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...record companies were RCA, Capitol and Columbia. Joe Smith of Warner had pre-empted the pack by signing Jimi Hendrix before the festival. But the most enterprising of all was Columbia's Clive Davis, who in the wake of the festival signed Janis Joplin; Blood, Sweat and Tears; Santana; and Chicago. To their eventual sorrow, RCA and Capitol were still viewing such affairs?indeed, all of rock?as something of a passing...
...next three years doubled Columbia's share of record market to 22%. Rock moved from 15% of firm's volume to more than 50%. Despite lack of musical training and personal taste that ran to folk singers and Johnny Mathis, he was shrewd enough to develop Santana; Chicago; Blood, Sweat and Tears; Sly and the Family Stone. Gives stars unprecedented artistic freedom, also unprecedented money. Some ventures viewed as risky: $4 million acquisition of Neil Diamond, $2 million-plus deal with Laura Nyro, who hasn't done a record in nearly two years. No sooner signed Delaney...
Graham is a lot more interesting than the musical talent on display, which is mostly mediocre. The Grate ful Dead and the New Riders of the Pur ple Sage, virtually interchangeable parts of the same group, dispense a couple of good tunes, but Santana and Boz Scaggs are disappointing compared with some of their recent recordings. As for the Elvin Bishop Group and Quicksilver Messenger Service, they sound like washouts from Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts...
...Santana's recent hit "Everybody's Everything" was a note-for-note steal (with rewritten lyrics) of an early sixties song. Name the song and the group...
...Dominoes 71. What is Life George Harrison 72. Joy to the World Three Dog Night 73. Amos Moses Jerry Reed 74. Brand New Key Melanie 75. Albert Flasher Guess Who 76. I Am...I Said Neil Diamond 77. Try Some, Buy Some Ronnie Spector 78. Everybody's Everything Santana 79. Won't Get Fooled Again Who 80. Rock Steady-Oh Me Oh My Aretha Franklin 81. Day After Day Badfinger 82. Only You Know and I Know Delaney and Bonnie 83. Free Chicago 84. If You Could Read My Mind Gordon Lightfoot 85. C'mon Poco...