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California Jam (also known as Cal Jam) was a rock music festival co-headlined by Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, held at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California, on April 6, 1974. It was produced by ABC Entertainment , [ 1 ] Sandy Feldman and Leonard Stogel . [ 2 ]
It was recorded and aired live by ABC-TV on 6 April 1974 at the Ontario Motor Speedway near Los Angeles, California. This concert was one of the first ever music concerts issued on videotape and laser disc in 1981 under the title California Jam in Japan and the UK. This is the first official release on DVD of the complete concert.
It brings together two separate periods of the band's career and places them back-to-back. First is the legendary California Jam performance (the "Then"), which took place at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California on 6 April 1974. Second a collection of recordings from the 1997 to 1998 reunion tour (the "Now").
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (informally known as ELP) were an English progressive rock supergroup formed in London in 1970. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The band consisted of Keith Emerson (keyboards) of The Nice , Greg Lake (vocals, bass, guitars, producer) of King Crimson , and Carl Palmer (drums, percussion) of Atomic Rooster .
Rare Earth was the opening act at California Jam festival in Ontario, California on April 6, 1974. The festival attracted over 250,000 people, [13] and the band appeared alongside 1970s rock groups Black Sabbath; Emerson, Lake & Palmer; Deep Purple; Earth, Wind & Fire; Seals and Crofts; Black Oak Arkansas and Eagles.
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications; UK [1]UK Indie [21]ITA [22]SCO [23]US [12]The Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Released: 14 November 1980; Label: Atlantic
Deep Purple's performance at the California Jam has been available over the years in several different releases with various names, among them: "California Jamming", Live at the Ontario Speedway '74, Live at the California Jam and finally California Jam 1974 (not counting successive re-releases, mostly Japanese). While all of these releases are ...
Arguably the most high-profile performance was on 6 April 1974, when Emerson, Lake & Palmer co-headlined with Deep Purple at the California Jam festival, held at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California, with an attendance of 350,000 paying fans. [49]