Port Saint Lucie, FL
Photo
When

Jan 17, 2009 7:00 pm (Saturday)

Where

Experience Music Project (map)

325 Fifth Avenue North
Seattle, WA
Who
What
The Oral History Live! series at EMP|SFM features intimate interviews before a live audience. Enjoy an interview with songwriter, record producer and musician Al Kooper. Kooper org...

Improve this event listing

Start the conversation

user image
Share your thoughts…
Leave a comment after signing in or joining.

Event details: An Evening with Al Kooper

Description
The Oral History Live! series at EMP|SFM features intimate interviews before a live audience.

Enjoy an interview with songwriter, record producer and musician Al Kooper. Kooper organized the group Blood, Sweat & Tears and has recorded with several distinguished artists, including Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, The Who, B. B. King and Cream.

Kooper recently updated and released his memoir, Backstage Passes & Backstabbing Bastards: Memoirs of a Rock 'N' Roll Survivor, which chronicles his many misadventures as an experienced musician.

Want to experience more of Al Kooper? You're in luck! Al Kooper will perform at The Triple Door on Sunday, January 18. For tickets and more information, visit tripledoor.com.
Cost
Free to EMP|SFM members; $5 general public, 206.770.2702 or 1.877.EMP.SFM1. Reserved seats unclaimed 10 minutes prior to the event are subject to be released to the wait list.
More about these performers
Al Kooper's bio and tour dates
Al Kooper
From the Wikipedia article on Al Kooper: Al Kooper (born February 5, 1944, Brooklyn, New York) is an American songwriter,producer, and musician, probably best known for organizing the group Blood, Sweat & Tears. His first musical success was as a 14-year-old guitarist in the Royal Teens, best known for their novelty blues riff, "Short Shorts". In 1960, he joined the song-writing team of Bob Brass and Irwin Levine, who wrote the hit, "This Diamond Ring", for Gary Lewis and the Playboys. When he was 21, he moved to Greenwich Village. He performed with Bob Dylan in concert in 1965 and in the studio in 1965 and 1966....

Al Kooper tour dates and bio

Al Kooper ringtones

More about Experience Music Project
Experience Music Project
Experience Music Project (EMP) is dedicated to the exploration of creativity and innovation in popular music. By blending interpretative, interactive exhibition with cutting-edge technology, EMP captures and reflects the essence of rock ‘n’ roll, its roots in jazz, soul, gospel, country and the blues, as well as rock’s influence on hip-hop, punk and other recent genres. Visitors can view rare artifacts and memorabilia and experience the creative process by listening to musicians tell their own stories.

View all Experience Music Project events

Tags
Add tags
Event details may change at any time, always check with the event organizer when planning to attend this event or purchase tickets.

 

Added by evdb on () (permalink)

  • Al Kooper / Albert's Shuffle (A...

What is your favorite holiday movie?

Promote your events