You Know Who... Has a Little SNACK

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Terje Rypdal
I don’t think I need to get into detail, but today was just a banger. There was so much amazing musiccreated and performed on this day in history that I had to make some tough decisions as to what to leave out. If you can’t find something here that gets you off, I have to question your relationship to your senses.
 
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LIC Radio 3/23/2026
 
 
Terje Rypdal
“Julenissen Er Blå” “(Santa Claus is Blue)” 
(Terje Rypdal)
Veranstaltung Junge Musik, Bremen, DE, 3/23/75
 
 
The Sinceros
“Take Me to Your Leader”
Mark Kjeldsen
From The Sound of Sunbathing  (Columbia, 1979)
 
Underrated power pop group. Keyboardist Don Snow would later join Squeeze and be featured on their album Sweets from a Stranger  (A&M, 1982)
 
Chaka Khan, 1975
Photo by Michael Putland


Rufus and Chaka Khan
“Ain’t Nobody”
(David "Hawk" Wolinski)
From Stompin' at the Savoy – Live  (Warner Bros., 1983)
 
Happy birthday to Chaka Khan, who turned 73 today.
 
 
The Cars
“Moving in Stereo”
(Ric Ocasek)
From The Cars  (Elektra, 1978)
 
This one goes out to Ric Ocasek, who would have turned 82 today.
 
 
Focus
“Hocus Pocus”
(Thijs van Leer, Jan Akkerman)
Philharmonic Hall, New York, NY, 3/23/73
Studio version released on Moving Waves  (Sire, 1971)
 
 
The Police
“Next to You”
(Sting)
The Edge, Toronto, ON, 3/23/79
Studio version released on Outlandos d'Amour  (A&M, 1978)
 
 
The Fixx
“Saved By Zero”
(Alfie Agius, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram, Adam Woods)
The Vic Theater, Chicago, IL, 3/23/89
Studio version released on Reach the Beach  (MCA, 1983)
 
Joni Mitchell, 1983


Joni Mitchell
“Help Me”
(Joni Mitchell)
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, AU, 3/23/83
Studio version released on Court and Spark  (Asylum, 1974)
 
As had become her standard method of operations, Joni had assembled a killer backing band that included keyboardist Russell Ferrante of The Yellowjackets, prolific session guitarist Michael Landau, Vinnie Colaiuta on drums (best known at the time for his work with Frank Zappa), and Joni’s producer (and then husband) Larry Klein on bass.
 
 
Lou Reed
“Busload of Faith”
(Lou Reed)
St James Theatre, New York, 3/23/89
Studio version released on New York  (Sire, 1989)
 
 
Metallica
“The Unforgiven”
(James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich)
Century Hall, Nagoya, JP, 3/23/93
Studio version released on Metallica  (Elektra, 1991)
 
 
Pete Townshend
Warren Haynes of The Allman Brothers Band
Photo by Taylor Hill

“Pure and Easy”
(Pete Townshend)
VH1 Storytellers, Portchester Hall, London, UK, 3/23/00
Originally recorded by The Who; released on Odds and Sods  (Track/MCA, 1974)
 

The Allman Brothers Band
“And It Stoned Me”
(Van Morrison)
Beacon Theatre, New York, NY, 3/23/09
Originally recorded by Van Morrison; released on Moondance  (Warner Bros., 1970)
 
 
On this day in 1975, promoter Bill Graham staged the S.N.A.C.K. benefit concert at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. Standing for “Students Need Athletics, Culture and Kicks,” the show was a benefit for the city's educational system. Almost 60,000 people came to see The Grateful Dead, The Doobie Brothers, Santana, Jefferson Starship, Tower of Power, Eddie Palmieri, Joan Baez, Graham Central Station and Neil Young joined by members of The Band along with a surprise appearance by Bob Dylan.
 

Grateful Dead
“Johnny B. Goode”
(Chuck Berry)
S.N.A.C.K. Benefit Concert, Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA, 3/23/75
Originally recorded by Chuck Berry; released as single A-side (Chess, 1958)
 
 
 Tower of Power
“What Is Hip”
(Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka, David Garibaldi)
S.N.A.C.K. Benefit Concert, Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA, 3/23/75
Studio version released on Tower of Power  (Warner Bros., 1973)
 
 
Santana
“Black Magic Woman” > “Gypsy Woman”
(Peter Green) / (Gábor Szabó)
S.N.A.C.K. Benefit Concert, Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA, 3/23/75
Santana’s studio recording released on Abraxas  (Columbia, 1970)
“Black Magic Woman” originally recorded by Fleetwood Mac; released as single A-side (Blue Horizon, 1968)
“Gypsy Woman” originally recorded by Gábor Szabó; released on Spellbinder  (Impulse!, 1966)
 
 
The Doobie Brothers
“Black Water”
(Patrick Simmons)
S.N.A.C.K. Benefit Concert, Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA, 3/23/75
Studio version released on What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits  (Warner Bros., 1974)
 

Jefferson Starship
"Volunteers"
 (Marty Balin, Paul Kantner)
S.N.A.C.K. Benefit Concert, Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA, 3/23/75
Originally recorded by Jefferson Airplane; released on Volunteers  (RCA Victor, 1969)
 
 
Bob Dylan & Neil Young
SNACK Benefit, 3/23/75
Photo by Elizabeth Sunflower 

Neil Young, Bob Dylan & Friends
“The Weight”
(Robbie Robertson)
S.N.A.C.K. Benefit Concert, Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA, 3/23/75
Originally recorded by The Band; released on Music from Big Pink  (Capitol, 1968)
 
 
Pat Metheny Group
“The Windup”
(Keith Jarrett)
Tampa Theatre, Tampa, FL, 3/23/81
Originally recorded by Keith Jarrett; released on Belonging  (ECM, 1974)

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