I'm A Good Woman / Let Me Down Easy - Cold Blood with Lydia Pense

[@sohooded]

This was THE BAND to be into in 60s heyday. They were the hottest, funkiest, most soulful, get down band around East or West coast...and we thought Lydia Pense could out sing everyone...including Janice.

[@louisgonzalez8846]

Thats right Mary Kate!!!! She is right up there with Janis J. , Teena Marie!!!

[@annalisa14]

And now, the young’uns, like Joss Stone- not as pretty as Lydia but Aretha nodded yes, after listening to young Joss…😅 Then there’s Susan Tedechi… and that talented, pain filled lady named…

[@keithcaravelli1653]

I saw Lydia and Cold Blood several times in San Jose at The Bodega Nightclub. Unbelievably sexy, incredible singer and great horns in the band. They often shared the horns with Tower Of Power. Phenomenal music!!

[@funkman0811]

GOD So Much SOUL and Power in this Sexy Little Lady and to this day still KILLER This Band was the Greatest Freakin Funky Soul Band on the Planet

[@leslieberntsen6570]

Lydia you are the only Singer that stole my heart 💓 back the Filmore West back in early 70's , very proud to have done shows together at the Raindeer Lodge Mt. Rose Hey. Nevada. 🎷🎸🥁🎸🥁🙉🙈🙊🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@morrisbag]

Had the pleasure of meeting Lydia in St Paul back in 2010. she was amazing in performance and then sweet and kind in person. Been a fan since CB was heard on KQRS in’68.

[@greenpostdoc]

When I first heard these two songs my mind was blown. In my opinion one of the greatest performances by a female vocalist EVER. And the musicianship isn't too shabby either ...

[@brettbass2605]

I was stationed @ Travis AFB from 71-73 and saw these guys half a dozen times or so, along with Tower of Power, 2 ass kickin Horn Bands!

[@zeusdvm]

This music still holds up even now....both Cold Blood and Tower of Power are still going strong. I will be going to a TOP concert in the Chicago suburbs at the end of this month.

[@keithcaravelli1653]

They often shared their horn sections with each other. Great bands...absolutely fantastic.

[@TheGreatToucan]

Late Winter 1970 in Tommy's Bar, Tallahassee, Florida: this song got played a lot every night, and we all thought Lydia could outsing any other woman singing on the radio. But the whole band was good, and the guitar solo stuck with me over the decades, even when I had forgotten the name of the band and could only remember "Lydia". Thanks to google search I found my way here, and of course am enjoying hearing these geat tunes anew. Thanks for posting them together, as they should be. Nice one!

[@bimmerknut]

My very first concert ever. Waiting to report to boot camp in San Diego I was in Monterey in 1972 walking around downtown. Didn't know anyone. Saw the marquee on a tiny theater. Cold Blood opening for Elvin Bishop. Fantastic!

[@louisgonzalez8846]

What an astonishing surprise to hear this lil' gal with ssuch a piwerful voice huh??? After the show, you probably said "Elvin who?????"

[@tooter1able]

Bought her first album and have followed since. Hope she gets past the current health issue. Come back Lydia!

[@randypiplica403]

Used to watch them back in the 70's at a Recreation Center in the Oakland Hills. The used to play pretty frequently as did Tower of Power, Malo (with Carlos Santana sitting in once in a while). Price $2. The good old days.

[@zeusdvm]

+Randy Piplica Their music is still as fresh and exciting as it was way back then.

[@merklingassoc]

Randy Piplica Yes, I'm also a Bay Area gal from back in the day. I've lost count of all the times we saw Cold Blood and Tower of Power. Their concerts never disappointed. Both sill perform. This song still remains one of my all time favorites.

[@raymondolsen2332]

@@merklingassoc Countless memories of gratification ... I was indeed fortunate to be a small part of these 1960s-70s Bay Area social phenoms .....

[@shelll9254]

Yep, real good ol' days✌️💗

[@dennisderr3478]

If you've seen them LIVE --You'd understand how GREAT they are! And what a Horn Section!-- and The VOICE!

[@nickjust2939]

Absolutely. Saw them at the Fillmore west 72 or 73. They blew me away. Had the album within a week.

[@louisgonzalez8846]

Couldnt agree more!!!! Live they even sounded better!!

[@cristirivera7199]

I was the lead singer for a band in Monterey CA. We were a funk band 9 of us and we played a few of Cold Bloods songs. Baby I love you , was my favorite one to sing. Still have all their albums Love them !!!

[@joannefrancia5940]

I’ll never forget the time I was down in Monterey, California and I was walking around Cannery Row and saw a chalkboard sign in front of a restaurant announcing that the entertainment for that evening was Cold Blood. I’ve always loved them so of course I was going to stick around and see them live! It was a small venue and I was excited at the thought of being up close. There were still several hours before the show so I decided to just stay there and have dinner and wait for the show to start. I was sitting at the bar having something to drink when this tiny blonde woman came up and asked if the stool next to me was free. I said yes so she sat down and I realized who she was. None other than Lydia Pense of Cold Blood! I wish I could remember what we talked about, but it was just the basic chit-chat you’d normally have with anybody in that circumstance. She was very down to earth. We ate dinner together and I told her I was there for the show and looking forward to it. She was, of course, fabulous!

[@ytownman1]

One of my all-time favorite albums!!

[@TheIsreal0312]

Such a shame that Cold Blood never had the commercial success they deserved. They did ok but never achieved the level of Chicago or Blood Sweat and Tears.

[@louisgonzalez8846]

I agree with you!!!! They were definitely extremely talented. Superb horn section, and Lydias voice was phenomenal!!!

[@sandrahiggs6244]

So so true!!!

[@sandrahiggs6244]

One of a kind!!!

[@richardchristian4901]

One of my favorite Albums! The thieves took my Big Brother and the Holding Company but left me this!

[@bullnfrog]

My first show at Winterland Auditorium in San Francisco, first up Cold Blood. I got this album the day it was released and have had a copy ever since. I saw them quite a few times back in the day. By the way, in that first show Cold blood was followed by Santana (about the time of the 1st album), Country Joe and the Fish, and the Jefferson Airplane. Tickets were $3.50.

[@trout1212]

What a show. Lucky you.

[@louisgonzalez8846]

Nowadays you pay a lot for a lot of untalented critters!!!! Back then it was just the opposite!!

[@keithcaravelli1653]

Oh man...what a show!

[@raymondolsen2332]

The shout chorus at 6:26-plus is so righteous ... an illustration of what our performing artists here in the Bay Area had going then: a joyful committee of hard-charging brass men and women.

[@billgonzales8978]

pray for Lydia people hope she pulls through her medical condition.

[@faithann1915]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@billgonzales8978]

I forgot how good this band is, man do i love these old hit songs.

[@laineel1842]

I just met her brother who told me to look her up. Amazing!

[@louisgonzalez8846]

You lucky dawg!!!! Such talent!!!

[@woodyar92]

Own 2 copies of this album on hotwax. This was a hot jam back in the day while at Ohio State U. Select group of acquaintances with diverse interest and music taste. Good music. Sing it baby, P-L-E-A-S-E.

[@TheIsreal0312]

Lydia Pense was a huge teenage crush for me.

[@stevenmeyer9674]

I went to grammar school with Lydia. I had a crush on her as a twelve year. Old kid.

[@rmacedo53]

Muchas gracias.

[@KLIPAMSoulRadioStation]

KLIP 1220 AM Soul radio always played Lydia Pense and Cold Blood.

[@judith_kelley4652]

Saw Cold Blood with It’s A Beautiful Day … and Bruce Springsteen at UMass Amherst Alumni Stadium on 05•06•1973. I was with the Concert Committee that hosted the event.

[@dmercy8477]

Wow great songs 👍. Underrated group. Is there an artist that sampled one of these songs or any of their music. If so I wanna know who because their music is great.

[@janetkennedy7536]

Didn’t they play at Stanford’s amphitheater? In the late 60’s? Or at the park across from Stanford shopping center? Loved them!

[@sirqitous]

I was there, in 1972 (or was it 1970? or 1971?) at Frost Amphitheatre -- were you there too? A fight had broken out among bikers, in the crowd, during their set. The music stopped, Lydia pled for peace, and then the music resumed. She and Cold Blood were great on that day, and these songs were the highlight I remember -- I've forgotten what other bands were on the show that day.

[@morrisbag]

Right up there with Tower of Power!

[@williamallen8849]

Good music!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@deborahpease3578]

My auntie managed her ..fun days..miss the 70s

[@mimivesta3309]

Who was your aunt?

[@louisgonzalez8846]

I bet yr auntie has a lot of good stories to tell,,,

[@maryraymond3675]

Loved this band. I liked her even better than Janis, quite frankly.

[@louisgonzalez8846]

Mary Raymond: you hv an excellent ear. I also like her better than J.Joplin and Teena Marie!!!

[@deborahpease3578]

Does anyone remember the snack concert in San Francisco...

[@Orearea52]

Awesome

[@blackquicksandmusic2365]

great

[@lostinmusic5431]

🌟🎶👍🏾🎶🌟

[@raymondolsen2332]

Lydia Pense is in my Top Ten --- Female Vocalists, near and far; gone but, naught forgetted: Sound off for your own honor roll call

[@mz.renata1101]

For my lil' sister Shannon Williams and her 'ol man Paul Bishop......

[@jerryferko8309]

mary kate .....i agree , totally...........who knows why .....no real commercial success....we can wonder .........but what a great sound .......

[@bekcbooanderson6744]

a change gonna come ....

[@rex_606]

I like the chicks voice

[@denisemason3335]

Lydia Pense

[@louisgonzalez8846]

Like is a very insignificant word to describe Lydia Pence's voice!!!

[@2flight]

fun, fun band. good bye, good bye! the whole place was screaming!

[@faithann1915]

But hey I’m a good woman