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[BallroomDays67]

I thought it would be interesting to put together a list of shows Jim attended as an audience member. Please post any additions, and I'll add them to the list.

?/60 - Ronnie and the Offbeats at the Club Log Tavern, Alexandria, VA (26)
?/66 - The Music Machine at the Whisky-A-Go-Go (1)
5/3/66 - Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable featuring The Velvet Underground and Nico at The Trip (7)
4/3/67 - Sun Ra at Slugs', NY, NY (Accompanied by other members of The Doors) (20)******
6/30/67 - The Butterfield Blues Band at the Rheingold Central Park Music Festival, NY, NY (Accompanied by Ray, Robby and John) (19)
11/2,5,6,7,8 or 9/67 - Bo Diddley at the Whisky-A-Go-Go (6)†
1/29/68 - Stark Naked and the Car Theives at the Pussycat-A-Go-Go, Las Vegas, NV (Accompanied by Robert Gover) (16)*****
3/18/68 - Lester Chambers and members of the McCoys jamming with Jimi Hendrix at Steve Paul's Scene, NY, NY (3)†*
4/2/68 - Jimi Hendrix at the Suave Arena, Montreal, Canada (3)
4/27/68 - The Ohio Express at the Whisky-A-Go-Go (12)†
5/68 - Eric Burdon and The Animals at the Whisky-A-Go-Go (Accompanied by Nico?[27]) (5)
10/20,21 or 22/67, or 3/31/68, or 4/1/68, or 5/10 or 11/68 - Electric Flag at the Cheetah, Venice, CA (Accompanied by Bob Segarini) (23)
10/26/68 and 10/23,24,25 or 27/68 - The Velvet Underground at the Whisky-A-Go-Go (Accompanied by Tom Baker on 10/26) (5)
1/7/69 - Blood, Sweat and Tears at the Troubadour (24)
1/20/69 - Tiny Tim at Steve Paul's Scene, NY, NY (Accompanied by Ray, Robby and John) (2)†
5/1,2,3 or 4/69 - Blues Image and Eric Burdon at the Whisky-A-Go-Go (3)†
6/24 or 25/69 - White Clover at the Roach, New Orleans, LA (3)†
9/4/69 - Delaney & Bonnie and Friends at Thee Experience (8)
11/11/69 - The Rolling Stones at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ (3)****
5/3,6,7 or 15/70 - Jefferson Airplane at the Fillmore East (14)
6/6/70 - Django at the Elegant Parlor, Vancouver (25)†
7/18/70 - Pink Floyd at Hyde Park, London (9)
8/14/70 - Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Miami Beach Convention Center, FL (3)
8/14/70 - Canned Heat at the Marco Polo Resort Hotel, Miami, FL (3)†
9/12/70 - Elvis Presley at the Miami Beach Convention Center, FL (4)
8 or 9/70 - Unknown Band at the Hotel Sonesta, Key Biscayne, FL (Accompanied by Max Fink) (21)†*******
Unknown Date and Band - Concert at the Greek Theatre (Accompanied by Cheri Siddons) (13)
Unknown Date - Blood, Sweat and Tears at the Jupiter (Accompanied by Pam Courson and Paul Ferrara) (15)***
Unknown Date - CK Strong at the Sea Witch (17)
Unknown Date - Big Brother and the Holding Company w/ Janis Joplin at the Fillmore Auditorium (Accompanied by Eric Burdon) (10)(11)**
Unknown Date - Miles Davis at Shelly's Manne-Hole (9)
Unknown Date (probably April or September of 1969) - Dr. John, The Night Tripper at the Whisky-A-Go-Go (Accompanied by Ray, Dorothy, and possibly Robby and/or John) (22)
Unknown Date - Jimi Hendrix at Thee Experience (Accompanied by Bob Segarini) (23)
Unknown Date (probably October or November of 1969) - Peggy Lee in Las Vegas, NV (probably at the Landmark Hotel) (18)

Sources:
(1)  http://www.montenord....com/m_art5.htm
(2) "Riders On the Storm: My Life With Jim Morrison and The Doors" by John Densmore
(3)  "The Doors On the Road" by Greg Shaw
(4)  "The Doors On the Road" [European Edition] by Greg Shaw
(5)  "White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day-By-Day" by Richie Unterberger
(6)  RadioIsMoaning.com
(7)  POPism: The Warhol Sixties by Andy Warhol and Pat Hackett
(8)  Mewsical, who worked at Thee Experience
(9)  Jim's 1/15/71 interview with Bob Chorush
(10) "I Used To Be An Animal, But I'm All Right Now" by Eric Burdon
(11) "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by Eric Burdon
(12) "I'm With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie" by Pamela Des Barres
(13) "3 Hours For Magic" Radio Show
(14) "Strange Days: My Life With and Without Jim Morrison" by Patricia Kennealy
(15) "Angels Dance and Angels Die: The Tragic Romance of Pamela and Jim Morrison" by Patricia Butler
(16) "Break On Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison" by James Riordan & Jerry Prochnicky
(17) http://www.steveesco.../rock/lynn.html
(18) Jim's 11/6/69 interview with Howard Smith
(19) http://archives.wait...nues/Scene.html
(20) Mojo Navigator, Vol. 2, No. 2 (August, 1967)
(21) Max Fink's 1982 videotaped interview with Alan Graham
(22) Ray's interview with Joe Viglione (---http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3gsebuf3pQ)
(23) http://fyimusic.ca/c...n-and-the-doors
(24) http://rockprosopogr...mance-list.html
(25) http://www.mildequator.com
(26) "The Lizard King Was Here: The Life and Times of Jim Morrison in Alexandria, Virginia" by Mark Opsasnick
(27) New Musical Express, May 18, 1968

† Jim performed at this show
* Date listed as 3/7, but was actually 3/18
** Conflicting details
*** According to Paul Ferrara, "It was opening night for BS&T, their first gig."
**** Jim and Tom Baker were busted after the flight to Phoenix and didn't make the show
***** Jim was arrested in the parking lot
****** Ray mentions only that "we saw him [Sun Ra] after the session in New York." Therefore, it is not certain that Jim actually attended this show.
******* "He would be asked to sing, and happy to do so. He would get up…sing with the band."

Edited by BallroomDays67, 26 December 2012 - 06:55 PM.

[jymwrite]

I thought it would be interesting to put together a list of shows Jim attended as an audience member. Here's what I have so far. Please post any additions, and I'll add them to the list.

?/66 - The Music Machine at The Whisky A Go Go (1)
5/66 - Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable featuring The Velvet Underground at The Trip (2)
4/2/68 - Jimi Hendrix at The Suave Arena, Montreal, Canada (3)
5/68 - Eric Burdon and The Animals at The Whisky A Go Go (4)
10/68 - The Velvet Underground at The Whisky A Go Go (Jim attended “a couple of these performances”, and was accompanied by Tom Baker on 10/26) (4)
7/18/70 - Pink Floyd at Hyde Park, London (5)

Sources:

(1)  http://www.montenordstrom.com/m_art5.htm
(2)  Rumored
(3)  “The Doors On the Road” by Greg Shaw
(4)  “White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day-By-Day” by Richie Unterberger
(5)  Jim's January, 1971 interview with Bob Chorush

Wow! Sources cited. I never would have thought how to figure that out. Of course Jim saw a lot of Doors shows!

[Shebang]

Feb. 1969 Jim attended the Living Theater's performance of Paradise Now at the Nourse Auditorium in San Francisco.

http://books.google.com/books?id=8MaeHYG1b...son&f=false

Later that month, he attended the same show 5 more times at the University of Southern California, the last performance being on Feb 28th.

[Defiance]

Jim attended a concert of Canned Heat's and was called up to the stage to join the band for some real Black Blues.

August 14, 1970 The Hump, Marco Polo Resort Hotel, Miami, FL
        Back Door Man (with Jim Morrison)
        Rock Me (with Jim Morrison)
        Fever (with Jim Morrison)
        I'm A Man (with Jim Morrison)

The thing that should be realized about both Canned Heat and The Doors is that they were not Blues-Rock bands, they were simply Blues bands.

[BallroomDays67]

Feb. 1969 Jim attended the Living Theater's performance of Paradise Now at the Nourse Auditorium in San Francisco.

http://books.google.com/books?id=8MaeHYG1b...son&f=false

Later that month, he attended the same show 5 more times at the University of Southern California, the last performance being on Feb 28th.

Thanks. I thought of The Living Theater, but was actually looking for shows in which music was the main draw, or which featured a prominent band/musical artist.

Edited by BallroomDays67, 22 September 2009 - 10:47 PM.

[Shebang]

Danny Sugerman wrote about Jim taking him to see Bo Diddley at the Whisky-a-Go-Go.  Danny didn't give a date, but I found a few references to Bo Diddley playing there.

The first reference says it happened in November 1967

http://www.radioismoaning.com/Photographs/...?g2_itemId=7719

Jim Morrison briefly sang with Bo Diddley on one of these dates during his run at the Whisky from 11/02-10/67, before being unceremoniously ejected

The second reference says that Jim Morrison attended the performance in 1968, and joined Bo in performing onstage.  I think that this is the date that Danny was there, because Danny didn't know Jim well enough in Nov 1967.

http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:sC8TN3...=clnk&gl=us

Jim Morrison of the Doors joins him onstage at the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood for an impromptu performance

Edited by Shebang, 22 September 2009 - 09:50 PM.

[BallroomDays67]

Added. Thanks!

[laurel_canyon]

Great thread!  

[BallroomDays67]

Jim attended a concert of Canned Heat's and was called up to the stage to join the band for some real Black Blues.

August 14, 1970 The Hump, Marco Polo Resort Hotel, Miami, FL
        Back Door Man (with Jim Morrison)
        Rock Me (with Jim Morrison)
        Fever (with Jim Morrison)
        I'm A Man (with Jim Morrison)

The thing that should be realized about both Canned Heat and The Doors is that they were not Blues-Rock bands, they were simply Blues bands.

Added. Thanks!

[BallroomDays67]

Great thread!  

Thanks!

[laurel_canyon]

What about Them... I suppose they were more the support act so Jim was going to see them anyway

And what about Love

[BallroomDays67]

The Doors were indeed a supporting act for Them, so I didn't include those shows. Jim probably saw Love perform, but I don't recall ever reading or hearing about any shows he may have attended. John saw them while The Doors were playing The London Fog, but I don't recall his saying that Jim ever did.

Edited by BallroomDays67, 22 September 2009 - 11:19 PM.

[queenhwy]

What about the Jimi Hendrix show that he sung/mumbled/yelled on a few songs.  Was Jimi H. the main act?

[BallroomDays67]

Thanks. That was at Steve Paul's Scene, which is already on the list.

Edited by BallroomDays67, 22 September 2009 - 11:53 PM.

[giza]

wrong or jim  attended as an audience member at miami on early september '70..watching elvis with frank and babe.Sources:(3)

Edited by giza, 23 September 2009 - 12:07 AM.

[NP]

good idea for a thread ballroomdays, interesting stuff  

[laurel_canyon]

Wonder if he saw the Rolling Stones

[BallroomDays67]

Thanks, NP.

Any sources for that info, giza?

[giza]

yes i watch just now..is on that book.

Edited by giza, 23 September 2009 - 12:15 AM.

[BallroomDays67]

Which page are you referring to?