The first time The Who toured in the U.S.A. was when they opened (rather incongruously) for Herman’s Hermits on their 1967 tour which began on 14th July 1967 in Portland, Oregon. This tour marked young Bruce Springsteen‘s first ever rock concert and left an indelible...
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In the early 90’s, I bought a home near Palm Springs, which is about 100 miles East of Los Angeles. It was frustrating that there were no dedicated venues big enough to pay the advances needed for super-groups, only small theatres and casinos built on Indian...
By the early 90’s Nirvana was the band of the moment – indie was ‘in’. FFF (originally Fluff) were from Rhyl in North Wales and I asked them to record an original Eric Stewart & Graham Gouldman compostion called “Then There’s A Knock At The Door” for Song For...