Ben Sidran "Puttin' in Time on Planet Earth"

I love this guy, a man after my own heart!! Ben Sidran has pulled off a long eclectic career in the music biz that spans nearly 40 years. He’s played producer, musician, lyricist, author, journalist, and just about anything else you could imagine in the field. Pretty fascinating guy and by the way, he also wrote the lyrics for college pal Steve Miller’s stoner-rock classic “Space Cowboy”. More bio here.

This is Sidran from 1972 on the Blue Thumb label and features a pretty impressive lineup of players. I’m not the biggest fan of the more lyrical numbers that predominate the 1st part of the album but side 2 is a different story. The first time I heard “Now I Live (And Now My Life Is Done)” I was absolutely floored. I said, “Who is that?” When my buddy showed me an album cover of a guy who looked like Cat Stevens leaning on some sort of rock structure, I was somewhat perplexed. Then I realized I had been let into some sort of secret club. It still never fails that when I spin this track out, there’s always someone who asks me, “Who is this?” I usually just smile and show them the cover. “Wanna join the club?”

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Bill Perkins - Saxophone
Tony Williams - Drums
Phil Upchurch - Bass, Guitar, Drums
Tim Davis - Vocals (bckgr)
Curley Cooke - Guitar
Laudir Soares de Oliveria - Percussion
Steve Miller - Guitar
Jim Peterman - Organ
Frank Rosolino - Trombone
Ben Sidran - Percussion, Piano, Electric Piano, Vocals
Jose Soares - Percussion
Clyde Stubblefield - Drums, Bass
Sam Linde - Cymbals


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Peace.................Dr. Fever