Seals & Crofts Live at California Jam 1974 - Full Set
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The masters of 70s Alt Rock, Seals and Crofts live at the California Jam at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California April 6, 1974.
Song List:
00:00 - Windflowers
01:54 - Diamond Girl
05:41 - The King of Nothing
08:28 - Ruby Jean and Billy Lee
13:02 - Hummingbird
17:39 - Unborn Child
21:24 - The Gate
26:02 - Ridin' Thumb
29:37 - Standing on a Mountain Top
32:52 - Fiddles of Thunder
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Jimmy Seals - vocals, guitar, violin, alto sax; Dash Crofts - vocals, guitar, mandolin, keyboards
Mike Porcaro on bass
Jim Varley on drums
Jack Lenz on piano
Ovid Stevens on guitar
Antoine Dearbourne on congas.
The horn section is left to right: Rod King trumpet, Larry Ford trumpet, Bob Crosby saxophone, John Leys trombone
When the music industry and listeners became enamored with sensitive singer-songwriters in the early 1970s, few would become more successful than Texans Jimmy Seals and Dash Crofts, better known as the soft-rock duo, Seals & Crofts.
Presented here is Seals & Crofts at their absolute peak, performing before an enthusiastic audience a few months prior to the release of the Unborn Child album.
The concert put them alongside '70s acts such as Deep Purple; Black Sabbath; Eagles; Emerson, Lake & Palmer; Earth, Wind & Fire; Black Oak Arkansas; and Rare Earth.
The California Jam attracted 250,000 paying music fans.
The festival set what were then records for the loudest amplification system ever installed and the highest paid attendance (Although more people attended the festival at Woodstock in New York, only a few thousand had purchased tickets). It was one of the last of the original wave of rock festivals, as well as one of the most well-executed, and presaged the era of media consolidation and the corporatization of the rock music industry.
The concert was not planned for release as a film or sound recording. However, the ABC television network (which was also a sponsor of the concert) broadcast several portions of the show as part of its 'In Concert' series several months later. The audio portion of the show was also broadcast in stereo on FM radio stations.
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By the time of their first album in 1969, Seals and Crofts were experienced singers and multi-instrumentalists, having worked together since 1957, when they were still in junior high school.
Their album, "Summer Breeze" would produce two big hits; for the next several years, the duo would experience monstrous success with a string of hit singles and albums. With Seals on guitar, saxophone and violin, and Crofts on guitar and mandolin, the duo created an extremely original sound. To quote from an early interview with Jimmy Seals, "We worked out counterparts on the mandolin and guitar, and also on the vocals, and then we tried to work it out sometimes where we would sing two parts, and play the other two harmony parts on the instruments."
This approach to singing and instrumentation would be a key to their success, but what made them quite different from the early 1970s pantheon of singer-songwriters was their deep religious faith, which dominated their songwriting.
Their radiant harmonies and always positive lyrics were a direct reflection of their commitment to the Baha'i religion, which began in Persia, based on the teachings of the prophet Baha'u'llah, who died in 1892. Throughout their career, Seals and Crofts never wavered in their commitment to advance the Baha'i faith through their music.
Although they stopped short of directly proselytizing on-stage, at the peak of their popularity, they held post-show "firesides," where they would return to the stage and chat with anyone who cared to hear more about it.
The basic tenets of the Baha'i faith are love, tolerance and equality, with an emphasis on worldwide unity, which for obvious reasons was appealing and fueled much of Seals' lyric writing.
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Leaving aside the staggering musicianship for a moment, man, could these guys sing!
So grateful for the people who made this show possible and to the person who uploaded it on YT Music. 🙏❤️😊 Real proud to be born in 1970, that was why so many of my earliest childhood memories were the music and the voices of the artists of the early 70's. 😅
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This was better than Woodstock because of Seals & Crofts. So much progressive, very talented artists with a huge heart and true sensibility!
"Seals & Crafts" So beautiful
These guys made a huge mark on me
Took some courage to include "Unborn Child" on that setlist. But everyone knew it came from a genuine sincerity of heart. I always felt like they weren't "preaching" in that song, but just imploring women to stop and really think about what they were doing before taking an action that can never be undone. But independently of all that, Seals & Crofts were uniquely good artists!
Thank you William, I agree; Jack Lenz, who played piano at this concert, talked about this subject in a BBC interview: th-cam.com/video/RWtq1LhlTcc/w-d-xo.html
Just checked it out. Excellent clip!
I remember those days as if they were yesterday and now 50 years later. My last year in college 1974, the energy crisis, Nixon resigning late summer, halter tops and concerts, apartment life in California, the good old days.
I was introduced to their music at 14 by my 13 year old sister. I was hooked. The first time I saw them Live was 1977. I got to see them 3 or 4 times live before they elected to stop touring.
✌✌🎧🎧🎶🎶🙌🙌📷📷😎😎🙏🙏💖💖💯💯👐👐still here lisenting this beautiful music growing up my childhood 70s 🙏great time 🙏to be alive good old days💯💯👐👐 a lot fun carefree 💖 timeless masterpiece love 💘it Seals and Crofts one of the best band 70s miss forever 🙏is 2024 ✌✌🎧🎧🎶🎶🙌🙌📷📷😎😎🙏🙏💯💯👐👐💖💖🎵🎵✌✌
Thank you Miguel ! 📷📷💯💯🎻🎻🎷🎷🎺🎺
Thank you for posting great band keep enjoying we are still here God bless 🙌 🙏 you good old days love this music 🎶 🎵
Great duo
shalom Mariano, thank you for your reply
Love em!
1970s crowds were always a trip,Lol...
Un espectáculo de gran calidad ejecutantes de lo mejor texto y musica incomparables 29:24 ,virtuosismo esferico.
28:54 mo esférico
¡Un espectáculo de alta calidad con texto y música incomparables!
They’re steely Dan level harmony and melody
More Everly Bros., Simon and Garfunkel,CSN, but yes.
Muy buena música, soy del 62. En mi país, Chile, ese año1974, ya estábamos en plena dictadura.... con marchas militares incluidas.
Gracias por tu respuesta. Sé lo que pasó en Chile, ese año 1974, y espero que puedas apreciar este otro sonido de Chile de aquellos días:
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I WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD BUT I SURE DO REMEMBER THESE GUYS MUSIC, THNKS FOR SHARING THIS!
You are very welcome ! Thank you for your reply
Same! My parents loved S&C. So sad that you don’t hear anything so creative and original anymore. The 1970’s music was no doubt the best!
The bassist is not Bobby, but Mike Porcaro; lead guitar Ovid Stevens (not Louie)
Thank you Linda, after checking again.. I stand corrected😉
Actually it was Toto-bass player Mike Porcaro himself, who posted the following in a video comment (before he passed away March 15, 2015) :
"That's me Mike Porcaro on bass, Jim Varley on drums, Jack Lenz on piano, Ovid Stevens on guitar. Antoine Dearbourne on congas. The horn section is left to right: Rod King trumpet, Larry Ford trumpet, Bob Crosby saxophone, I'm sorry I do not recall who was playing the trombone much to my embarrassment. Hopefully, one of the other guys in the band will eventually see these videos and name the trombonist. I was 19 when I preformed this concert."
th-cam.com/video/14d7rbYDkRM/w-d-xo.html
PS The name of the trombonist is John Leys
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Thank you for this other "missing piece"!
Cool info Linda. You sound like a real fan.