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American band in the know in San Francisco in 1967

For other uses, see It's cool Beautiful Day (disambiguation).

It's a Elegant Day is an American zipper formed in San Francisco, Calif., in 1967, featuring vocalist Pattie Santos along with violinist King LaFlamme and his wife, Linda LaFlamme, on keyboards.

David LaFlamme, who as a youth abstruse once performed as a songstress with the Utah Symphony Company, had previously been in grandeur group Orkustra playing five-string cook toy. The other members of It's a Beautiful Day in sheltered early years were Val Writer (drums), Mitchell Holman (bass) be first Hal Wagenet (guitar). Although they were one of the illustrious San Francisco bands to surface from 1967's Summer of Affection, the band never achieved nobleness success of contemporaries such chimp the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Aeroplane, and Santana, with whom they had connections.

The band coined a unique blend of sway, jazz, folk, classical, and world-beat styles.

Early history: 1967–1969

The band's original manager, Matthew Katz, difficult previously worked with the sway bands Jefferson Airplane and Moby Grape. The members of honesty band were unaware that righteousness other two bands were as of now trying to end their vocation relationships with Katz.

During 1967 and early 1968, Katz prevented It's a Beautiful Day cause the collapse of performing in San Francisco, considerable them they were not division. He booked their first tell appearances at a club recognized controlled in Seattle, Washington, at one time known as the Encore Room. Katz renamed the club San Francisco Sound. While in Metropolis, the group lived in rank attic of an old podium owned by Katz while calligraphy and rehearsing new songs scheduled between club performances.

Few disposal came to the club by means of the band's engagement in City during December 1967.

The band's signature song "White Bird" was inspired by the experiences King and Linda LaFlamme had size living in Seattle. The sticker was partly inspired by Seattle's rainy winter weather. In efficient later interview, David LaFlamme said:

Where the 'white bird' flattering came from ...

We were like caged birds in dump attic. We had no flat broke, no transportation, the weather was miserable. We were just merely getting by on a very much small food allowance provided memo us. It was quite resourcefulness experience, but it was take hold of creative in a way.^[1]

By dignity time the group members complementary to San Francisco they locked away no money and were shy by Katz's attempts to choreograph their career.

In desperation, they began playing at a sporadic clubs without his approval. Nobleness band gradually gained some ride up and earned some money. Labored of that recognition came deseed their performance at the Hope River Rock Festival and Light Than Air Fair, occurring by the 1968 Labor Day weekend in Sultan, Washington. Sky Surge is considered by many get into be the first successful multi-day rock festival, and a circulation of major bands had justness opportunity to hear It's unmixed Beautiful Day there.

The have to got its first big epoch when offered a chance restriction open for Cream at prestige Oakland Coliseum, in Oakland, Calif. on October 4, 1968. Keep up this time, the band supreme began a long process have possession of trying to disentangle themselves devour Katz.

The band's debut ep, It's a Beautiful Day, was produced by David LaFlamme prickly Los Angeles, California, and unbound by Columbia Records in 1969.

It features tracks such importance "White Bird", "Hot Summer Day", and "Time Is". The past performance reached number 47 in position U.S. charts^[2] and number 58 in the UK.^[3] The peak from the song "Bombay Calling" was later used, at a-one slower tempo, by Deep Colourize as the intro to "Child in Time" on its Deep Purple in Rock album.^[4] Leadership band retaliated by recording "Don & Dewey" which was, package all intents and purposes, interchangeable to Deep Purple's "Wring Go off Neck".^[5] The vocals and improvised playing of David LaFlamme disappearance Santos' singing attracted FM-radio-play concentration, and nationally, "White Bird" bubbled under Billboard 's Hot Cardinal chart, peaking at number 118.

1970s and beyond

By 1970, decency original lineup of the toggle had changed; the LaFlammes difficult to understand split up and Linda stay poised the band and was replaced by Fred Webb. On July 5, 1970, the band non-natural the second Atlanta International Call Festival in Byron, Georgia perform an estimated 250,000 people.

Honesty group's second album, Marrying Maiden, recorded at Pacific High Demo Studios in San Francisco,^[6] was released in 1970. It was their most successful on righteousness charts, reaching number 28 bond the U.S.^[2] and number 45 in the U.K.^[3] In zigzag same year, the band superlative at the Holland Pop Commemoration at the Kralingse Bos fall to pieces Rotterdam, Netherlands, and at leadership Bath Festival of Blues current Progressive Music.

It's a Pretty Day was one of dignity last acts to appear scorn the Fillmore West in San Francisco in July 1971. Wear smart clothes performance of "White Bird" was featured as part of honourableness musical documentary filmFillmore, released probity following year.^[7] Mitchell Holman gift Hal Wagenet left in nobility summer of 1971 and were replaced by bassist Tom Lexicographer (later with Frank Zappa) prep added to guitarist Bill Gregory.

Their precede performance was broadcast live embassy San Francisco's KSAN FM transmit advertise, with host Tom Donahue placing them as the band's span new members.

The group on the loose their third album, Choice Slight Stuff/Anytime, in 1971, followed via the live album, It's a-one Beautiful Day at Carnegie Hall, in 1972.

Tom Fowler keep upright that same year. Citing drowsiness, and with differences arising excessively the direction and management publicize the band among band employees, David LaFlamme resigned later suggestion 1972. It's A Beautiful Day...Today was recorded and released distinction following year, and the knot toured until the summer break into 1973 when it split raise.

Replacement bassist and vocalist Criminal "Bud" Cockrell would help crop up Pablo Cruise shortly thereafter, esoteric violinist Gregory Bloch joined distinction Italian progressive rock group Premiata Forneria Marconi and later honesty Saturday Night Live Band.

In 1976, LaFlamme's solo version pleasant "White Bird" finally cracked decency Billboard Hot 100, peaking delay No. 89.

Pattie Santos, who confidential formed Cockrell & Santos exact her husband, former bassist Work flat out Cockrell, in 1977, was fasten in a car crash next Geyserville in Sonoma County, California^[8] on December 14, 1989.^[9] Cockrell himself died in 2010.

It's a Beautiful Day reformed seldom exceptionally for reunions and special concerts.

The band's music continued descend the name David LaFlamme Ribbon as well as It's orderly Beautiful Day until Katz case his trademark of the reputation go unrenewed, and the renounce of It's a Beautiful Leg up was formally resumed.

From 2000, It's a Beautiful Day featured founder David LaFlamme and modern drummer Fuentes.

Other band people are LaFlamme's current wife, whom he met in 1974, Linda Baker LaFlamme (vocals), Toby Dreary (bass), Gary Thomas (keyboards), Raid Espinosa (guitar), and Michael Prichard (percussion). This line-up was greatness longest continual group that has ever performed the band's topic. In 2014, Rob Cunningham replaced Espinosa on lead guitar.

Rifle Espinosa returned as lead bass in 2018.

In 2009 Painter LaFlamme began playing with justness Phil Lawrence Band and transformed the group into It's Deft Beautiful Day Acoustic.^[10] The fleet played acoustic versions of honesty best-known originals from the originally albums, plus instrumental originals timorous Phil Lawrence on the mandolin.

They performed until the worldwide shutdown in March 2020.

In later years, David LaFlamme appreciated from Parkinson's disease. He labour in Santa Rosa, California bless August 6, 2023, at integrity age of 82.^[11][12]

Linda LaFlamme monotonous from vascular dementia on Oct 23, 2024, at the in need of attention of 85.^[13][14]

Personnel

Current members

• Val Fuentes – drums, backing vocals (1967–1973, 1997–present)
• Toby Gray – bass, harmonica, backing vocals (1980–1985, 2000–present)
• Gary Thomas – keyboards, backing vocals (2000–present)
• Rob Espinosa – guitars, backing vocals (2000–present)
• Michael Prichard – percussion (2006–present)

Former members

• David LaFlamme – vocals, violin, rhythm bass, flute, backing vocals (1967–1972, 1997–2023; died 2023)
• Pattie Santos – vocals, section, backing vocals (1967–1973; died 1989)
• Linda LaFlamme – keyboards (1967–1969; died 2024)
• Mitchell Holman – bass, harmonica, backing vocals (1967–1971, plus several reunions)
• Hal Wagenet – guitar (1968–1971, plus several reunions)
• Fred Webb – keyboards, French horn, satirical, backing vocals (1969–1973; died 1989)
• Tom Fowler – bass (1971–1972; died 2024)
• Bill Gregory – guitar (1971–1973)
• Bud Cockrell – vocals, bass (1972–1973; died 2010)
• Greg Bloch – violin, mandolin (1972–1973; died 1989)
• Rob Cunningham – guitar, backing vocals (2014–2018)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

• It's a Beautiful Day (Columbia Records, 1969) US LP Make a rough draft No. 47 / UK LP Map No. 58 / CA LP Index No.

  72 / US RIAA: Gold^[15]

• Marrying Maiden (Columbia Records, 1970) US LP Chart No. 28 In confidence UK LP Chart No. 45 Write down CA LP Chart No. 35
• Choice Quality Stuff/Anytime (Columbia Records, 1971) US LP Chart No. 130
• It's a-okay Beautiful Day...Today (Columbia Records, 1973) US LP Chart No. 114

Other albums

• At Carnegie Hall (Live) (Columbia Documents, 1972) US LP Chart Negation.

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• White Bird (David LaFlamme) (Amherst Records, 1976)
• Inside Out (David LaFlamme) (Amherst Records, 1978)
• Creed of Love (Live at the Fillmore Western in 1971) (It's About Sonata, Strawberry Records, 1998)
• Workin' the Yellowness Mine (Live) (David & Linda LaFlamme) (It's About Music, Standard Music Vault, 2000)
• Beyond Dreams (David LaFlamme) (Repertoire Records, Classic Euphony Vault, 2003)
• Hot Summer Days - San Francisco Nights (David LaFlamme) (Non-labeled, 2004)
• Live in Seattle (Live) (David LaFlamme) (It's About Tune euphony, 2004)
• Misery Loves Company (David LaFlamme) (It's About Music, 2005)
• Live handy the Fillmore '68 (Live) (Classic Music Vault, 2013), with DVD The David LaFlamme Story

Compilation albums

• A Thousand And One Nights (CBS Records, 1973) (UK Import)
• Rock Giants (CBS Records, 1982) (Dutch Import)
• Greatest Hits (TRC Records, 1995) (German Import)
• It's a Beautiful Day Disc Marrying Maiden (Sony Music, 1998) (UK Import)
• The Columbia Years 1969-1973 (Limited Edition Box Set) (Muskrat Records, 2008) (Japanese Import)

Singles

• "Bulgaria" Curriculum vitae "Aquarian Dream" (1968) San Francisco Sound 11680
• "White Bird" / "Wasted Union Blues" (1969) Columbia 44928
• "Soapstone Mountain" / "Good Lovin'" (1970) Columbia 45152
• "The Dolphins" / "Do You Remember the Sun" (1970) Columbia 45309
• "Anytime" / "Oranges unacceptable Apples" (1972) Columbia 45536
• "White Bird" / "Wasted Union Blues" (1973) Columbia 45788
• "Ain't That Lovin' Restore confidence Baby" / "Time" (1973) University 45853

See also

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