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Michael Hepworth<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A MUSICAL MANIFESTO OF THE DOHENY BLUES 20th<\/sup> FESTIVE-VERSARY!<\/p>\n DAY 1 \u2013 May 20, 2017<\/p>\n Canned Heat, Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers and Rick Estrin & the Nightcats, Jason Bonham\u2019s Zeppelin Experience, Robin Trower band, Joe Walsh\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n By Michael Cohan, Music Journalist<\/em><\/p>\n Dana Point, CA (Perfectmusictoday.com) 5\/29\/17 —\u00a0The 20th<\/sup> anniversary of the Doheny Blues Festival sponsored by Omega Events took place on May 20 & 21st<\/sup> under picture perfect skies and a scorching sun. What was really scorchin\u2019 were the many legendary guitarists and their bands that were just burning up the blues stages during the Saturday performances! Along for the ride were such legendary acts as Canned Heat celebrating 50 years together, a Socal vs. Norcal west coast blues off between Riverside\u2019s Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers vs. San Francisco\u2019s Rick Estrin & the Nightcats, Jason Bonham\u2019s Zeppelin Experience, Robin Trower, and Joe Walsh. What a lineup for a hot rockin\u2019 blues Day 1! Sunday showcased other blues experts such as Junior Brown, Bobby Rush, Mavis Staples, and Sunday\u2019s headliner Melissa Etheridge. In all there were 24 acts in just a two day period. Leave it to the Doheny Foundation to put together another all-star event! Find out everything at www.Dohenybluesfestival.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Actually Canned Heat<\/strong> has been burnin\u2019 their hippie brand of blues boogie since forming in 1965. That\u2019s 52 years now and counting, too bad there are no original members left but they sure do have their classic lineup intact! The three surviving members from the early times still include drummer Adolfo \u201cFito\u201d de la Parra, bass player Larry \u201cThe Mole\u201d Taylor, Harvey \u201cThe Snake\u201d Mandel who was one of the first guitarists to incorporate two-handed fretboarding, a relentless fuzztone, and an unusual syncopated phrasing technique in 1974. An all-around instrumentalist Dale Spalding played bass, harmonica, and guitar.<\/p>\n During this classic period from 1967 to 1974 \u201cClassic\u201d members Skip Taylor and John Hartman introduced the use of band member nicknames. Canned Heat took their name from the Tommy Johnson\u2019s 1928 \u201cCanned Heat Blues\u201d a song about an alcoholic who turned to desperately drinking Sterno generically referred to as \u201ccanned heat.\u201d<\/p>\n In 1967 their first big live concert was at the infamous Monterey Pop Festival. The second album entitled \u201cBoogie with Canned Heat\u201d included the remake of the 1950\u2019s Floyd Jones original, \u201cOn the Road Again.\u201d Canned Heat became one of the first bands to put a blues song at the top of the charts worldwide! Then with the release of their third album \u201cLiving the Blues\u201d gave us the ultimate \u201cGoing Up the Country\u201d would be later used as the unofficial theme song for Woodstock! Original member Alan Wilson\u2019s reincarnation of Henry Thomas\u2019s \u201cBull-doze Blues\u201d from the late 1920\u2019s produced one of the most played songs of all time.<\/p>\n Other songs sounded like the unusual Canned Heat sound always incorporating a jazzy twang, harmonica leads, and a lot of ivory ticklin\u2019 blues! Drummer extraordinaire Adolfo seems to bang out a 6\/8 swing beat drawing the crowd as if we were swaying back and forth to that great beat! \u201c(It\u2019s) Same All Over\u201d showcased the classic Hammond organ sound. During their encore the band seemed to bring into blend a possible ZZ Top feel emanating from the harmonica and boogieness! \u201cGoing to Doheny, gonna boogie tonight, day ain\u2019t over until the good times roll all night!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Canned Heat delivered the goods with such a bass and drum solo from Larry Taylor and Adolfo de la Parra making sure we will never \u201cforget to boogie\u201d when you visit their website at www.cannedheatmusic.com<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n While Canned Heat finished up at the Doheny Stage on the PCH Stage was the Socal vs. Norcal blues battle between Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers<\/strong> and Rick Estrin & the Nightcats. <\/strong>Rick Estrin and his entourage hit the stage first forging their electric blues style with himself as harmonica virtuoso and lead vocalist, guitarist Chris \u201cKid\u201d Andersen, bassist and organist Lorenzo Farrell and drummer J. Hansen. Blues Revue magazine calls the \u201cCats are one of modern blues\u201d most versatile bands and Living Blues states, \u201cEstrin\u2019s harp work is masterful\u201d and their music is \u201cintelligently conceived and executed and hugely entertaining.\u201d They formed in 2008 and the band\u2019s new album \u201cYou Asked for It-Live!\u201d has driven them to receive many accolades. Mr. Estrin won the 2013 Blues Music Award for Best Instrumentalist-Harmonica. In 1994 he won the Blues Music Award for Song of the Year for \u201cMy Next Ex-wife.\u201d<\/p>\n Rod Piazza formed his Mighty Flyers band in 1980 after starting The Dirty Blues Band in 67, Bacon Fat in 70, and in 79 The Chicago Flying Saucer Band with his young blonde wife on piano Honey and produced 24 studio albums between 1967 and 2009. His idol and mentor George \u201cHarmonica\u201d Smith joined Bacon Fat and developed a \u201cdual harp\u201d sound cranking out two more albums before Rod went solo to create the Mighty Flyers blues quartet.<\/p>\n In 1980 he and his wife incorporated jump blues, west coast blues, and the Chicago blues elements into their style of music. Rod\u2019s band has been dubbed the \u201cWizards of the West Coast harp\u201d sound. On some of their slower songs you can feel the John Mayall influence. In 2005 they recorded the live concert DVD Big Blues Party at the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, CA. Mr. Piazza has also appeared as a guest performer on over 21 releases since 1968. He and his wife are accomplished musicians who bring their funky blues to all corners around the world!<\/p>\n Their final song of the night was a rollicking encore with both bands sharing the stage exchanging leads, riffs, all the while revealing the \u201cPower of the Blues.\u201d Visit their respective websites at www.rickestrin.com<\/a> and www.themightyflyers.com<\/a> to feel a foot stompin\u2019 good time!<\/p>\n Getting to enjoy the surroundings of the beach there were many women clad in jean shorts with bikini tops and some in boots even! Everyone around seemed to be making a statement. Many had on concert t-shirts ranging from Desert Storm to the King Biscuit Flower hour festival. That\u2019s a blast from the past. In general, everyone seemed pretty mellow soaking in the sun and the blues. The vendor village definitely provided plenty of great food and cold beverages to keep the crowd happy!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Now it\u2019s time to get back to the Doheny Stage for Jason Bonham\u2019s Zeppelin Experience!\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n Growing up Jason John Bonham was taught the drums by his infamous father from Led Zeppelin. John Bonham left the rock and roll world in 1980 and transferred his legacy to his son to carry on the name and the sound. The Bonham Experience band actually came to fruition after the infamous reunion tour of the Zeppelin at London\u2019s O2 arena in 2007. The resulting members include \u201cTerribly Great\u201d Tony Catania on guitar, Alex \u201cHowling\u201d Howland on keyboards\/guitars, Dorian Heartsong singing the bass, and James Dylan with the golden vocals!<\/p>\n In an interview with AXS TV Jason states that this whole idea started with putting that one show together in 2007 which he knew it would never go beyond that one. Then it developed into a personal tribute to his father and his internationally acclaimed cohorts traversing the earth educating the peoples of the world. \u201cThis whole thing\u201d became bigger than the music! Every year since their inception in 07 the Experience embarks on a tour showcasing the wild and deep sides of drummer John while highlighting his sensitivity and, of course, delivering Led Zeppelin\u2019s music as perfect as they can!<\/p>\n Their set focused on the early stuff from LZ1 and LZ2 kicking off with some \u201cGood Times, Bad Times\u201d followed by a heartfelt thanks to his Dad and his band \u201cOver the Hills & Faraway.\u201d The always popular \u201cNobody\u2019s Fault\u201d became just one more awesome song after another. \u201cDazed & Confused\u201d is that awesome that they even named a 1993 movie after the 1967 folk rock song written by Jake Holmes on his debut album \u201cThe Above Ground Sound.\u201d This track has become a staple as one of Zeppelin\u2019s best known party rockers. Also on the bill was the awesome \u201cRamble On\u201d with its perennial raunchiness. \u201cLivin\u2019 Lovin\u2019 Maid\u201d exclaims she never hears a word you say, but talks all day and night, lay your $ down!<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the Levee Breaks\u201d was astonishing and the band finished with the one song that Jason feels is the hardest to play on drums \u201cRock & Roll.\u201d He feels it\u2019s all about capturing the groove and feel not necessarily playing the parts correctly. Bonham\u2019s band is a tight and compact combination of talent who has perfected the art of delivering Zep\u2019s musicality to the \u201cT\u201d! Find out more about the annual tour and experience them at www.jasonbonham.net<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n t! So now it\u2019s time to get to the PCH Stage to enjoy the vibrant sounds and blues vibes of the legendary Robin Trower band.<\/strong> Mr. Trower is an English rock guitarist and vocalist who achieved success with Procol Harum during the 1960\u2019s (Conquistador), his own power trio, and collaborations with Bryan Ferry (lead singer of Roxy Music) which produced three albums, and bassist Jack Bruce from the iconic band Cream (which gave us five albums). In 1973 he retained the services of bassist\/lead singer James Dewar and recruited drummer Reg Isidore (later replaced with Bill Lordan). They came out with 22 studio albums and 10 live albums.<\/p>\n In 1974 the band\u2019s second album Bridge of Sighs<\/em> put them on the map and garnered their most famous songs while achieving Gold. This was their first and more followed. Trowers\u2019 early work was criticized for it\u2019s Hendrixesque influences. In actuality these guitar gods garnered more influence from blues great Albert King. You can believe Trower has inspired many. Most notably was Robert Fripp (one of the minds who molded King Crimson) commended him for his use of bends and the quality of his sounds and reverberation excellence. Fripp even took guitar lessons from Trower!<\/p>\n Trower\u2019s 1974 epic produced and introduced to the world the architect of the power trio blues sound, incorporating his signature facial blues contortions and affects (like he\u2019s kissing his Fender), note for note blues syncopation, with his underlying blues leads that just glide from one to another! \u201cBridge of Sighs\u201d (Italian: Ponte dei Sospiri) is an enclosed bridge built in 1600 in Venice, Italy that passes over the Rio di Palazzo inlet and connects the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove) to the interrogation rooms in the Doge\u2019s Palace. It is said the bridge\u2019s name was the last view of beautiful Venice that the prisoners saw, thus the \u201cSigh.\u201d Robin tells Guitar World that he had the first line of the song for years and then one day he saw some sport pages which listed a racehorse called Bridge of Sighs and thought that would be a great title! The rest is history.<\/p>\n Just ripping into the first song \u201cA Stitch in Time\u201d and then an extended version of a syncopated out of bounds \u201cDay of the Eagle\u201d this guy just creates the perfect blues ambience for his audience! A little pinging ride cymbal in the back hittin\u2019 high on the rim and just the perennial master of sliding and guiding his customer built Fender from one masterful blues arpeggio to another! Just jaw dropping and awe inspiring!<\/p>\n But wait, in Procol Harum, he was playing with Les Pauls\u2019 from Gibson Guitars when he came upon Martin Barre\u2019s Stratocaster on a tour with Jethro Tull lying against a stack of Marshalls. During a sound check Robin arrived early and he found said guitar (Barre used for slide playing), plugged it in and with a shout exclaimed throughout the auditorium, \u201cThis is it!\u201d Les Paul\u2019s were gone and he became a proponent of the Fender Stratocaster! Sorry Les!<\/p>\n He currently uses his custom-built Strat from the Fender Custom Shop that\u2019s equipped with a 1950\u2019s reissue pick-up in the neck position, a 1960s reissue in the middle position, and a Texas Special at the bridge. The Strats he plays live are an exact model of his signature guitar, which is entirely unmodified and then some! When playing live it\u2019s reported his guitar is tuned a full step down from the usual standard tuning of EADGBE to DGCFAD.<\/p>\n Blues fans were shoulder to shoulder just soaking this jam session in with the Robin Trower band. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long time comin,\u2019 Bridge of Sighs!\u201d After almost 90 minutes, a silky intro to \u201cToo Rolling Stoned\u201d, \u201cDay of the Eagle\u201d, and a track that should\u2019ve included Rod Stewart in the vocals \u201cSpellbound\u201d the fans were all exhausted and just dreamin\u2019 the blues into the nighttime! As this reviewer was writing frantically in his notebook a little more rasp would have helped and most everyone around me agreed. People were enjoying taking selfies in front of the Robin Trower stage.<\/p>\n Sir Robin definitely is an architect of his unique sounds that emanate with the expert use of that notorious tremolo bar coupled with his extraordinary fretboard skills and wondrous chord progressions that are still vibrant to this day! Other staples of this style include \u201cIn This Place,\u201d \u201dThe Fool and Me,\u201d and \u201cA Little Bit of Sympathy.\u201d\u00a0\u201d After the set was over we were all mesmerized stuck in a deep blue\u2019s trance! But then the crowd dispersed veering for more beer and back to the Doheny stage to get ready for headliner Joe Walsh! Go to www.Trowerpower.com<\/a> to explore and support this future Rock & Roll Hall of Famer!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0 Joe Walsh<\/strong> and his entourage casually strolled onto the Doheny stage just about 8 pm proceeded to deliver 90 minutes of pure entertainment while \u201clighting up\u201d the beautiful evening! The laser lights were bouncing off the few palm trees on the side. Glimmering colors of red, green, and purple danced back and forth and plenty of fans noticed this trick!<\/p>\n The current lineup includes all past musicians he has played with over the years. Like the use of his two older drummers, Joe Vitale and Chad Cromwell who shared duties. Joining them was guitarist Waddy Wachtel, bassist Larry Fuller, and keyboardists Jimmy Wallace and Clayton James. Rounding out the sound are his talented singers Leslie Fuller, Lois Mahalia, Windy Wagner and Rickey Washington. He explains his process in an interview with www.ultimateclassicrock.com<\/a> in 2016, \u201cthese guys know my music and I\u2019m very comfortable playing with them. I think this is best I\u2019ve had in a long time. I didn\u2019t feel that the \u201cOne of Hell of a Night\u201d tour should be the end based on how we are all playing.\u201d<\/p>\n Joe Fidler Walsh born November 20, 1947 in Wichita, KS basically established himself while attending Kent State University beginning 1965. He had played in a high school cover band and a successful band while in college playing in bars and coffee houses. In 1968 he miraculously joined the Cleveland-based James Gang who had already produced one of the bands\u2019 biggest hits \u201cFunk #49.\u201d Then they came out with their most popular song when \u201cAverage Joe\u201d Walsh collaborated with his bandmates delivering \u201cWalk Away.\u201d One night in May 1968 on the way to open for Cream at a concert in Detroit half of the Gang quit.<\/p>\n The James Gang hit the stage as a power trio and Joe now had to learn how on the fly to carry rhythm and lead duties simultaneously. It proved to be an epiphany and the band continued as a trio and they landed a huge record deal and in 1969 their debut album \u201cYer\u2019\u201d introduced \u201cFunk #48.\u201d Also lending collaborations to their success was Stephen Stills on \u201cBluebird\u201d and Jeff Beck on \u201cLost Woman.\u201d<\/p>\n Their second album \u201cRides Again\u201d in 1971 with \u201cFunk #49\u201d and \u201cThe Bomber\u201d contained an electric rendition of Maurice Ravel\u2019s \u201cBolero\u201d transposed into the song. Unfortunately they did not obtain permission and Ravel\u2019s estate threatened suit against them and ABC Records for its unauthorized use. However, the most recent CD reissue of Rides Again <\/em>does contain the full version, go figure. There must have been a settlement somewhere or a meeting of the minds. Subsequently the album was certified Gold by the RIAA.<\/p>\n Thirds<\/em> is the 1971 release from the band which would eventually culminate Joe\u2019s stay with the band. \u201cWalk Away\u201d cemented their classic sound and reached the best placement of a James Gang single at #51 on the Billboard Hot 100. By 1972 Thirds<\/em> also achieved Gold status. After the live album James Gang Live in Concert<\/em> 1971<\/em> Carnegie Hall <\/em>the Walsh period of the band came to a close, but what a close because the bands\u2019 Producer Bill Szymezyk was also part of the burgeoning popularity of the Eagles. But it was still yet to be. Joe had hit a crossroads, quit the band because the trio concept wasn\u2019t working anymore, and escaped to the Colorado Rockies searching for that \u201cpower, that feel of the music still swimming in his head.\u201d<\/p>\n Ready to explode into his next band Barnstorm their second The Smoker you Drink, The Player you Get<\/em> album from 1973 generated Joe\u2019s biggest hit to date \u201cRocky Mountain Way.\u201d Sadly, again with another band on the rise he experienced restlessness in his musicality. Then in Los Angeles he found a new manager in Irving Azoff and a new sense of home hanging out and jamming with the likes of Jackson Browne, Dan Fogelberg, and J.D. Souther and forming bonds with Glenn Frey and Don Henley. In 1974 his solo album entitled So What<\/em> emerged and then the live You Can\u2019t Argue With a Sick Mind <\/em>made him a bona fide solo sensation. During his time with the James Gang his \u201cfluid and intelligent playing\u201d caught the ears of Pete Townsend who invited them to tour as the opening act for The Who that year.<\/p>\n By this time The Eagles extended a formal request to Joe to join their band, this had been just what he was looking for, and it all began with Hotel California<\/em> in 1976 with Producer Bill Szymezyk! The Clown Prince of Rock (his other nickname) was finally able to utilize his unique vocal tonalities and qualities along with his rock edge with the harmonies he loved so much with The Eagles. The end result was like lightning in a bottle, the new lineup defined an entirely new era and genre of excellence in music! This one lonely album went on to sell over 90 million copies itself and its title track won Grammy for Record of the Year!<\/p>\n Now to present day festivities for this \u201cAverage Joe\u201d (one of nicknames) who hit the Doheny Stage with a rollicking start and a question, \u201cHow ya doin\u2019?!\u201d Were ready for ya\u2019 Joe, bring it! Joe and his band hit the vibe from the onset when opening with \u201cMeadows\u201d and then cruising into \u201cLife of Illusion\u201d with a bellowing bass line glazed over with Joe\u2019s vocals that harmonized with the drum\/keyboard\/and guitar overlays. Joe knew that he had the ability to create these levels when he first started jamming and hanging with the Eagles.<\/p>\n The band kicked off with \u201cThe Meadows\u201d as first song and then \u201cLife of Illusion\u201d never missing a beat. By his signature bantering and somewhat excessive slurring, whether it\u2019s just Joe or part of his persona, Mr. Walsh is just the \u201cMaster Illusionist\u201d knowing just when to inflect the right syncopation and voice fluctuation to create the best sound. Me thinks it was a little hot at the beach and they were just eating too many special cookies and drinking Cokes instead or did the sun get to him!? However, as these talented bunch of musicians played their classics, they\u2019ll always create that unique musical relationship with the \u201cClown Prince of Rock!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEveryday People\u201d was a rockin\u2019 cover they performed from Sly & the Family Stone written in 1968 and an \u201cOrdinary Average Guy\u201d followed by another intro of How ya\u2019 doin! By this time I thought the cookies were kickin\u2019 in! Included in the set was \u201cThe Bomber\u201d a song from the James Gang days as before mentioned including a segment Ravel\u2019s Bolero. By this time I was beginning to discover how Joe changes the track up, controlling the energy and mimicking his vocal tones like back to back to create the layers of sounds within the track. It is really hard to describe his incredible musicianship.<\/p>\n More examples of his broad appeal and unique approach to performing are portrayed from his expansive and creative mind coming up with titles such as The Smoker You Drink the Player You Get<\/em> an exquisite album from the James Gang. Sometimes he sounds like he\u2019s going to break into a Jethro Tull song or go in the totally opposite direction with maybe a \u201clittle help from my friends\u201d Beatles-influenced melody. Always stating \u201cHow ya doing?!\u201d They took it to the limit and then drove down that life in the fast lane! Always!<\/p>\n \u201cIn the City\u201d became a funky blues tune with Joe almost screamin\u2019 out his vocals \u201cSomewhere out there on that horizon, out beyond the neon lights\u201d emphasizing his abilities to switch from scale to scale. \u201cLife in the Fast Lane\u201d was just a stunning rendition which had everyone at the beach singing along! Culminating the legendary evening, Joe performed his signature encore \u201cRocky Mountain Way\u201d finishing the night with an electric feel that just resonated throughout the crowd!<\/p>\n Catch them again on their 2017 tour with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers celebrating 40 years together and you can always find out all things Joe at joewalsh.com.<\/p>\n After about five minutes a lot of people were just milling around and a Doheny worker came on stage to address the remaining crowd. \u201cI\u2019m here to thank you, the fans, for a great Day 1, give yourself a hand. Let\u2019s also applaud our great artists.\u201d He also mentioned not to forget Day 2. This reviewer appreciated his kind words. Be safe and always remember to feel the groove, the power of musical enrichment, and share your love of the \u201cBlues at the Beach\u201d every year in Dana Point, CA!<\/p>\n Michael Hepworth<\/p>\n 287 S.Robertson Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211<\/p>\n www.perfectmealtoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectmealtoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/twitter.com\/MrSpiritsman<\/a><\/p>\n www.spiritsman.com<\/a><\/p>\n mrspiritsman@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectskintoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectskintoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfecttraveltoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfecttraveltoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectmealtoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectmealtoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectgolftoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectgolftoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectmusictoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectmusictoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.champagnewinemaison.com<\/a><\/p>\n champagnewinemaison@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/alquimie.com.au\/publicatio<\/a><\/p>\n\n\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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