DAVID'S ROCK SCRAPBOOK

British Rock Calendar - November 1974

November 1974 was by far the busiest month for concerts

I ever had. It was a real marathon of events. On the 5th we

saw Renaissance at the Berkeley Zellerbach Theater. Chick

Corea topped the bill, but left before he performed. Just 3 days

later we saw George Harrison for two shows at the Oakland

Coliseum. Billy Preston opened the show with Ravi Shankar

second. The very next day we saw Caravan for two shows at

The Berkeley Keystone Theatre. The opening band

was the local group, Earthquake. We were able to even go

back stage and meet Caravan after the show. The very next

day we saw Fairport Convention with Sandy Denny at the

Berkeley Community Theatre. The Ozark Mountain

Daredevils opened. We met Sandy Denny back stage

after the show. Just 3 days later we saw Deep Purple, ELO

and Elf at the Oakland Coliseum. In that month we saw

acts at every venue in the Bay Area.

To see past pages of British Rock Calendar -

British Rock Calendar- October 1974

HUMBLE PIE

Humble Pie was a 60s band that hit

their peak in the early 70s with the albums

"Rock On" and "Smokin'". Their live

album, "Performance Rockin' The

Fillmore", established them as a

great live band. Led by Steve Marriott,

from The Small Faces, Humble Pie included

Peter Frampton, from The Herd. He left in 1971

to pursue a solo career and was replaced

by Clem Clempson, from Colosseum.

Touring the US extensively, they built a

strong following. Steve Marriott's powerful

vocals were a perfect match with the

driving beat from drummer, Jerry Shirley

and bassist, Greg Ridley who had been

with Spooky Tooth. Clem Clempson

helped to add a funkier, soulful sound.

My friends and I saw Humble Pie perform

in the SF Bay area a few times. To

see our photos and read our memoirs of

the concerts, go to - Brit Rock By The Bay

A page from my scrapbook shows two

photos and Clem Clempson's autograph.

This is an early press release. Usually

given out to radio DJs along with the

album that was being promoted.

A detailed history from the book,

"Rock Family Trees", by Pete Frame.

Published by Omnibus Press 1983.

Humble Pie - A history

An article about the break up

of The Small Faces.

An excerpt from "Call

Up The Groups - The Golden

Age of British Beat 1962-67"

by Alan Clayson. Published

by Blandford Press 1985.

"Rock On" was the last

album Peter Frampton was

on. It had a heavier, more bluesy

sound, which was not the direction

Frampton wanted to go.

An article from Circus Magazine

about Clem Clempson joining.

Steve Marriott is interviewed

about the new album, "Smokin".

and Frampton's replacement,

Clem Clempson.

A poor review, but most of their

albums received unflattering reviews.

"EAT IT" included female back up

singers The Blackberries.

An interview with Steve Marriott from

September 1973. He discusses his time with

The Small Faces, Peter Frampton

and the future of Humble Pie.

A rare interview with

Clem Clempson.

An ad from October 20, 1973

A review of a live show in

LA from December 20, 1973.

I Don't Need No Doctor (live clip from Winterland 1973)

Some of the albums that

make up the Humble Pie story.

"As Safe As Yesterday Is"

was their first album. It was

not released in the US.

Natural Born Boogie (live clip)

The British cover of

"Town and Country".

The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake (live clip)

"Rock On" is considered their best

album by many. Peter Frampton was

moving away from the heavier sound

that Steve Marriott wanted. These two

clips demonstrate this.

Stone Cold Fever (audio clip)

Shine On (audio clip)

Inside gatefold.

Back cover.

"Smokin'" had one of the band's

British Rock Calendar - October 1974

Less than a week after seeing Rick Wakeman's

"Journey to the Center of the Earth" concert at

San Francisco's Civic Center, we were back to Winterland.

Traffic and Lindisfarne played. This was the second time

I had seen Traffic at Winterland. A week later

we saw Elton John for the second time, too.

Kiki Dee was the opening act. They played at the

Oakland Colosseum. Traffic were terrific and performed

as a four-piece with Jim Capaldi on drums.

We all felt that Elton John was not as good as he was

the first time we saw him a year earlier. He had peaked

with "Good-Bye Yellow Brick Road" and never

achieved the same quality.

We planned to see Brian Auger and Donovan

that month, but both cancelled.

To see past months of British Rock Calendar go to -

British Rock Calendar-September-1974

SAVOY BROWN / BOOGIE BROTHERS

Savoy Brown began in the British

Blues movement of the 60s. Blues

musicians moved from band to band

and so the history is complicated.

Kim Simmonds was the lead guitarist

for Savoy Brown from the start, but

in 1974 he was joined by Stan Webb,

from Chicken Shack and Miller

Anderson, from The Keef Hartley

Band. They called themselves

"The Boogie Brothers". They released

one album and went on tour in the US.

I saw Savoy Brown twice. The first time

in 1972. The opening band for them

was Hemlock, led by Miller Anderson.

My friends and I saw "The Boogie Brothers"

in San Francisco at Bill Graham's

Winterland in June 1974.

To see my photos of that concert and

read our memoirs, go to -

Brit Rock By The Bay

Below are autographs and my photos

from the 1974 show. The ticket stub

is from the 1972 show.

Below is a page from the amazing

book "Rock Family Trees" by Pete

Frame. Copyright by

Omnibus Press 1993.

Reviews of Savoy Brown's

early albums.

An interview with Miller
Anderson from Beat
Magazine, November 1971.

"Hellbound Train" was a
very popular album. The title
song had a driving beat and haunting
vocals by Dave Walker.
Hellbound train, (audio clip)

A rare interview with

Kim Simmonds.

Kim Simmonds' Website

Stan Webb's

Chicken Shack album,

"Unlucky Boy", released July 1973.

Stan Webb, a history

"Cryin' Won't Help You", (audio clip)

Official Chicken Shack Website.

I was lucky to see

Hemlock and buy the

album. They were a short

lived group. Bass player, James

Leverton and drummer, Eric Dillon,

joined "The Boogie Brothers", too.

Their split was announced

seven days after the ad.

A review of Chris Youlden's

first solo album after leaving

Savoy Brown.

"Wake Up Neighbor", (audio clip)

A review of Savoy

Brown's album,

"Boogie Brothers".

My Love's Lying Down (audio clip)

Mike Vernon was a music producer

for many of the British blues groups,

including Savoy Brown.

Below are liner notes from a double

album titled, "History of British Blues."

Published on SIRE RECORDS,

Mike Vernon, a history

Savoy Brown's first album.

It was not released in the US.

The song, "Shake 'em on Down" was
on the first album, but was so long that
it took up both sides of the single.
It is considered a highlight on the album.
"Shake 'Em On Down", (audio clip)

The British release of their 2nd album, "Getting to the Point",
showed Kim Simmonds, a white man, looking though
glasses with a black man's point of view.
It was censored in the US release,
as shown below.

The US version.

Their third album, "Blue Matter".

Their fourth album, "A Step Further".

Their fifth album, "Raw Sienna".

David Anstey illustrated the next 3 albums

for Savoy Brown. He used strong graphics

influenced by comic books.

The cover of "Looking In" is
influenced by the horror comics of the
50s popularized by EC Comics. It has a close
resemblance to the work of Jack Davis.

Lonesome Dave, pictured below, made five

albums with Savoy Brown then left to form

his own band, Foghat. His real name

was David Peverett. He died in 2000.

Dave Peverett, A history

The cover of "Street Corner Talking"

was influenced by Robert

Crumb's early work.

Dave Walker, pictured below, left Savoy
Brown and joined Fleetwood Mac.
Dave Walker, a history

The cover and inside art of

"Hellbound Train" lookes like it was

influenced by the Underground Comix

of S. Clay Wilson and others.

Stan Webb's group, Chicken Shack,

included Christine Perfect, also known

as Christine McVie, wife of

Fleetwood Mac's, John McVie.

I met Christine McVie at a Fleetwood

Mac concert and got her autograph. She was

very polite, but visibly upset due to the

fact her husband's drink had been

spiked with an unknown substance and

was possibly going to the hospital.

"Mean Ol' World" w/ Christine Perfect, (audio clip)

Miller Anderson has had a long career in the

British rock scene and has played in many groups.

A live clip from 1967 with Ian Hunter on Bass.

He gained notoriety as the lead guitar and vocalist

with The Keef Hartley Band. He also wrote

most of the music. A little known fact is

that they played at Woodstock.

Keef Hartley Band, (live clip)

"Born to Die", (audio clip)

Below is his first solo

album after leaving Keef Hartley.

Gary Thain played bass. He later

joined Uriah Heep. (See our earlier

posting - Uriah Heep )

Miller Anderson Interview

Bright City, (audio clip)

High Tide and High Water, (audio clip)

Hemlock toured the US with Savoy Brown

in 1972. The bass and drum players, James

Leverton and Eric Dillion, both joined

Savoy Brown with Miller Anderson.

"Beggar Man" (audio clip)

Leverton and Dillion had previously been

in Fat Mattress, a band created by

Noel Redding when he left Jimi

Hendrix's Experience. They

recorded two albums.

The cover art is by Klaus Voorman,

who also did the Beatles "Revolver" cover.

James Leverton had also been in
a group called Juicy Lucy. The cover
of this album was a rip-off of Underground
Comix artist S. Clay Wilson's "The
Checkered Demon".

This is a symbol from the tambourine

I picked up off the stage of the Berkeley

Community Theatre in 1972.

British Rock Calendar - November 1974

HUMBLE PIE

British Rock Calendar - October 1974

SAVOY BROWN / BOOGIE BROTHERS

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