Posted by gary goldstein on June 06, 101 at 22:37:03:
John Hartford performed at cal state fullerton back in 1975. it was right on their quad and he had his amplified floor board. i had been a fan through his lps for awhile but i had no idea that he was the vibrant performer dazzling me on violin, guitar and banjo. it was near to two hours of every permutation and variation of folk, country, bluegrass and old-timey that exists today. and with a warm hearted narration between tunes to boot. i still tell people about that show today, and when i heard of john's passing i had to call the person who i attended the concert with and tell them the sad news. there is a hole in the universe that will never be filled in quite the same way. years later i saw him again at a small club in san diego and he autographed my copy of aereo-plane and i thanked him for all that great music. i had to go look at that album today and i got a chill. thanks for the music and may you receive many golden globe awards in the hereafter.