"Three Bands for Three Dollars at Winterland" Quicksilver Messenger Service - Winterland, SF, CA, Oct 4 1970 (The Day Janis Joplin Died) ("Three Bands for Three Dollars at Winterland" - Grateful Dead/Jefferson Airplane/Quicksilver Messenger Service) During the set break, word came through that Janis Joplin had passed away from a heroin overdose down in Los Angeles. Understandably, this put a damper on the proceedings, but the musicians carried on as best they could. Next up was the Jefferson Airplane, whose set opened with their recent single “Have You Seen the Saucers.” 01-Fresh Air. 02-Baby Baby. 03-Subway. 04-What About Me. 05-The Truth . 06-Call On Me. Line-Up John Cipollina - Guitar/Vocals. Dino Valenti - Vocals/Congas. David Freiberg - Bass Guitar/Vocals. Gary Duncan - Guitar/Vocals. Greg Elmore - Drums. Mark Naftalin - Electric Piano. Martin Fierro - Saxophone. After a longish break, a radically retooled Quicksilver Messenger Service took the stage, with singer Dino Valenti clearly calling the shots. For the first time, the band included a horn section, including the ubiquitous Martin Fierro on saxophone, and was also augmented by electric pianist Mark Naftalin. The group’s set was very short, just about 40 minutes, and consisted entirely of Valenti tunes including “Fresh Air,” “Subway,” and “What About Me?” Tempos were sluggish, the horn section ill-rehearsed, and the hour late, so their set wound up just about 2 AM anticlimactically with another Valenti dirge “Call on Me.” This would prove to be guitar icon John Cipollina’s last regular gig with QMS, although he returned briefly to play with the group for their New Year’s Eve performance a few blocks away at the Kabuki Theatre. It is clear from some onstage bickering audible on the recording from this show that this short lived attempt at détente made for another tense evening. https://youtu.be/MyBjShpJFEs