Twilley Don't Mind (Don Kirschner's Rock Concert)

"By early 1978, with the release of the final of the three singles, “Looking For the Magic” (impossibly rare in its picture sleeve version, darned rare even as a black label stock copy!), the band was beginning to give up hope. They were booked to appear on Don Kirschner's Rock Concert in April, 1978; the band, which included Twilley, Seymour, Pitcock, Robbie Armstrong, and Bingo Sloan, performed four songs: “Twilley Don't Mind,” “Trying To Find My Baby,” (these two survive, and we think Dwight's two lead vocals were:) “Here She Come,” and “Chance To Get Away.” It was an amazing performance, and a seriously incongruous appearance, alongside The Sylvers in their silver spacesuits, and Kansas. In a bit of bad luck so typical for The Dwight Twilley Band, this appearance, which might well have put the album high in the charts, was canceled because of legal problems over use of the footage of the headliners, The Sex Pistols." From an amazing Twilley Band Bio by Kent H. Benjamin
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You can buy a tape on Dwight's site that contains this video and many more.

Comments

[Tom]

Fantastic! Bought Dwight Twilley - Tulsa on your recommendation and it's great. But I have one question - why the two drummers? Were the Dwight Twilley Band a proto Slipknot as well as a superb power pop band?

[Percy]

the 2 drummers thing is 'cause Phil Seymour is the drummer and bass player on the records. So when he switches to bass, they need another drummer...