tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post5661235053933538235..comments2024-03-15T18:58:45.318-06:00Comments on Jerry Garcia's Middle Finger: Jerry and Merl in the studio, 1975Fate Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post-78007715450151980742018-03-25T19:31:31.735-06:002018-03-25T19:31:31.735-06:00I have been misspelling the name: it is Denny Seiw...I have been misspelling the name: it is Denny Seiwell.<br /><br />A propos, Cash Box reported on June 26 that Seiwell had recorded "a super session with Jerry Garcia and Merle [sic] Saunders for a live recording of a Great American Music Hall gig". This is of course the same month that Round and GD Records promise all kinds of product to United Artists, and I know that Round had notions of a Legion of Mary album. The way Cash Box reports Seiwell's sit-in, it sounds very much focused on getting some saleable product together.<br /><br />! ref: Alexander, Phil. 1975. For the record. Cash Box, June 28, 1975, p. 24.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post-26954236034635794792017-11-21T17:01:28.053-07:002017-11-21T17:01:28.053-07:00This is great--now a Paul McCartney connectionThis is great--now a Paul McCartney connectionCorry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post-36656744789695397432017-11-21T10:57:42.582-07:002017-11-21T10:57:42.582-07:00I now know of at least one date on which Siewell p...I now know of at least one date on which Siewell played live with Jerry and Merl, and it was *after* Kreutzmann, in the Legion era.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post-53323380212304187812017-10-14T20:30:24.974-06:002017-10-14T20:30:24.974-06:00Thanks for that. I wonder if that means late '...Thanks for that. I wonder if that means late '73 some time? Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post-84929611593011452912017-10-06T20:48:18.803-06:002017-10-06T20:48:18.803-06:00In the GarciaLive Vol. 9 liner notes, Merl Saunder...In the GarciaLive Vol. 9 liner notes, Merl Saunders Jr. mentions that Denny Seiwell played a few shows with Garcia and Saunders before Bill Kreutzmann joined them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post-28738496205700475292016-01-26T20:34:07.599-07:002016-01-26T20:34:07.599-07:00Don't forget that Denny Seiwell drummed on Pau...Don't forget that Denny Seiwell drummed on Paul McCartney's album RAM, after which he was recruited to become the first drummer for Wings. He and Henry McCullough left the band in 1973, just prior to a trip to Nigeria, which led to McCartney himself playing the drums on BAND ON THE RUN. He's still around and occasionally makes appearances, usually centered around his McCartney connection.railehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536354878697510443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post-4891158440447573612016-01-16T18:45:59.822-07:002016-01-16T18:45:59.822-07:00You are almost certainly right - I might have pick...You are almost certainly right - I might have picked that up if the LA Free Press had gotten his name right.<br /><br />On the other hand, there absolutely were plans for a Legion release on Round.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post-18475537942519887232016-01-16T18:31:04.475-07:002016-01-16T18:31:04.475-07:00I don't put too much stock in this. Denny Siew...I don't put too much stock in this. Denny Siewell overdubbed some drums on the Keith and Donna album. If you read the credits carefully, its clear that there was some overdubbing by Siewell, Merl, John Kahn and others. <br /><br />http://deaddisc.com/disc/Keith_And_Donna.htm<br /><br />The album, recorded in the Godchaux's living room, has a muddy, terrible sound. It's no surprise that there had to be some dubs. I think the ref was to Siewell playing with Merl (and Kahn) some months earlier in 1975, and Garcia's name got added because it is inevitably linked to Merl.<br /><br />Remember, studio gossip was no different than Hollywood gossip, and no more current. If someone had a beer with Robert Redford's business partner, they were "discussing a new project with Robert Redford," even if they were actually just discussing the quickest route from Pasadena to Venice Beach.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.com