Hot Tuna - Uncle Sam Blues (1971)

Hot Tuna, electric at the Fillmore, from the out of print film Fillmore: The Last Days.

RIP, Papa John (John Henry Creach 1917-1994)

Jack & Jorma still tour heavily - catch 'em if you can!
http://www.hottuna.com/
http://www.moonaliceband.com/

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[lloyger]

From listening to their recordings Hot tuna in my opinion is the best "rock band" in 20th century history, however I saw them this summer at the Calvaris county Furthur fest for the first time and I was not impressed, i expected a lot more ooomf.... albeit I'm a whippersnapper and they're old farts.

[aurora1957A]

@lloyger

stylistically IMHO Jack and Jorma have become masters of stealth and the understatement, i.e. the "ooomf" is there if one knows where to look. It may take you more than one show, and if you are lucky enough to catch them acoustic, well... miracles can happen.

Jes sayin'

:)

[bluesborn]

I loved this band when I was a kid.What I remember about that time was how deeply we felt about the music which this audience demonstrates by their excitement.Back before all the distractions of computers and blackberries and cellphones and 10 thousand TV channels.

[aurora1957A]

@bluesborn

Yeah me too, Burgers was the second lp I ever bought, back then it seemed like the music was part of something bigger and listening to it was like gaining membership to that thing... now days everything is fragmented & you have to look so hard to find the right stuff... My two cents worth anyway...

I still think HFT is the bomb, and will catch Jack and/or Jorma live whenever I can, with age they have become true masters of their art. Can't wait til the new studio CD comes out!

:)

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[egits]

Saw them last night on LI- the best show i've seen in years... fantastic

[aurora1957A]

@egits

I'm glad the guys are in good form, I've got tix for a show next week!

:)

[MrNevadared]

Thanks for posting this. I saw them at Winterland in 72-or73 and they played for a full 6 hours without leaving the stage. They really knew how too rock. I still own their records.

[Akindone53]

@keaton1895 Didn't mean to step on your Beatle Boots ,but you go from., " Every band since 1964 have been influenced by The Beatles and even today." to "but the Beatles is why a lot of people decided to go into music." That is a big Big difference,plus the first statement is an insult to many original musicians, the second is a assumption based on no evidence, and your opinion. How the Beatles got mentioned here on a video about Hot Tuna is like that zombie kid declaring "I LIKE TURTLES"

[keaton1895]

@Akindone53 Not bullshit! Yes the Beatles were influenced by others but the Beatles is why a lot of people decided to go into music. I am not saying anything bad about Hot Tuna.

[Akindone53]

@keaton1895 Every Band? Bullshit!! More like there were many bands before and during the Beatles that influenced the Beatles. How could you even allude Hot Tuna and the Beatles together is a contortion of reality

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[plumpjoint]

@keaton1895 Yea they want to play something else. That is their bubblegum influence.HOT TUNA ROCKS. The Beatles tried to and got scared.

[plumpjoint]

I saw them in march 2011 I had not been to a concert in 15 years.I was totally blown away. At Juanita K. Hammons Center for the Performing Arts. They played an acoustic set took a break came back electric and fucking laid IT DOWN.The audience was a little strange mostly Granmas & Granpas very few young folk I am only one with a ponytail in the audience. Nobody seemed to get into it except the few that went with me on break and burned a fatty I am 55 and had to supply the buzz!

[plumpjoint]

FUK the Beatles. These guys ROCK!!! and they are from good ole USA

[keaton1895]

@lloyger The Beatles have that title. Every band since 1964 have been influenced by The Beatles and even today.

[XtraPibbDude]

so its pronounced yoma cowkonan

[THIRDLEGBLIND]

@huskerrock1 pfffttt! stupid hater.