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| THE HOLLYWOOD FESTIVAL.
Madeley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, May 23rd and 24th 1970. |
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Tony
Joe White.
| At one stage it looked like Tony Joe White wasn’t going to show up, that distressed many of the groupies who were hanging around the stage , still, much to their relief he finally made it .He went on stage around midnight , playing guitar and harmonica and backed by drummer Paul Kelly who used to be with Liverpool scene. He was cool and competent and naturally . very , very relaxed but the lateness of the hour and that apres Airforce feeling detracted from his set. Some people drifted off to get some sleep but those who remained thoroughly enjoyed numbers like the old animals song Boom Boom and his own composition Groupie Girl. It was a pity he didn’t go on earlier. |
No entry in the programme for Tony Joe, he was probably a late substitute artist for one of the acts which did not show.
Hollywood festival menu
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Many thanks go to Garry Marsh for his fantastic archival material which has enabled us to construct most of the site. Also to Martin Williams for his oral history and colour photo of the stage and site ,Simon Phillips for all the Grateful Dead archival material and Bob Colover for the film footage .
We have been endeavoring to collect audience or sbd tapes of the performances at this festival , so we can effectively review the performances, provide set lists and band line-ups. The intention is to also display as many personal histories of the festival as possible.
If you can contribute in any way, with tapes, reviews from the music press, photos or personal histories, please Contact us.