When did Arthur Lee start performing Instant Karma?

Post by **StrangeNightOfStone** » Wed May 07, 2008 4:10 pm

I seem to recall Arthur Lee interwove part John Lennon's 'Instant Karma' with one of his own tracks, when I saw Arthur live many moons ago....

When did he start playing Instant Karma live?

Post by **The Freedom Man** » Wed May 07, 2008 5:29 pm

I looked it up and found the first version at the Universal Amphitheatre, LA. "Psychedelic summer of LOVE". Jan 27 1989 on one of my boots.So should be around that period.

He "wove" a part of the song in Everybody's Gotta Live from his "Vindicator" album.

Post by **StrangeNightOfStone** » Wed May 07, 2008 5:37 pm

thefreed wrote:I looked it up and found the first version at the Universal Amphitheatre, LA. "Psychedelic summer of LOVE". Jan 27 1989 on one of my boots.So should be around that period.

He "wove" a part of the song in Everybody's Gotta Live from his "Vindicator" album.

When he did that at the Middle East Club in Cambridge MA, people were moved

Post by **The Freedom Man** » Wed May 07, 2008 5:43 pm

I can imagine.Arthur was a BIG fan of Lennon.

Post by **StrangeNightOfStone** » Wed May 07, 2008 5:59 pm

thefreed wrote:I can imagine.Arthur was a BIG fan of Lennon.

Any idea if he ever met any of the Beatles?

Post by **The Freedom Man** » Wed May 07, 2008 6:05 pm

I don't think he ever met them.Could be he saw them around the Strip in LA when they came to the US.