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.

[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".

[JOOODYJOOODY]

reality is fucked now ... what are you going to do about it

[artmusic101]

Saw Blue Cheer open for Cream in 68' Talk about two bands

that were Proto Metal,power chords,Marshall stacks,and

volume.

[Kapt. Kirk]

These guys played at the Awalt HS graduation, in Los Altos, back in '70. I went even though I was a sophomore.

Gotta love DC asking all the right questions. His hair is perfect too! {-

[Dougdenslowe]

I actually saw Leigh smile for a second!Wow,hard to believe!

[hkyoutoob]

With three MARSHALL stacks each, that may of contributed to your loss. I think they may of even used up to 6 stacks each, 12 total, on ocassion.

[coyotesong]

Totally! You nailed it. Primal as hell, yes indeed, ma'm.

[kattdaddy2112]

That guy has a set of lungs on him .....to be able to sing over those amps without a mic. lol