peter green after august 1970

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Originally Posted by doodyhead

Regarding the devils music.

I think The whole band got a bad vibe from playing "Black Mans music" from their stint at Chess to record at "Chess studios. I recall that there were more than a few comments about them getting chunks of money when they (the black artists) were being marginalized by their own black audiences in favor of "soul music" Buddy Guy was not a happy camper in those sessions. Otis Spann, on the other hand took a liking to them. He, after all was a father figure to Michael Bloomfield as well. Blues played by white artists was a real problem for black blues musicians. it took enlightened individuals to see that it was popularizing them in the process. Even then, the white groups were making a whole lot more money than the black groups. It has taken a long time to equalize the playing field. Peter was unaware of this when he was in england. By the time FM went the first time they were scared of touring the states. I don't blame them.

After John Mayall, Peter Green's initial dream was to go to Chicago and play with unknown and undiscovered Chicago Blues street musicians. People such as Mike Vernon, and Clifford Davis convinced Peter to form FM instead. Don't forget it was the Rolling Stones that first ventured into Ter-Mar studios in 1964 to record "12*5". I truly think the initial apprehension was that another white British band was going to record at Chess and not have the chops of the Chess studio musicians. That was clearly put to rest when J.T. Brown (Elmore James saxophonist) embraced Jeremy Spencer. Peter Green got the early negative vibe, didn't give it a chance, and mailed in most of his performances. (yet the slower "Watch Out" is a gem) FM was on another level above the Stones, and most of the Chess musicians were impressed. The Buddy Guy session puzzles me, because within a year he's playing with Clapton/ Delaney and Bonnie, and playing on "the Festival Express" train tour through Canada in 6-7/70. You have to wonder if the FM Chess sessions convinced Buddy that the English blues wasn't a joke.


Remember that B.B. King did a short English tour with FM just three months later. He was one of the players that embraced the British blues movement, because he knew it was going to make him more money eventually. That has to confuse one (Green) to a degree. So I think the final straw was some mind blabbing moron in New Orleans who convinced Peter Green that he was doing bad things.