Four Muses Stories
Lindsay Farr
It's 1972. Gordon Lightfoot's show was followed by a bevy of gushing female admirers. One loving fans husband stood quietly as his wife expressed her adoration for Lightfoot and how his words had transformed her life. Gordon addressed her thoughtfully and drew her abandoned man into the conversation and left them both feeling good about themselves. Sensitive and caring man, that Gordon Lightfoot.
April Gislason (Fulladosa)
Just a little bit of memorabilia History! I was in High School and 17 yrs old when I did this Recording for The Goin’ Surfin’” movie soundtrack and on the back is a photo with myself, Bob Hawkins, Dave McMahon & Doug Miller! I wrote two songs for this...”Sunlit Horizons” & “Basic Barry” a harmonica instrumental...The movie premiered at the Santa Monica Civic! That was a big deal to me! My parents, brothers and I attended along with a fellow Mark Roth who was acting as my manager at the time...It was produced by MacGillivray/Freeman...later to be know as the IMAX kings! Bill Freeman died from a helicopter accident and Greg MacGillivray continued on as a IMAX Filmmaker...another Laguna Beach Resident
Jonathan Morgan Jenkins
By 1971 I was already a GIANT ELTON JOHN FAN. In fact, he was the reason I originally started playing piano. On Saturday night, September 18th 1971 I was at The Four Muses to see one of my favorite performers, David Ackles. This was the same night that Elton was perfoming in San Diego. As it turns out, David was one of Elton’s mentors. When Elton made his American debut at The Troubadour in LA, he was actually opening up for David. This was right before Madman Across The Water was released on November 5th. You may recall that at this time, Bernie Taupin was dressing with American Indian styles. So here I am standing in the back of the Muses and guess who walks in to see David Ackles with his entourage? Bernie Taupin. It was unbelievable. While Elton was performing in San Diego that night, he decided to come to the Muses and see David. So having the opportunity to meet and briefly talk with Bernie Taupin was definitively my favorite Four Muses Memory.
Corky Carroll
When my first album, "Laid Back," came out Dennis Dragon and I started our own record label and called it “Rural Records.” Our logo was a telephone pole with a pigeon sitting on it. Later on Jackson Browne made a funny comment stating that it was interesting that we had a pigeon on the pole when we were based in Capistrano. San Juan Capistrano is famous for being the place the “swallows” come back to every year. I love Jackson Browne and am a huge fan of all of his music. I had known him in our younger years surfing in Seal Beach, but I had kind of forgotten him. When his song “Doctor my Eyes” came out and he was starting to get known he did a concert at my local folk club in San Clemente, the Four Muses, and I went to see him. But I didn’t know he was the same kid I had surfed with years before. I was standing at the refreshment counter getting something and he walked up and started talking me like we were old pals. I knew I knew him, but I could not think of who in the heck he was. Just somebody I had known years before and I could not think of his name. Looking for clues I asked him what he was up to these days. He said he was playing music. I said that was cool and asked if he was playing anywhere. He said he was playing THERE that night. I say, “Wow, are you playing with Jackson Browne?” He laughed and said, “Uh yeah, I am Jackson Browne.” Oops, kind of embarrassing moment. But all was good and the next day I took him surfing with me at Cottons and we rekindled the old friendship. I also met David Lindley for the first time, another musician I am a big fan of and become a little closer friend with in later years.
Barbie Aglio
I remember in the late 60s going with Mary and JIm and Michael Brinkman to Hoyt Axton‘s house in LA. They were pitching a movie idea to him. He didn’t end up doing the movie but of course he played the Four Muses several times.
Terry Mason
In his early years...Corona CA High School, 1968. Even then the genius of an emerging artist was evident. Jackson performed twice that year at Corona High. I was the concert organizer and emcee both times. As I recall he earned $25 for each gig. Following one of his sets I felt compelled to announce to the audience that he actually wrote all those songs. Can you imagine! We stayed in touch for a few years and hung out together at the Troubadour once or twice when I moved to LA. He was kind enough to invite me to join him and the band backstage at the Roxy when he played there for several nights after the release of For Everyman in 1973. Our lives took different paths (you are familiar with his!) and we never saw each other after that. I've seen him in concert several times over the years and have really enjoyed witnessing the evolution of his work and for him to be recognized as one of the great singer/songwriters of our time.
PHOTO CAPTION: CONTEMPORARY TROUBADOURS Four of the professional folk singers who performed at the recent Contemporary Folk Music Festval held in the Corona Del Mar High School gym posed for press in the girls locker room. They are, left to right, Jim Spherris, Mary McCaslin, Jackson Browne, and Dennis D'Asaro . The event was sponsored by the Key Club.
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