Sound-Out Era Celebrated on August 15
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Sound-Out Era Celebrated on August 15
Woodstock, NY—August 6, 2009—Roots of Woodstock Live Concert, a fortieth anniversary celebration in Woodstock, represents a return to WOODSTOCK’s Sound-Out roots. The Sound-Out mini festivals of 1967 through 1969 drew musicians such as John Herald, Tim Hardin, Kenny Rankin, Richie Havens, Paul Butterfield and Van Morrison. They came together to jam in an open field on the outskirts of Woodstock. As Michael Lang acknowledged in the newly published Roots of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, “The Sound-Outs were kind of the spark for the Woodstock Festival.”
On Saturday, August 15, at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, the Blues Magoos, Hubert Sumlin and band, Ellen McIlwaine, Marc Black, the Robbie Turner Band, and Jerry Moore, with The Children of God, will play straight sets and jam sets in the old Sound-Out tradition. Doors will open at 7 p.m.; the music will begin at 8 p.m. and go all night. For the Blues Magoos, Ellen McIlwaine and Jerry Moore, the concert will be something of a reunion, as all are Sound-Out veterans. Blues hall of famer Hubert Sumlin and band will perform in a nod to Sound-Out alumni Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry. Woodstock troubadour Marc Black was strongly influenced by the music of Sound-Out performer Tim Hardin. Robbie Turner, who attended the original Sound-Outs, will participate this time from the stage. Read the rest of this entry »
Blues Magoos Join Roots Lineup
Last summer the Blues Magoos staged a comeback, opening for the Zombies at The Fillmore, Irving Plaza, New York City. Current band members include Mike Ciliberto, Jeff Daking, Ralph Scala, Peter Stuart and Emil “Peppy” Theilhelm. The group is best known for its hit “(We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet,” which charted at #5 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in 1967. The Magoos appeared at a Woodstock Sound-Out in 1968, where—according to Roots of the 1969 Woodstock Festival—the group was paid the going rate of $50 for the gig.
Peppy and Ralph at The Fillmore
The Magoos will headline at the Roots of Woodstock Live Concert on August 15, and are scheduled to hit the stage at 11:15 pm. It will be something of a reunion as Ellen McIlwaine and Jerry Moore (with The Children of God), fellow Sound-Out vets, are also scheduled to play that night.
The Blues Magoos are recording new material for Wicked Cool Records, Little Steven’s label. The latter is a big fan. The group is scheduled to appear at a Spanish music festival in the fall.
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Concert Team Books Initial Acts
Woodstock, NY—June 16, 2009—Weston and Julia Blelock, producers of the August 15, 2009, Roots of Woodstock Live Concert at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, today announced a preliminary lineup for the 40th anniversary tie-in event. Music acts booked so far include the Dave Mason Band, Hubert Sumlin and Ellen McIlwaine. Read the rest of this entry »
Ellen McIlwaine Returns to Woodstock for Roots Concert
Ellen McIlwaine played the Woodstock Sound-Outs during the late sixties with her group Fear Itself. Larry Packer relates in Roots of the 1969 Woodstock Festival: The Backstory to “Woodstock” that he once saw Ellen give a “Janis Joplin-like” performance. After McIlwaine left Fear Itself she achieved cult status with her Polydor albums of Honky Tonk Angel and We the People. Over a 40-year career Ellen McIlwaine has toured the world and worked with musicians like David Sanborn, Van Morrison, Link Wray, Rory Gallagher, John McLaughlin, Roy Buchanan, Jack Bruce, Taj Mahal and Cassius Khan. Needless to say we’re very excited to have Ellen appear at the Roots gig at the Bearsville Theater on August 15. Here is a link to Ellen playing “Jimmy Jean” from her We the People album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzHUU9Lj5u0.
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Fund-Raiser Concert
To raise money for Woodstock’s Zero-Carbon Initiative, Roots of Woodstock LLC held a "40th anniversary" concert on August 15, 2009, at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock.
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