SARAH LEE & JOHNNY IN CONCERT!

LIVE @ APPLESEED HEALTH FOOD
Rockledge, Florida 5/4/08

Last Sunday night we hosted Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion In Concert here in Brevard County, Florida (see below post).
Wow, What a show! Love them!
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Sarah and Johnny were fresh from a three day, 9-gig stint at Epcot's annual Flower Fest, where they performed sets with daddy Arlo and about 15 other Guthries. The two said they loved the gigs and of course love playing with the family, but welcomed the change to a quite acoustic show for an appreciative crowd.



















They played two wonderful 45 minute sets, choc full of their best material, including some stuff from their upcoming CD. They told some great (and often very witty) stories.




















A few highlights for me were "Exploration", "In Lieu of Flowers", "Folk Song" and "Brush your Teeth Blues #56". They ended the show with a one-two knock out punch: Pete Seeger's "Dr. King" and rousing sing-a-long of "This Land is Your Land" (not a dry eye in the house).



































Here is a video clip I took - Sarah and Johnny performing my favorite tune by them: "Brush your Teeth Blues #56"






























When the show was over, Sarah, Johnny (and their new baby Sophia) hung around chatted with the crowd and signed CDs and stuff until everyone was ready to go home. What a sweet family...can't wait to here the next generation of Guthries!






photos and artwork by "Java" John










This a little mp3 clip from the show...they are perform "Folk Song" - lyrics written by her grandfather Woody Guthrie years ago, with music recently written by Johnny and Sarah.

Folk Song live at Appleseed

Folk Song - Sarah Lee and Johnny Live at Appleseed.mp3

a barefoot sound check with the baby in tow....






































The tight knit "Pepperhead" opened the show...they are excellent!


SARAH LEE AND JOHNNY IRION

APPLESEED HEALTH FOOD

ARLO GUTHRIE

WOODY GUTHRIE

KOOL BEANZ

A LEGACY ROLLS ALONG....

SARAH LEE GUTHRIE & JOHNNY IRION
IN CONCERT!
Sunday May 4th, 2008




















Before we closed KOOL BEANZ Coffeehouse 6yrs ago we were going to have SARAH LEE GUTHRIE (yes, Arlo's daughter & Woody's granddaughter) perform In Concert for us, but she had to bow out due her being pregnant at gig time.

Well, now she has a wonderful daughter Olivia, and a great (and talented) husband JOHNNY IRION, and I have the pleasure to announce that we are finally bringing them to Brevard - NEXT WEEK! As far as I know, Sarah Lee (whose parents have a home in Sebastian) and Johnny have not yet been presented in concert in our area since her solo debut CD in 2001.



















The wonderful folks over at the APPLESEED HEALTH FOODS (Rene & Kurt) and I will present Sarah & Johnny at Appleseed on Sunday May 4th! This is the exciting debut for Live Music at the Appleseed. Rene and Kurt plan to present a healthy buffet prior to the show, and some dessert items after the gig (included in the ticket price). I'm also pleased to report that Kurt (aka Hootie) with members of his old band BIG RED & THE BUS will perform a short set to open the show.












the poster I designed for the show
(click to enlarge)
....on CafePress






Last year I had to pleasure of interviewing Sarah Lee, and Arlo on my Acoustic Record Radio Show. Following that interview Arlo invited "Java" Jen & I to see the 'Guthrie Family Legacy' Tour in West Palm at the Kravitz Center....wow, what a night! I love Arlo in concert and have seen him a half dozen times, but the real treat that night was Sarah Lee & Johnny (and little Olivia) as 4 generations of Guthrie shared the stage (they played a snip of a recently found recording of Woody in concert too). This will be a kool night, hope to see you all there...or as many as we can fit!

(The show is limited to 60 seats, so it's best to get them early! )
Tickets Available At APPLESEED
1007 Pathfinder Way Suite 110, Rockledge, FL 32955
(321) 631-1444 www.appleseedhealth.com
(you may call in and order with your credit card)

Below are a few MP3s in case you are not familiar with Sarah & Johnny. First the title track from their disc Exploration, then "Lazy Tongue" from Sarah Lee's first solo disc, you'll hear a snip from my interview with Sarah last year, talking about one of my favorite songs they do - Johnny's "Brush You Teeth Blues #56", and then that track from Johnny's recent solo disc. Below that is a live YouTube clip of them performing "Holdin' Back" on television...enjoy.

Exploration.mp3

Lazy Tongue.mp3

SarahLee-BrushYourTeeth-Olivia.mp3

BrushYourTeethBlues.mp3

SARAH LEE AND JOHNNY IRION

APPLESEED HEALTH FOOD

ARLO GUTHRIE

WOODY GUTHRIE

KOOL BEANZ

THE BEATLES on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE!!

For only $3000!
We wish......









On this weekend in 1976 (April 24th to be exact) , Paul and Linda were hanging out with John and Yoko at his New York Dakota apartment and watching Saturday Night Live. Lorne Michaels (the shows producer) came on air and made an offer asking The Beatles to come down and play three songs live....NBC would be willing to cough up $3000 (The Beatles were now broken up for 6 years, and at this point people were already offering millions for the band to reunite).













Lennon and McCartney talked about hopping a taxi over to NBC studios to blow their minds (how sweet would that have been!), but they decided they were too tired and it was too late. Sadly, this we the last time John Lennon and Paul McCartney would see each other face to face.

Later (on May 22nd) Lorne came on again and upped the offer to $3200 plus hotel accommodations. Then in the first half of the next season (on Nov 20th), George Harrison showed up and tried to claim all the money himself. Michaels said that if it was up to him, George could have the money, but NBC wouldn't agree.

Here is the video of the original offer. Below is the audio alone.




When Paul McCartney appeared on the show on February 13th, 1993 he and Lorne were seen talking about the offer during the monologue.

Paul was also on SNL May 17th, 1980.
Ringo Starr hosted the show on the anniversary of John's death on December 8th 1984.
Sadly, John Lennon never appeared on SNL.

Also on April 24th (in 1968), The Beatles brand new company Apple Records turned down the offer to sign a new artist: David Bowie.

Below is a few mp3s...the SNL offer, The Beatles rehearsing "Two of Us" (first slow acoustic, then fast electric), and a rehearsal of "Stand By Me" from the very last time John and Paul were in a studio together in on March 28th 1974) more info on that session here.

SNL Beatle Offer.mp3

a - Two of Us acoustic demo.mp3

20 - Two of Us demo.mp3

08 - Stand By Me3.mp3

THE BEATLES

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE

JOHN LENNON

PAUL McCARTNEY

GEORGE HARRISON

RINGO STARR