Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues (American Bandstand,1968)

Very rare footage from TV programme American Bandstand, 2.10.1968.

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[harstrib]

1970 Eastown Theater in Detroit, lost half my hearing to this band...other than this song, didn't recognize a thing !!!

[Cactus29121989]

It would be really very interesting to read your story about their concert. If you have a time, plz tell us about this great gig;)

[MrMaricopa100]

Saw them do this at the Kinetic Playground in

Chicago during summer of 1968. That was one

wild concert.

[averagenetfool]

Oh shit. I accidently hit the "dislike". Sorry, please disregard one of the thumbs down. Thanks.

[Jeff Herbster]

I saw BC in PA and as a bass player, I was in awe...What an album..... Music now is shit...this stuff was real...loud,...and great...Even with drugs. Then came Viet Nam and still they rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Michael Blane]

Saw them several times at Kinetic Playground/Electric Theater in Chicago.

REALLY, REALLY LOUD!

[Scott Burton]

Blue Cheer were a true one hit wonder-"Summertime Blues" was first a hit for Eddie Cochran ten years earlier-The Who did a great rendition two years later.

[Rachel Bergren]

Early metal

[Michael H Matheny]

My Mom was channel surfing on one Saturday afternoon and came acrossed this;

I said stop! stop! go back!!! THIS is what I saw!!

[4everdonnadavid]

Blue Cheer on American Bandstand in 1968 is melting my freakin' brain! Fantastic Video!!

[progjazzfusion]

actually its true. there are pics of them recording outside in 68.

[John Randle]

You're a moron!!!

[martha bourse]

This is the second part of my story......So in that time in the late 60's there were so many garage bands (jamming in our parents garage) My brother was one of them and I asked him have you heard of a band called Blue Cheer and he said yes of course he said they were a very heavy band, I told him I was dating the drummer.He was like wow how cool! but that I was too young and that our parents would probably freak out and not approve and blablabla so I decided to end it..Yes I dated Paul Whaley.

[martha bourse]

One day in Hollywood, I was walking with a friend and suddenly I see this very good looking guy with beautiful long blond hair and walking with a Great Dane dog, I thought Wow!!! We both looked at each other and boom we started a conversation,so that's how it all started we dated and I remember he was so sweet. I was very young about 15. I believe he must of been in his early 20s...He told me he was a drummer for a band called Blue Cheer and I've never heard of them before, so I said "how cool".