Thunder & Lightning (Aka Gravenites Cipollina Band) - 1984-03-31 (2 sets) - Stanhope House - Stanhope - New Jersey
Set List:
Disc One (Time 60:10m):
First Set (10:26 PM)
01. Blues In The Bottle
02. Pride Of Man
03. Broke Down Blues (?)
04. Blues Back Off
05. Run Out Of West
06. Small Walk-In Box
07. Four Floors Or Forty
08. I'm A Dancing Fool
09. Right Hand World (?)
10. Break Song
Disc Two (Time 44:23m):
Second Set (11:59 PM)
01. Walkin' Blues
02. Six Weeks In Reno
03. I Did It For The Band
04. You Can't Hurt Me No More
05. Who Do Your Love?
06. Bad Luck Baby
Disc Three (Time 46:04m):
Second Set (cont.)
01. Fantasy World
02. Unknown Instrumental
03. I'll Pull The Trigger
04. Trouble In Mind
05. Mona
06. Momma Don't Allow Me (?)
John Cipollina - guitar & vocals
Nick Gravenites - guitar & lead vocals
Greg Elmore - drums
Doug Kilmer - bass
The "Stanhope House" was a fabulous roadhouse in Northwest New Jersey, near Lake
Hopatcong. They booked an eclectic bunch of rock, blues, country, and folk acts. The
area was beautiful, very rural, and the atmosphere in the club was very relaxed. I saw
quite a few acts there, covering many of those genres. Sound and sightlines were
good, especially if you got there early, and snagged a good table. I heard that it closed
not too long ago, which is a real shame. There were usually two sets, which often made
for a very late evening.
This was my first time to see John Cipollina, and my favorite of the three bands I saw him
perform with. The added bonus was Nick Gravenites, who I also thought was super. I met
John prior to the show, and had him autograph a few things for me. He was incredibly
nice, and must have talked to me for half an hour about his career. He would often do
some calligraphy on whatever he signed, as well as his autograph. A great, and very
underappreciated player. The last time I was at the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland,
they had his Gibson SG with his wild amplification system, with all the horns, on display.(Comment & original post by bpthree....Many Thanks)
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Nick Gravenites With Mike Bloomfield - My Labors + 7 Bonus Tracks - 1969 Live At Fillmore West - Great Blues (Wave)

While this album is listed as a Nick Gravenites album, Michael Bloomfield plays such an integral part, one is tempted to call it "Our Labors." Nick Gravenites is an underrated songwriter/singer and deserves accolades for his work on this and many other albums but the star that really shines,no,blazes, is Michael Bloomfield. His playing on the live cuts is some of the best blues guitar I've ever heard. That's no hyperbole,either. Mike Bloomfield had brains in his fingers and this CD proves it. This is Blues improvisation at its finest. By the way, "My Labors" was recorded in 1969. While some of the studio cuts sound a little dated, the live stuff sounds like it could have been recorded yesterday. Timeless. ( By John B. Ivey "Slothhand")
Mike Bloomfield- guitar, vocals
Nick Gravenites- guitar, vocals
Mark Naftalin- piano
Ira Kamin- organ
John Kahn- bass
Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers- baritone sax
Gerald Oshita- baritone sax
John Wilmeth- trumpet
Noel Jewkes- tenor sax
Dino Andino- congas
Bob Jones- drums, vocals
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