Not long after this stint, the band expanded to a four-piece with the addition of keyboardist Chick Churchill. Trimmed down to a three-piece, The Jayhawks migrated to London and got a gig working as the backup band for the British vocal trio The Ivy League. Following Jay’s departure, Alvin Lee assumed vocal duties and the band continued to perform as The Jaybirds.ĭavid Quickmire left the band in 1965 and was replaced by Ric Lee (no relation to Alvin). This band featured rhythm guitarist Ray Cooper and drummer David Quickmire and was fronted by vocalist Ivan Jay, who left the band along with Ray Cooper in 1962. Inspired by earthy American blues and early rock and roll records, guitarist Alvin Lee and bassist Leo Lyons began playing shows together around the Nottingham/Mansfield area of northern England in 1960, initially as Ivan Jay and the Jayhawks. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (including two false starts).Performed Sunday night, August 17, 8:30–9:30 pmįrom the 1970 feature documentary, Woodstock, Alvin Lee of Ten Years After in split-screen on the Woodstock stage. Capturing the total absurdity of playing for half a million people on a farm in upstate New York, guitarist and lead singer Alvin Lee of Ten Years After announced the final song in the band’s Woodstock set this way: “This is a thing called “I’m Going Home”…by helicopter.”Ĭelebrating the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock festival, August 1969–2019 Day Three, Performer 3: Ten Years After
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