Sandy Bluesky enough said.
Layla - Patty Boyd
Others?
Something - Pattie Boyd
Suite Judy Blue Eyes - Judy Collins
CSN, Suite Judy
cant think of any songs about emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Nicks.....
Rita Coolidge
Cherokee, Sit Yourself Down (Stephen Stills);
Delta Lady, A Song For You (Leon Russell)
Jenny Boyd
Jennifer Juniper (Donovan)
Does Uptown Girl by Billy Joel count? I know Christie Brinkley was in the music video and eventually they married, but I believe it was written when he was dating Elle McPherson and is actually about her, or perhaps rather she was the inspiration.
I suppose we could argue the "incredible songs" part of the thread title....
Don't really think any level of physical beauty had much to do with it but Lennon's song "Julia" about his Mother is certainly a beautiful song.
"Is that a real poncho or is that a Sears poncho?"
CSN, Suite Judy
cant think of any songs about emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Nicks.....
I didn't know Suite Judy Blue Eyes was about Judy Collins until last year during an interview on CBS Sunday Morning. Not the first time I've been late to the party....
CSN, Suite Judy
cant think of any songs about emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Nicks.....
Actually Lowell George wrote "Long Distance Love" about Ronstadt when they were living together and George was watching her paint her toenails one evening.
"Is that a real poncho or is that a Sears poncho?"
Didn’t know that. Love that song
And I Love Her- Jane Asher
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed though I forget the name of the woman Dickey wrote it about
The flip-side: "If you want to be happy for the rest of your life ... " I wonder what woman inspired this.
"Rosanna" by Toto is about Rosanna Arquette
"Is that a real poncho or is that a Sears poncho?"
Elizabeth Reed was written for Carmella Storniola of Seattle. She died of a heart condition in 2017 at age 71. She moved to San Francisco in the 1960's where she became involved with Boz Scaggs. She was dark and beautiful and vivacious. She traveled to Macon with Boz and later married him. But before that she was attracted to Dickey Betts and he was to her. They had a part time affair when Dickey was in Macon and Boz was gone.
Dickey was very attracted to her and the intensity of those feeling were captured in his composition In Memory of Elizabeth Reed. She did not want Boz Scaggs to know about the affair so Dickey needed a cover name for the song and chose a lady's name who was buried at Rose Hill in the 19th century. Dickey and other band members would hang in the cemetery in the early days when in town. Clapton eventually married Patti Boyd, (Layla) George Harrison's wife. Didn't work that way for Dickey. But Blue Sky did marry him and we got another wonderful song out of that. Not only are Elizabeth Reed and Blue Sky two of the absolute best ABB songs, but two of the best songs by ANY rock band IMHO
BTW I've been playing Blue Sky at least once every day since February1972 when Eat A Peach was released. And never get tired of it and enjoy it as much now as I did 48 years ago.
Duane Allman was the spark and key to the ABB being such a fantastic band. But it wouldn't be half the band if Dickey hadn't been in it. Actually all six were just perfect. Butch often said it was if the god's said you six guys are to play music together.
Amen to that Robertdee!
Elizabeth Reed was written for Carmella Storniola of Seattle. She died of a heart condition in 2017 at age 71. She moved to San Francisco in the 1960's where she became involved with Boz Scaggs. She was dark and beautiful and vivacious. She traveled to Macon with Boz and later married him. But before that she was attracted to Dickey Betts and he was to her. They had a part time affair when Dickey was in Macon and Boz was gone.
Dickey was very attracted to her and the intensity of those feeling were captured in his composition In Memory of Elizabeth Reed. She did not want Boz Scaggs to know about the affair so Dickey needed a cover name for the song and chose a lady's name who was buried at Rose Hill in the 19th century. Dickey and other band members would hang in the cemetery in the early days when in town. Clapton eventually married Patti Boyd, (Layla) George Harrison's wife. Didn't work that way for Dickey. But Blue Sky did marry him and we got another wonderful song out of that. Not only are Elizabeth Reed and Blue Sky two of the absolute best ABB songs, but two of the best songs by ANY rock band IMHO
BTW I've been playing Blue Sky at least once every day since February1972 when Eat A Peach was released. And never get tired of it and enjoy it as much now as I did 48 years ago.
Duane Allman was the spark and key to the ABB being such a fantastic band. But it wouldn't be half the band if Dickey hadn't been in it. Actually all six were just perfect. Butch often said it was if the god's said you six guys are to play music together.
Nice! The road goes on forever...! 😎
Elizabeth Reed was written for Carmella Storniola of Seattle. She died of a heart condition in 2017 at age 71. She moved to San Francisco in the 1960's where she became involved with Boz Scaggs. She was dark and beautiful and vivacious. She traveled to Macon with Boz and later married him. But before that she was attracted to Dickey Betts and he was to her. They had a part time affair when Dickey was in Macon and Boz was gone.
Dickey was very attracted to her and the intensity of those feeling were captured in his composition In Memory of Elizabeth Reed. She did not want Boz Scaggs to know about the affair so Dickey needed a cover name for the song and chose a lady's name who was buried at Rose Hill in the 19th century.
In Midnight Riders, Dickey recalled an early interview about this
”Some writer once asked me how I wrote the song, & Duane said, ‘Aw he [boffed] some girl across the tombstone & that’s what it’s about’ & don’t you think it got printed In an instant. You can imagine how the girl I wrote it for felt after that”
John’s & Paul’s odes to their wives as the Beatles were ending, The Lovely Linda, & Oh Yoko! are two of my faves by them -
also on topic (hopefully😮), Every Night, also from McCartney - Maybe I’m Amazed... pretty much that whole album ❤️
Well, I don't know how "beautiful" she was, but she had a beautiful voice. The Dead wrote Birdsong about Janis.
Didn't Gregg write Multi-Colored Lady for Devon's mum, Shelley Kay Jefts?
Go where you wanna go - Mommas & Poppas about Michele being too much woman for any one dude. She was married to John Phillips at the time
and Buffing Denny.
Go your own way - Lindsay & Stevie Nicks
Just a couple that popped up in the last day or so
Does Little Martha count - Dixie Meadows.
