At the point when the world feels like a desert of mercilessness and detachment, exemplary stone legend Al Staehely urges you to allow your adoration to stream like a seething ‘waterway’ and wash away your difficulties.
Will the second happening to the Roarin’ 20s see a restoration of the soul of the ’70s? Assuming this is the case, Al Staehely is prepared to open the conduits and let that decade’s energies stream. In “Live Like A River,” debuting here on TheMagazineCity, the previous Spirit part with co-author and John Denver lyricist, Joe Henry, consolidates the past with the present. With assistance from a green screen, Al’s child Christian-granddaughters Lily and Sydney – chief Taylor White makes a cutting edge exemplary stone energy video. “‘Live Like a River and Love Like a Waterfall,” Al tells TheMagazineCity, conveys a message worth giving to my granddaughters, Sydney and Lily.”
“Live Like A River” comes from Al’s Post Spirit Vol. 1 (1974-1978), an assortment of melodies composed forty years prior. “The ’70s L.A. music scene was an exceptional time. Today, many attempt to reproduce the ’70s simple involvement with their songwriting and accounts. I was fortunate to have been composition and making music during that time,” expressed Al upon the arrival of the Post Spirit collection. “These up until recently never delivered, post-Spirit accounts from my ‘Vault’ are the genuine article – composed and kept in L.A. during that period in probably the best studios, with the absolute best performers working around then. Appreciate!”
Al’s rowdy excursion began not in a jump bar but rather at the legal defense test. While going to the University of Texas, Al – a prescription understudy at that point – was in a band with two regulation understudies. Whenever it came time to graduate, his bandmates persuaded him to switch his major. He turned into a legal advisor to hold the gather as one. Subsequent to graduating with a legitimate degree, he put the recognition in the rearward sitting arrangement prior to driving out to California to make his stone dreams work out as expected.
In 1971, he and his sibling, John Christian Staehely, joined the widely praised musical gang Spirit. Al took over as the lead performer, bassist, and boss lyricist, and John assumed the job of lead guitarist. The band delivered their fifth collection, Feedback, which blended components of hallucinogenic, society, blues, and southern stone. After Spirit, John and Al shaped the Staehely Brothers, and the group delivered Sta-Hay-Lee in 1973.
Throughout the next many years, Al delivered a modest bunch of collections and composed for behaves like Keith Moon, Peter Cocks, and Bobby Gentry. He likewise made progress as a diversion attorney and has utilized his insight into the music business to help numerous as they explore the lawful world. Starting with one waterway then onto the next, Al is there to direct.
Track down Al in front of an audience at the accompanying shows:
SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2022: Saxon Pub – Austin. TX
TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2022: McGonigel’s Mucky Duck – Houston, Texas
SUNDAY MAY 15: Ukraine Benefit Concert – McGonigel’s Mucky Duck – Houston, Texas (Fundraiser for World Central Kitchen.)
More information: https://www.mcgonigels.com/shows/ukraine/
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