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Merl Saunders and Friends: Fire Up

[cover art]

1973 album from Merl Saunders, a veteran R&B keyboardist player and longtime musical associate of The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia. Fire Up! was made with help from Garcia, Tom Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Kahn, and Bill Witt. Includes Jerry Garcia singing a version of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". A live version with Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders Band can be found on Keystone Berkeley: September 1, 1974 (Jerry Garcia 0004, 2004)

[Merl Saunders and Jerry Garcia]

Above is a photo of Merl Saunders and Jerry Garcia from the early '90s, copied from the nice and informative Saunders home pages at http://www.merlsaunders.com/.

Tracks

  1. My Problems Got Problems
  2. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down [RealAudio] AU file (333K)
  3. Save Mother Earth
  4. Imagine
  5. Welcome to the Basement
  6. Man Child
  7. After Midnight
  8. Expressway (To Your Heart)
  9. Soul Roach
  10. Benedict Rides
  11. System
  12. Lonely Avenue
Merl Saunders and Friends - Fire Up - 1973 - Fantasy F-9421


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