left the building.
Too often, perhaps, the phrase "one of a kind" is used when referring to collectibles. Without hesitation, Mastro Auctions proudly affixes that title to this lot. Although the original audiotape is the true gem here (in its box with a vintage label affixed to the spool reads "Beatles #112 / Aug 66 / Maple Leafs Toronto"), this remarkable find also includes the original reel-to-reel tape machine (with its case) used to give a blow-by-blow account of the concert. A
CD-R with samples of the original recording accompanies. The tape player has not been used in a number of years, though its very existence, and that of the original recording, is a true piece of Rock & Roll history.
Accompanying as provenance is a typed letter from the son of the original owner, the original sales receipt from the day his son sold it to a private collector, and a typed, detailed description of the tape's content.
Please note: Due to the size and/or weight of this lot, the cost of shipping may be substantial. Bidding opens Monday August 11, 2008 at 10:00 AM Central Time. At that time you will be able to bid via the Internet or phone. Please do not call prior to then as staff will not be on hand to take bids until then. Registered bidders can log in and set up their watched lots list now. Anyone is welcome to browse the entire auction.
http://www.news-antique.com/?id=784855&pg=2&keys=Beatles-Auction-Concert-RecordingMapleleaf Gardens, Toronto, Ont. Canada - August 17, 1966 - Evening Show
The Amos Tape - Total time 2 hours and 20 minutes.
By Erik Taros, Beatles Documentarian
With the advent of quality digital music editing for home computers, the past few years have seen renewed
interest in amateur audience recordings of live Beatles concerts. Improved sound quality, lower generation
copies of familiar shows (Candlestick Park 8. 29. 66, Seattle Coliseum 8. 21. 64) are circulating and several
tapes long thought to exist (Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis 8.19. 66 - both shows) have suddenly appeared.
Tony Barrow’s cassette of The Beatles final performance at Candlestick Park is by far the best sounding of
all the audience tapes and is actually an enjoyable listen. Unfortunately, most fall into the category of
“for historical interest only”, but with the recent discovery of a previously unknown reel documenting the
eatles’ evening performance at Maple Leaf Gardens on August 17, 1966, we have a notable exception.
Hereafter referred to as “The Amos Tape.” This single 5” open reel is a 2 hour and 20 minute amateur
documentary, detailing one family’s experience at the final Beatles concert in Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens,
Toronto, Ont. August 17, 1966. Indeed detail is the operative word with this amazing tape. Sensing that a
Beatles concert had become something more than a venue for excessive screaming, our host and narrator
“Dad” decides to preserve the event via his professional level UHER reel-to-reel deck. The tape begins as
the listener is introduced to the family as they drive to Maple Leaf Gardens.
“Wednesday, the 17th of August 1966...” and the first 4 minutes or so are spent in the car with the family
discussing why they are going and what they think they will see. Interesting to note that “Mom” comments
that she expects to see The Beatles, not hear them! As the tape progresses, she provides the most succinct and occasionally prophetic observations. Frequent time and weather checks are given throughout the tape as well as descriptions of police presence
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and general pre-concert atmosphere.
The ambient noise; crowds sounds, traffic, hawkers selling programs, lend an immediacy to the event not
found elsewhere among known Beatle audience tapes. Dad fills pre-concert downtime by interviewing
anyone at hand...fans, police and even the St. John’s Ambulance crew, describing nearly every step he takes
within the Maple Leaf Gardens. At about 6 minutes he’s found his seat and one can hear “Rubber Soul”
being played over the house PA. At about 9 minutes a stage announcer plugs “Toronto Sound”, an early
outdoor rock event featuring 14 Canadian bands. The announcement echoes through the unfilled arena.
Rubber Soul plays on as Dad and Mom describe the crowd slowly filling the Gardens, peppering their
observations with commentary ranging from long hair to the minimalist (complete lack of) stage props.
“Once the bloom is off the rose, you never get it back.” Dad warns Brian Epstein, later he admits that The
Beatles generate so much excitement, no additional stage show was needed. By 8:30 the arena is filling up
and at the 23 minute mark the host DJ makes his pre-show announcements and introduces The Remains.
Remains set: Hang On Sloopy (60 seconds) / Like a Rolling Stone (48 seconds) / Why Do I Cry (40 secs)
I’m A Man (appears to be complete 3 minutes). Barry & The Remains are Boston rock legends. Inspired by
seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, four Boston University undergrads (Barry Tashian, Bill Briggs, Vern Miller &Chip Damiani) formed a rock unit that took The Hub by storm. In December of 1965, they scored an
appearance on Sullivan and followed it up by opening for the Beatles US ‘66 Tour. In addition to playing
their own set, they served as backing band for Bobby Hebb and The (Ronnie-less) Ronettes. On these
partial recordings the sheer volume of The Remains makes a powerful impression. A punky segment of
“Hang On Sloopy” gives way to an amped-up slice of “Like A Rolling Stone” (both tracks still in the
Remains set today) before the sole original of the set, a truncated “Why Do I Cry”. The song that survives
most intact is a cover of “I’m A Man”, revealing the band’s blues influences to be more Stones than Beatles.
Despite the cuts in the recording, Barry Tashian’s stage introductions are preserved before each song. At
33 minutes the stage announcer describes how the Remains drummer N.D. Smart took a pratfall leaving
the stage...and introduces Bobby Hebb.
Bobby Hebb set: Crazy Baby (1:20) / For You (46 seconds) / Good Good Lovin’ (1:12) /
Mojo Workout (cuts, 2:24) / Sunny (complete w/ closing vamp, 5:19). The Remains re-took the stage to back
the act with the biggest current hit record on the tour; Bobby Hebb. Nashville-based Hebb had hit #1 with
“Sunny” only weeks before this recording was made (July 26. 1966) and the record was well on it’s way to
classic status, being awarded the #25 position on BMI's Top 100 Songs of The
Century nearly 40 years later.
The set comprises almost entirely of song segments from the “Sunny” album, one notable exception being
“Mojo Workout”, a staple of Hebb’s act during his New York City club dates with “Sylvia” (of “Mickey &
Sylvia” fame). According to Hebb himself the song was never recorded in studio, making this live version
its only known documentation. An extended and complete version of “Sunny” rounds out the set with
easily the most powerful performance and enthusiastic reception short of The Beatles. The sound quality
throughout the 11 minutes of Bobby Hebb’s section is easily the best of the music portions of The Amos
Tape. “How do you like the show so far?” asks the stage host at around the 45 minute mark. He continues
to vamp waiting for the next act, Brian Epstien’s only American group, The Cyrkle.
The Cyrkle set: Red Rubber Ball intro-Money (65 seconds) / Unknown (20 seconds) / I Get Around-This
Diamond Ring-Big Girls Don’t Cry-medley (2:35) / Turn Down Day (complete, 2:24) / Hushabye (complete
2:31) / Red Rubber Ball (complete 2:10) / Stay (complete 1:26). The folk-rocking Cyrkle were riding high off their huge, Paul Simon penned “Red Rubber Ball” single and it’s successful follow-up “Turn Down Day”, which had been released only this week. Sandwiched in between are a selection of covers revealing this underrated group’s influences. Teasing the enthusiastic crowd with the opening riff of “Red Rubber Ball”, the band launch into the Motown standard “Money”, then a track I can’t identify, and then an inventive medley of Beach Boys/Playboys/Four Seasons big hits. Perhaps the most beautiful of all is an ethereal reading of the Beach Boy’s “Hushabye”, complete with an “Our Prayer”-like acappella intro. Simply lovely! The monster hit “Red Rubber Ball” follows, and the set finishes with a heartfelt cover of Maurice Williams’ “Stay”. The Cyrkle got a great crowd reaction and they deserved it! At just over the 60 minute mark, the stage host welcomes The Remains return to the stage (to the audible displeasure of “Dad”) to back the “eye candy” for this evening’s male audience...The Ronettes. Sans Ronnie Spector (Phil wouldn’t allow her on this tour),
The Ronettes were the penultimate act of The Beatles ‘66 North American concerts. Nedra Tally and Estelle Bennett were joined by cousin Elaine for what turned out to be the final public appearances by this seminal girl group. Interesting to note, the Remains “rockier” instrumental underpining recalls the Pre-Spectorized sound of the Ronettes debut album on Colpix.
The Ronettes set: Shout (complete 3:27) / Be My Baby (complete 2:40) / Will You Love Me Tomorrow
(complete 3:23) / Land of 1000 Dances (cut, 1:50) / Walking In The Rain (complete 3:02) / What I’d Say
(cut, 4 seconds). While still an enjoyable listen, the Ronettes’ set sounds noticeably more muffled on this
transfer than the previous acts. The phase issue (due to improper azimuth adjustment) seems more
pronounced as well...a pity because the Ronnie-less Ronettes handle their
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