*** music trivia ***

[Roy Tucker]

Badfinger did the soundtrack to the Peter Sellers-Ringo Starr movie “The Magic Christian”.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

155. Ain't nuttin' but a house party... I'd say the date was probably 1978.

Name the two musicians. If I'm not mistaken, both were working on finishing up albums at the time. The guy on the right is not Roy Tucker.

[texasdave]

155. Ain't nuttin' but a house party... I'd say the date was probably 1978.

Name the two musicians. If I'm not mistaken, both were working on finishing up albums at the time. The guy on the right is not Roy Tucker.

Why do I get this feeling that this photo has something to do with Dave Mason?

[Roy Tucker]

Ain’t nuthin but a house party is a J Geils song but that guy does look a lot like Dave Mason RIP

[texasdave]

Roy, were you born and raised in Mason?

[Roy Tucker]

Roy, were you born and raised in Mason?

Nope. Born and raised in Cleveland and Berea, moved to Centerville in 7th grade, college at Ohio U and Ohio State, moved to Fairborn with Mrs Tucker #1 in 1975, then moved to Mason in 1982 where I’ve been ever since.

[texasdave]

Nope. Born and raised in Cleveland and Berea, moved to Centerville in 7th grade, college at Ohio U and Ohio State, moved to Fairborn with Mrs Tucker #1 in 1975, then moved to Mason in 1982 where I’ve been ever since.

I had cousins that lived out since around 1960, when there was absolutely nothing out there. Not even remotely close to what it is today. Later on, my parents retired out there off of Fields-Ertel road. I was just wondering if you were raised there you probably would have known them.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

155. Ain't nuttin' but a house party... I'd say the date was probably 1978.

Name the two musicians. If I'm not mistaken, both were working on finishing up albums at the time. The guy on the right is not Roy Tucker.

Right again, tdave and Roy. It's Stephen Stills and Dave Mason serenading the beautiful lady. This pic was taken in Florida. If I am right about the time frame, then Stills was working on Thoroughfare Gap around the time this pic was taken. That album was not very well received. It was pretty much a critical and commercial flop. TG was Stephen's attempt to incorporate disco and dance into his signature sound. It didn't work. Steve, we know who you are. You are not Barry Gibb. If you remember , we mentioned a couple months ago about Stills playing percussion on the Bee Gees "You Should Be Dancing." He loved that song. There's a part of Stephen, apparently, that longed to be a disco diva. Who would have thunk it?

Mason would have been working on Mariposa De Oro. I think it reached #41 on the album chart , compared to Stills' #84 for Thoroughfare Gap. Dave's residence in Malibu at the time he was working on this album was a corner house on Mariposa De Oro Street, within a neighborhood known as Serra Retreat. Dave called his home studio in Malibu "Villa Mariposa." Now you know where that album title came from.

Mariposa De Oro means "Golden Butterfly" in Spanish. Hot Damn, I've morphed into Chico Ruiz. I don't know Dave's favorite color, though.




Look at the list of just some of the people Dave Mason collaborated with:


Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland “All Along The Watchtower” (acoustic guitar) and “Crosstown Traffic” (vocals)

George Harrison All Thing Must Pass (various tracks),

The Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet “Street Fighting Man” (shehnai and mellotron)

Paul McCartney and Wings Venus And Mars “Listen To What The Man Said” (guitar)

Graham Nash Songs For Beginners

David Crosby & Graham Nash, Graham Nash David Crosby

Dave Mason & Cass Elliot (Mamas & Papas) Dave Mason & Cass Elliot

The Spencer Davis Group “Somebody Help Me”, “Gimme Some Lovin’” and “I’m A Man” (vocals)

Fleetwood Mac Time (guitar, vocals)

Eric Clapton Crossroads (guitar)







"There ain't no good guy ; there ain't no bad guy. There's only you and me, and we just disagree." --- Dave Mason

Well done, Mr. Mason. No one disagrees. RIP.

[texasdave]

You are probably correct on the albums. Stills did some vocals on Golden Butterly and Mason returned the favor on Thoroughfare Gap.

[Roy Tucker]

I had cousins that lived out since around 1960, when there was absolutely nothing out there. Not even remotely close to what it is today. Later on, my parents retired out there off of Fields-Ertel road. I was just wondering if you were raised there you probably would have known them.

I think I’ve mentioned before that I live close to Fields-Ertel and Snider Rd in Deer Run subdivision. Built my bachelor house there in 1982 and then my family house in 1990. Been there ever since.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

156. A band that I always enjoyed as a young guy in the 70's was Chicago. I particularly enjoyed the early Chicago, with the legendary guitarist, Terry Kath. Most music fans know that before they changed their name to Chicago the band was called The Chicago Transit Authority. But was was the band's original name before TCTA ?



January 23, 1978 was a sad day for me, and other fans of Chicago. Of course, that was the day that Terry Kath died from a self-inflicted(accidental) gunshot wound.

After a party at roadie and band technician Don Johnson's home in Woodland Hills in LA, Kath picked up a semiautomatic 9 mm pistol and, leaning back in a chair, said to Johnson, "Don't worry about it ... look, the clip is not even in it." To satisfy Johnson's concerns, Kath showed the empty magazine to Johnson. Kath then replaced the magazine in the gun, put the gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. Apparently unbeknownst to Kath, however, there was still one round in the chamber, and he died instantly from the gunshot. I was 15 at the time. I remember being sad and horrified upon hearing the news and hoping that wouldn't be the end of a band I loved. Don't ever play with guns, especially after an alcohol-fueled party.

Fortunately, it wasn't the end of the band, as they went on to make music for decades afterwards. Some fans maintain, however, that Chicago was never quite the same after the loss of Kath.


157. It almost feels in poor taste to do a trivia question regarding the tragic accidental death of a legendary musician but I don't mean it that way at all. I loved Chicago and I loved Terry Kath. But there was one man that was absolutely pivotal in persuadig the band to stay together after the loss of Kath. I'm hoping you will be able to tell me the name of this man that saved Chicago.

He was a man who was a good friend of the band. He himself was a fine musician, an accomplished and beloved jazz trumpeter. He had long admired the band's talent and didn't want Kath's death to be the end of Chicago. He met with the band after Terry's funeral and persuaded them to carry on, despite the fact that the band mates were devastated and were having serious thoughts about disbanding. Inspired by the man's words, Chicago continued on and, shortly afterwards, hired guitarist , Donnie Dacus, to replace Kath.

Do you know the name of this musician and friend of the band who is often widely credited for preventing the band, Chicago, from splitting up after the death of Terry Kath?

[texasdave]

While gaining some success as a cover band, the group began working on original songs. In June 1968, at manager James William Guercio's request, the Big Thing moved to Los Angeles, California,[33] where they signed with Columbia Records and changed their name to Chicago Transit Authority.[13] While performing on a regular basis at the Whisky a Go Go nightclub in West Hollywood, the band got exposure to more famous musical artists of the time,[34] subsequently opening for Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.[30]: 77–78, 106–107 [35] Group biographer William James Ruhlmann recorded Walt Parazaider as saying that Jimi Hendrix once told him: "'Jeez, your horn players are like one set of lungs and your guitar player is better than me.'"[35]

[Ky Fried Redleg]

While gaining some success as a cover band, the group began working on original songs. In June 1968, at manager James William Guercio's request, the Big Thing moved to Los Angeles, California,[33] where they signed with Columbia Records and changed their name to Chicago Transit Authority.[13] While performing on a regular basis at the Whisky a Go Go nightclub in West Hollywood, the band got exposure to more famous musical artists of the time,[34] subsequently opening for Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.[30]: 77–78, 106–107 [35] Group biographer William James Ruhlmann recorded Walt Parazaider as saying that Jimi Hendrix once told him: "'Jeez, your horn players are like one set of lungs and your guitar player is better than me.'"[35]

LOL I'm gonna have to come up with another question . My next one was gonna be who was the music legend that showed up at a Chicago gig and was blown away by their guitarist, telling members of the band after the show that their guitarist was the best in the Universe and was better than he was.

You know you're probably pretty good when Jimi Hendrix says you're better than he is.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

[texasdave]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_dkCyS8mljQ

Terry Kath 25 or 6 to 4 solo.