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Jack The Sipper

Jul 28 • 8 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X

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Ten Years After was one of the great bands in action between 1966 and 1975. Then ..
puff, they went up in smoke and never got back on track despite a 1983 reunion and later "resurrections".

Likely the highest point in their career, Woodstock 1969, with a scorching version of "I'm goin' home". Power blues withour a name. At the time Alvin Lee was on par with the likes of Clapton, Jeff Beck, Keith Richards and Page. Plus he could sing.

I'm 1975.

"Hear me calling" - call it what you want, brand it if you want, this is raw blues.

Speaking of raw blues ...

At the Winterland, San Francisco, CA, August 1975.

"I woke up this morning"

Alvin Lee, guitar and vocals
Leo Lyons, bass
Ric Lee, drums
Chick Churchill, keyboards

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