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[[The Rockin' Blue Diamonds]] was a short-lived jazz-rock group that performed in 1972. | |||
Originally Mayo Thompson and Frederick Barthelme with Rock Romano and Tucker Bradley. | == Background == | ||
Originally [[Mayo Thompson]] and [[Frederick Barthelme]] with Rock Romano and Tucker Bradley. | |||
Final line-up<ref>https://archive.org/details/fokpft197302ia/page/n11/mode/2up?q=rockin+blue+diamonds</ref>: | Final line-up<ref>https://archive.org/details/fokpft197302ia/page/n11/mode/2up?q=rockin+blue+diamonds</ref>: | ||
* [[Mayo Thompson]] - writer, rhythm guitar | * [[Mayo Thompson]] - writer, rhythm guitar | ||
* Fred McLain - lead guitar | * Fred McLain - lead guitar | ||
* [[Bob Henschen]] - piano | * [[Bobby Henschen|Bob Henschen]] - piano | ||
* Bernard Sampson - saxophones and flute | * Bernard Sampson - saxophones and flute | ||
* Don Jones - bass | * Don Jones - bass | ||
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* Tucker Bradley - vocals | * Tucker Bradley - vocals | ||
== | == Performances == | ||
See: [[Shows/1972]] | |||
== Demo == | == Demo == | ||
* "Thompson then turned to John Fahey, still at the helm of his Takoma label, who fronted $250 for a demo." | * "Thompson then turned to John Fahey, still at the helm of his Takoma label, who fronted $250 for a demo." | ||
** "His wife didn't like it, and neither did he," remembered Mayo.<ref>Fortune, Fate article</ref> | ** "His wife didn't like it, and neither did he," remembered Mayo.<ref>Fortune, Fate article</ref> | ||
== Retrospectives == | |||
[[Frederick Barthelme]]<ref>https://www.frederickbarthelme.com/nonfiction/the-red-crayola/</ref><blockquote>Playing well was what we [The Red Crayola] were against. It was what everybody else did. Much later, in the second (and little known) band that Mayo and I put together, the Rocking Blue Diamonds, playing well became an issue, so we solicited the talent—coerced it, is probably more accurate. But in the mid-’60s, with the Red Krayola, that wasn’t the deal. The deal was to participate in the party and do something surprising while you were at it.</blockquote>[[Mayo Thompson]], 2023<ref>https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2023/10/red-krayola-interview-mayo-thompson.html</ref><blockquote>[...] A later band—The Rocking Blue Diamonds—played The Old Quarter, and Rocky Hill’s Club.</blockquote> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Groups|Rockin' Blue Diamonds, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:26, 7 July 2024
The Rockin' Blue Diamonds was a short-lived jazz-rock group that performed in 1972.
Background
Originally Mayo Thompson and Frederick Barthelme with Rock Romano and Tucker Bradley.
Final line-up[1]:
- Mayo Thompson - writer, rhythm guitar
- Fred McLain - lead guitar
- Bob Henschen - piano
- Bernard Sampson - saxophones and flute
- Don Jones - bass
- Art Kidd - drums
- Rock Romano - vocals
- Tucker Bradley - vocals
Performances
See: Shows/1972
Demo
- "Thompson then turned to John Fahey, still at the helm of his Takoma label, who fronted $250 for a demo."
- "His wife didn't like it, and neither did he," remembered Mayo.[2]
Retrospectives
Playing well was what we [The Red Crayola] were against. It was what everybody else did. Much later, in the second (and little known) band that Mayo and I put together, the Rocking Blue Diamonds, playing well became an issue, so we solicited the talent—coerced it, is probably more accurate. But in the mid-’60s, with the Red Krayola, that wasn’t the deal. The deal was to participate in the party and do something surprising while you were at it.
Mayo Thompson, 2023[4]
[...] A later band—The Rocking Blue Diamonds—played The Old Quarter, and Rocky Hill’s Club.