i think it was pretty much from radio play as it was from the live performance. I wasn't old enough in 1977 to tell if it was played on the radio a lot. I started listening to them in 1981 and i remember trying to tape it off the radio when it came on. I think the majority of that album was played on the radio despite certain songs not being released as "singles". Back then FM rock radio was doing AOR formatting in which you would hear tracks from albums that weren't released as singles. You might even have heard entire albums. I try to find stations like that to listen to. One thing that annoys the heck out of me with these "classic rock" stations is they play the SAME set of songs from the artist. I mean, i know the Eagles have done more than "Hotel California" etc....

I also think that Stevie has a strong character persona on stage with Gold Dust Woman...If you've noticed over the years she's pretty much always done it live with the exception of the Tusk,Mirage and OSOTM tours. She did it a few times on the RAL tour but, basically, since 1990 she's been doing it at all of her shows. I think a lot of people know it as a live staple. Now, if we could just work on another one.....("sara")