Re: [robbiebasho_forum] A list of Basho's live performances
You might be surprised what's out there. Christopher Hjort recently published a day-by-day account of the Byrds, 40 years after the fact. That someone could do that for, say, the Beatles or Dylan, is not remarkable, but the Byrds were only briefly popular, before any serious music journalism existed, and not often the subject of journalistic inquiry after the original group splintered in late 1967,
I suspect you would have more success looking in underground newspapers like the San Francisco Oracle, Berkeley Tribe, and the East Village Other. For example, http://www.regentpress.net/oracle/index.html has a CD containing the entire run of the Oracle. A lot of that material was shared via the Underground Press Syndicate.
College newspapers and even yearbooks might be helpful. At least my college yearbook featured various concerts and other events.
You might also try certain music magazines, which may have ads or even lists of concerts. For example, each issue of Dirty Linen has a couple of dozen pages of upcoming concerts, but that magazine only goes back to 82 or 83. Older magazines, going back well into the 50s, include Broadside and Sing Out!
You would probably have to access a lot of that stuff by microfilm or microfiche. There is far more stuff that is not on-line than you will ever find available on the internet -- but you can have them delivered to your local library via interlibrary loan. My brother was the founder, publisher and editor of the Columbus (Ohio) Free Press, and was working on a six or seven volume compilation of that paper when he passed away in 2006. Writers are pack-rats -- and the underground journalists particularly believed in what they were doing and saved that stuff.
Chuck
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You might be surprised what's out there. Christopher Hjort recently published a day-by-day account of the Byrds, 40 years after the fact. That someone could...
Yes, it's saves as Live Dates.rtf I have little hope of it staying intact in various word processors however. I just put it together on the mac textedit...
Thanks for the reference, Robbie. I had just assumed it would be at the top of the Files list. What an awesome task! I found the 1972 Live Oak Theater...
Hey Rich, That's really interesting. There are two entries for Live Oak Theater in 1972. Which date was the performance you mention? It should be amended...
hi Robbie I've looked at the dates, and nothing stands out. It was a truly strange night. My dad and step-mom had driven up and came to hear the concert...
Robbie I should be able to help you with your quest a little here. I have a set of Berkeley Barbs (1965 to the end of 1969) and am also responsible for the...
Robbie You can also add to the list: February 10, 1967: Cedar Alley Coffee House, 40 Cedar Alley, San Francisco, CA February 11, 1967: Cedar Alley Coffee...
Great contribution, Ross. And i think a photo folder is a terrific idea; just hope it gets some contributions. I have a Palo Alto Times article from 1976...
I have added copies of a few more posters and handbills to the folder in "photos". Robbie, you can also add a few more dates to your list: 12 April 1966 -...
Dear Ross, Thanks so much for all this. I have added your additions and corrections to a new version of the list. Thanks also for adding all those scans of old...
Robbie I am more than happy to help out where I can. I had a glance around for handbills with Robbie Basho written on them and I should have done a cross check...
Thank you for your work on this information.  I have found this information insightful, as I wasn't alive for most of Basho's career (and being in ... From:...
Thank you for your work on this information.  I have found this information very insightful, as I wasn't alive for most of Basho's career (and being in the...
Basho Heads, Sorry to have dropped off the radar here ‹ I¹ve been very, very busy, mainly with good things (touring, production, my new album) and some not...
Dear Glenn, It's good to hear from you again, and as usual you bring very interesting news. Live Dates It would be really great if you could contribute some...
Re: Twilight Peaks - I got 2 copies of it from different folks on CDR, both from the same tape source, one was a better transcription but needed to be pitch...
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