Jul 8, 2014

Mick Taylor Joins the Rolling Stones--45 Years Ago in Hyde Park

45 Years Ago: The Rolling Stones Play Hyde Park

It was one of the most highly anticipated gigs of 1969 and it delivered on all the promise and then some. On July 5, 1969, the Rolling Stones hosted their iconic free concert in London’s Hyde Park.
Having taken two years off from the road, the show was conceived as the beginning of the band’s big return to the live stage. It was also planned as an introduction of their hot new guitar player, Mick Taylor. The former disciple of British blues legend John Mayall had been inducted into the Stones just a month prior, after the band had decided to finally wash their hands of the supremely talented but increasingly erratic Brian Jones.
“I just made a phone call to John Mayall,” singer Mick Jagger recalled in the book, ‘According to the Rolling Stones.’ “And he turned up with this guy Mick Taylor almost the next day.” After jamming with Taylor a bit, the band were sufficiently impressed by his talent to bring him into the fold with little extra vetting. “There wasn’t a big audition,” Jagger went on to say. “He seemed to fit in really well and there was the pressure to do the gig [at Hyde Park]. Maybe if we’d not had a gig coming up for six months, we’d have tried lots of others, but we just had to get on with it.”
As the Hyde Park show drew nearer and nearer, the group got into playing shape by rehearsing at the Beatles’ Apple recording studio on Savile Row. Then like a lightning bolt came the bad news no one was expecting. On July 3, 1969, Brian Jones was found dead at his home outside of London. As you might expect, the band was equal parts shocked and horrified by the news. Rather than cancel their upcoming concert however, they decided to carry on and reformat it as a tribute to their ex-band mate.
More than just another show, the Hyde Park concert was an event. Estimates put the crowd as large as 500,000 people who showed up to take in the spectacle. Opening for the Stones was a melange of fantastic British acts including King Crimson and Alexis Korner’s latest outfit New Church.
Just before the Stones hit the stage Mick Jagger came out and read from the Percy Shelley poem ‘Adonais,’ in a touching tribute to Jones after which hundreds of white butterflies were released into the summer air. “We wanted to see him off in grand style,” guitarist Keith Richards wrote in his autobiography ‘Life.’ “The ups and downs with the guy are one thing, but when his time’s over, release the doves, or in this case the sackfuls of white butterflies.”
When the full band finally came out and launched into ‘I’m Yours & I’m Hers,’ it was apparent to most that there was still a bit of rust that needed to be knocked off, but the energy more than made up for the out-of-tune musicianship. For his part, Mick Taylor took a measured view of his grand coming out party, ‘I wouldn’t call Hyde Park a great concert. It was a great event. It wasn’t a great concert for the Stones musically, because it was the first time they played together in two years.” Adding, “I would say by the time we did the second American tour, we were really tight and really good.”
While Taylor, as a newcomer, could afford to be a bit critical of the performance, for the Stones’ other Mick, the gig felt like a breath of fresh air. “Hyde Park didn’t feel that difficult,” he recalled. “I think we were pleased to get out and play with somebody else, because we’d been like a horse with three legs. Now we had another guitarist, and we could say, ‘play this,’ and he’d play it.”
In 2013, the Rolling Stones again returned to Hyde Park as part of their ’50 and Counting’ tour. The first of two planned shows took place just one day after the 44th anniversary of the first time they’d taken over the park. Both shows were filmed and later released on DVD and Blu-ray in a package titled, ‘Sweet Summer Sun: Live in Hyde Park.’


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Asking Bill O'Reilly: Won't you please give Rev. Al the credit he deserves.....

Asking Bill O'Reilly:  Won't you please give Rev. Al the credit he deserves.....

Most often in disagreement with O'Reilly, once in a while agreeing--well I do think he loves the US just like most people--perhaps going about it in a different way.

Here is a chance for O'Reilly to give credit where it is due.....Bill won't you please acknowledge Reverend Al Sharpton at this time.

You always go on about being fair and balanced and this is your time to prove it.

Actually, Bill, you may not be in agreement and you are entitled to your opinion but here is your chance to be truly a giant in cable news--allowing others happiness and achievement--even when it is not what you would have chosen.

You go Bill, now on your truth, your no spin and your fair and balanced and prove your compassion for others.

Again, Bill, no one said you had to agree but showing respect for others will only make you more of a giant in your own field.

Thank you for your time......cl....the ronnie re


Rev. Al Sharpton Surprised with Essence Festival Icon Award (Photo)

Presentation came from mothers of Trayvon Martin and Amadou Diallo & fiancee of Sean Bell


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al sharpton - essence icon award
(LEFT TO RIGHT)Vanessa K. Bush, ESSENCE Editor-in-Chief; Kadiatou Diallo, Mother of Amadou Diallo; Sybrina Fulton, Mother of Trayvon Martin; Reverend Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network; Nicole Paultre Bell, Wife of Sean Bell; and Michelle Ebanks, ESSENCE President. (Photo: Walik Goshorn/ESSENCE)
*(New York, NY) — Rev. Al Sharpton was honored on Sunday in New Orleans during the Essence Festival with the Icon Award.
Rev. Sharpton was surprised in front of a packed house at the Superdome in New Orleans with the award acknowledging his service as one of America’s greatest civil rights heroes.
The Icon Award was presented during a touching tribute to his work by three women whose lives he has impacted by bringing their stories to national attention. Kadiatou Diallo, mother of Amadou Diallo; Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin and Founder of the Trayvon Martin Foundation; and Nicole Paultre Bell, fiancĂ©e of Sean Bell and President and Founder of When It’s Real, It’s Forever Inc.; joined to thank him for his support. These women spoke to the audience about Rev. Sharpton’s tireless fight against injustice on behalf of their families, providing them hope and giving them a voice.
This was the 20th anniversary of Essence Festival and during the awards presentation Vanessa K. Bush, ESSENCE Editor-in-Chief and Michelle Ebanks, President of ESSENCE, reflected on his contributions to the magazine over the past two decades.
“Trayvon Martin. Sean Bell. Amadou Diallo. These men became our sons, our brothers and our husbands and he demanded the world to never forget,” said Vanessa K. Bush. “He fought for the mothers, sisters and wives who lost their men to senseless tragedy and he stood up and spoke out for them when there was no one else.”

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Rev. Al Sharpton Surprised with Essence Festival Icon Award

Rev. Al Sharpton Surprised with Essence Festival Icon Award (Photo)

Presentation came from mothers of Trayvon Martin and Amadou Diallo & fiancee of Sean Bell


 Jul 8, 14 by EurPublisher  Leave a comment
al sharpton - essence icon award
(LEFT TO RIGHT)Vanessa K. Bush, ESSENCE Editor-in-Chief; Kadiatou Diallo, Mother of Amadou Diallo; Sybrina Fulton, Mother of Trayvon Martin; Reverend Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network; Nicole Paultre Bell, Wife of Sean Bell; and Michelle Ebanks, ESSENCE President. (Photo: Walik Goshorn/ESSENCE)
*(New York, NY) — Rev. Al Sharpton was honored on Sunday in New Orleans during the Essence Festival with the Icon Award.
Rev. Sharpton was surprised in front of a packed house at the Superdome in New Orleans with the award acknowledging his service as one of America’s greatest civil rights heroes.
The Icon Award was presented during a touching tribute to his work by three women whose lives he has impacted by bringing their stories to national attention. Kadiatou Diallo, mother of Amadou Diallo; Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin and Founder of the Trayvon Martin Foundation; and Nicole Paultre Bell, fiancĂ©e of Sean Bell and President and Founder of When It’s Real, It’s Forever Inc.; joined to thank him for his support. These women spoke to the audience about Rev. Sharpton’s tireless fight against injustice on behalf of their families, providing them hope and giving them a voice.
This was the 20th anniversary of Essence Festival and during the awards presentation Vanessa K. Bush, ESSENCE Editor-in-Chief and Michelle Ebanks, President of ESSENCE, reflected on his contributions to the magazine over the past two decades.
“Trayvon Martin. Sean Bell. Amadou Diallo. These men became our sons, our brothers and our husbands and he demanded the world to never forget,” said Vanessa K. Bush. “He fought for the mothers, sisters and wives who lost their men to senseless tragedy and he stood up and spoke out for them when there was no one else.”

Read more at http://www.eurweb.com/2014/07/rev-al-sharpton-surprised-with-essence-festival-icon-award-photo/#2LfRPHGlTK67Dc1C.99



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