What did I think of Gord back then?
Being a musician, playing w/ 5 other white guys who wanted to be black, we loved heavy R&B: Brother Ray, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, our own stuff, but I loved the Kingston Trio, too, and PP&M.
Both The Golden Bear and The Troubador hosted folkies then. When I heard Gord sing Affair on 8th Avenue and The Last Time I Saw Her Face, I was torn down to the ground.
His music hit me as hard as Ray, Elvis, Jackie, James - you name 'em. And it was G & G - Gord & Guitar.
I'm still bleeding. And looking forward to bleeding some more in Cerrittos.
I do believe only Brother Ray could have done those two songs in a way that Gord would've rocked back in his chair and smiled . . . knowing.
I'll stop just before worship.
The Rez
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It was a Beautiful Rainbow
A Beautiful Time in my Life
A Thing to Share
A Time to Care
To Be Alive
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