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Kevin Fischer is an award-winning veteran broadcaster who has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for nearly three decades.
Kevin, who is a legislative aide to state Sen. Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin), can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, “INTERchange,” on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, in Franklin.
Friday Night Live
By Kevin Fischer
Friday, Jun 6 2008, 11:30 PM
Tonight’s guests are:
The Eagles.........and Blood, Sweat and Tears.
In the early 70’s, ABC-TV began airing a weekly series of programs late Friday nights around midnight called, “In Concert.”
Every name in every musical genre seemed to play on the show. The performers were taped in various venues, sometimes in small theaters, other times at Madison Square Garden.
Don Henley and Glenn Frey met in 1971 in California as members of Linda Ronstadt's band. They wanted to start their own band, and did. Their first single, "Take It Easy" made them worldwide stars, and their 1973 album “Desperado” launched the group’s reputation for storytelling compositions. In 1998, the Eagles were inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame. Here they are in 1973:
This year, Blood, Sweat and Tears is celebrating their 40th year performing.
The group successfully incorporated rock, jazz and blues achieving critical and commerical fame.
From vh1.com:
“The name Blood, Sweat & Tears came to (band co-founder Al) Kooper in the wake of an after-hours jam at the Cafe au Go Go, where he'd played with a cut on his hand that had left his organ keyboard covered in blood.The original Blood, Sweat & Tears turned out to be one of the greatest groups that the 1960s ever produced. Their sound, in contrast to R&B outfits that merely used horn sections for embellishment and accompaniment, was a true hybrid of rock and jazz, with a strong element of soul as the bonding agent that held it together.”
Mention Blood, Sweat and Tears and the man who did all those great vocals on their big hits immediately comes to mind; David Clayton-Thomas. He left the group a few times and is no longer with them (BS & T will play at Potawatomi on September 12 this year).
In their 1972 appearance on In Concert, BS & T play one of their classics, written by the late Laura Nyro. Clayton-Thomas is gone (he’d return a few years later) and Jerry Fisher is supplying the vocals. Even without Clayton-Thomas, this is a kick-butt version. The amazing harmonica work is done by one of the original members, Steve Katz who left after 5 years, but has just rejoined the group, 35 years later. Also listen for some interesting tuba work by David Bargeron. (My apologies for the annoying time-tracking on the video).
