I listed to their 1 album a million times learning each of Floyd’s riffs note for note. Tin House was indeed very progressive for the times and way before their time. In an email from Floyd Radford in 2002, he mentioned to me that Rick Derringer’s line in Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo about a band playing a the the old town hall may have been taken from that event. This was VERY exciting for a couple of junior high school kids to be able to pull this off. In the audience that nite was Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer and some of Johnny’s band. We printed tickets, arranged for a couple of pick up trucks, and the rest is local legend history. They agreed to do it for $150 if we moved their equipment or $175 if they had to move it. We were able to sit in on some of Johnny’s and Tin House rehearsals and hang out and have a good time.Īt one point our band in an effort to raise some dough for equipment, asked Tin House if they would play at our local town hall in Rhinebeck for a concert.
This band was called Tin House and the 3 members, Floyd Radford, Jeff Cole, Mike Logan and their roadie Dana Jenkins were very friendly and welcomed us into their home on many occasions. When we first started going there, Johnny Winter was never around, but another band that Steve Paul was managing at the time was. As bold as we were, we went down to the mansion that they were believed to be staying at (The Quadrangle). We had gotten word that an up and coming blues player named Johnny Winter had just moved into Staatsburg, a neighboring town. I was 14 and playing in a local band call Subterranean Circus. Jeff remembers: In 1969 I was living in an upstate New York town called Rhinebeck. Tin House toured with them then so they just sort of lived near them at the time too. They lived there and also practiced there.
It was like 4 buildings (houses, etc.) in the same area with a common central backyard so to speak. Note: the reference to Johnny Winter being a good neighbour and Floyd Radford told that they all used to live in a place in town in New York, Staatsburg called The Quadrangle. Very special thanks to Bruce Behrens for getting our hearts together
Johnny Winter for being a great neighbour Rick Derringer for his honky-tonk piano on “30 weight Blues” Mike Logan – Drums, kettles, congas, trashcans and vocalsĮdgar Winter for his quickie organ on “You’ve gone too far”Īnd strings on “Lady of the Silent Opera”.
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