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In reply to the discussion: LOUNGE-A-PALOOZA! The greatest music festival of all time! [View all]DFW
(54,370 posts)34. I've seen most youtube videos of Kottke
Including the ones with Hedges (and Doc Watson and Chet Atkins, and and and).
I remember in 1972, when he was 27, he had this baby face that made him look 17, and it REALLY didn't compute with his deep speaking voice.
He was the lead act for the Mavishnu Orchestra, and 99% of the people there had come to see McLaughlin, Cobham and Hammer, but Kottke left a huge percentage of the audience absolutely blown out of their seats.
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A friend turned me on to Leo Kottke in '73 or '74 and I was convinced that he was an old man...
MiddleFingerMom
Apr 2013
#29
I see a lot of big names, but there is a less known group I would like to mention.
Lady Freedom Returns
Apr 2013
#22
Elton John, the same year as this recording, in a small theatre-in-the-round. He came out by...
MiddleFingerMom
Apr 2013
#31
I saw this guy a couple of years ago and I'm going to see him again this summer
Tobin S.
Apr 2013
#40
Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart as lead vocal, who spent most of the time hiding behind
txwhitedove
Apr 2013
#42