(Soundboard FLAC)
April 19,20 Or 21,1968
Carousel Ballroom,
S.F.,Ca.
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Erma Franklin - vocals
Mike Bloomfield - lead guitar
Terry Clements - tenor sax
Virgil Gonsalves - baritone sax, flute
Stemsy Hunter - alto sax
Marcus Doubleday - trumpet
Herbie Rich - organ (possibly some baritone sax on 5)
Harvey Brooks - bass
Buddy Miles - drums, lead vocals (tracks 1,2,3)
Nick Gravenites - lead vocals (tracks 6,7)
Disc 1
01. Uptight
02. Day Tripper
03. Drivin’ Wheel
04. Drivin’ Wheel continued
05. The Theme [Electric Flag’s solo instrumental is a cover of Miles Davis’ The Theme]
06. Goin’ Down Slow
07. Big Boss Man
Disc 2
01. Dr. Feelgood
02. I Heard It Through The Grapevine/Mercy/Tell Mama/Chain of Fools
03. Piece of my Heart
04. Hold On I’m Coming
Encore
05. Everyday I Have The Blues
06. Killing Floor
Erma Franklin is sister to the well-known Aretha. Erma’s career for Shout! Records resulted in several single releases in 1967 including Big Boss Man and her take of Piece Of My Heart, which Janis Joplin defined as her stomping ground.
This recording was made when Erma took the stage at the Carousel Ballroom in San Francisco for three nights in April from the 19th to the 21st in 1968. Backing her was Mike Bloomfield’s Electric Flag, a blues rock group.
Much of the research done in identifying the date, venue and personnel was by Dave M of the westcoastacidandpsychedelia Yahoo group. Says Dave: “The week before at the Carousel (April 14, 1968), there had been an unscheduled Sunday show and jam session featuring Quicksilver Messenger Service and numerous other musicians. The tape circulates, and since Gary Duncan jokes about Easter Sunday, it makes it easy to reliably date the show. All this points to another Sunday jam session, so if I had to guess I would pick Sunday, April 21 for the date of this show. Anyway, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.”
Dave also makes some conclusions about just who was playing what. You can read it all here http://db.etree.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=299581
This is a typical San Francisco show for its variety of styles and its close knit community of musicians. Franklin’s repertoire covered The Beatles to Stevie Wonder and even down to Elvis with Big Boss Man. The Electric Flag surprise with a Miles Davis cover. She was an R’n'B singer who was not averse to pop or rock.
Erma Franklin’s best known recording was the original version of Piece of My Heart she recorded with Bert Berns. At this concert, she gives a shout of support to a younger Janis Joplin for “making it all happen with this song”. She left the music business in the ’70s. Erma Franklin died in 2002 at age 64.
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