Original Daily Flash drummer Jon Keliehor briefly replaced John Densmore in The Doors. He also replaced Mike Clarke in The Byrds for a short time. Guitarist Doug Hastings replaced Neil Young in The Buffalo Springfield for a few months. He also subbed with The Iron Butterfly. The band played all the major L.A. clubs in the 60's and later became a favorite of Bill Graham who featured them on shows with many of the top musical acts of the day.
One of the most inventive bands of the 60's. Saw them at the Avalon Ballroom. The were doing Fusion before it was a recognized branch of music expression. I remember them doing Cantaloupe Island then breaking into Queen Jane Approximately then going into a heavy 12 bar blues number. Anyone out there know where to get any live recordings from that era?
What a great band!!! My framed "Renaissance Faire"(Chuck Trimble '67) poster I quietly removed from the UW campus one night hangs proudly in my hallway. The show featured the Flash with Country Joe & the Fish. I think the first of many times I saw the group they were performing at the HUB in the cafeteria while students ate lunch. It was then that my life changed! There is a CD of the Psycho LP with 2 bonus tracks with their singles and some live stuff you should get if you can find it!
The bad news about the CD is that it's an illegal bootleg that the guys get nothing from. However, they are working on one with a bunch of unreleased material from the old days. And there's a CD for the new edition of The Daily Flash as well.
Still one of my favorite Seattle bands, even if the lineup and sound is a bit different from the Sixties. Thanks for posting this. I remember seeing the Flash in Vancouver, B.C., in 1966 when the Grateful Dead opend for them. Remember the giant strobe light? Na, neither do I.
The Daily Flash! Wow. I saw these guys(not these exact ones) at the University of Washinging Hub in 1966(Steve, Jon, Don and one other). Queen Jane and Jack of Diamonds were a couple of their songs. Glad to see the band is still around.
Yikes! I wrote that 2 years ago?!
I just found a link for the newer CDs and hope to get
them soon! Still a fan! And still the poster is hanging in the hallway!
13zontar 2 years ago
Original Daily Flash drummer Jon Keliehor briefly replaced John Densmore in The Doors. He also replaced Mike Clarke in The Byrds for a short time. Guitarist Doug Hastings replaced Neil Young in The Buffalo Springfield for a few months. He also subbed with The Iron Butterfly. The band played all the major L.A. clubs in the 60's and later became a favorite of Bill Graham who featured them on shows with many of the top musical acts of the day.
V301H 2 years ago
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V301H 2 years ago
One of the most inventive bands of the 60's. Saw them at the Avalon Ballroom. The were doing Fusion before it was a recognized branch of music expression. I remember them doing Cantaloupe Island then breaking into Queen Jane Approximately then going into a heavy 12 bar blues number. Anyone out there know where to get any live recordings from that era?
knownonsense99 3 years ago
was that don Mc calaster???????
gjazz22 4 years ago
I saw these guys at the seattle teen spectacular in 60 ???????
something I rembered the bass player had a hand carved bass
with the dailyflash carved in it.....
gjazz22 4 years ago
It was stolen, unfortunately. The current bass player, Don Wilhelm, has one just like it.
traepischke 4 years ago
How cool! The first rock band I ever saw!! Back in "65, I think. At a place called The Circus, in Seattle.
olivyadank 4 years ago
What a great band!!! My framed "Renaissance Faire"(Chuck Trimble '67) poster I quietly removed from the UW campus one night hangs proudly in my hallway. The show featured the Flash with Country Joe & the Fish. I think the first of many times I saw the group they were performing at the HUB in the cafeteria while students ate lunch. It was then that my life changed! There is a CD of the Psycho LP with 2 bonus tracks with their singles and some live stuff you should get if you can find it!
13zontar 4 years ago
The bad news about the CD is that it's an illegal bootleg that the guys get nothing from. However, they are working on one with a bunch of unreleased material from the old days. And there's a CD for the new edition of The Daily Flash as well.
traepischke 4 years ago
Well this is good news! I would certainly like copies of each. How and where advice would be appreciated.
Cheers!
13zontar 4 years ago
I saw them at the Whisky in Hollywood. Always loved them. This is great!!!
marlie41 4 years ago
Still one of my favorite Seattle bands, even if the lineup and sound is a bit different from the Sixties. Thanks for posting this. I remember seeing the Flash in Vancouver, B.C., in 1966 when the Grateful Dead opend for them. Remember the giant strobe light? Na, neither do I.
Volksong 4 years ago
The Daily Flash! Wow. I saw these guys(not these exact ones) at the University of Washinging Hub in 1966(Steve, Jon, Don and one other). Queen Jane and Jack of Diamonds were a couple of their songs. Glad to see the band is still around.
terrace65 5 years ago
Send us more! I miss seeing this great stuff being on the east coast. Thanx again Trapper.
Dave Hartwig
saturnhartwig 5 years ago
Nice! Were you the one filming?
Flamingpelt 5 years ago
Yep. The video camera's battery had died, so I was using the Canon still camera. It has a movie feature that I'd never tried.
traepischke 5 years ago