Thursday, 7 March 2013

Ten Years After

So sad to hear of the death of Alvin Lee, Ten Years After's great  guitarist and singer.
They were a highlight of the Woodstock movie. He blazed his way through solos that were the equal of Hendricks & Clapton.
When I emigrated to Canada 40+ years ago and was living in a small bachelor apartment in Toronto, I could not afford a TV, nor a record player. For 3 years my trusty little Sony tape player was my music provider of choice.
I bought TYA's "Watt" from Sam the Tape Man on Yonge Street and played it again and again.
(Yes, Sam had a tape store separate from "The Record Man" store on Yonge in those days; right by his Chinese food shop!)
Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end...

or so the song said.