{"id":845,"date":"2016-08-15T19:13:23","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T19:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrzeros.com\/blog\/?p=845"},"modified":"2016-08-15T19:16:13","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T19:16:13","slug":"zephyr-and-tommy-bolin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrzeros.com\/blog\/zephyr-and-tommy-bolin\/","title":{"rendered":"ZEPHYR and Tommy Bolin"},"content":{"rendered":"

“See My People Come Together” <\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tommy Bolin’s: ZEPHYR 1968 -73<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

BUZZ Newspaper Article Aug 2016 #65-tbZ<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

An Excerpt From The Forth Coming Book:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Post Toastee” By: RLSchwinden aka MrZerr0 (w\/ Johnnie Bolin)<\/em><\/strong>
\nWhen I was a little kid living on 34th & Douglas<\/em>, my Uncle Jeff<\/em><\/strong>, moved in with us for awhile, & he used to hang with the local musicians on “The<\/em> Scene”<\/em> in Sioux City<\/em><\/strong>, one of which was, Tommy Bolin<\/u><\/em><\/strong>, so one day he says “You know that guy Tommy I used to hang out with? Well, he put out a<\/em> record”<\/em> I thought “A record? A guy from Sioux City, no, Beatles & Monkees put out records, not a guy from Sioux City” <\/em><\/p>\n

So this time round I will be covering ‘ZEPHYR’<\/u> Tommy R. Bolin’s<\/em><\/strong> 1st Official release.<\/p>\n

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> Cross The River: 1967 -1968 <<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A 16 year old Tom Bolin <\/u><\/em><\/strong>(Barry Fey added the \u201cTommy\u201d later on)<\/em> drops out of Sioux City Central High<\/em><\/strong> to take off to Cincinnati, OH.<\/u><\/em><\/strong> to join up with Guitar Legend Lonnie Mack<\/u><\/strong> (1941-2016)<\/em> it was here Bolin<\/em><\/strong> met Keyboardist John Faris<\/u><\/strong>: (15 July 1947 -2006 Cincinnati)<\/em>, things didn’t work out in Ohio,<\/em><\/strong> so Bolin & Faris<\/em><\/strong> move out to Boulder, CO<\/em><\/strong>. the burgeoning “Hippy Scene”<\/em> of the Mid-West, the pair joined up with Jeff Cook (1948)<\/u><\/em><\/strong> to form the band ‘American Standard’<\/u><\/em><\/strong>, by ’68, Bolin & Faris formed a new band ‘Ethereal Zephyr’<\/u><\/em><\/strong> heavy organ based blues music not unlike like ‘Crabby Appleton’ & ‘Steppenwolf’<\/u><\/em><\/strong>. Also on the local music scene was a band ‘Brown Sugar’<\/u><\/em><\/strong> with Bassist David Givens<\/u><\/strong> (4 Oct 1948: Detroit)<\/em> & his wife Vocalist; Candy<\/u><\/strong> (Candace Ramey: 9 Dec 1946; Des Moines, IA. -27 Jan<\/em> 1984)<\/em>. The 2 bands were urged to join forces, as many thought\u00a0Bolin<\/u><\/em><\/strong> played so much like “Hendrix”<\/u><\/em><\/strong> & Candy<\/u><\/em><\/strong> sang much like “Joplin”<\/u><\/em><\/strong> this would be a band to be reckoned with, they added Drummer Robby Chamberlin<\/u><\/em><\/strong> (R.I.P.<\/em> 17 Feb 2016)<\/em> to round out the band. This line-up was so good they were the opening act both days to the “Denver Pop Festival”<\/u><\/em><\/strong> featuring head-liner Jimi Hendrix<\/em><\/strong> on 28-29 Jun 1968<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

> Hard Chargin Woman: 1969<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Manager Barry Fey<\/u><\/em><\/strong> was able to get the band signed to (ABC) Probe<\/u><\/strong><\/em> & their 1st LP was released in Oct ’69<\/u><\/em><\/strong>, commonly referred to as “The Bathtub”<\/em><\/strong> (#CPLP-4510-S @ $4.98)<\/em>, Produced By: Bill Halverson<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 9 songs<\/em> (2 covers)<\/em> Recorded At Wally Heider Studios Los Angeles<\/em>. There was one 45 Single released “Sail On (3:35 edit) \u00a0b\/w Cross The River”<\/u><\/em><\/strong> (#CP-475),<\/em> a “Promo Clip”<\/em> was released for “Hard Chargin Woman”<\/u><\/em><\/strong> the band made at least 3 TV appearances performing “St. James Infirmary”<\/u><\/em><\/strong> on the ‘Barry Richards Show’<\/u><\/em><\/strong> & appeared ‘Music Scene’ <\/u><\/em><\/strong>& ‘American Bandstand’<\/u><\/em><\/strong> in Jan ’70<\/em><\/strong> performing “Cross The River”.<\/u><\/em><\/strong> There have been 3 versions<\/em> of the 1st CD<\/em>; on ‘Beat Goes On’ & ‘One Way’<\/em><\/strong> & a 3-CD Deluxe Box-Set <\/em>on Purple Pyramid<\/em><\/strong>, including 2 “Live” discs; CD2 “Live Cuts: ’69-73 & CD3 is the 2nd reunion show on 19 Jun ’73 @ Tulagi\u2019s (released in May 2014).<\/em> *David<\/u><\/em><\/strong> Givens:<\/u><\/em><\/strong> “I think our 3 song demo turned out to be a better recording than the LP recording, Tommy was playing a rented ’63 Gibson Mahogany SG: Les Paul Version, to get that sound everyone was going for at the time”\u00a0*Jeff Schwinden:<\/u><\/strong> \u201cWhen Tommy\u2019s first ‘ZEPHYR’ record came out, It was a big deal among us guys, in that crowd, that hung with Tommy. I still have my first copy of that \u2018Bathtub\u2019 album. I went out & bought it right when it was released\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

> Somebody Listen: 1970 <<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

While touring for the 1st LP, some tensions grew in the band as the members got to know each other better (according to Bolin).<\/em> Chamberlin <\/u><\/em><\/strong>began to become less motivated than the other 4. At Bolin’s <\/u><\/em><\/strong>recommendation; Bobby Berge<\/u><\/em><\/strong>: (21 June 1948 In Sioux Falls, South Dakota)<\/em> Drummer for the Iowa Band<\/em><\/strong> ‘The Velaires’<\/u><\/em><\/strong> was brought in as a 2nd drummer, in May ’70<\/u><\/em><\/strong> however in a very short time Berge<\/em><\/strong> was to become the Only<\/em> Drummer in ‘ZEPHYR’<\/u><\/em><\/strong> *Berge:<\/u><\/em><\/strong> “I always liked Tommy’s playing & ZEPHYR was touring behind a record, so I thought this was a great opportunity”<\/em> It was also about this time (Jun ’70)<\/em><\/strong> Bolin began his song writing partnership with John Tesar<\/u><\/em><\/strong>, who he had meet in South Dakota<\/em><\/strong> sometime in ’67<\/em><\/strong> when Bolin<\/u><\/em><\/strong> was playing in ‘CHATEAU’<\/u><\/em><\/strong>. Unfortunately not a lot of Video exists on ‘ZEPHYR’<\/u><\/em><\/strong> there is\u00a0one for the song: “Goin Home”<\/u><\/em><\/strong> from the\u201dDay of Joy Festival”<\/u><\/em><\/strong> in Houston, TX<\/em><\/strong>. on Sun 19 Jul 1970<\/em><\/strong>. Tommy <\/u><\/em><\/strong>liked to tape record his shows onto reel-to-reel, so here is a set-list from one of Tommy\u2019s personal reels;<\/p>\n

Tuesday 11 August 1970 Santa Monica, California @ Santa Monica<\/u> Civic Center (61:33 min Audio Recording Exists)
\nCross The River
\nGoing Back To Colorado\/Blues Jam
\nSail On
\nHard Chargin Woman\/Echoplex Solo
\nUnder My Thumb\/Gimme Shelter
\nThe Creator Has A Master Plan\/Tommy Bolin On Guitar
\nHard Chargin Woman: Reprise
\n<\/em><\/strong>
\n*Johnnie Bolin:<\/u><\/em><\/strong> \u201cI was in ‘ZEPHYR’ for 1 show (Sep 1970 Sioux Falls, S.D. @ Empire Fairgrounds), I guess ‘Ides Of March’ was to go on last because they had the hit \u2018Vehicle\u2019 at the time. But Candy & David had missed their flight. So “Ides”\u00a0went on 1st. Then ‘Zephyr’ didn\u2019t know what to do, so Tommy asked me to go up with them, with just the 3 of them (Tommy, Berge, & John Ferris) to play percussion & do an “Instrumental Set”. So the 4 of us just went up & jammed. Later that same year, My Mom, Pudge & I took a bus up to Minneapolis (Fall ’70 @ Magoo\u2019s New City Opera House<\/u><\/strong> w\/ Headliner \u2018SPIRIT\u2019 w\/ Opener \u201cLIGHTNING\u2019)to see them I remember it was quite a big complex. We ended up staying in a real nice hotel downtown, I\u2019m not sure how that happened?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

> Showbizzy: 1971 < <\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

When ‘ZEPHYR’<\/u><\/em><\/strong> opened for LED ZEPPELIN<\/u><\/em><\/strong> (for 4 shows)<\/em> 23-26 Jan ’69<\/em> (in Boston @ The Tea Party)<\/em>, Jimmy Page<\/u><\/em><\/strong> recommended Eddie Kramer<\/u><\/em><\/strong> to produce the band’s next album & it was Kramer<\/em><\/strong> that helped the band get signed to WB Records<\/u><\/em><\/strong> as ‘Probe’<\/u><\/em><\/strong> had been folded by ‘ABC’<\/u><\/em><\/strong> in Apr ’70<\/em><\/strong>. The band’s 2nd album\u00a0‘Going back to Colorado’<\/u><\/em><\/strong> was released in Jan 1971<\/u><\/em><\/strong> on\u00a0 Warner Brothers Records WB-1897<\/em><\/strong>, 10 original songs<\/em>, with one 45 single released “Going Back To Colorado (edit) b\/w Radio Song”<\/u><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 (#WB-7444),<\/em> 2 CD versions have been released of this title, the newest; a 2 CD set (in July 2016) with 10 bonus tracks!<\/u><\/em> There is a Video to be found from 5 Mar ’71 @ Santa Monica Civic Center<\/em><\/strong> for “Cross The River”<\/u><\/strong><\/em> It was about this time the band began to split into 2 parts; the Bolin-Berge duo<\/em>, into experimentalism<\/em> & Candy, David & Feris<\/em>; the musical hippies<\/em>. According to David,<\/u><\/em><\/strong> “Bolin wanted to be the star,<\/em> & he Berge wanted to do\u00a0more “Fusion Jazz” based music\u201d<\/em>, so the pair left in May ’71<\/em><\/strong>, to form ‘ENERGY’<\/u><\/em><\/strong> with Jeremy Steig & Kenny Passarelli<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

> Moving Too Fast: 1972 -73 <<\/u><\/em><\/strong>
\nThe band replaces Bolin<\/em><\/strong> with Jock Bartley<\/u><\/em><\/strong> & their 3rd LP<\/em> ‘Sunset Ride’<\/u><\/em><\/strong> is released on WB in ’72<\/em><\/strong>. By the Summer of ’73<\/em> both ‘ZEPHYR’ & ‘ENERGY’<\/u><\/em><\/strong> had wound down & Candy, David, Feris & Bolin<\/em><\/strong> with Harold \u201cMarty\u201d Fielden: (Flash Cadillac), Otis Taylor, Mick Manressa<\/em><\/strong> & Dave Brown<\/em><\/strong> (Bolin’s friend & roadie)<\/em> were playing “Tulagi’s”<\/u><\/em><\/strong> on Monday Nights as ‘The Legendary 4Nikators’ <\/u><\/em><\/strong>,to make some extra money. The 4 had the idea to contact Berge<\/u><\/em><\/strong> & do 3 ZEPHYR Reunions<\/u><\/em><\/strong> starting on 2 May ’73 @ Art’s Bar & Grill;<\/em> there is a CD of this show released by: Tommy Bolin Archives <\/u><\/em><\/strong>in 1997<\/em> & 2 other shows one more in Boulder<\/em><\/strong> & 1 in Denver<\/em><\/strong> in Jun ’73<\/em><\/strong>. David & Candy released a 4th LP in ’82 ‘Heartbeat’<\/u><\/em><\/strong> on Red Sneakers Records<\/em><\/strong> & a \u2018compilation\u2019<\/em> CD released in 2002<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There you have it, Tommy R. Bolin’s 1st Recordings …<\/p>\n

*The Annual “Tommy Bolin Festival”<\/u><\/strong> will be held on Sat 6 Aug 2016 in Sioux City @ The Icky Nickle & for the 7th year in a row Mr. Zero’s 55113 will be a sponsor & will have a booth there, so stop by & say “Hello” <\/em><\/p>\n

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