Randy California - Night of the Guitar

Randy California performance at Night of the Guitars

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[spirit1057]

This song is called Groove Thing. It shows Randy's Jimi like style. Randy was a genius player, could say so much with much fewer notes then these guys wailing away with off the wall riffs. This man really understood music. It's a shame the commercial industry ignored him here in the states, but I will say that this.This fan follwed him till the end.

[remyfla]

Having worked at Manny's Music and met and watched them all play up close in their prime I have to say though not as well known, Randy California is one of my favorite guitarists and in pure kick ass rock is up there with Alvin Lee, Joe Walsh, Pete Townsend, Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, and believe it or not Frank Zappa!

[leonakita]

@spirit1057 agree 100 %

[Corbroek]

@1957skeeter there have been a very good concert in amsterdam, milky way at ??? year 2000?? Randy gave me a plectrum with his name on unlukky i lost it. Love the music of spirit when i was 15, 42 years ago.

[MegaAndy25]

@Falco66441 Yes there is a double album out there called 'Night Of the Guitar" and

a video of it also. I owned both of them and saw this all live in L.A. I believe it was at

the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium if I'm not mistaken. I think these are still available.

[divanola]

Randy was a genius and a sweetheart of a dude.....he never lost that young kid attitude about guitars and music

[shotdonkey]

@1957skeeter

let`s hope that is NOT the case; as it would mean that his soul has not fully disconnected with the material plane!

however, having been the advanced spiritual being he was, I can almost assure you that "hangin` out at the tivoli" is one of the few things that randy will not currently be doing wherever he is!!!

god bless his soul.

[1957skeeter]

LOVE YOU RANDY...SEEN YOU AT THE RIVOLI IN INDIANAPOLIS IN THE '70'S. THEY SAY IT'S HAUNTED...WONDER IF YOU'RE THERE HANGIN OUT.

[giacjack]

good old times when music was a passion and not business

[triplettam]

One of the best. He died saving his son from a rip tide in Hawaii. Gone way too soon. I think Spirit was the most original and diverse American band ever. RIP Randy. YOUR spirit lives on.