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JOHN AND YOKO TIE THE KNOT

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-MARCH 20, 2019…ON THIS DATE IN 1969, JOHN LENNON MARRIED YOKO ONO.

THE 2 MET IN NOVEMBER OF 1966 AT AN ART SHOW. LENNON WAS MARRIED TO HIS FIRST WIFE CYNTHIA. THEY WERE WED IN 1962 AND HAD 1 CHILD TOGETHER, JULIAN.

AFTER YEARS OF JOHN’S CHEATING, SHE FILED FOR DIVORCE IN AUGUST OF 1968. ONCE THE DIVORCE WAS FINAL, JOHN AND YOKO PLANNED ON GETTING MARRIED.

THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO GET MARRIED ON THE WAY TO PARIS. ACCORDING TO JOHN LENNON;

“We wanted to get married on a cross-channel ferry – that was the romantic part,” Lennon said in the Beatles’ Anthology documentary. “We went to Southampton and then we couldn’t get on because she wasn’t English, and she couldn’t get the day visa to go across. They said, “Anyway, you can’t get married. The Captain’s not allowed to do it any more.”

THE SONG THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO LAID OUT THE JOURNEY OF LENNON’S AND YOKO’S MARRIAGE

“Finally made the plane into Paris, honeymooning down by the Seine. [Apple assistant] Peter Brown called to say, you can make it okay; you can get married in Gibraltar near Spain.” The couple arrived at the British Consulate Office there, and they were married in a 10-minute ceremony performed by registrar Cecil Wheeler. Since Gibraltar was a British colony, and Lennon a British citizen, there was no issue.

THEIR WEDDING TOOK PLACE A WEEK AFTER PAUL MCCARTNEY MARRIED LINDA. FOR THEIR HONEYMOON, THE COUPLE STAGED THE FAMOUS ‘BED IN’.

AFTER HIS MARRIAGE TO YOKO, JOHN LENNON CHANGED HIS NAME TO

JOHN ONO LENNON.

HERE’S THE FAMOUS BED IN HONEYMOON

AND HERE’S VINTAGE JOHN LENNON. THE VIDEO SHOWS THE COUPLE LEAVING THEIR WEDDING AND ON THEIR HONEYMOON

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TRAGEDY FOR ERIC CLAPTON

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-MARCH 20, 2019…THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST TRAGIC STORIES I’VE EVER HEARD. AS A PARENT ONE CAN’T IMAGINE THE GRIEF ERIC CLAPTON EXPERIENCED.

ON THIS DATE IN 1991, ERIC CLAPTON’S 4 YEARS OLD SON, CONOR, DIED AFTER FALLING FROM A 53 STORY APARTMENT WINDOW THAT WAS LEFT OPEN BY A CLEANING WOMAN.

AT THE TIME OF HIS SON’S DEATH, CLAPTON WAS PREPARING TO LEAVE HIS HOTEL TO PICK UP HIS SON FROM THE HIGH RISE CONDOMINIUM OF CONOR’S MOTHER, ITALIAN ACTRESS LORY DEL SANTO.

ACCORDING TO A REPORT ON FOX NEWS;

“He was enchanted by Conor, He had become a companion. Not quite a baby, but more of a boy. Eric was waiting to take him out that day… Conor would normally run into the room and press his nose against the glass of the window. But it wasn’t there that day. He just went out. It was the most dreadful, horrible, unimaginable tragedy.”

IN AN INTERVIEW WITH MOJO, CLAPTON SAID CONOR’S DEATH ;

“threw me into … a wobble,” and in the immediate aftermath of the accident, he coped by throwing himself into his work — most notably by contributing a trio of new songs to the soundtrack of the 1991 movie Rush, including “Tears in Heaven,” the Grammy-winning hit ballad inspired by the immense grief of his loss.

HERE’S THE STORY THAT RAN ON ABC NEWS

AND HERE’S CLAPTON WITH ‘TEARS IN HEAVEN’

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DON FELDER CALLS LAMONT AND TONELLI TO SAY HE WILL BE A PART OF THEIR DIRTY 30 PARTY

Lamont and Tonelli’s Dirty 30 Anniversary Show with Sammy Hagar & The Circle, Don Felder and The Stone Foxes will be on Saturday, April 20th at the Concord Pavilion.

Tickets are on sale now through: www.livenation.com

Click here for more info.

Click here to purchase tickets.

Listen to Lamont and Tonelli’s interview with Don Felder.

Don Felder’s new album “American Rock ‘N’ Roll” will be released on April 5th.

Click here to pre-order “American Rock ‘N’ Roll.”

Click here to check out Don Felder on iTunes.

Listen to Don Felder’s new song “Rock You.”

Listen to Don Felder’s new song “American Rock ‘N’ Roll.”

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METALLICA AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY WILL RE-UNITE AND PERFORM TOGETHER AT CHASE CENTER OPENING

Yesterday, the back-to-back NBA Champion Golden State Warriors and Chase Center announced that Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony will re-unite and perform together with special appearance by SFS Musical Director, Michael Tilson Thomas, and conducted by Edwin Outwater as the inaugural event at Chase Center on Friday, September 6, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their Grammy Award-Winning “Symphony and Metallica” (S&M) album.

Lamont and Tonelli were the hosts of the event, and break the news – following an exclusive interview with Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield below:

Listen to Lamont and Tonelli call in to Chasta to break the news about the Metallica concert.

Boneheads have access to the exclusive presale this Thursday, March 21st at 9am through Ticketmaster.com with code: BONE.

Tickets to the general public will go on sale this Friday, March 22nd at 10am.

Today’s announcement was the first during the organization’s “Reveal Week” – a week of announcements showcasing the first group of top-tier shows to perform at Chase Center this Fall.

Below are videos from the press conference:

METALLICA RETURNS TO THE BAY AREA TO PLAY THE FIRST EVER CONCERT AT CHASE CENTER

Yesterday the back-to-back NBA Champion Golden State Warriors and Chase Center, the Warriors new 18,064-seat, privately-financed sports and entertainment arena in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood, began “Reveal Week” – showcasing the first slate of top-tier shows to perform at Chase Center this Fall.

Over the next five days the Golden State Warriors will reveal eight events and shows.

To tip-off Reveal Week, Chase Center held a press conference this morning hosted by Lamont and Tonelli with Warriors Owner Joe Lacob and Warriors President and Chief Operating Officer Rick Welts, along with performers from the first show being announced at Chase Center.

Now with the first ever concert at Chase Center who else could handle such a big task then the Bay Area’s own Metallica who will perform a special one-night-only performance with the San Francisco Symphony at the Grand Opening Celebration of Chase Center on Friday, September 6th.

The Bone ticket presale will be on Thursday, March 21st at 9am through: Ticketmaster.com

Use the code word: BONE

Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 22nd at 10am through: Ticketmaster.com

The remaining announcements, which will be unveiled at chasecenter.com, will be released throughout the week at the following dates and times (all times PST):

  • Tuesday, March 19th at 10am and 2pm
  • Wednesday, March 20th at 10am and 2pm
  • Thursday, March 21st at 6am and 2pm

To conclude Reveal Week, Chase Center will hold a press conference for the last announcement on Friday, March 22nd at 4pm at Chase Center with Warriors President and Chief Operating Officer Rick
Welts, along with members of the final event announced.

AQUALUNG

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-MARCH 19, 2019…ON MARCH 19,1971 EVERY KID I KNEW STARTED STARTED SINGING “SNOTS RUNNING DOWN HIS NOSE” BECAUSE IT WAS THE DAY JETHRO TULL RELEASED THEIR FOURTH ALBUM ‘AQUALUNG’

THE ALBUM ‘AQUALUNG’ WAS A TURNING POINT IN THE BAND’S CAREER AND THE SONG ‘AQUALUNG’ IS JETHRO TULL’S MOST FAMOUS SONG, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NEVER RELEASED AS A SINGLE. THE STRATEGY WORKED BECAUSE THE ALBUM ENDED UP SELLING MORE THAN 7 MILLION COPIES. THE SONG IS ABOUT A HOMELESS MAN WITH POOR HYGIENE. IAN ANDERSON MADE UP THE CHARACTER BASED ON ACTUAL PHOTOS OF TRANSIENT MEN. ANDERSON SAID THE SONG IS;

“a guilt-ridden song of confusion about how you deal with beggars, the homeless.”

HE GAVE THE CHARACTER THE NAME “AQUALUNG” BECAUSE OF THE GURGLING SOUND OF UNDERWATER GEAR. HE FELT THAT’S THE WAY THE CHARACTER WOULD SOUND WHEN HE WAS BREATHING. UNFORTUNATELY ANDERSON DID NOT KNOW THE TERM AQUALUNG WAS A BRAND NAME, AND NOT A GENERIC PHRASE. THE ISSUE WAS SETTLED OUT OF COURT.

THE SONG ‘CROSS EYED MARY’ WAS A HUGE SINGLE FROM THE RECORD. IT’S THE SECOND TRACK ON THE ALBUM AND THE SONG IS ABOUT A ;

“SCHOOL GIRL PROSTITUTE TYPE” THAT LIVES A WRETCHED EXISTENCE AND OFFERS HER SERVICES TO THE DREGS OF SOCIETY. SHE’S KIND OF A ROBIN HOOD PROSTITUTE WHO MAKES AS MUCH MONEY AS SHE CAN FROM THE CUSTOMERS THAT CAN AFFORD IT, BUT WOULD GIVE AWAY HER SERVICES FOR FREE TO THOSE WHO CAN’T PAY.”

ANOTHER HUGE SONG FROM THE RECORD WAS ‘LOCOMOTIVE BREATH’

ACCORDING TO ANDERSON IT DEALS WITH OVERCROWDING WITH THE TRAN BEING AN;

“incessant unstoppable locomotive being metaphor for seemingly the unstoppable population expansion on planet Earth. When I look at it today, it does, for me, become very crystallized in being a song about unmanageable population expansion.”

HERE’S A GREAT LIVE VERSION OF ‘LOCOMOTIVE BREATH’

JETHRO TULL PERFORMING THE TITLE TRACK ‘AQUALUNG’ FROM A SHOW IN 1978

AND HERE’S ‘CROSS EYED MARY’ FROM A SHOW IN 1977

SAME OLD SONG AND DANCE

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-MARCH 19, 2019…IT WAS 45 YEARS AGO TODAY AEROSMITH GAVE US THE CLASSIC SINGLE ‘SAME OLD SONG AND DANCE’.

IT WAS THE FIRST SONG ON THE ALBUM ‘GET YOUR WINGS’. IT WAS THE SUMMER OF 1973 AND THE BAND WAS ALL LIVING TOGETHER IN 1 HOUSE IN BOSTON. JOE PERRY CAME UP WITH THE RIFF AND STEVEN TYLER MATCHED THE WORDS TO THE RIFF, WHICH REALLY DROVE THE SONG.

THIS MIGHT BE THE ONLY SONG CONTAINING BOTH THE WORDS “HURDY GURDY” AND “CONSTIPATION.’

SAME OLD SONG AND DANCE WAS ONE OF THE REASONS THIS ALBUM LASTED OVER A YEAR ON BILLBOARD’S TOP 100 ALBUM CHARTS, AND BASICALLY CEMENTED THE BAND’S FUTURE.

THE SONG HAS BEEN A STAPLE AT AEROSMITH SHOWS SINCE ‘73, AND HAS BEEN FEATURED ON AEROSMITH COMPILATIONS INCLUDING ‘GREATEST HITS’ (1980) (WHERE THE SONG IS REMASTERED AND 52 SECONDS OF THE SONG IS EDITED OUT AND THE FIRST LINE FROM ONE VERSE IS CHANGED

FROM “GOT YOU WITH YOUR COCAINE…” TO “SHADY LOOKING LOSER….” )

HERE’S A KICK AS LIVE VERSION OF ‘SAME OLD SONG AND DANCE’

Randall William “Randy” Rhoads (December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982)

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-MARCH 19, 2019…

IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE IT’ WAS 37 YEARS YEARS AGO RANDY RHOADS DIED IN A PLANE CRASH AT THE AGE OF 25.

AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH RHOADS WAS TOURING WITH OZZY OSBOURNE AND THE BAND HAD STOPPED OFF IN LEESBURG FLORIDA TO GET SOME REST AND GET SOME REPAIRS DONE TO ONE OF THE TOUR BUSES. THAT MORNING, ANDREW AYCOCK THE BAND’S TOUR 36 YEAR OLD BUS DRIVER AND EX-COMMERCIAL PILOT WITH AN EXPIRED LICENSE, SPOTTED A SMALL AIRCRAFT AT A NEARBY LANDING STRIP AND BOARDED PLANE AND DECIDED TO TAKE IT FOR A SPIN. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF FLYING, HE LANDED THE PLANE AND ASKED IF ANYONE WANTED A RIDE. RHOADS, WHO HAD A FEAR OF FLYING, SUGGESTED THAT THEY BUZZ OZZY’S TOUR BUS TO WAKE HIM UP AFTER OZZY’S LONG NIGHT OF PARTYING. RHOADS, BAND SEAMSTRESS RACHEL YOUNGBLOOD, AND AYCOCK TOOK TO THE SKIES.

AYCOCK ATTEMPTED TO FLY OVER THE TOUR BUS OSBOURNE AND THE REST OF THE CREW WERE SLEEPING. NOT SATISFIED WITH THE FIRST PASS, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO BUZZ THE BUS 2 MORE TIMES, GETTING FASTER AND LOWER EACH TIME. ON THE FOURTH PASS, FLYING IN EXCESS OF 150 MILES PER HOUR, THE WING OF THE PLANE CLIPPED THE TOP OF THE TOUR BUS, SENDING THE PLANE OUT OF CONTROL.

THE PLANE HIT A TREE, AND EVENTUALLY THE SIDE OF A NEARBY HOUSE EXPLODING INTO A FIREBALL. ALL THREE PASSENGERS WERE INSTANTLY KILLED AND BURNED SO BADLY THEY HAD TO BE IDENTIFIED BY DENTAL RECORDS AND PERSONAL EFFECTS.

THIS IS A CRAZY ASS VIDEO OF RANDY RHOADS PLAYING WITH OZZY DURING THE BLIZZARD OF OZZ TOUR, THAT REALLY SHOWCASES HOW GREAT OF A GUITARIST HE WAS. ENJOY ! REST IN PEACE RANDY RHOADS

HERE’S THE NEWS REPORT THAT AIRED FOLLOWING THE CRASH AND DEATH OF RHOADS

KISS DRESSED TO KILL

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-MARCH 19, 2019…KISS RELEASED THEIR 3RD STUDIO ALBUM DRESSED TO KILL ON THIS DATE IN 1975. IT’S NOT OFTEN YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT THEIR RECORD WAS ACTUALLY PRODUCED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE RECORD COMPANY (NEIL BOGART).

CASABLANCA RECORDS WAS IN SUCH A DIRE FINANCIAL SITUATION IT COULDN’T AFFORD TO HIRE A PROFESSIONAL PRODUCER FOR THE ALBUM.

ALONG THAT VEIN, WHILE THE ALBUM COVER DEPICTS KISS IN BUSINESS SUITS, THE ONLY MEMBER THAT ACTUALLY OWNED ONE WAS PETER CRISS. THE SUITS WORN ON THE COVER BY THE REST OF THE BAND WERE ACTUALLY OWNED BY MANAGER BILL AUCOIN.

ON THE ALBUM WAS THE STUDIO VERSION OF ‘ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE’

BUT IT FAILED TO RISE UP THE CHARTS UNTIL LATER ON IN THE YEAR WHEN A LIVE VERSION WAS RELEASED FROM THE ALBUM ‘ALIVE’

HERE’S A VIDEO FOR THE STUDIO VERSION OF ‘ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE’

WATCH AEROSMITH’S BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO FROM THEIR “DEUCES ARE WILD” REHEARSALS

Recently, Aerosmith announced they will be adding 17 more dates for their headlining residency at Park Theater at the new Park MGM resort. The band will launch “Aerosmith: Deuces Are Wild” on Saturday, April 6th.

Aerosmith’s Las Vegas residency, promoted by Live Nation and MGM Resorts International, will bring you face to face with America’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band in one of the most immersive, state-of-the art audio and video technology experiences in Las Vegas. The show features never-seen-before visuals and audio from Aerosmith recording sessions. Grammy Award-winning producer Giles Martin, known for creating the soundscape for “The Beatles Love” by Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas, will create a spectacular show experience.

Aerosmith has teamed up with THX and L-Acoustics for their upcoming breakthrough residency at Park Theater to deliver the world’s first THX Certified live performance presented in L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound.

Aerosmith has shared video footage from their rehearsal sessions for its “Deuces Are Wild” Las Vegas residency.

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