Blind Faith's debut gig was in front of a cool 100,000 people on a warm day in London's Hyde Park on June 7th, 1969. The free concert was filmed but it has never been seen in its entirety until the release of this DVD 37 years later. Fusing the psychedelic blues of Eric Clapton (Cream) and the soulful vocals and keyboards of Steve Winwood (Traffic), with Rick Grech (Family) on bass and the phenomenal Ginger Baker (Cream) on drums, Blind Faith was rock's first super group. Formed in January of 1969 the band took the world by storm during that counter culture revolutionary year.
Blind Faith's first show, a free one in Hyde Park!
Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Ric Grech.
Forty years on and still one of the best super groups ever. At last the opportunity to see them "live", as then (1969) I was only 9 years old, when I first heard them. Four geniuses put together in the formidable natural stage of Hyde Park on a beautiful sunny day. Four forces of nature giving it all to the numerous and unusually 60s respectful audience. Highlight: Presence of the Lord: mesmerizing!
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