tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40996695342025311.post7841022307364603176..comments2023-11-02T09:59:35.602-04:00Comments on T. Scot Halpin: Angels' SighRobin Halpin Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13933288415058426131noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40996695342025311.post-66207560986682528302009-03-07T20:15:00.000-05:002009-03-07T20:15:00.000-05:00God/dess bless Dino Valenti, and I think if we dig...God/dess bless Dino Valenti, and I think if we dig deeper, we'll find he sold the song for rent money. Sounds like he had quite a life. Thanks Tim for the answer to our question and thanks to all posters for enriching this memorial blog.Robin Halpin Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933288415058426131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40996695342025311.post-49661584520724086412009-03-05T19:25:00.000-05:002009-03-05T19:25:00.000-05:00here is the answer from a google search:This Dino ...here is the answer from a google search:<BR/><BR/>This Dino Valenti song had previously been recorded by the Jefferson Airplane, but The Youngbloods’ slow, soulful interpretation of "Get Together" was definitive. The record faded quickly but suddenly rocketed to the Top 10 when it was re-released in 1969, after it had been used in a television public service ad. This song adopted as a counter-culture anthem for the Vietnam War demonstrations.<BR/>tim<BR/>Get Together: Fans of the Bay Area music scene mourned the death of 57-year-old Quicksilver Messenger Service singer-songwriter Dino Valenti. Valenti, whose real name was Chester Powers, wrote the classic '60s anthem, "Get Together," which was recorded by the Youngbloods. The son of carnival performers, Valenti grew up on the road and learned guitar from his father, who played ukulele. After serving a hitch in the Air Force, Valenti hit Greenwich Village in 1960. According to fellow musician and friend David Crosby, "His guitar style was overpowering aggressive, and in his Village days he would never walk anywhere-he would stride."tim mcfatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05498157752929141742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40996695342025311.post-25880729297790153152009-03-05T16:28:00.000-05:002009-03-05T16:28:00.000-05:00Hi Robin and Tim. That is a swell rendition of the...Hi Robin and Tim. That is a swell rendition of the old tune. Thanks for posting it. Today I am enjoying the zen of this blog.mikedanesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08999891640029572000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40996695342025311.post-14357668060082040352009-03-05T11:10:00.000-05:002009-03-05T11:10:00.000-05:00Tim, I'm pretty sure it was some poor guy who sold...Tim, I'm pretty sure it was some poor guy who sold it for rent money. I know how these stories go, but I'm pretty sure it was not Jessie Collin Young or The Youngbloods, whose music I do know inside and out. Love you and love your new album. Give us the link. rhyRobin Halpin Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933288415058426131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40996695342025311.post-62798939859923501292009-03-05T07:59:00.000-05:002009-03-05T07:59:00.000-05:00it was jesse collin young in a band called the "y...it was jesse collin young in a band called the "young bloods" jesse wrote the song. it was his band before he went solo. <BR/>the song was on there first albun in 1967. players in the youngbloods included john sebastian i remember it playing all the time on am radio. scot really liked them . scot have a gift of picking out the peolpe that were really muicians./ back then everything was all mixed together on am . there was no other venue. well unless you want to talk about KAAY the nighttime voice of arkansa. klide klifford was the dj. it was on from 10 pm to 2 am. scot and i would camp in the woods behind our houses and take the little trasistor radio with us. we tied a long wire to the antenna and hung the other end in a tree for better reception. we would lay on the ground looking up at the stars with the radio between us and listen. we had never heard anything like it. all the stuff coming out of california mostly. we were 12 and 13 years old.tim mcfatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05498157752929141742noreply@blogger.com