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12/ 02/ 1999: DOUG SAHM DIED 1000 Mourners Attend Doug Sahm's Funeral Nov 24, 1999, 1:20 pm PT Doug Sahm Some 1000 friends, fans, and fellow musicians joined Doug Sahm's family on Tuesday (Nov. 22) at the Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in his native San Antonio, Texas to pay their last respects to the legendary Texas musician. Among the overflow crowd were his fellow Texas Tornados Flaco Jimenez, Augie Meyers, and newest member Little Joe Hernandez (Freddy Fender was conspicuous in his absence), as well as guitar star Jimmie Vaughan, country artist Lee Roy Parnell, Texas singer-songwriters Joe Ely and Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Sahm acolyte Joe "King" Carrasco. Although the mood was somber, it was punctuated by laughs and applause as Sahm's brother, sons, and daughter recalled the man known as Sir Douglas, who died last Thursday (Nov. 18) (allstar, Nov. 19) from what was determined to be heart disease. "I never met anyone like Doug," said Sister Terry, Sahm's 87-year-old "spiritual advisor," who led the service, and had known the Texas Tornado since his childhood. No doubt everyone there could say the same of Sahm, who was as beloved as much for his delightful eccentricity as his awesome musical talents and versatility by all who knew him. Before and after the service, mourners were able to view Sahm in his casket, decked out in cowboy hat, purple sport coat, and bolo tie, surrounded by dozens of flower arrangements, his fiddle and triple-neck Fender steel guitar, and pictures of him from throughout his life, including shots of Sahm with such admiring stars as Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. Brother Victor Sahm recalled the family history and Sir Doug's youth, when his steel guitar talents impressed such country greats as Hank Williams. "This man had immense, immense, immense talent," he noted. Son Shawn Sahm -- who won his own record deal in the early '90s as a member of Pariah, and of late had played with his father in the Sir Douglas Quintet -- posed the question, "How do you describe Doug Sahm? Let's be real here. How do you describe the best? A musician, a baseball freak, self-appointed herbologist, part gypsy, a grandfather, a wrestling freak.... As Dad would say, you either get it, or you don't get it. "This is the end of an era, musically" concluded Shawn Sahm. "Nobody could do what my Dad did. Thirty musicians couldn't do what my Dad did." Son Shandon Sahm, who plays with the Meat Puppets, finished the testimonies with a prayer for his father. Following Sahm's interment next to his parents in a private family ceremony, mourners gathered for a wake at the Laboratory Brewing Company, where Meyers, Parnell and Little Joe along with Sahm compadres like Jack Barber, Ernie Durawa and members of San Antonio's Westside Horns jammed to celebrate Sahm's musical legacy. Sahm will also be remembered in a musical tribute on Dec. 3-4 at Antone's nightclub in Austin, where The Texas Tornados recorded their recently-released album, Live From The Limo. -- Rob Patterson --
[Source CDNOW] 10/ 22/ 1999:
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVISITED
Review online now! 09/ 29/ 1999: JOHN FOGERTY IN CONCERT 09/ 11/ 1999:
Star-Studded Concert To Aid VH1 Charity According to Bob Fogerty it is a "private" affair for 1,000 invited guests of The White House and VH-1. The performers are supposed to each do 2 songs. The house band will be Paul Schaeffer from The Letterman Show. [Info by Billboard Online, Swamp Mailing List, Bob Fogerty]
JOHN FOGERTYS NEW ALBUM John Fogerty and his family moved to their new home and as of August 1999 he has not yet started on his new album. The earliest possible release date for the album would be the summer of 2000. Although nothing is definitive yet, the next album will find it's soundroots in the fifties, Carl Perkins-Buddy Holly-Rockabilly type of songs, as previously heard on the song "Blue Moon Nights" from the Blue Moon Swamp album. John also have been sighted at the Sun studios, but it's not clear if he will record there. [Info by the office of John Fogerty, via the Worldwide CCR Fan Club] 09/ 09/ 1999: CCREVISITED - CONCERT UPDATE There are some changes in the Germany tour dates. According to the promoter the advance sale started successful. Tickets are available at all post offices!!! Or call the tickethotline 01805 216 217.
[Info by Tim Müller] 08/ 14/ 1999: CCREVISITED - CONCERTS IN GERMANY
Concerts Dates confirmed by STU COOK! [Info by Stu Cook] 08/ 11/ 1999: CCREVISITED - CONCERTS IN GERMANY Tickets for 7 CCRev concerts in Eastern Germany are on sale now!!! (unconfirmed)
Tickethotline (Germany) 01805 216 217 [Info by Tim Müller] 06/ 15/ 1999: JOHN FOGERTY STORYTELLERS VH-1 Germany shows again STORYTELLERS with John Fogerty at Wednesday, 06/16 at 9.00 p.m. and Thursday, 06/17 at 12.00 a.m. [Info by Joachim Reinhardt] BAD MOON RISING SCREENSAVER
CCR fans will love this screensaver
and listening to the song Bad Moon Rising while watching the Elf band
play and the critters dancing in the back ground. [Info by Jack Bradley] 05/ 18/ 1999: JOHN FOGERTY DISCOGRAPHY
We added another CD to the John Fogerty discography.
The album is from Orbison, Cash, Lewis & Perkins (1986)
and is entitled:
Class Of '55 ! 05/ 10/ 1999: ROCK 'N' ROLL HALL OF FAME 6- CD BOX
"In the midnight hour" with Sam Moore is not included at the
2 CD set from Columbia! 05/ 03/ 1999: TOM FOGERTY BY ZYX
May 1st was the official release day of the
Tom Fogerty CD's !!
6 LP's were put on 3 CD's, and the complete version of
'Goodbye Media Man'(not on any LP) and another previously
unreleased song on LP 'Judy Lee' are available as extra
songs on these CD's.
Check songs, sleeves and catalog numbers out over here: [Info by Robert Aerts] GREEN RIVER BY PETER KOERS
It's out now!
Star Cluster Verlag
Easiest probably is an Email to: 04/ 27/ 1999: CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVISITED TOUR DATES '99 [Source: Creedence Clearwater Revisited Website ] 04/ 24/ 1999: JOHN FOGERTY AT WOODSTOCK III?
Yes or no? 04/ 22/ 1999: JOHN FOGERTY'S NEW ALBUM THIS YEAR?
Warner/Reprise Argentina has scheduled John's new album for release
in October/November 1999. [Info by Peter Koers according to a source from Buenos Aires/ Argentina] 04/ 19/ 1999: JOHN FOGERTY AT WOODSTOCK III 04/14/99 Pollstar lists John Fogerty appearing at Woostock '99 at Rome, New York on July 23, 1999. The concert itinerary for John Fogerty has been updated on April 14, 1999: John Fogerty [Info by POLLSTAR] 04/13/99 For those planning to attend Woodstock '99, I'm sorry to report that, according to John's office, John will not be there. He's very busy writing songs at the moment and won't be able to make it. Adam [Info by Adam Bryant, Tue, 13 Apr 1999] 04/ 09/ 1999: CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVISITED IN URUGUAY
Now we have a first Review of the Revisited concert in Montevideo/ Uruguay. JOHN FOGERTY WOODSTOCK 99 Great News!!! The newest issue of Rolling Stone magazine , that came out today has great news. They are reporting that none other than our own, John Fogerty is the scheduled opening act for Woodstock 99 ! John is supposed to take the stage at noon, Friday July 23rd. in upstate Rome, New York. The article also mentions that CCR was one of the bands at the original event in 1969. The big event this summer will be on Pay Per View, with CD and Video to follow. Tickets for the three day event will be 150 dollars. Man! Would that be fun or what? Later, Dale [Info by Daybo1@webtv.net (Dale B)] 02/ 24/ 1999: GIBSON AWARD John Fogerty best male guitarist! Fogerty, Love receive Gibson guitar awards! LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - John Fogerty and Courtney Love clinched top honors Tuesday at the fifth annual Orville H. Gibson Awards, bestowed on the music industry's leading guitarists. Fogerty, the former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman whose 1997 solo release ``Blue Moon Swamp'' earned a Grammy for best rock album, won the Gibson prize for best male guitarist. [Info by Glenda Kann] LIVE IN BONN 1998
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVISITED CONCERT REVIEW ! 02/ 21/ 1999: NO JOHN FOGERTY TOUR 1999!? In a "Houston Chronicle" article from 02/ 18/ 99 Fogerty says, he's going to have a tour break this year to write new songs for his new album! [Info by Stephanie Hanus/ Texas] ANOTHER CCR BOOK
Another book about CCR is written in Germany.
For more details contact: 02/ 08/ 1999: PREMONITION PAL VIDEO
Still anyone living in Europe without a Premonition PAL Video?? [Info by Wolfgang Vornhoff/ Germany] 01/ 14/ 1999: NEW CCR BOOKS
There are two new books on CCR out.
"Up Around the Bend: The Oral History of Creedence Clearwater Revival",
Craig Werner. |
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