[pirate_lafitte]

Out of Saginaw/Detroit, Stevie Wonder:
YouTube - Stevie Wonder - Send one your love (1979)

[tuebor]

Originally Posted by mofromcheboygankalamazoo

I LOVE steppin' in it!!! glad someone else on these boards does too! i love jenna mammina too.....
when i lived near baltimore for a bit steppin' in it came out east and i went by myself just to see them and miss my college days seeing them play at Bell's all the time..........yay

Yes, they're part of a roots music scene that seems to be flying under the commercial radar and includes people like Daisy May & Seth Bernard, Rachael Davis, and Greensky Bluegrass. You won't hear any of these folks on commercial radio, but they do play venues like the State Theater in K'zoo, the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, the Calumet Theater in Calumet, Meijer Gardens in GR, and the Rothbury Festival.

I say "roots music" for lack of a better description; Steppin' In It defies categorization. Their music blends rock, blues, reggae, Cajun, western swing, country, bluegrass/oldtime, and I don't know what else into a unique sound.

Whatever they are, they're definitely a Michigan band, with ties to both peninsulas. Their Michigan experiences are reflected in their songs. Since I grew up in Ann Arbor and went to MTU, I have to give points to a group whose songs include "Washtenaw County" and "Last Winter in the Copper Country".

[pirate_lafitte]

Al Green used to live in Grand Rapids. Here are a few of his songs:

YouTube - Al Green Love and Happines











YouTube - Al Green - Everything's Gonna Be Alright

[YAZ]

Originally Posted by mr penguin

Oh wait....
How about
Savage Grace
Fruit of the Loom
Fridgid Pink

mmmmm there's more

I once went to the Cinderella ballroom in Detroit to see a concert for $4.

Headlining was Savage Grace First up was some new band from England called Yes Second up was Humble Pie

Told you I was old

I thought I was old....

But I did see Thin Lizzy open for Queen during the Bohemian Rhapsody tour.....and some funky band from the UK called Uriah Heep opened for KISS.

[mr penguin]

The Rockets

How about Fruit of the Loom, Soft Machine and Jimi Hendrix at the Flint IMA .... Feb. 1966

Think it was 6 or 8 bucks to a crowd of about 2000

DOH! Al Green was from Michigan? Wow He's Reverend Al now

[Wingnatic]

If I had a dime for every off the wall musician , I could buy a gallon of gas When thinking of Nugent , I was thinking of music only . Like I said earlier , there is way too many great music acts to even think about choosing a favorite . hmmmm Uriah Heep '' Easy Livin' '' I remember growing up in Birmingham SRC would play often in a teen club a block off Maple and Woodward , saw them many times . Here's a must '' bookmark '' site . Check out some of the lost venue's especially the Grande Ballroom which lists just about every band that ever played there .

The Motor City Music Archives Home Page

[YAZ]

Originally Posted by Wingnatic

If I had a dime for every off the wall musician , I could buy a gallon of gas When thinking of Nugent , I was thinking of music only . Like I said earlier , there is way too many great music acts to even think about choosing a favorite . hmmmm Uriah Heep '' Easy Livin' '' I remember growing up in Birmingham SRC would play often in a teen club a block off Maple and Woodward , saw them many times . Here's a must '' bookmark '' site . Check out some of the lost venue's especially the Grande Ballroom which lists just about every band that ever played there .

The Motor City Music Archives Home Page

Wow. January 1970 at the Grande must've been cool. MC5, the Stooges, et al. Abbie Hoffman was there too. LOL.