Lowell George & Linda Ronstadt, - Willin' - Live 1975 WHFS FM Maryland

[marah1030]

I figured Lowell would be back soon since he was so well revered in DC, so I didn't raise too much of a stink. Had I known what was about to go down, I think I would have made a different choice. Also met Cerphe when he was at WAVA in 79, interviewed him for a Freshman English paper at U MD. Gracious host. Got an A on the paper. God Bless Lowell.

[marah1030]

HFS in its heyday blows XPN away, and I can attest to that since I grew up in College Park listening to HFS then moved to Phila burbs 13 years ago. Was supposed to go see Lowell the night he died but I had gone to see Bad Company the night before and my mom wouldn't let me use her car to go to concerts two nights in a row (I was only 17 and still lived at home).

[mohansen11]

This makes the version she sang @ Lowell's memorial even more bittersweet. 

[kinghighjackflash]

love

man

love

[jesapizza]

Amazing--Ronstadt's come over the top harmony at the end is killer.

[Panzerfeust]

Rare radio moment with Linda and Lowell 

[Mydachshund]

Man, I wish I could have been a fly on THAT wall!!

[55chianti]

none of you remember this....I do. priceless

[farshorestrade]

I remember late night radio... take it everywhere I go Best friend when I'm lonely.... ~J. Denver~.

[azharkamal]

i want THAT song "willin" on my funeral.

[20coco22]

Love it.

[Dhanicat]

Wow, this is great! Thanks for posting. WHFS, Lowell George and Linda Rondstadt all in one place. Brings back my mis-spent youth when I knew I had missed my curfew when Weasel came on at midnight.

[animascat]

i'll be willin to be moving

[2quundar]

pure beauty or it's me?

[adcan45]

Man, this was awesome!

[chrism913]

Cerphe IS still around and he's on the air still. 105.9 The Edge based in Northern VA. Great guy...

[ihatetubas]

The DJ was Cerphe Colewell. He was on the original WHFS line-up, and the person intruducing the band on Little Feat's Waiting for Columbus LP. Later he moved to DC-101. I believe it was him who told me about John Lennon's murder. Later still he worked at WJFK. I met him once. He was wearing cat eye contact lenses and denying that they were contact lenses. A weird guy.

[seapumpkin]

The real HFS was 102.3...

[jimnshay]

Best version on YouTube

[fubartes]

Is old Serf still around? I remember him at the Bayou down on K street. Wow, good times.

[alienhuman]

WHFS = W High Fidelity Stereo. First stereo broadcast radio station in the country.

[Gatsby999888]

LINDA!!!! Greatest girl singer of all. And pretty foxy back in the day.

[sonnyboy722]

Little Feat &WHFS Rocked the D.C area in the 70's ;) Man..that was H.S ;(

[KarenHlly]

"That was nice"???? That was MESMERIZING.

[paschal421]

SURFING THE SAD ONES

amy winehouse

27

miss you all

miss you lowell

see you on a backroad buddy

[holzpusher]

Damn that radio guy must have been as happy as a pig in poop! He can remember and boast about that show for the rest of his life.

[waltyberg]

Great!

[biggerturtle]

Holy shit !! WHFS WONDERFUL RADIO Brings back memories

[NSResponder]

Back when the radio was worth listening to. What a great reminder. Thanks for posting this.

-jcr

[felixq78]

Why do all the ones who are blessed leave us too soon. This heart broken planet needs these beautiful souls NOW. Thanks for posting you've brightened my morning. Cheers.

[felixq78]

Why do all the ones who are blessed leave us too soon. This heart broken planet needs these beautiful souls NOW.

[obiee2]

It was Lowell George who taught Bonnie to play slide - She started as his backup singer with Emmie Lou Harris

[JudgeSturdy]

@obiee2 -

Bonnie learned to play slide from Mississippi Fred McDowell years before she met Lowell.

[DJspankRock]

WHFS was 102.3 in Bethesda not 99.1

[R1FFRAPH]

@DJspankRock was both



[DJspankRock]

@R1FFRAPH

No. 99.1 was Annapolis; 102.3 was Bethesda.

[danocable]

WHO GOT THIS HUH.

[fanmini]

RNR was fantastic for the first 5 years or so, after the Einsteins sold it it went downhill, IMHO. Best thing around now is Towson State, WTMD.

[CrowdedHouseofCats]

Well the closest thing to HFS in the area is WRNR Annapolis which was started by Damien Einstein whose dad was key to making HFS what it was. Check it out at 103.1 or wrnr.com

[Tkdguy73]

102.3 FM Underground Radio

[rocnrolldr]

Fortunately, I was raised in Bethesda, Maryland, right outside the District and HFS was the best! We knew at the time it was something special. And hearing this duet just reminds me how lucky we were. Man, do I miss Lowell.

[TxFeatFan]

@rocnrolldr Amen! (B-Town 1972-1981)

[TxFeatFan]

@rocnrolldr Amen! (B-Town 1972-1981)

[russtacean]

beautiful.

[ceblakeney]

WHFS used to be real radio. Maybe we'll get real radio again someday. A pleasure to hear a blast from the not so distant past.

[bobbiejaeger]

'HFS was an awesome radio station back in the day! If you lived within the DC area it was a life line in a city devoid of good ol' college radio stations. Now we live in a vacuum.

Love this acoustic version with Linda and Lowell

[FOD9]

It rarely gets this good! I love the 70s!!!

[JustAintthatWay]

merci beau coup tres tres beau coup

priceless

[paschal421]

too cool

they say the good die young

dunno bout all of that

 but what might have been

[birdhaus0449]

Yea for Lowell, Linda, and Cerphe! A great version of this classic. Hearing the WHFS call letters took me back . . . .

[danocable]

wow memories.

[MissKitty856]

WHFS was the best radio station EVER!

[stevewinston1]

this is my generation of music. College in DC from 72 thru 76. Saw LF at least 6 times.

What a great loss of talent.

[gouldbj]

This is another example of why WHFS was the greatest station on this planet from 1969 through the very early '80's. Innumerable events like this were common.

[kooojiee]

goooooooooooood!!!!!!

amazing!



[littlebibs]

He was such a talent, his life ended way to short, he influenced many singers and guitar players, loved his southern sense, he sounds great with Linda as he does with Bonnie Raitt over the 70's.

[harryubeast]

Aw, Excellent!!!!

For 35 years I've been trying and FAILING to play this song; just could never find the key. And in THIS one he takes a standard-tuned Silvertone and PUTS it in the right key!

I'm not musician enough to tell you what he did, maybe dirkness42 below has it right, but you can do it too if you just listen and do what he does.

Thanks a million, Plaztek my man.

[lebarosky]

Thank you for posting this.

[kocean1]

I love her version of this song as well, but with Lowell and her together this is magic. Thanks for the great post. Weeds whites and wine.

[animascat]

@kocean1 have always loved lowell's and linda's version of this song. was thinking tonight as i was browsing music videos, what a trip if they were to sing a duet together and what do ya know i run across this version. would have been killin had she sung with the band on stage or in the studio. god rest ya lowell.

[kocean1]

@animascat God O I love Linda and Lowell so much. there music touches me so much it's a little scary.

[Rockfeat]

So good----we used to play a lot at the Psychedelly right across the street from the old HFS studios and Weasel, Cerphe, Josh, David, Damien etc would always come over and hang out before or after their shows.....they brought Johnny Winter with them one night and he was wearing a back pack full oF Blue Nun wine....is Paul there singing the 3rd part?

[PaMairi]

Intresting mix. Lowell George and Linda Ronstadt. I've heard about WHFS but was born to late to actually listen to it but reading the comments, it must have been one heck of a station. What has happended to radio? WXPN is great but I wish I could have had a day or two with HFS from what I read..

[kerrysis]

Loved WHFS while growing up. The only station that even comes close these days is Deep Tracks on Sirius/XM. All the rest - dreck.

[jonnylag]

WOW,,,Lowell and Linda!!! It doesn't get any better than this!!!!

[mycajah]

i'm wondering if Lowell is playing in standard tuning. Is that a steel guitar?

[dirkness42]

@mycajah mandolin!!

[slimmsunny]

@dirkness42 I think he's playing a steel string guitar with open G tuning. Starting w/ open G chord way up on the 10th fret & descends with open chords down to 3rd fret . This simple song never ceases to amaze, inspire, confound and delight me.

[KarlDaggerfield]

Lowell makes some comment in this show upon listeners winning "a cup of lard with a hair in it...I mean a cup of hair with a lard in it" which was very bizarre but hilarious and showed how demented, spontaneous and funny his personality was.

[gawagney]

Brilliant.

RIP, Lowell

[elswano1]

Real good one! would love to see them playing together on one

[alienhuman]

WHFS = High Fidelity Stereo :)

[Argyle9]

So cool. Best song from the movie "The Abyss". I'm normally a metalhead, so you know a softer rock/country song has gotta be good if one of us likes it, lol. Thanks so much PlaztekNerd for posting this rare version.

[snurgery]

this is some good stuff right here. kudos to lowell, linda, cerphe and whfs!!! "i'll be willin'.....to be movin'......."

[stanleysuggs]

just amazing...

[waylandsphere76]

Katherine Roach sings a beautiful version of this great song-thank you for posting this gem!!!!!!!!!!!

[jackman104]

My Favorite Song!!!!

[jackman104]

My Favorite Song!!!!

[mothulicka]

5 stars for the old WHFS 99.1!!!! screw that new rubbish.

[frankfear]

@mothulicka This was WHFS 102.3 FM when Jake Einstein owned it. Way before 99.1!

[shovelcam]

@mothulicka Man I am with you those goiks played the macheraina for 24hrs I was pissed! Peace and Love!

[TheJDSage]

@mothulicka hell yea!!!! I agree 1000000 percent born and raised in baltimore!  I have since moved to pa...isnt it mexican taco music now?

[mothulicka]

@TheJDSage hahaha yes *tear comes to the eye*

[1blastman]

@mothulicka Check out WWOZ.ORG - it's great New Orleans music - there's often live in the studio guests who come on and play live. Check it out somethime.

This piece is a wonderful time capsule of two performers approaching their musical prime. Is there any more of this?

[PlaztekNerd]

@1blastman there is more, but its mostly interviews with them.

[fretman40]

@mothulicka This was WHFS 102.3 In Bethesda

[boltontrotters]

The DJ is Cerphe. A legend in the District. He does the intro on Waiting for Columbus... all together now..."thank you for being patient friends, we have some great great music for you tonite....." you know the rest.....

[backflipbob]

"if you got it, a truck brought it " - L.G.

[curtdphoto]

Awesome that this recording was saved! Could we get it with photos that aren't "cell phone" resolution? :)

[rlb918]

Yes, it would be nice but good photos from those days in digital format are kind of rare.

[GasserGlass]

I WAS THERE while Little Feat recorded FEATS DON'T FAIL ME NOW at BLUE SEAS recording Studio in Hunt Valley Maryland near this time... Steve Boone (bass player of the Lovin Spoonful) owned the studio...later moved to inner harbor and sank...Lots of great party's, laughs, stories, music went down inside the the studio for Months and Months making the album..imagine being there seeing this being born.... he loved BIG MAC's and sent me many time for more!...Baltimore Rocked back then.. ....PEACE

[JustAintthatWay]

@GasserGlass man i envy your 'eyewitnessness'

ha lg was the original big mac never duplicated

[npspec34]

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

just pure

"driven every kinda rig

that's ever been made."

[manelk8]

I should have studied music instead of thermodynamics in 1975. But 34 years later the music lives on but the thermo consumes the earth

[jonnylag]

@manelk8

What the hell you on about dude???,,,LOL

[manelk8]

@jonnylag 

Linda...she's exothermic.....

[jonnylag]

@manelk8

If that means she's HOT!!!!!! I agree with you .....;-)

Also IMHO she has one of the best voices on the planet.

[tunaratr]

"High"... above the Triangle Towers

[tunarat2]

They weren't shitting when they called it "Bigger than a bread box radio" The studio was so small and wall to wall records.

[dubliner27]

who's the 3rd voice?

[truthero]

raw but oh so right!

[BEEMERMONSTER]

This brought tears to my eyes! My co-workers must think I am having a BREAKDOWN!!

[fellowvoyager]

damn, those harmonies give me some serious goose bumps.

[BOB73578]

lowell come and see me. let's talk. RIP. i love you linda. xo xo xo.

[merkavamkiii]

I remember hearing this LIVE!!

[missinglowell]

yeah, more! more! more!....couldn't they've done a SET???!!! ~~ and yes, hearing his voice will break a heart.

[bloozshooz]

O yeah! Lowell could do no wrong. Steve (near Tucumcari)

[4rainbowed]

We who live in MD, DC, or VA & love Rock music listened to WHFS (still do) . Little Feat had a Huge following here. Lots of us came in contact with the band members, who were great guys. Hearing Lowell's voice nearly broke my heart- I was 17 but a College sophomore when I met Lowell since I worked in a hippie type restaurant, .A genial guy, but bigger than life in concert, It was a sad shock to find he died on tour in DC's VA suburb. Nobody could fill his little shoes! RIP Lowell George.

[tomcruisefan73]

WOW PN this is great!!!! thanks for this rare performance!!! sound is great!!

[mjw0047]

This is a GREAT post PN. 5* for this one.

~Melissa~

[nllleonard]

THANK YOU for posting this!

You made my day friend!!!