Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Ambrosia & Three Dog Night

August 31, 2013, The line up for the 20th Annual Verizon Wireless American Musical Festival was not their greatest, but there were a few acts I did want to see (hey free music is always welcome).

Being a self proclaimed 70's junkie, I wanted to see Edgar Winter & Leon Russell, but something came up on Friday night and I was not able to make that show.

I wanted to hone my craft and take some pictures of a live band so I opted for Saturday's double header Ambrosia and Three Dog Night.

I have heard of Ambrosia before, I mean I knew ONE of their songs  
You're The Only Woman (♪♫ I know you're the only woman that I'm dreamin' of You're the only woman that I really love ♪♫)

Halfway through the show I realized I knew more of their songs than I realized.

How Much I Feel 
(♪♫ That's how much I feel, Feel for you, baby ♪♫)

Biggest Part of Me
(♪♫ Make a wish, baby, well, and I will make it come true, Make a list, baby
Of the things I'll do for you, Ain't no risk, now, In lettin' my love rain down on you,
So we could wash away the past, So that we may start anew ♪♫)


And many other songs, I was no way disappointed by this show.

I also learned something during this show. Bruce Hornsby (Walking in Memphis, The Way It Is & Mandolin Rain) fame was discovered by Ambrosia and had been a member of the band for a while.

Mr. Hornsby was at the show and poked his head out of the wings for a hello wave.

Bruce Hornsby

  Ambrosia




Joe Puerta
Ken Stacey

Doug Jackson
Christopher North


Burleigh Drummond
Mary Harris





Three Dog Night

Who doesn't know at least ONE Three Dog Night song? I thought I knew two of them.... Until I saw them in concert.

Joy To The World
One (is the loneliest number)

That's it .... I knew two of their songs.

NOPE, WRONG, TRY AGAIN!!!

I knew those two and...

Eli's Coming
Mama Told Me (not to come)
Shambala
Never Been To Spain
Leave Your Hat On
Old Fashioned Love Song
Black and White (The world is black, the world is white, together we learn to read and write)
Liar
Celebrate

12 Three Dog Night tunes.

I can ramble for an hour here but I want to make one point.
Danny Hutton... 71 years old, sang for an hour and a half, came out for an encore and belted out those ICONIC 4 words as if he recorded it last week.

Jeremiah was a bullfrog



Paul Kingery
Danny Hutton
Jimmy Greenspoon

Timothy Hutton

Pat Bautz