Sir Douglas Quartet, Mendocino, 1969. This one goes out to Mendocino Joe.
Eric Burdon and the Animals, Monterey. This one goes out to Monterey Tom.
Eagles, Hotel California. Some of finest guitar-slinging of the '70s.
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Lodi
GG Kettel, San Francisco Bay Blues. Ferrara, Italy, 2007
Scott Mackenzie, San Francisco
Johnny Bond, Hot Rod Lincoln. San Pedro, Grapevine Hill.
Doors, L. A. Woman
Beach Boys, California Girls
Mamas and Papas, California Dreamin'
Dave Bagwill comments (4 July):
Bill, listening to that Beach Boys tune tonight brought back a vivid memory.Back when I lived in the Bay Area, and the Oakland A's were winning lots of ball games – Catfish Hunter, Sal Bando, Reggie Jackson (who made a throw from deep right field, at the fence, on a line to third base -on the base, in fact – catching a runner who had tagged at second base), Rick Monday et. al. – I attended a Saturday afternoon double-header with a friend from the bank.It was a perfect day for baseball, and the stands were sold out; it felt great, until the first music pumped out of that stupendous sound system – and then it felt even better. 'California Girls' started playing, and just the first two or three beats was enough to electrify the crowd into a spontaneous rising and a thunderous roar of happiness.It was just great to be an American, and that song was a huge part of the 'gestalt' = weather, a ball game, hot dogs, friendship, the flag, a sense of security and fellowship. And Sal Bando hit two home runs in the first game.