OT: 50 years ago now

[BigAl99]

What's amazing to me is that the song, which sounds like an old folk tale about something that happened decades before, was recorded literally one month after the ship went down.

Had a musician friend explain to me when it first came out that it was a rework of another of his songs, "The Ballad of the Yarmouth Castle".  The man was a great troubadour and could write some haunting songs.


https://youtu.be/dX0EX3Xkmvw?si=zsmv0fiPPGzG_TMX

[MaroonBells]

Speaking of 70s music (and tragedy), I played this song for my 18-yo son who dabbles with guitar, singing and songwriting. Once I explained what an "operator" was, he was blown away by it. The lead guitarist in this, classically trained Maury Muehleisen, turned 24 the day before this video was recorded. He and Croce died in a plane crash 8 months later. 

[hogjowlsjohnny]

Speaking of 70s music (and tragedy), I played this song for my 18-yo son who dabbles with guitar, singing and songwriting. Once I explained what an "operator" was, he was blown away by it. The lead guitarist in this, classically trained Maury Muehleisen, turned 24 the day before this video was recorded. He and Croce died in a plane crash 8 months later. 

Another sad tale. I saw Croce live 2 weeks before the accident. Drugs or plane crashes killed a lot of gifted artists.

[ncvike]

Saw Gordon when he was young and I was much younger and then not before he passed away. He was very frail but he played on
his feet for nearly two hours and voice still sounded strong and the same.  I do remember he said before he played the Edmund Fitzgerald
he stated "if there's one song from me to remember let it be this one". Really made you pause for a minute and I just knew we would never hear
him sing that again.