blue tears live 1989

[@juliedaniels6979]

Awesome band. I was privileged and honored to play keyboards at this show and sing backup vocals on “Be My Baby” at the end. Thank you, friends, for the great memories!

[@michaelspears5738]

Julie! You’re an awesome keyboardist and singer. I thought we played more than one show together! Guess I’m thinking about the Phoenix shows pre exam jam makin music😀great times

[@juliedaniels6979]

Michael Spears Thank you. Phoenix and Blue Tears were both so much fun! You are so talented and it was an honor to play in both!

[@PauloHowlett]

It looks like Spears is singing in Be My Baby lol

[@tramrock1967]

Julie. I’m from jax we have same friends. Your are talented. And yes they were great

[@tiffanytosh1569]

@@tramrock1967 hey, Mark!

[@tayloranderson1070]

This band should have made it bigger than they did, what a shame.

[@thespears1]

Thank you Taylor

[@LB00146]

I agree!!

[@templarknight2010]

Yea its a pity its great music!

[@tiffanytosh1569]

The original group disbanded and the lead singer, Gregg Fulkerson, tried to remake the band with new members, and even made an album called The Innocent Ones. Gregg passed away in his home in 2009.

[@kerranginrock9563]

RIP Gregg. you was an awesome singer and musician

[@melindachaney7117]

My husband was at this show in Jackson, Tn. He was a student at Freed-Hardeman when they broke. One of his favorite all-time bands.

[@drjohnmichaelbriley9849]

Me, too

[@derek3793]

Setlist - 0:00 - Intro/Blue Tears 1:27 - Rockin' With The Radio 6:14 - Crush 10:29 - Take This Heart 15:34 - Halfway To Heaven 19:45 - Kiss Me Goodbye 24:20 - Racing With The Moon 28:40 - Call My Name 33:40 - True Romance 39:56 - Blue Tears 46:30 - Thunder In The Night 51:07 - Stay With Me 55:13 - Delilah 58:15 - Follow Your Heart 1:02:10 - Innocent Kiss 1:05:53 - Be My Baby (The Ronettes cover) 1:09:55 - Born To Run (Bruce Springsteen cover) 1:15:34 - Outro/Blue Tears

[@David-wr7lu]

thank you. was thinking of doing this someday for the last several years~~🎃

[@tiffanytosh1569]

I loved Blue Tears. It’s a shame that Gregg Fulkerson passed away in 2009. RIP Gregg. I was in Vanderbilt hospital at the time, having surgery due to moyamoya disease. I’m from West Tennessee, and Gregg was from Henderson, Tennessee, basically just down the highway.

[@HouseOfLyftindor]

Whenever I get asked who my favorite band is, I always say Blue Tears and everyone is like: who? I show them this and now there’s is too. Thank you, Michael.

[@michaelspears5738]

Thank you!

[@drjohnmichaelbriley9849]

Yep. I was there, Still have my paper ticket. ---JMB

[@michaelspears5738]

Please post a pic of that! I’d love to see

[@editblog]

Michael Spears I do have my paper ticket stub from this show I think. Was it billed as the Sahara Farewell show? Found it in an old photo album. There’s no way to post the pic here.

[@michaelspears5738]

The farewell show sounds right, we went to LA after that to record at Capital studio in Hollywood!

[@editblog]

@@michaelspears5738 What a blast from the past. Happy to send you an image of that ticket stub. I don't see an easy contact off YT.

[@glennsteen4249]

I remember getting a free cassette tape when i was 12 years old and was completely blown away! Still love the music!

[@akyassetyawan4044]

33:41 true romance, my favourite

[@eddiecarter2784]

I knew all of them in college - I actually jammed with Gregg Fulkerson a few times - well ..... he jammed. I stared in awe at his talent! RIP Gregg!

[@gustavoribeiro1072]

I'm from Brazil and i Love this band!! Thanks Michael for this wonderful band!!!

[@destinationripped2037]

Love this Band!

[@kenryan4732]

This band is amazing. I have always loved them.

[@LB00146]

Me too! They are like Bon Jovi only better!!

[@markunderwood9833]

Love this!! Worked with Gregg many years ago.

[@atl22]

Thank you so much for sharing!! Absolutely amazing... it's a shame Blue Tears never got as big as Bon Jovi or Def Leppard or Van Halen. So much talent and the music is great beyond words... This made my day, thanks!!!

[@stratohammering]

thank you Michael! Love this BAND!!

[@Ricky-ci4jx]

This is my favourite band. Thanks for posting this! :)

[@tengfly9306]

Knew Blue Tears few years ago, so glad to find this live performance. There is even a podcast in China introduced you guys. Love from China.

[@rob1tnt]

Sincerely can't say it enough, there's something special about Blue Tears, there one of those bands that i get exicited to hear no matter how many times ive heard the songs and usually have a hard time letting the nxt track play without repeating whatever i had on lol.I'm a dire hard collector of all 80s rock/glam and out of the thousands of albums I've acquired over the years Blue Tears has always stood out and held a special place. There's something in Greg's vocals and the song writing.... the sheer number of amazing hooks. Easily in my top 5 favorite bands of all time. Would LOVE to see this footage get a DVD release

[@claudiollanes]

Just received the blue tears first album by mail yesterday, I'm so happy a lot of time searching for this CD, classic Masterpiece!

[@carlose5053]

One of my favorite bands. Part of a soundtrack of my life. A few days ago I had contact with my old girlfriend of these days and we sang all this tunes together again. I need it in vinyl.

[@carlose5053]

Thanks for the music, brother

[@michaelspears5738]

There are a few vinyl out there, but they are pricey!

[@Meiphonekaicabrio]

@@michaelspears5738 I am working in a hotel 12 hours every day.Before I start my shift I listen to Take this Heart every time.It gives me the necessary energy to complete my shift.thank you for your music.

[@emmanuelwolf6568]

How come I'm a rock freak and I've never heard of these, waw,their amazing.x

[@mantelmann13]

This band had awesome songs. Listened a lot to them in the 90s and early 2000s.

[@ricohang7862]

Thanks man!.. very underrated band but one of the greats on this era.. 🤘🤘🤘

[@MathiasBronnes]

HOLY SHIT. im 22 years old, i play guitar in a 80s inspired band...i just discovered you guys...amazing and totally inspirational!

[@konkurentfan]

Michael Spears please do a podcast, and tell us the story of Blue Tears. Cheers from biggest fan from Bulgaria :)

[@kenbetterman7910]

Man y’all kicked ass. I so remember this show. I lived in Milan at the time

[@ddebayan1990]

Halfway to Heaven is my favourite song of them and their first song I heard back in 2011 during my college days. A funny way how I got to hear about them, actually I was searching Europe's song Halfway to Heaven n tumbled upon this. Gregg's vocals first made me think this as a Bon Jovi song. RIP to him..a wonderful band very few Lucky men got to hear.

[@evaaor]

genial music

[@RoxxHunter]

Just wanted to say thank you all for making such amazing music. I know the business can be cruel and unfair, but here it is 2021 and people are still enjoying your music! Cheers from the Yukon! I actually have a show tonight which is a miracle and this is definitely putting me in the mood to play my guitar and rock. Stay safe and keep writing/recording my good man!

[@michaelspears5738]

Thank you!

[@dicky4435]

Gregg, gone way too soon ... We all love you very much ...

[@Niklas.Wignell]

OMG!!! Thank you Michael for this. I have been waiting so many years to see your band live in Proshot. And verry nice to see the other videos to. 1000000 thanks from Sweden

[@LisAnnT]

Malco Theater at the Old Hickory Mall in Jackson, TN

[@Divebombs16]

At 33:58. True Romance was a great song. Such a great songwriter. Rip Greg.

[@ricdeloso9349]

better than bon jovi... just love this band. halfway to heaven, rockin with radio crush, kisses in the dark are my fave. thanks for posting.

[@keithroper7098]

don't be an idiot! This is a great band, but they're no Bon Jovi.

[@metallickers69]

@@keithroper7098 we have different ears and taste. I do music. Peace brother!

[@PauloHowlett]

@@keithroper7098 Fortunately they are not Bon Jovi

[@wroughtironmgtow9558]

I would have love to have seen this band in person.I bet it would have been gnarly.

[@michaelspears5738]

It was!

[@wroughtironmgtow9558]

@@michaelspears5738 well well well if it isn't the one and only Michael Spears.I was only seven years old when I first heard you and your bands music back in 1989 but even back then I knew it was something special.When I was 17 my friends would make fun of me for ignoring rock acts like Marilyn Manson,Creed,Smash Mouth,etc and for liking acts from ten years previous like Blue Tears,Warrant,Mr Big,Extreme,etc. If you want a trip down rock memory lane take a look at my late 80s Sunset Strip playlist.Love,peace,and chicken grease from San Antonio,The Republic of Texas!!!🎸🎸🎸

[@erickmonterocarrillo5538]

Wow!!! Esperé por años ver esta banda en vivo, ese primer disco es una Joya, todos los miembros son unas bestias tocando, Greg :( RIP. Michael Spear mis respetos para tús armonías y como tocabas ese bajo, simplemente brutal! Muchas grs por compartir, saludoa desde Costa Rica

[@michaelspears5738]

Thank you!

[@FranzKVlkBlue]

Ufff pero qué tal conciertazo. Nunca pensé ver un concierto de ellos en vivo. Ahora es una gran felicidad verlos. Gracias 😎

[@huxleysbreed1]

Wow! Great harmonies! They would be killer to sing live in standard tuning. I can see why you tuned down live. Great band all around. You guys sure had your shit together without question. Thanks for sharing this! RIP Gregg.

[@thespears1]

Thank u!

[@jasminechavez7653]

Oh yeah this week I have sang a couple of blue tears cover songs including halfway to heaven true romance with you tonight and the last serenade in karaoke Michael spears I had performed them in my concert this morning been working hard and rehearsed a lot for my debut album loving you been songwriting new music my friend I enjoyed this concert watching this bro relaxes my day thanks dude your awesome 😎

[@badhabitz69]

*Just AWESOME!!!! Thank you so much!!*

[@katarinarados728]

Thank you for posting this, it's amazing 🤩 I love Blue Tears !

[@claudiollanes]

Michael thanks for posting this! Is amazing! I can not believe I found this

[@coachmarc2002]

If you see a dude with a blue shirt that says "Jesus Rocker" on the back that's me. Such a cool memory. Did Roger LaPoint sing a song in this show called Stay With Me? Some how I was able to video tape the Final Exam Jam in the old Gym that same year I believe. I gotta go through some boxes and find that now.

[@michaelspears5738]

I would love to have copies of any videos that you have!

[@coachmarc2002]

@@michaelspears5738 if I can get my hands on it I'll send it to a digital service like legacy box and send you a digital copy.

[@wasp4eva1]

Very talented guy.

[@alexander3813]

fantastic band !!!!

[@timgilbert7187]

What a fuckin awesome show and great songs! I don't understand how Blue Tears never got as big as those other bands????

[@zhi-hx2tm]

awesome

[@wasp4eva1]

Greg was a really talented guy.

[@michaelspears5738]

Exceptional

[@metop33]

Halfway to heaven song @ 15:25 was🔥🔥🔥

[@keithroper7098]

Lived in Union City back in the 80's and remember an interview you guys did on a local radio station. I thought I remembered the band being called Sahara. had a great song about Jesse James.

[@michaelspears5738]

I think that song was called the fastest gun!

[@keithroper7098]

@@michaelspears5738 OMG! That was it. THX for the reply. GOD BLESS

[@TIMOTHYALLEN-playdrums]

I taped the whole broadcast from 92 FM that night on a jam box cassette player and listened to it for YEARS. Every time I heard that E minor chord that starts that song, it gave me chills. Thanks, Mike for posting this show. My friends and I were right in the center of the crowd in the theater that night and it’s such a treat to revisit the soundtrack to our lives from those days. I probably bought 16 copies of Blue Tears debut album and was thrilled to find “Mad Bad & Dangerous” on CD a few years ago. Best wishes to you.

[@michaelsavage752]

Thank you for sharing. It is amazing to have the visual to go along with the music. Simply amazing.

[@kazarmageddon]

Anyone has any idea what happened to the drummer Charlie Lauderdale? Never heard of him after this band. What he is doing nowadays? Any idea? Thanks

[@terrymartin3036]

Starts about 46 in finally found it

[@jeffreyhaltom3329]

I just uploaded the concert on Front Street after the video shoot. Here's a link to them (it's in three parts) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWaXqmSqpq-sb9U kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGerdmNop52XjJI kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5yZl4Z_g9umpqc

[@scottkc2cad733]

on 5/31/22 and keeping " real "..... really LOAD at 60yrs.I 2nd that letting up .

[@johnadkison3931]

sweet

[@PauloHowlett]

What are the other guys doing these days?

[@Renatus22]

Thank you so much for your contribution Michael Spears! I have a lot of respect for all your works! This is an unexpected gift from you to your fans (including me)! Greetings from Peru! .... PD: What Ibanez model was Gregg playing there?

[@michaelspears5738]

Hello back from Nashville! Sorry but I don’t remember the model of that guitar.

[@mattleblanc4377]

Hey Michael! Big fan fan from Canada. I was wondering if you had copies of demo tapes that you wouldn't mind sharing?

[@warrennicholl1382]

How was the woman singing background vocals on 'Be My Baby'?'

[@rodrigomurguia1725]

Somebody knows the songs of min 55:20 and 1:05:55 ? I never have listened in any album...

[@michaelspears5738]

Delilah, the song was never released, be my baby is a song we covered by the ronettes

[@richardg8542]

@@michaelspears5738 Was the song Kisses in the Dark written around this time as well Michael?

[@diegorocklomas]

when i found more live performance??

[@michaelspears5738]

I’m not sure what the question is😀

[@diegorocklomas]

@@michaelspears5738 i not found Alive performances

[@PauloHowlett]

@@michaelspears5738 He wants to know where does he find more live footages.

[@dimetime99]

Them some Tennessee boys. Tennessee Def Leppard.

[@michaelspears5738]

Exactly!

[@metallickers69]

No kisses in the dark?

[@templarknight2010]

Amazing song..

[@mentally08]

Did they play "Thunder In The Night"?

[@michaelspears5738]

I think we played thunder towards the end of the show

[@mentally08]

Michael Spears thanks bro

[@PauloHowlett]

They play it in 46:30

[@terrymartin3036]

Setlist please?

[@neptune3058]

anyone know what tuning they mostly played in??

[@michaelspears5738]

Sometimes we would tune down a half step... there were a lot of vocals to cover!

[@neptune3058]

i’m 3 years late but thanks for answering! wish your guys albums were available on iTunes

[@RumTumJPM]

What album (or EP?) did they release Call My Name on? There is one (rather professionally produced) version online, but I can never fiigure out the album/it's origin.

[@michaelspears5738]

Call my name is on the attraction 65 album.

[@RumTumJPM]

@@michaelspears5738 Then, I take it that this version is a demo that leaked online? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXKahaiqm5ajgsU

[@michaelspears5738]

Yea that is the original demo

[@RumTumJPM]

@@michaelspears5738 That was only the demo!?!? Damn, you guys were good! That sounds better than MANY fully produced songs I've heard! - Thanks for making the music, then & for posting all of these videos, now! It really is criminal that these songs are so unknown. Many of them could go toe-to-toe with the 80s' best!

[@michaelspears5738]

Gregg was a musical genius!

[@Barbarian646]

Whats the song before Innocent Kiss? Its not on the cd, is it a Springsteen cover?

[@giorgioandreabaldisserri3811]

Did you play the masterpiece evidence of love?

[@editblog]

When exactly was this show? And what was the venue?

[@michaelspears5738]

Not sure of the exact date, we played in an old movie theater, The Paramount in Jackson Tn

[@editblog]

@@michaelspears5738 Let me ask you another question... before this when you guys were Sahara did you have a song on local radio called "Hearts on the Line"?

[@mvpchannel113]

I made a video for the Blue Tears song - Dream of me so go to the channel

[@lastsamurai4598]

You were playing on front of someone who went to Dartmouth 🤣🤣🤣

[@erickmonterocarrillo5538]

What is the name of this song? 1:08:20

[@warrennicholl1382]

'Be My Baby' by The Ronettes

[@terrymartin3036]

Did they do thunder in the night?

[@michaelspears5738]

Yes we did. It made the album

[@terrymartin3036]

@@michaelspears5738 where is it on the video? It's my favorite

[@michaelspears5738]

It’s the last track on the blue tears debut album video. As far as live shows we typically closed the show with thunder.

[@terrymartin3036]

@@michaelspears5738 ok I have not saw the whole video, I did have the cassette when it came out. I only wish it would have come out when I was still in highschool. It fits my highschool days to a tee.

[@PauloHowlett]

@@terrymartin3036 46:30

[@brittneysanders4027]

Which one is Michael spears

[@kenbetterman7910]

Man y’all kicked ass. I so remember this show. I lived in Milan at the time

[@CarlosDaniel-rc2jc]

awesome