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THE HOLLYWOOD FESTIVAL.
Madeley, Newcastle-under-Lyme,
Staffordshire,
May 23rd and 24th 1970.

Mike Cooper

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  Blues guitarist /singer Mike Cooper played with composure and confidence. He refused to be overawed by the occasion . He played alone most of the time but was joined by a very freaky sax player on a couple of things. He sung some of his own songs playing acoustic guitar, but his work on slide came over best. The Janis Joplin song Turtle and the bluesy The Good Book Teach You , captured a good deal of the good Ol Country blues feel . A neat set that contained snatches of humour . One song he dedicated to " My Good friend Michael Chapman - the only guy I know who's got a black belt in the Kama Sutra."


 

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Many thanks go to Garry Marsh for his fantastic archival material which has enabled us to construct most of the site. Also to Martin Williams for his oral history and colour photo of the stage and site ,Simon Phillips for all the Grateful Dead archival material and Bob Colover for the film footage .

    We have been endeavoring to collect audience or sbd tapes of the performances at this festival , so we can effectively review the performances, provide set lists and band line-ups. The intention is to also display as many personal histories of the festival as possible.

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