April 2, 2018

Hope everyone had a nice Easter and Passover week.

This blog has made me find some more old forgotten relic photographs!

Here are pictures of Steely Dan on November 21, 1972 at Milwaukee's great little club, Humpin Hannas. So many legends played there in the early days.

I recall playing a pool with the guys and a having a few drinks!!

It was a very intimate show in a very dark club, so there are few, not so sharp, photos here. I thought I would include them anyway because it's great history of the band in it's early days. Wish I had the new Sony camera I have now in those days!!

Enjoy!

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

November 13, 2013

On a cold December night in Milwaukee, Luther Allison warmed up the house with his blues.

It was December 2, 1972 at the basement club ,Humpin Hanna's.

This show is still one of my favorites at that club!

Enjoy a look at Luther.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

February 29, 2016

This past week we added another talented musician to the great band upstairs, Dan Hicks.

He played on his own but most of the time he performed with his band, The Hot Licks! Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks is a great name for a band isn't it?

He was a little different and that was why he was good. Part folk, a little rock, and a great story teller made a for a great musician.

Enjoy a look at Dan at the popular club in Milwaukee, Humpin Hanna's on an August night in 1973.

Have a great week.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

September 22, 2014

Today's blog takes us back into the dark basement nightclub called Humpin Hanna's in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1973.

Hanna's, as we called it, had some really big names playing in it before they became famous. It was too small of a venue for larger acts because it's capacity was only about 150 people.

Tim Buckley was one of those performers who played there and then became famous.  I was lucky enough to photograph him in 1973.

Enjoy some old, grainy, black and white images of Tim.

Have a great week and join us on Facebook at Rich Zimmermann Photography if you haven't yet.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

May 26, 2014

On December 10, 1972, I photographed Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen at Humpin Hanna's here in Milwaukee.

Three days before, I photographed Manfred Mann and his Earth Band at the same club. Manfred Mann, was last week's blog. Humpin Hanna's was a great venue in the 70's for a lot of national acts coming through town.

Commander Cody had ties to Wisconsin because he was a teacher for a while at UW Oshkosh!!

His famous song "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette", was very popular at the time and the photos attached here show him smoking and playing it!

Hope you have a nice holiday today and have a great week.

Please join me on Facebook at Rich Zimmermann Photography if you haven't and have a great week.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

May 19, 2014

On December 7, 1972, Manfred Mann came to Humpin Hanna's here in Milwaukee.

Hanna's is a little club and this was before Manfred Mann became a household name in music.

He and the boys were awesome with his Hammond B3 and Moog synthesizer. Everyone had a good time and after this show Manfred became very popular with Bruce Springsteen helping out with some songs.

Enjoy some photos and have a great week.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann