tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post2523370181489132719..comments2024-03-28T17:58:29.293-07:00Comments on Rock Archaeology 101: 660 Great Highway, San Francisco Family Dog On The Great Highway: December 12-14, 1969 Canned Heat/Rhythm Dukes (w/Jerry Miller)/Bob McPharlinCorry342http://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-67826730183197412842014-03-11T20:21:09.915-07:002014-03-11T20:21:09.915-07:00Bob's future wife, Shelley; did not work at th...Bob's future wife, Shelley; did not work at the Family Dog. She grew up in various places, but spent most of her life in Pennsylvania. She continues to run the shop that she began with Bob. We'll be getting those recordings sorted out soon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410693529744891394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-24392962062873855072013-02-24T18:30:42.648-08:002013-02-24T18:30:42.648-08:00soundguy, thanks for filling the gap on this piece...soundguy, thanks for filling the gap on this piece of information. Just because Bob McPharlin is on to the next gig it's nice that he's still remembered.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-6907955850878911902013-02-24T18:13:55.326-08:002013-02-24T18:13:55.326-08:00Bob McPharlin's music was very much in the Jac...Bob McPharlin's music was very much in the Jackson Browne, Brewer and Shipley, James Taylor, singer songwriter style.<br /><br />His future wife Shelly worked in the Family Dog office and when an opening act was needed that didn't require a lot of equipment or a lot of pay, Bob would get the call.<br /><br />Nice man. Sorry to hear that he passed on.anoldsoundguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461841046159455895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-30233342964578459362013-02-18T12:41:00.156-08:002013-02-18T12:41:00.156-08:00Bob was originally from Pennsylvania and then move...Bob was originally from Pennsylvania and then moved to California. After a period of time he went back to PA.<br /><br />I actually never heard any of his material from that phase but his family is working on compiling recordings that he had which they may put up on the store's Facebook page.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032375039018102171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-39249604024626235462013-02-16T17:15:47.320-08:002013-02-16T17:15:47.320-08:00Kelly, thank you for this interesting information....Kelly, thank you for this interesting information. I'm sorry to hear that Bob passed away. I had actually seen "McPharlin Music" in a google search, but it seemed incredibly unlikely that an old Avalon hand would wind up in a small town in PA.<br /><br />Do you have any idea what his 60s music sounded like? Electric, acoustic, loud, funky, quiet?<br /><br />CorryCorry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-72313633282898412472013-02-16T16:57:57.344-08:002013-02-16T16:57:57.344-08:00The "unknown" artist, Bob McPharlin was ...The "unknown" artist, Bob McPharlin was my nephew through marriage. He was an amazing musician.<br /><br />He moved to Pennsylvania and opened a small music store, McPharlin Music Shop, with his wife, Shelley McPharlin (my niece).<br /><br />The store is kind of a mini-McCabes where they sell mostly acoustic instruments, offer lessons and do repairs.<br /><br />He was kind of quiet about his career in S.F in the late 60's and didn't talk much about it but I was able to get out of him that he was a headliner and played with some majors including Eric Clapton.<br /><br />Knowing my love of 60's music he did give me of the handbills in question. In return, I gave him a framed guitar pick I got from Dick Dale.<br /><br />Sadly, Bob became ill and passed away not too long ago at an age that people should not die.<br /><br />His wife, who is also a very talented musician, continues to run the store which is located in a small town called Harmony (founded by the Harmonites) just north of Pittsburgh.<br /><br />The store has a Facebook page.<br />https://www.facebook.com/McPharlinGuitarandViolin?fref=tsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032375039018102171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-11076303962628775192013-01-05T16:29:25.667-08:002013-01-05T16:29:25.667-08:00The posters, handbills actually, for both the Cann...The posters, handbills actually, for both the Canned Heat & Bob McPharlin and the Big Brother & Rhythm Dukes shows were done by "Fly By Night Grafix" which was Ken Poli and myself.<br /><br />Ken did the actual artwork, drawings, hand lettering and such and I did the "found art" and presstype lettering.<br /><br />I was the sound man for the FDGH and Ken did all sorts of odd jobs around the venue.<br /><br />Money was tight and Chet couldn't afford to pay "real" poster artists at that time.<br /><br />We also did the Lonnie Mack/AB Skhy and the flyer picturing "Millard the Wonder Horse" which was not the name of the band but a backhanded reference to the booking agency that was part of Bill Graham Presents.anoldsoundguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461841046159455895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-69895242407141716662011-06-19T00:13:37.881-07:002011-06-19T00:13:37.881-07:00right Corry!, Ned Torney was the founding member o...right Corry!, Ned Torney was the founding member of the Chocolate Watchband and later joined The Other Side, but before this bands he played with 'Fuzzy John' Oxendine in a teen rock band when they were kids.Bruno Ceriottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902562334118804557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-50850374983403558642011-06-18T23:00:57.070-07:002011-06-18T23:00:57.070-07:00Bruno, thanks for the great research and Comments ...Bruno, thanks for the great research and Comments about the Rhythm Dukes. Wasn't Ned Torney in The Other Side and the original (1965) Chocolate Watch Band?Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-83703765125971459172011-06-18T14:42:13.195-07:002011-06-18T14:42:13.195-07:00A few corrections about The Rhythm Dukes:
Corry: ...A few corrections about The Rhythm Dukes:<br /><br />Corry: "Sometime in the Fall, Stevenson left the group. Since Stevenson (nor anyone else, apparently) sings lead on the tape"<br /><br />Bruno: "Don Stevenson left the band in August 1969 (Summer not Fall). Jerry Miller sings lead on the tape not Don Stevenson"<br /><br />Corry: "The Rhythm Dukes mostly played in the Santa Cruz Mountains and the South Bay, and this show at the Family Dog seems to be one of their earlier forays into San Francisco"<br /><br />Bruno: "The Rhythm Dukes had been playing in San Francisco and at the Family Dog before then, because they already played there on September 26-28, 1969" <br /><br />Corry: "I can only speculate on the identity of the last two players. Saxophone can be a relatively easy instrument to make a guest appearance, so it may have been just a friend sitting in. Oxendine and Barrett had been in a band called Boogie that rehearsed with the Sons at Sausalito Heliport, and there were two sax players in the group, apparently called Goose and Crow, so perhaps one of them was part of the group. As to the keyboard/guitar player, a likely suspect might be Dale Ockerman. Ockerman is a fine player on both keyboards and guitar, and acknowledges jamming with Miller at the time. I had been under the impression he replaced Champlin in late 1970, but perhaps he also preceded him as well". <br /><br />Bruno: "(a) Goose and Crow never played with Boogie. (b) The band at that time was officialy a five-piece line-up with Jerry, John, Fuzzy + Ned Torney (rhythm guitar and electric piano) and Henry 'Rick' Garcia (tenor sax). (c) Dale Ockerman was never an official member of the band, he only jammed with them during rehearsal"Bruno Ceriottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902562334118804557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015290367489085356.post-54059213968942727032010-08-23T06:58:58.503-07:002010-08-23T06:58:58.503-07:00Corry if you interested in Sons Of Champlin Perfor...Corry if you interested in Sons Of Champlin Performance History take a look on my blog "San Francisco Sound" because I recently posted both Sons Of Champlin's "Performance List" and "Family Tree".Bruno Ceriottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902562334118804557noreply@blogger.com