tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post5774764704138470699..comments2024-03-28T11:09:49.882-04:00Comments on Great but Forgotten: Cat Mother and the All-Night Newsboys (music)Chuck Rothmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903706448043066253noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-5187642331195882982020-02-09T04:33:45.110-05:002020-02-09T04:33:45.110-05:00Omg! I lived in the Mendocino area in the 60's...Omg! I lived in the Mendocino area in the 60's. 70's and early 80's. They were the best band on the coast. We loved them, especially to dance to. After Cat Mother, they had other names, the latest being The Horsebadorties. Lots of outdoor boogies, Casper Inn and the Elk Bar and the Celler Bar. They were the favorite dance band on the Mendo coast. And always brought the house down. Not been one like them since! Bob Smith was the best keyboard player, ever. Not been one like them since! I never missed them playing! I danced to them when i was pregnant and in labor!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555677831373049099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-48341498022136395882018-08-16T23:34:06.596-04:002018-08-16T23:34:06.596-04:00Lots of Windows and pillowsLots of Windows and pillowsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575768991090382841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-32175557013450991662018-01-28T17:57:37.228-05:002018-01-28T17:57:37.228-05:00Wow somebody else remembers romilar? Scary stuff.....Wow somebody else remembers romilar? Scary stuff....jdkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05255958485390482065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-45106122131504846552017-08-24T00:13:01.478-04:002017-08-24T00:13:01.478-04:00Correction, the year was 1971 that we lived next t...Correction, the year was 1971 that we lived next to the Cat Mothers in Elk. My son had just been born. We did live in Elk in 1969, but in another house.A neighbor of the Cat Mothershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15087641087939044988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-32660763968218639052017-08-23T22:06:04.497-04:002017-08-23T22:06:04.497-04:00Actually, a couple of the Cat Mother members did l...Actually, a couple of the Cat Mother members did live in Elk in 1969. My wife and I lived right next to them for a year and half.<br />In Elk there are some old Lumberjack cabins right off the highway in the middle of town. They overlook the ocean on the cliff.<br />We lived in the Southern end cabin, and the other two cabins were rented by a singer for the Cat Mothers (I don't think he ever made it as the lead singer) and Jay Unger who used to play his mandolin on the porch all the time. That panel truck used to be parked in the compound all the time, and we would see Bob Smith and Roy Michaels hanging out there alot at Jay's cabin.<br />It wasn't really a commune though, and the front house on the corner by Hwy 1 was rented by a woman who was supposedly a girlfriend of Stephen Stills.A neighbor of the Cat Mothershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15087641087939044988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-20303664360842527532017-07-30T15:13:39.965-04:002017-07-30T15:13:39.965-04:00I miss this band a lot.... I have most of their r...I miss this band a lot.... I have most of their releases on wax and out of all, my favourite tunes are "She Came From A Different World", "Trials and Tribulations", and "A Simple Thing" .<br /><br />They were a really special band and showed be that Jimmy actual had good taste !<br /><br />BCAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15300920338082716170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-67902547795521710882016-02-26T22:50:06.938-05:002016-02-26T22:50:06.938-05:00There was Philo and the Shuffle Band.There was Philo and the Shuffle Band.131488WOLF131488https://www.blogger.com/profile/04492329602297943478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-57039792712595918622016-02-26T22:48:59.247-05:002016-02-26T22:48:59.247-05:00Correction...Redwood Blues...Correction...Redwood Blues...131488WOLF131488https://www.blogger.com/profile/04492329602297943478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-81360255061525777982015-10-28T18:27:28.288-04:002015-10-28T18:27:28.288-04:00I have the US and UK release of "Albion Doo-W...I have the US and UK release of "Albion Doo-Wah". The UK release starts with "strike" and has a different order."Riff Raff" on the UK has no cough at te beginning. So what are the reasons for a different order and editing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-60204643822612644892014-09-08T00:43:19.308-04:002014-09-08T00:43:19.308-04:00Redwood Shuffle!Redwood Shuffle!131488WOLF131488https://www.blogger.com/profile/04492329602297943478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-50780411739257803642014-03-29T06:31:48.226-04:002014-03-29T06:31:48.226-04:00Does anyone remember the song off their 1st album,...Does anyone remember the song off their 1st album,Dance the Night Away ? One of my favorite songs off that album.P.S.,I didn't know they had 4 albums.Thanks for the info. Peace !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-83628887625681370962014-03-29T06:28:58.833-04:002014-03-29T06:28:58.833-04:00Does anyone out there remember the song off their ...Does anyone out there remember the song off their 1st album, Dance the night away ? That was my favorite song.P.S.,I didn't know they had 4 albums out,thanks for the info man !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-56676870363866060602014-01-29T11:07:33.983-05:002014-01-29T11:07:33.983-05:00Gary - I believe that Cat Mother were a New York b...Gary - I believe that Cat Mother were a New York band first. That is where they got their start, so Catherine may have been telling a bit of a tale. There were communes in Elk and off Navarro Ridge and a few other ridges. I am sure she had a good time and having listened to Cat Mother live many times around Mendocino, I can honestly say that most people at Cat Mother show have a very good time.For love of food and winehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297451904162574507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-42180976076638513492014-01-29T11:06:25.058-05:002014-01-29T11:06:25.058-05:00Gary - I believe that Cat Mother were a New York b...Gary - I believe that Cat Mother were a New York band first. That is where they got their start, so Catherine may have been telling a bit of a tale. There were communes in Elk and off Navarro Ridge and a few other ridges. I am sure she had a good time and having listened to Cat Mother live many times around Mendocino, I can honestly say that most people at Cat Mother show have a very good time.For love of food and winehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297451904162574507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-28570633909402958562014-01-28T20:30:46.496-05:002014-01-28T20:30:46.496-05:00Love the music,only have the Albion album though,b...Love the music,only have the Albion album though,but working to get the rest! I went with a nice women once who claimed to be the inspiration for the bands name,her name was Catherine and said she once lived in a commune in Elk, CA. in the late 60's and turned me on to this band.I don't know if it was for real or just a hopeful haze,but does anyone remember her?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312928357047964239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-79093170468632300612013-08-15T17:58:13.982-04:002013-08-15T17:58:13.982-04:00thanks Anonymous. Will be going to the site and ge...thanks Anonymous. Will be going to the site and getting both albums on CD. Have the vinyl of Albion Doo-Wah but would love to have them on CD. I saw them more times then I can remember up in Mendocino. Thanks again for finding out about the release.Steve Howenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-32648166587405133232013-08-15T16:21:21.850-04:002013-08-15T16:21:21.850-04:00Cat Mother's 1st and 2nd albums have been rece...Cat Mother's 1st and 2nd albums have been recently reissued on CD by Real Gone Music dot com. You can order them direct from the company website or through Amazon.com. The 2nd album Albion Doo-Wah has only been out in the corrected remastered CD for a week or so. Sounds great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-46749934335548150822013-02-11T01:30:00.883-05:002013-02-11T01:30:00.883-05:00Cat Mother played all the time around Mendocino. I...Cat Mother played all the time around Mendocino. I grew up there. They used to play at Toad Hall, the Casper Inn, and even at one of our High School dances. I think it was a Homecoming Dance. They were fun and yes we were usually stoned, in fact almost always. A different time, a more simple time, a slower time then now. Cat Mother should be remembered. If I remember correctly they had a song called Heartbreaker also. But I have to go back and check. I do remember that the drummer was dating one of the girls in my high school junior calls. 1974... Still enjoying "striking a match" 40 years later.For love of food and winehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297451904162574507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-52400973682308556162011-07-20T11:42:53.810-04:002011-07-20T11:42:53.810-04:00I remember Cat Mother as a club band in the Bay Ar...I remember Cat Mother as a club band in the Bay Area during the early '70s. They played at my high school(Montgomery: Santa Rosa, CA) and I heard "Strike a Match" there in the fall of '72. Can you imagine such an obvious dope song played at a high school dance today?<br />I think they were a regular at The Inn of the Beginning, The Lion's Share, Uncle Sam's and other North Bay clubs.KayoFriscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03707321630916605289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-62489544343255588912010-12-31T16:02:47.234-05:002010-12-31T16:02:47.234-05:00Hey there Kerridine,
didn't think Roy played b...Hey there Kerridine,<br />didn't think Roy played bass after picking up the guitar unless it was for one of his own recording. You can do a search for Loy Bones on you tube and see him performing Strike a match if your interested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-54828628743929093952010-07-06T06:22:36.324-04:002010-07-06T06:22:36.324-04:00Strike a Match... well, Roy Michaels and I struck ...Strike a Match... well, Roy Michaels and I struck it off a couple times, and got the people dancing to our jammin'...<br /><br />I've got a picture of us, me on rhythm guitar doing lead vocals and Roy on bass, essentially playing lead...<br /><br />Ah, but that was before he shuffled off his mortal coil, and went to live with the Lord...Karridinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896934615468594744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-67985463286452642012010-05-29T02:07:15.561-04:002010-05-29T02:07:15.561-04:00Just realized that the words are in the article......Just realized that the words are in the article....what's that boy been smo......kin!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-85460370645175687242010-05-29T02:02:47.477-04:002010-05-29T02:02:47.477-04:00Hi to jmitshell. If you are looking for the words...Hi to jmitshell. If you are looking for the words to 'Strike a Match', I can help you. lorenzolarue lkellogg@mcn.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-83933883338569079222010-04-13T09:27:14.170-04:002010-04-13T09:27:14.170-04:00PS.I would like to have whole lyric of this song t...PS.I would like to have whole lyric of this song to play it with my friends,thanks folks.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823744898145013974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-46459578695864211252010-04-13T09:23:37.450-04:002010-04-13T09:23:37.450-04:00It was the great band, sadly forgoten.You can find...It was the great band, sadly forgoten.You can find the records on Ebay. The bands like this is the reason why we love american music. Regards from Russia, vicUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823744898145013974noreply@blogger.com