Saturday, November 27, 2010

THE RISING SONS FAMILY TREE - SHOWS LIST


UNNAMED BLUES DUO (1964 - ca. FEB 1965)
1) Taj Mahal vocals, rhythm guitar, harp, piano, tamburine
2) Jesse Lee Kincaid vocals, rhythm guitar


1964: Club 47, Cambridge, MA (several gigs)


THE RISING SONS #1 (ca. FEB 1965 - AUG 1965)
1) Taj Mahal vocals, rhythm guitar, harp, piano, tamburine
2) Jesse Lee Kincaid vocals, rhythm gutar
3) Ry Cooder vocals, lead guitar, 6-string guitar, 12-string guitar, mandolin, dobro, slide guitar, bottleneck guitar
4) Ed Cassidy drums, percussion
5) Gary 'Magic' Marker bass


April 15, 1965: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA "Fourth Annual Teenage Fair"

May 26-29, 1965: The Ash Grove, 8162 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA with Sam Lightnin' Hopkins  
The shows were recorded and now released on-line on the "Wolfgang's Vault" website.

June 29 - July 11, 1965: The Ash Grove, 8162 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA


THE RISING SONS #2 (AUG 1965 - AUG 9, 1966)
1) Taj Mahal
2) Jesse Lee Kincaid
3) Ry Cooder
4) Gary Marker
5) Kevin Kelley drums, sax, bass, piano


1965 or 1966: 'Tonight Show with Johnny Carson', NBC TV Show, Los Angeles, CA

1965 or 1966: 'unknown title' (maybe 'Where The Action Is'?), TV Show, outside on the beach, Los Angeles, CA
The band lip-synched the song: "Take A Giant Step".

Februry 3-6, 1966: The Trip, Los Angeles, CA with Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs

February 17-27, 1966: The Trip, Los Angeles, CA with The Temptations

March 10-20, 1966: The Trip, Los Angeles, CA with Martha and The Vandellas

May 7, 1966: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA with Daily Flash, The Jaywalkers

August 9, 1966: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, CA with Sir Douglas Quintet
The Rising Sons last gig.  


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