ZEPHYR - Texas/Colorado Live footage

Important Legendary Denver group ZEPHYR live at the Texas Pop Festival and Denver's Mammoth Gardens Circa 1970.This Line up included the great late Tommy Bolin on guitar.
Since no audio exists of these rare performances, an audio dub from their first self titled Lp has been added!

[@ZSOSER69]

I was lucky enough to see Zephyr and Candy Givens with Tommy Bolin when they had just released the first album. One of the best rock and roll concerts I have very been to. Thanks see you on the other side.

[@Cap683]

Great band. Caught them the summer of 1970. They all were great players. David Givens bass work really impressed me. At that time it looked like he was using an early 1950s Precision Bass with the one single coil pickup and on piece maple neck that looked like a log. Great tone though.

[@dmzusa]

First heard of Zephyr at the Denver Pop Festival-June 1969-Mile High Stadium-Tommy Bolin... great guitarist-sorely missed !!!

[@MDavidG1]

The music of this band is so incredible, and its' history so tragic (losing two legendary performers long before their time) that a book or a documentary or a movie should be made about them. I am a HUGE fan of music from this era, and had never even heard of them til now, and that's a travesty. The rest of the world should hear, and hear about, Zephyr. Maybe bassist David Givens could write their story...

[@ice44miles]

Caught Zephyr 04/10/70, in San Antonio, Tx., around time period of this performance. Still blown away how fresh this sounds. This group knew how to improvise, much like groups I saw opening shows back then, like Mark Almond, Jethro Tull, Blues Image, Fleetwood Mac & Yen Years After.

[@lalva5798]

Miss those Boulder days. I forgot how incredibly powerful Candy’s voice was and Tommy’s smooth licks to fill in those spaces. I also remember that unfortunate night she passed 😢. I was living in the south Boulder, Devil’s Thumb area at the time. Fond memories

[@Crankerny58]

That little lady has one powerful voice!!

[@paullevine1813]

Not to forget she could play the living daylights out of the Harp & control the stage like a wildcat & that's not easy when you have Mr. Bolin right there !!!!

[@mctavish23]

@@paullevine1813 Absolutely

[@josephsmith393]

Very original and dynamic!

[@catdaddy3302]

I used to see Zephyr all the time in Boulder 70-72 at the park or Tulagi or anywhere else they played. It was the best days of my life...except now. 👍🏻

[@dahonu2563]

I was lucky enough to live in their garage in Boulder.... 8th St. Listened to them practice every day. Taught Candy how to grow pakalolo in her garden. Great daze those were.

[@mortvc]

Da, YES. I lived at 9th and Euclid. And. I have been in that gararge. I also catered the food for their Hidden Valley Ranch GiG/ PARTY. Vinny C

[@meganbalut3835]

Hey, I'm trying to get more info about Boulder bands from the 60s for a paper? Could you possibly tell me some more names of bands from that time period? Early and mid 60s?

[@stratocaster1greg]

Any chance that pakalolo strain is still around? Cool story.

[@craiglove]

@@meganbalut3835 I have a bunch of good b/w stills from their performance at CU. Larger 6x6 format camera. Need to get them properly scanned. They opened for Leslie West and Mountain. Free concert!

[@gregor6922]

@@craiglove I also liked in Boulder, part of the Boulder Cosmic Flow Family, 1725 Canyon Blvd. Kitter's house. I'm still friends with David Given, who remarried and moved out of Boulder

[@remingtonride]

somehow found first Zephyr album, with this line-up, in high school in the early '70s. played it alot - loved that band and wish I could have seen them. the transitions in power blues rock tunes with almost spiritual lyrics into soaring jazz sections with great guitar solos driven by killer bass still slay me. hard to believe lead singer and lead guitar player are gone. thank you DG for maintaining history of this fine band.

[@ChordBender]

Saw Zephyr in Detroit on a nice quad bill: December 19-20, 1969: Terry Reid / Zephyr / Head Over Heels / Catfish. Do kids get to hear stuff that nice today? Terry is still great!

[@JCG102450]

I used to see Zephyr in Denver at a SMALL 3.2 joint called The Circus. About the size of a small living room, in the basement of a pet store. I remember a great performance when they opened for Santana, might even be the one shown here in the second half. Saw them many times later at a bar on west colfax. Candy could play the harp like no other!!

[@johnramsey6225]

Saw Zephyr in 69 at Eastern New Mexico University in their new coliseum They stole the show! Loved the vocalist, she was great, could hold a candle to Janis!

[@johnramsey6225]

Thye were a back up band for Baby if i remember right

[@RoknRolUSA]

Proud to be from Iowa. RIP Tommy and Candy- we love ya

[@brendendavey8932]

Rock In Perpetuity!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@joeg5507]

SAW THEM IN 1969 AT JD'S IN TEMPE, AZ. THEY WERE AWESOME FOR A 14YR OLD TO GET SEE AND HEAR.

[@ThomasTERichmond]

Nice footage , and song edit. RIP Candy and Tommy

[@truitt98]

Moved from Alb NM to Longmont CO in 1970. Saw Zepher in Boulder CO. Great Band!

[@Guilfordking]

I did an album (Woman In Leather) with John Faris in 1989, probably the best keyboardist and sax player I've ever heard. He died of pancreatic cancer around 2005. We came out of the Chase-Hamilton Band, a group of musicians who all grew up in the Northside section of Cincinnati. He wrote hundreds of songs and his death was a loss. One of his last recorded songs was on an album called Red Hounds, recorded in Cincinnati.

[@andyschwarm]

I knew John when he briefly played with The Us Too Group. Great and talented guy...

[@danielschear556]

I played with Faris BEFORE AND AFTER "Zephyr." The BEFORE was in Cincinnati 1968 in "East Orange Express" which John quit to join "Zephyr." The AFTER was in Cincinnati 1985 in a small cover band called "The Hit Squad." Btw, John died in 2006...posted by Dan Schear, Hudspeth County Texas, April 9, 2023.

[@danielschear556]

John's best original song: "What They Know Where They At"😉

[@xrcjpx]

yes yes yes, a great band...have two albums back in the states...but DLed them here in J-Land...man my life my youth...another segment of my spirit...never heard these guys on the radio...what days! brilliant thanx

[@surrepticius.poetinus2292]

...was at the thing in Crosley Field, 1970, was a frequenter at the "garage" in Cincy... yeah got to meet so many "art-tists" working Ludlow Garage -friend's dad was a "bar-tender" at da "Busy Bee"...ZEPHRY LIVEs ON - SAIL-ON ... Candy, John, Tommy -R.I.P. (seen'em several times LIVE)...LOVED how Candy would "march" strait-out-there! -EVERYTIME!!!

[@422RS]

SURREPTICIUS. poetinus , Ludlow Garage saw Catfish with Bob Hodge, Cold Blood with Lydia Pense, ans Sons of Champlain. Was also at Crosley Field and the 12 hour festival at Cincinnati Gardens. Mountain, Amboy Dukes, Frijid Pink, East Orange Express, Cradle/Pleasure Seekers with the Quatro Sisters. Good times.

[@jameskennedy721]

Overlooked talent here . Rowdy party band .

[@peterg.bassist]

Awesome performance! I owned one or more Zephyr LP's in the mid 70s...

[@marvinbl7]

One of my favorite bands of late 69-70. Thank You!!!

[@mechcavandy986]

I used to see them in Boulder all the time. Those were the best days of my life!

[@craiglove]

+McWilliams River Home I was right there with you...

[@leslieldenning]

We were probably in the same club. I used to bump into Candy in the restroom when they were still Brown Sugar.

[@SteveGuillory]

Mammoth Gardens in Denver were some of the best shows ever.

[@triptoheaveandho]

very cool very historic and they need to be remembered and man i love watching Candy

[@Ponch341]

Had the privilege of seeing Zephyr a handful of times, especially remembering their performances at Tolagis in Boulder and The Soundtrack on East Colfax in Denver where I and some other friends hung out with the band following one of their performances. Candy was a hell of a vocalist, front person, and played a real mean Harmonica....

[@chicmim]

In my youth I saw a lot of great band like these guys in Chicago. Awesome!

[@haworthhoarder]

Glad to see this back on KZbin. This is historic footage. Candy was great. Tommy was 17 and a prodigy.

[@mctavish23]

Man, thank you for this rare gem.

[@RikiBuckingham]

This band always exited me and now i know a lot has to do with the energy of Tommy Bolin, well Respect to you mate. Never had any problem with this craazy woman singer, great band :)

[@brendendavey8932]

Powerhouse duo, so underrated, Rock In Perpetuity!

[@SweetNothing75]

thank you for this wonderful rare footage. I believe that Candy Givens is the most important vocalist of the 20th century...and not just that- the best singer of all time... Thank you Candy, and wish you were still with us... love you wherever you are now! you are inspiring me forever! Sue Rynski

[@flyingburritobro68]

Heavens no!!!

[@LemonJello17]

Never get tired of her voice!

[@dianacrow7509]

D.e.b! Yes! All of them! Johnny Farris, Robbie Chamberlain oh!!! Thank you! OMG! My Candy was a SPITFIRE! She was so CUTE!! FUN!! On a hot summers day...

[@dianacrow7509]

Tears...oh! Thank you!

[@dianacrow7509]

Innovative Mr. Bolin!

[@dianacrow7509]

My beautiful Bubba holding the ground~down!

[@dianacrow7509]

Is that Bobby Berge on drums??? Awe, my Neighbor! Oh...

[@apolloreinard7737]

Bought a discounted cassette tape back in the days when 8-tracks were gone out of style. I always thought that tape was an incredible rare find of a group overlooked by the mainstream. Thanks for posting this. Brings back some cool memories.

[@Carryon392]

Heard "Cross The River" on late night FM "underground" radio when I was 14. Took the bus downtown to music store on public square and got this album.

[@monicabarreto8592]

They were great,for sure! One of Theo best voices from Theo seventies ,that girl hás!!!!!!!!

[@wheater59]

Man, this is such good shit! She sounds just like Janis. And Tommy was one of the greatest guitarest ever to walk the earth. He sounds soooo good. This was a pleasure to see and I'm glad you posted this one. Thank you very much.

[@triptoheaveandho]

very cool very historic and they need to be remembered

[@bodhisitting9631]

Tommy playing on Billy Cobham's album was his greatest, but I love this one too,

[@paistecat]

Played the first album to death, and was well aware of Tommy's talents...really cool that he joined Deep Purple...part of history...

[@jefferysmith9320]

Sometimes Candy would cut loose, and play wild blues on her harmonica. Wow !

[@user-ih2hb3cu6h]

Tommy is great guitarlist

[@koldfushen]

David Givens is still alive and well. I last saw Zephyr in Boulder at Tologi's (sp?) ca. Sept 80

[@user-wd3ye2wl1g]

Great band wish Tommy would have stayed with them

[@Grouchoman100]

I don't even remember where I heard them but had to go out and buy the album. I thought they were great but none of my friends had ever heard of them. I live in Michigan.

[@Bluewillowplate]

Did you see them at Mammoth in Denver? I saw them there more than once. So sad that Candy and Tommy are gone.

[@user-qg2uf8jp3h]

Candy Givens could have swept the floor with Janis Joplin ANYTIME ! ZEPHYR : A very under-rated Great Band.

[@ronnieparker4311]

She sure can hit some HIGH notes!!!!!

[@catdaddy3302]

Julio Jesus Jimenez and Janis knew it too. She was well aware of Candy.

[@DCB728]

And you know this because? I hardly think Janis was threatened by Candy Givens. Janis probably didn't even know who she was.

[@paullevine1813]

I have admit that's not fair to either janis nor Candy as they were their own stars & Candy never tried to be like Janis ,she never needed to . They both were stars ,Janis had the flash and soul. Candy was the same just she never needed to be flashy just the wildcat she was. Great artists that made Rock as fun as it was back then.

[@amgivens001]

Cross The River

[@markodardanis5667]

Congrats on the Bands induction. Well done, your voice is spectacular.

[@jefferysmith9320]

The light show going on in the background is probably a crew from Boulder known as "Spontaneity Lights".

[@dwill1970]

I LOVED BOLIN WITH ZEPHYR CANDY WAS LIKE A JOPLIN BLUES SINGER LOVED GOING TO COLORADO

[@seltzerman69]

one of my fave albums of my gloriously mispent yuoth - aleays had to drop the needle on St. James infirmary - but the jazz part of this first tune is great [organist into a Larry Young groove] JBNB

[@noexistence11]

Im so phyched i just bought the zephry Lp at roadrunner records. The record is in mint condition.

[@lalva5798]

I’m gonna search myself. I hope find one

[@user-ri6tw6rp7h]

ностальгия по старому року

[@HardRockMaster7577]

Was that the Houston Pop Festival or the Dallas Pop Festival, in August of '69 ?

[@dmgivens1]

@musicjoe1390 Ever occur to you that "THE KING" was in this band voluntarily?

[@southtrunk]

just checked-Zephyr did not play the Texas Pop Festival in 1969.

[@steveelliott5643]

yeh,these cats sure got the groove

[@hectorchavez2506]

Es terrible ver imágenes que no corresponden con el audio, lástima tremendo grupo y no poder verlo como es debido !

[@billyshears441]

Oh my, she is just hammered isn't she?

[@TimLong2001]

No, just a great singer!

[@dmgivens1]

@yippierb We didn't show because we didn't know about it. Sorry.

[@chrisandyoli]

1:37 1:39 1:55

[@pfrick57]

@andy131481 - me too! Takes me back and it was great!

[@BoonedogMusic]

So what happened to the audio .really

[@phoatohjoe8281]

I like to open two windows on the j.p. and link up the video audio better

[@don56texas]

There were sooo many fine chick singers at that time other than Janis. Candy was one, Genya Raven and Ten Wheel Drive, Gail McCormick and Smith. Tracy Nelson and Mother Earth out of Austin. Bonnie Bramlett. Tons of them. I gained my first appreciation of women in leather pants courtesy of Bonnie Bramlett at the TIPF.

[@hellblauauge]

August 31,1970

[@robertommundsen9155]

somebody turned off her mike at the start haha

[@xxregalizxx]

the first song.... What is your name?

[@xxregalizxx]

the first song what is this name?

[@dahonu2563]

Too bad audio doesn't match. They were awesome

[@craiglove]

+Da Honu Saw them a few times at Art's and also opening for Mountain at UC Boulder. I have great high quality stills from the Mountain concert. How to share?

[@WhiteNacho]

Who's that monster bass player!!!

[@MDavidG1]

David Givens, then-husband of incredible lead singer Candy Givens.

[@aladdinlamp118]

Jazz

[@darzuev]

Звук с видео не совпадает!

[@herringfly]

The cameraman appears to have imbibed a couple of litres of white lightining before donning his roller skates.

[@aladdinlamp118]

The music is not the same as the video

[@MDavidG1]

As explained in the description of the video, there exists no audio recording of these live performances, so the poster added music from their first album to fill it out. A great idea!

[@bunnyhead71]

God, Bolin was just mind-blowingly great...I always hear so many different takes on his death, I heard one, maybe someone here can help me out..Why was foul play suspected in his death..I know he did have a pretty debilitating drug problem. With Candy Givens, I know very well that she hit the skids pretty hard later in life, I also heard some stories (true or not) she went into porn???!! Anyone??

[@MDavidG1]

She did NOT go into porn.

[@jaxflfreebird]

The singer sounds a lot like Ann Wilson and at times like Janis Joplin but more like Ann Wilson.

[@toddbryant571]

jaxflfreebird you must be smoking crack sounds nothing like ann wilson but definitely can hear Janis

[@jaxflfreebird]

Well yes, I was smoking crack so I heard Ann Wilson.

[@HardRockMaster7577]

I was smoking Ann Wilson's crack and I heard Janis Joplin.

[@scottdwhite50]

She actually does have a voice similar to Ann Wilson who has a much better tone than Janis Joplin. Her style is more like Janis but not her voice.

[@AquaFurs]

Camera man is out to lunch.

[@workstrength]

... and before he got over his head into drugs

[@dmgivens1]

@musicjoe1390 Then don't listen. Takes all kinds.

[@deangriffith9116]

Janis did it better

[@Bargeonin]

Great band if they would get rid of that screeching chicken they call a vocalist