Out today (April 28th) is the long-awaited archival release, Stephen Stills Live At Berkeley 1971. The collection was captured over two nights — August 20th and 21st, 1971 — at Berkeley, California's Berkeley Community Theater, while supporting his second solo set, Stephen Stills 2.
The Berkeley show, which was part of Stills' historic debut trek, dubbed, “The Memphis Horns Tour,” was one of the tour's more intimate stops, with the 3,500-seat venue being dwarfed by more high-profile gigs that summer, including New York's Madison Square Garden and The Forum in L.A.
In addition to the Memphis Horns, Stills was backed by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young sidemen drummer Dallas Taylor and bassist Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuels — along with keyboardist Paul Harris, guitarist David Fromholz, and percussionist Joe Lala. Guesting on the night of this recording was David Crosby, singing on both Stills' Crosby, Stills, & Nash favorite “You Don’t Have To Cry” and his own nautical classic, “The Lee Shore.”