Atlanta Bands of the era
 
The Hampton Grease BandHampton_Grease_Band.htmlHampton_Grease_Band.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0
The Allman Brothers BandAllman_Brothers.htmlAllman_Brothers.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0
Hydra
Hydra.htmlshapeimage_4_link_0
Apologies to all the wonderful musicians we are not yet remembering. 
We hope to provide links to all these. Can you supply any help? Anyone have tapes?
Radar new pics!
http://www.messyoptics.com/bird/atl_15.htmlradar.htmlhttp://www.arthuroffen.com/flash/main3.swfhttp://www.messyoptics.com/bird/atl_15.htmlshapeimage_6_link_0shapeimage_6_link_1shapeimage_6_link_2
Chakra
http://www.deborahmccoll.com/chakra1971.html
http://www.messyoptics.com/bird/atl_13.html
Ron Norris
http://www.myspace.com/ronnorris2007http://www.deborahmccoll.com/chakra1971.htmlhttp://www.messyoptics.com/bird/atl_13.htmlhttp://livepage.apple.com/shapeimage_7_link_0shapeimage_7_link_1shapeimage_7_link_2
Booger Band
Thanks to Lavonne Westbrook for this link to their music. 
http://reliablemusic.us/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=58http://reliablemusic.us/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=58http://reliablemusic.us/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=58shapeimage_8_link_0shapeimage_8_link_1
Eric Quincy Tate
http://www.atlantamusicgroup.com/Saulsbio.htmlhttp://www.ericquincytate.comhttp://www.atlantamusicgroup.com/Saulsbio.htmlshapeimage_9_link_0shapeimage_9_link_1
Music was essential in our lives. Most of us started out wanting to be The Beatles. It looked like their lives were exciting and interesting. Some of us went so far as to become musicians. The times did have an INCREDIBLE soundtrack! Which was good because at times with many of your heroes assassinated, you felt the music was all you could depend on.
 Sgt. Pepper’s started a trend towards experimentation with sounds and influences. It was finally decided that guys old enough to die in Vietnam should be mature enough to drink. Lowering the drinking age to 18 filled the clubs with young men and women wanting to dance and forget about what possibly faced us in the Nuclear Threat -Vietnam era. Customers now demanded more than records; many places hired a variety of live musicians. 
 Since it was possible to earn a living around Atlanta, some very unique and talented musicians were attracted here. The sheer variety of bands in Atlanta at the time made for very enriching and inspiring evenings, and afternoons in the Parks.
Atlanta’s hip community was lucky enough to have had the services of many great musicians, but two of the most extraordinary groups of musicians stand out. They were always ready to play and support our community. One, The Allman Brothers, is still enjoying increasing success as they bring joy to listeners with music based in the musics of the South including blues, country, gospel and jazz. The other, Hampton Grease Band, had one album that became an industry joke and a trivia fact. Only now in retrospect is the complexity of their music being noticed and appreciated beneath the Dada zaniness that inspired it. Both Hampton and Glenn play astounding music and continue to amaze and inspire musicians around Atlanta and the world. Both can walk almost unnoticed in Atlanta while being adored by fans all over the world.
We just enjoyed hearing them play in the park and wish to say thanks for providing all the pleasure and a soundtrack for our lives.
 One of my fondest memories is racing with my dog at twilight across the Piedmont Park open field as the Allman Brothers started Whipping Post roaring in the air like a storm gathering to release all that energy at once! Boom!Allman_Brothers.htmlHampton_Grease_Band.htmlHampton_Grease_Band.htmlshapeimage_10_link_0shapeimage_10_link_1shapeimage_10_link_2
Click on a band name
 to see if we have discovered anything.
Any link suggestions?
http://www.messyoptics.com/bird/atl_19.htmlhttp://www.messyoptics.com/bird/atl_19.htmlhttp://www.messyoptics.com/bird/atl_19.htmlhttp://www.ktb.net/~insync/wet_willie.htmlshapeimage_12_link_0shapeimage_12_link_1
 



Carter Tomassi’s photo

http://www.messyoptics.com/bird/skynyrd2.html

 
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Free download - http://www.archive.org/details/gd69-07-07.sbd.clugston.3116.sbeok.shnf

Live in Piedmont Park 7/7/69 -

The Grateful Dead

The Atlanta Rhythm Sectionhttp://www.atlantarhythmsection.com/http://www.atlantarhythmsection.com/shapeimage_13_link_0

Cruis-o-matic

http://www.theancestors.com/cruisearlyyears.htm

Thermos Greenwood
and the
Colored Peoplehttp://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A62922http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A62922http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A62922http://www.thermosgreenwood.com/shapeimage_15_link_0shapeimage_15_link_1shapeimage_15_link_2

For years  tapes from this night of Hampton Grease Band, Spirit, Allman Brothers, Delaney and Bonnie, CTA have been rumored.  Does anyone know where to find a copy?  Recordings of other Atlanta bands from the era?

One aspect that made rock memorable in the sixties were the light shows. Kinda pre-video on-site MTV. Atlanta had one of the best
The Electric Collage
http://electriccollage.com/Electric_Collage.htmlhttp://electriccollage.com/shapeimage_18_link_0shapeimage_18_link_1

Atlanta always produces great bands. In 1976 our best came over from Athens.

Here’s Carter Tomassi’s photo of their impetus.

Thanks to Bill Mankin for Discovery item.

Jim Wiggins was another photographer of note during this time.

He has some of his music photos at his site.



Chakra onstage before,



Steppenwolf in Atlanta below.






 

www.music-comedy.com

Little Phil and the NightShadowshttp://www.hottrax.com/nightshadows/default.htmhttp://www.hottrax.com/nightshadows/default.htmshapeimage_19_link_0

The BrickWall

New Link!http://www.ericquincytate.com
Goose Creek Symphony
Brother Bait

KUDZU

East Side Blues Band

Mose Jones (Stonhenge)

Celestial Voluptuous Banana

The BagThe_Bag.htmlshapeimage_24_link_0
Ellen McIlwaine
http://www.laventure.net/tourist/ellendsc.htmhttp://www.laventure.net/tourist/ellendsc.htmhttp://www.laventure.net/tourist/ellendsc.htmshapeimage_25_link_0
Kindred Spirithttp://www.deborahmccoll.com/thekindredspirit1968.htmlshapeimage_26_link_0
Silvermanhttp://www.deborahmccoll.com/silverman1973.htmlshapeimage_27_link_0

Thanks to Ricky Bear for this list of Atlanta musicians of the 60s and 70s on an invite to a reunion.

Bill Hardin collected some ads for music venues. See if they jog any memories.music_venues.htmlshapeimage_28_link_0

Heey Baby!

Leg of Otis

Todd Merriman’s history of his Atlanta bands from 1963 - 1973

Stonehenge

later Mose Jones