Who Do You Love - Cobra - Mona (1980) Cipollina-Gravenites Band
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- THE JOHN CIPOLLINA - NICK GRAVENITES BAND
Westfalenhalle Dortmund 11/28/1980
Who Do You Love - Cobra - Mona
From "Rockplast"
John Cipollina - Guitar, vocals
Nick Gravenites - Guitar
Marcus David - Drums
Al Staehely - Bass, vocals
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True concert footage of Quicksilver Messenger Service remains rare, and any hardcore fan of the band will want to get the limited edition 3 DVD set "Recoil" which includes never before seen video (seen by me anyway) of Quicksilver Messenger Service live in concert! A truly bitchin' extended psychedelic version of Who Do You Love is my personal fave! Watching the duel lead guitars of John Cipollina and Gary Duncan is something to see!
anyway, get "Recoil" here while it's still available
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I'll tell you what. I'm 71 years old & to be able to see & hear this stuff on you tube is just amazing! Thank you You tube.
Richard I am so happy. I am 40 years younger than you and I have been listening to this great music all my life. I was born in the wrong decade people tell me because I love the 60s and 70s music
My sentiments exactly. 5 years later, and I turned 71 in May. Tks.
Me too I'm 70 years old and luv this old stuff genius !
His guitar is one of a kind and unmistakable even today!
John is definately playig a Carvin guitar.
Carvin DC150, I have one in solid clear maple my Mom got me for High School Graduation.
Simple fantastic! Nobody played like Cippolina , absolutely nobody !
Hearing John Cipollina still makes the hair on the back of my neck rise & sends a chill down my spine. God I miss seeing him play. I saw him play more then any other musician, almost every weekend from '66 till the '70s.
Precious memories. I wish I had that opportunity. I got to wear out Quicksilver albums..
I like reading your message brother,good on you you seen the best.
John Cipollina has been a foremost success in a time of disparity for American citizens. Still he shined his way to the top of the charts if not in sales , musicianship . QMS was always a great group and folks who had the pleasure to catch a show were very fortunate. As far as Nick Gravenites goes, not enough good can be done for the man.
Greedy-guts! 😄😄😄
John Cipollina was always on another level. My God, what a talented musician.
Strictly speaking, inimitable.
@@garymorgan3314 Knopfler sure tried on the first Dire Straits albums, though.
@@malbuff I'd not thought of that Mal,I've never especially rated him. I'm not boasting and will take the tip. Ta.
@@malbuff knopfer reminds me of jerry in tone and picking style, though jerry's bag of tricks was at least six times bigger.
Agree
probably one of the most underrated guitarist i have ever seen R.I.P
And with Gary Duncan: a truly Knock-out Combo.
@@philipturner8446loved Johns and Gary’s guitar weaving; fantastic together!
Cipollina... what a genius!
I'm fourteen, and QMS is one of my favorite bands-- John Cipollina is my favorite guitarist.
He's completely unmistakable in style. There never has been, and never will be another guitarist like Cipollina.
guess ur 25 now, ;p
@@sajeevpanakalv.6257 I was just thinking that
So are you from the Bay Area? You've got some good taste Brother in QMS
You must be 26 now. I am 72 and Happy Trails IS STILL my favorite album of all time. I started listening to Happy Trails in 1970 and never stopped.
Hell yeah... Without his genius there was no quicksilver messenger service....only the lip service
I have no comment....Play more of it, all night long!
Thanks for posting , the Master is gone but not forgotten!
I was at the Rock n Roll hall of Fame last week and they had a special exhibition of interviews of guitar players of which Cipollina was one. He talked about his guitar and some of the technical changes he made to create his unique sound. They also featured Tom Morello and Eddie Van Halen. I think I appreciate these guys more now than I did in the past.
John was a Badass Guitar Slinger. He helped lay the foundation that created the 60's Bay Area Psychedelic music Tower that spread 'round the world. I was very sad when I heard he passed away. Never saw him flat pick. Awesome guy... RIP John C
Hi Earl, Initially I thought you correct about the thumb pick but I watched some more Videos, specifically one that is titled here on youtube as " ONCE - John Cipollina & Friends" and 59 minutes in There is some close-up of him picking on his Black Carvin Guitar and by God I clearly detected a white wrap around Bluegrass style pick on his thumb. I play guitar and depending the song, I switch between flat pick and my own custom made finger picks. I thought about it and have concluded it would be very hard pluck those top string hard enough match the volume against heavy twanging effect produced by the index and middle picks. Either way, John's use of the tremolo bar in combination multiple finger pick combination was unique. Sometimes I almost think he's using a bottle slide but when I watch the video, I see he's got two fingers gripping the tremolo bar creating that effect. I think we can all agree on this, He was inovative, he assembled an Amp and speaker combination I personally have never seen done that way. He tinkered with his guitar, his pickups n switches, made cool looking custom pickguards for them, played great guitar and created his own sound, style and methods of playing. Take care SIr Dwire.
But his vocal chops aren't that strong. I love his guitar, but that alone isn't enough to carry this band.
I spoke too soon. Thenergy picked WAY up on the intro to Mona.
@@scottross7455 his lung problems probably limited his aspirations there.
His brothers Mario Cipollina from Huey Lewis and the news
John Cipollina. There is something special when he plays blues rock. Something that is unique to his playing.
I heard Cipollina play at the Saloon with Barry Melton's band back n the 80s. It was a great night. The small dance floor was packed and sweaty. I needed a lot of Anchor Steam Beer to keep my mojo going.
I was there on one of those nights. It was an awesome experience. I wish I could relive it.
I saw them on this tour in London at Dingwalls, it was amazing. After the show the band just hung out on the stage and chatted with the audience, unpretentious and real, RIP John you're sadly missed.
He was truly down to earth.
I always think of him hunched over playing his guitar.Quicksilver was always my favorite SF band!
Thanks for sharing in the good old memories.
Vic(toria)
Nobody mentions the bass player; he’s darn good too!
There are a few guitarists whose music became an appendage to my musical spirit from the first few notes to this moment now. John Cipollina, Rory Gallagher, Peter Green, there is just something about the tone and dexterity, the pulling notes out of the spirals of dust around a stage light, they just do it and from the quiver to the wax their music is perfection, even when they were too high to play they still were better than Hal the guitar slingers out there. Today is nearing morning and my ritual of John Cipollina performances is just winding up, gonna be sleeping late tomorrow and sleeping with a grin, my telecaster beside me, my angry Telecaster when I travel on with Gibson batwing steals notes form asteroids magic guitar, Gretsch is a secret she is not aware of quite yet, but the Fender knows, they always know.
That tremolo growl high in a range near dogs only takes a bit like Cobra and cements it into San Francisco guitar outlaw heaven, it is the best.
Holy crap! Thank God or CZcams so talent like this can make it back out to the masses - and we won't drown in the music industry's garbage of today. tx for uploading. ; )
Wouldnt that be awesome,to bring it back by just sharing these vids over & over!
John Cipollina, was genetically blessed with long beautiful fingers that become one with his fretboard; @7:00the magic begins.
Gorgeous talented man; it’s in the hands and soul.
Saw John w Quicksilver Messenger Service constantly in the 60’s 70’s, saw Nick Gravenites/John Cippolino band on a New Years Eve San Francisco/ Oakland Bay cruise in 1981, John was an absolutely gorgeous incredible guitarist! Edit:2024 I miss John so much, I spent my teenage years seeing John and Who Do You Love/Mona was always a highlight of each concert. Last time I saw/heard that was seeing Ratdog in 2002 at the now defunct Bumbershoot at Seattle Center, our sons grew up going to concerts all the time as kids and teens, they danced their butts off at Bumbershoot every year…those were the days, these are still the days!!!
Bravo and Amen to all the posters here. I agree with everybody here. John pulls out all his tricks. Now we can see how he did all that stuff you hear on "Happy Trails". This is such a rare and incredible performance. There is nothing on CZcams that can top this. John was a truly unique innovator and complete musician. The band does a great job backing him and letting him FLY! Thanks Aurora1957A for sharing this moment of time we shall never see again.
Keep sharing the vids,& just maybe it will inspire someone,& great Rock&Roll will revive.Rock & Roll will NEVER Die!
Not much else to say. Quicksilver was a great band and Cipolina shows us again why.
It's like sleeping in B min pentatonic. No disrespect I heard of quicksilver as kid my aunt left endless record collection in my dads barn late 70s. As a kid I didn't listen to quicksilver. Maybe 'blue cher' or iron butterfly crust crosseyed elephant dust. I was into sabbath scorpians and priest. Although I respect quicksilver instrumental for doing it during 60s . As big brother did hall of the mountain king. They didn't need Janis she dressed like thier mother from Texas. She wanted too add horns. Typical. Big brother never thought much of janis's voice either. This lady told me she seen Janis Joplin concert as kid. First time she heard a women cuss like sailer on stage.
John and Gary a perfect team in QMS,- Happy Trails!
Excellent photography, very unusual in those days.
I love so much Quicksilver Messenger Service ! love
:John was one cool cat, and a really nice fellow on top of it. I remember meeting him at the Odyssey Room in Sunnyvale when he was playing with the Dinosaurs. I had a chance to sit down with him and rap a bit about his music. He signed all my QMS records that I had all the way back to the first album I bought in 67. I'll never forget him or his music.
John would have been 70 years old today.... Rock on in heaven John!
QMS represented the purest spirit of the times in the 60s and 70s, it was the howl that pushed me on the road to india and the reconnection with my soul. i also remember somebody who was giving up with drugs, saying he wouldn't need them any more, , sobstituted by "Happy trails" and Cipollina & co
You are too full of yourself to know what you are talking about. Young? Get outa here.
Everytime I hear John play here I am still fucking amazed at his skills! Genius
such a fantastic sound. I have the anthology cd and used to have the lp. Pride of man, mona, pride of man, fresh air, edward the mad shirt grinder with Niki Hopkins on keyboards. Just so many memories. RIP and be happy sir.
This the best footage I've seen of John. One of my early teenage guitar heroes. The reason I got a SG.
On this day, 35 years ago, he transcended. Legend. Pure Soul.
Still jamming in the after life with Garcia and the gang.
Such a great musician and inspiration to so many people. Enough can’t be said of him. Missed very much.
Nicest there was.Gave gifts to everyone,shared everything he had,helped new talents,& inspired alot of music talent,generous,kind,mannerly.A wonderful human being.
saw Quicksilver play in Golden Gate park once upon a time...Cippolina was a GIANT!
5:37 - Always loved the little shrug before blasting off into the cosmos while still tuning his guitar! 😄
Could not agree more with John (see below). JC is a once-in-a-lifetime guitarist and I have seen all the modern greats, apart from Jimi, and I still reckon not seeing JC with Gary Duncan circa 1970-3 was the biggest miss. RIP JOHN, once heard, never forgotten.
I just went to the R&R hall of fame yesterday & that amp stack is one of the coolest things I have ever seen! Thank you for posting all of these videos......Cipollina was a fantastic guitarist.
Jeez, I never saw this before today! Thank you for everything, John. Without your burgundy suit, the awesome gee-tarr and the gorgeous hair, I wouldn’t have kept my sanity as a teen. You kept me sane and I’ll never forget yourtowering presence.xx You were my first ever ‘google’ on creeky old Windows 98. I cried when I learned of your passing at such a young age.xx
6'4,&1/2".Awesome man!
OMG John was amazing!!! Nice to see him in the spot light.
I saw this hundred of times. Could it be better? I am glad that along with John and Nick there is Al Staehely who fits in perfectly. Always liked Al's songs. This happened long ago but for me it is ever right now.
Lucky enough to see these guys before and after Dino joined the band, great bunch of guys they were.
Just another Mill Valley, Ca. kid from the late 1940's early 1950 year..With a second, drummer on board, Mr. Nick Gravenites ..We ruled the rock /acid music world from the best location in the Bay Area...Just ask Germany rock fans...
Brad Pipal I wish I could go afford to go home to Marin.
I snuck into the Jacksonville Beach Coliseum during the bands load in. Hung out on the bandstand. 1969 iirc. Incredible jams. QMS is permanently in my playlist.
Music I grew up with, could explain a lot.
Jeff Beck recently died, and many people agree - no one can match Jeff's magic on guitar! But then, I feel the same way about John's playing. It seems like effortless magic.
Beck was heavily influenced by John.
John Cippolina's hands move like quick silver! Quicksilver is an old name for Mercury. It would roll up in a little silvery ball. Picking up hair, dust, food, whatever. You could hold mercury in your hand! Remember those old glass thermometers? I do!
GoddessLinda1, "You could hold mercury in your hand!" Maybe, but I wouldn't recommend it..
Argento vivo
Yeah man,my favourite guitar player ,just his way is his own,garry duncan to,love them both.Quicksilver with both of them Playing thats my favourite Quicksilver messenger service.Happy trails got the most best guitar magic going on.The way cipollina was someone who owned his guitar and he taught it how to play.Rest his SG loving soul.
John had a number of Carvins, of which this is one. Always loved going to the Music Shoppe (?) in Mill Valley before they closed to see the one they had had there (especially before seeing QS at the oldSweetwater).
I used to own an old Carvin like that except it was the more basic model without the pickup splitting, phase etc. It was nice except for the heavy weight and the skinny neck.
Thank you for putting this up. John Cipollina was our favorite San Francisco guitarist
One of the greatest guitarists EVER. Saw him play with Man, just superb.
Me, too. At Winterland. Toward the end of the Man set, John joined them.
Saw John in San Francisco in 1985! What an experience!
Damn! Why didn't I search Cipollina and Quicksilver before this? His sound and that tremolo in his voice are unmistakable. I burned-out 'Quicksilver' and 'Happy Trails' and they hold up after 40-years.
Great to see all those sounds and effects recreated on a video!
My deadtour days took a side route where I landed in SanF, NY etc with the Dinosaurs & other formations.. lol
I really miss John Live ✨🎸✨🤍♾☮️♾🤍
cipollina the great not only musician rip bro love from greece
JC was one of my first guitar heros! RIP.
No one like him before or since. RIP, and DAMN those cigarettes!
No one like him.He was born with bronchial ashma,& battled it his entire life.Im sure smoking did not help.Thank God he left his legend,& music for the future guitarists.
He had breathing problems from birth and was not expected to live very long... so he did little to preserve his lungs. Later in life he told people openly, had he known he would actually live as long as he did, he would have taken far better care of his lungs from the beginning.
John Cippolina, was & is one of the greatest guitars that ever played the 6 string in the 20th century, one of the very best improv. Guitarists, him & Jerry Garcia were cut from the same molde ☮️
immenso John ❤️❤️❤️❤️
UN MEGA ROLON.
QUE LASTIMA QUE EN AQUEL TIEMPO NO HABIA YOU TUBE.
PARA HABER CONOCIDO A ESTOS MAESTROS QUE SOLO ESCUCHABA EN VIBRACIONES DE RADIO CAPITAL EN D.F. MEX.
o God I miss John more than any other musician .. got to meet him when I was 10 (1971) RIP John! :'(
Saw John play with Man at Winterland in 75. Great show!
John looks invincible here!!
Beyond amazing...
Geez the wicked fret work. Just amazing.
@broudwauy
Chip belongs in the R&R hall of fame along with his ampstack.
:)
Should be inducted posthumously.His stacks ,& alot of his things were donated to th e R&R Hall of Fame,& sit in the front part of the RRHOF.Lets all nominate him.Write it in to RRHOF for next years induction.Just message it online to them
Underrated? Maybe by people who never heard him! :-). He was all the good things y'all said and a lot more. Not only was his artistry inspiring, he went out of his way to help and encourage other musicians find their own voice.
But never reached the mythical status of other SF guitar players like Jerry Garcia or Carlos Santana.
True. Good examples, both guys who have said Cip inspired them
@@CubensisRecords yes he did. He was the greatest of all of them and received his just due. You weren't around.
Rock in Peace, John...May, 29th, 1989. Rock on, John..
Awesome brilliance
How in the world did he come up with that signature guitar sound?
In the 60s Happy Trails probably got played everyday once it came out not to mention Pride of Man and Fresh Air et al still a favorite Thank You for this rsdno
JC singing! And playing the Carvin. Picking "under the bridge" at 3:50 or so. Bending everything out of tune and then back in again. A rare treat indeed. The master! Not enough "Cobra," though, terrific chord progressions on that song.
Do you mean Carvin guitar?. They were sold by mail order, I once bought one with a solid Koa wood body (electric), they were made in California. You would get the catalog & then design the guitar you wanted, they used ebony on the fret boards. Last time I looked they were no longer in business. They also sold amps and bass guitars.
@@georgeplungis5283 John did promotion for Carvin guitars and was featured in their advertisements. At most gigs, though, the blue Carvin would sit on the stand looking extremely cool while he played the batwing SG or the lap steel.
You are right! This guy is excellent guitarist!
simply one of the very best R.I.P. and certainly one of the nicest.
Indeed he was. I never heard him say a bad word about anybody. Literally, never. Always gracious and a wicked sense of humor.
bought Happy Trails along with Led Zep 1 (yes back in '69), John's work was/is exceptional even next to Jimmy's. Only limit was lack of materiel.
He was Jemi Hendrix fav guitarist
Thinking back, I bought Happy Trails and Bless Its Pointed Little Head by the Airplane together. Still have them.
Never get tired of the Master Guitarslinger!
Man, I loved his playing, saw him many times in NJ. Just incredible chops!! I really love the way he uses the twang bar, no one like him....
I was there. Have an autograph from John.
You lucky dabber. He was truly wonderful.
You lucky dabber again. He was truly wonderful.
Too Cool!
The first few minutes on Happy Trails constitutes an electric guitar lead like no other in San Francisco-before or since. Garcia, Kaukonen, Bloomfield, Gurley, the Millers (Steve and Jerry), Wilhelm, and the other masters who were only in their early twenties like John, provided us with a movie that almost seems like a rebirth of the Golden Age of Greece-which many people thought, in fact, was the case. It's called collective karma and refers a to a geographical area populated by beings from another time and space being ecstatic once again.
I am old (72) and have listened to Happy Trails since 1970 when I was able to purchase the vinyl and then the 8 track. My favorite album of all time to this day. I still try to figure out who is playing each part of the songs on that album. Gary Duncan or John C. John is fairly easy in Mona, but on Who Do You Love, I think a lot of that is Gary Duncan. Oh to be able to see them do Happy Trails at the Fillmore that day.
@@Happy-Trails-To-You Gary Duncan plays the lead after the opening lead by Cippolina and the opening vocal. He plays most of that version of Who Do you Love from the Happy Trails album, released in the beginning of 1969. The distorted leads on side one are, naturally, John Cippolina. As a "rule of thumb" Duncan and Cippolina can be distinguished by a distortion lead and a straight normal feed. I was lucky enough to be attending San Francisco State at the time and totally obsessed with the SF bands from the fall of1966 on. Since the scene wasn't huge I had friends in the biz, light show folks, sound folks and so forth. I just turned 73 and still consider my college days as among the most adventuresome of my life. At the time it was apparent to me and most participants in the acid age that we were experiencing extraordinaries events. I became a human being by those experiences. Happy trails friend.
@@donaldgehre5964 It would be so cool to sit down with you and listen to that album. I must have listen to Happy Trails 1000+ times and every time I hear something a little different. So I just listened again using the helpful info you just gave me. Who Do You Love (Side 1 of the LP) has 6 parts. Part 1 and Part 6 vocals are JC, along with much of the lead guitar ? Part 4 lead guitar is JC? The videos of QMS are 1975 with Dino in the band and it is not the same as when they played Happy Trails in 1969 so I have trouble visualizing it. Well I guess it is me overthinking it but the combination of the two of them on this album, and the sound that it produced, in my opinion, is unmatched by any band, anytime, ever. 99.99% of the people I know never even heard of Happy Trails. I feel like I live on the wrong planet. Thank you for taking the time to respond. BTW. I grew up in Long Island, but started listening to H.T in college in Florida in 1970. Never stopped. Have my original vinyl album, wore out the 8 track, and have about 4 copies of it on CD.
The most gorgeous man. John is stunning. Miss Gary.
See too. QSM were among the greatest ever in their too short span.
I was friends with Duncan over 40 yrs. John may have been the QMS signature (they were never near the same without him), but he, Freiberg, and anyone else would, and have given Duncan credit as the driving wheel. The guy was just a human creative dynamo; 1 those very rare types.
@@tomp.6239 Totally amazing to me and a great driving force. Live recordings as you know show how superb he was. It was Gary and John or nothing.
@@suginami123
Duncan, 1 of a kind, forsure. Not one to blow generic cliches, but as in case of many brighter individuals, often misunderstood. He always said exactly what he was thinking; sometimes, not too complimentary, but sincere. When Cipollina passed, a lot of dumb debates ongoing as to "who" was better, or more valuable. He'd just say "John was my buddy," that's all. Still say, and I do dig that LP, when he split, never really satisfied, ever, the rest of em' had little direction, beyond Gravenites, when they (contractually obligated) recorded Shady Grove. 1st time hearing it, real noticable "gap" there, inspite Nicky Hopkins contribution. Duncan was the driver, although he gave it all to Dino Valente when he did come back. He never was that hip on being any leader, anyhow, even in QMS heyday.
@@tomp.6239 agree, I’m new to the band as only heard Fresh Air on radio growing up. After watching their live vids; Duncan straight up rocked. Plus his great voice & mannerisms; total Package~Wowzers! How cool you knew him, thanks for sharing!
I rarely say this...
SO FUCKING GOOD.
Top shelf Chips!!! One of the BEST…..that’s right.
very good
1st time hearing. Not Cipollina, but rhe 1st time I have heard the post-QMS Cip. Thankfully, to my ears, he got back to the present at 5:45. His playing reminds me of what a top player of what is known now as, "Psychedelic Rock" sounds like. And that, to me as a musician means a lot. This is a good 'backing' band. It would be good to hear them step out from time to time, but seamlessly. That's what 20-20 hindsight looks like. Sorry, but someone has to do it. Meanwhile, there were a lot of stars in QuickSilver- Gary Duncan, Freiberg, Evermore,& Cipollina. I hear both their presence and their absence.
Thank you for posting this treasure.
I always knew that Cippolina's playing style immensely influenced mine and how I mix so many genres. But I had never seen his playing close up and didn’t realize how much i gravitated to his right hand picking techniques so much so that it really surprises me. This all goes back to when i left texas at 16 on my journey to be a jazz/rock star and my mom and step dad used my money to leverage buying a Mid-century modern house in the Mill Valley hills where Cippolina and his brother grew up. By chance, his parents, who were realtors, were nearly the first residents I met there.
Cool 😎
I've been a guitar nut for over 50 years. Loved this guy for so long. Loved Happy Trails lp, so good. Cobra, Fresh Air too. Heard about his Copperhead record, and bought it right away. But, it didn't blow me away. Then John kinda dropped outa sight. Some great guitarists have patchy careers. Like other faves of mine Chris Spedding, Mick Taylor, Snowy White. Now you see em', now you don't. Shame. Thank goodness for CZcams. Bless John.
Awesome - Cipollina was such a Gentle Soul who love to smoke tobacco ...His shows at The Stone in SF are Legendary!
septiembre 2020 escuchando a john cipolina Who Do You Love
The very definition of FEELING
Vastly underrated guitarist.
virtuoso. but I'm not so sure he was underrated. an awful lot of people appreciate his talent.
more like some others are perhaps quite overrated. this man's got it all.
his playing more pisses on how "tone deaf" the notion of rating guitarists???
u r right, he is highly rated and i believe his storey will rise just like beetovin's storey :) ........ he also was a cool amp stack designer. the way he wired shit up was all brand new!!!!!!!!!
Toot true, he was amazing.
arguably the highest energy of any rock guitarist.
In 2003, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked him #32 of their list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.
Shouldve been in top 5,since he was Jemi Hendrix fav guitarist!
@@freddafox6265 Never heard this but would not surprise me. I spent many a day with Zippy and never asked him about Hendrix, I'm kinda bummed now that I didn't. One of the nicest guys you would ever meet, very down to earth.
you can get the whole set on dvd at Amozon: Rockpalast: West Coast Legends, Vol. 1
Still underrated. He had a great tone.
He was and is not underrated. Lol
@@jg6698 seems to be in today lingo, “underrated” means phenomenally talented. It’s weird, but I read this a lot nowadays. John C. would fit the bill.
Loved JC ..... one of the very best.
I feel blessed I got to see Thunder and Lightning many times in SF in the early 80s.
Saw QMS blow the doors off the old Tea Party in Boston circa 1970. The opening chords on Pride of Man still resonate like it was yesterday. RIP JC.
AWESOME LIVE version of John Cipollina et al...."Who Do You Love" & "Mona". John's really cooking on this one...he looks great, too. Great upload...thanks. Playlisting.
Very likely the most underrated guitarist I have heard. Like to know what Sir Jeff Beck thinks of him- a lot, I hazard.
Hardly underrated -- he's in almost every top-50 list of all time greats.
My great friends Mickey Jones & Deke Leonard of the band MAN (god bless them both gone to the great gig in the sky) used to tell me about the great JohnCipollina and the magic he played on his guitar ❤
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!