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October 20, 2014
I forgot that I had some color images of Savoy Brown until a friend reminded me that years ago I did a Christmas card with Kim Simmonds on it!
That Christmas card was in 1971 with Kim in his red pants. Only rock stars wear red pants, right?
When looking at these color images, I found the lineup of the other acts on that night in September of 1971. Long John Baldry and Boomerang were the opening acts . They will be in a future blog soon.
Enjoy some of the first rock concert photos I ever took!
Have a great week and join me on Facebook at Rich Zimmermann Photography if you haven't already.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
October 13, 2014
Just spent a few days with my wife in Door County here in Wisconsin. The colors of the trees were beautiful and biking in Peninsula State Park is always fun!
My blog pictures this week look at some very old film of Savoy Brown on September 29, 1971. This was one of the first concerts I ever photographed!
Kim Simmons, the lead guitar player and leader of the band, is still playing around the country. Just missed his show here in Milwaukee.
Paul Raymond, the keyboard player, left Savoy Brown and has had a great career.
Dave Walker, the lead vocalist on the other hand, should have never left the band. He has gone off the map.
Enjoy the fall colors outside and have a great week.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
October 6, 2014
This week's blog is part 2 of CSNY at Miwaukee County Stadium in 1974.
Found a few more images to add that give an interesting view of the stadium and the crowd from where I was stationed to photograph.
As you can see, I was just another person in the crowd for this show.
Love the clothes we were wearing in 1974!
Enjoy and have a great week.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
September 29, 2014
A look today of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (CSNY), when they played at Milwaukee County Stadium in 1974.
The house was packed for a great show on a beautiful summer day.
They shared the show with Jesse Colin Young and his Youngbloods and the Beach Boys.
Enjoy a look at CSNY when they were at their best.
Have a great week and enjoy the fall colors!
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
August 11, 2014
Today's blog is about the band Emerson, Lake and Palmer. These photographs are from a show I covered for the Bugle American on December 4, 1973 at the Chicago International Amphitheater.
As I look at my records, it was a busy week for me back then. On the following evening, I was in Madison, Wisconsin for The Beach Boys and The New Riders of the Purple Sage.
In 1973, there was a war among rock'n'roll fans as to who was the best rock keyboard player. Was it Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer or was it Rick Wakeman of the band Yes? I was always a Keith Emerson fan, even to this day.
I heard of Greg Lake playing on a cruise ship a while back! Interesting what old rockers do these days. I haven't heard much about Keith Emerson other than that he is a licensed jet airplane pilot! Carl Palmer was a terrific drummer and I hope he is still playing somewhere.
The photographs here show Keith Emerson's massive keyboards! Today of course everything is smaller but the synthesizers he used were huge and full of lots of cables. It's kind of cool stuff!
Carl Palmer always had a massive drum arrangement as you can see here.
Enjoy the photos and have a great week.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann