LIVERPOOL STADIUM SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6th 1971.
Free were an English Rock Band Formed in London in 1968 by Paul Rodgers
Vocals , Paul Kossoff Lead Guitar , Andy Frazer Bass Guitar & Piano & Simon
Kirke Drums & Percussion . They are best known for their Live Performances
& Non -Stop Touring , their music did not sell well until their Third Studio
Album ” Fire & Water ” (1970 ) which featured the Hit ” All Right Now ” The
Song helped them secure them a Performance at the 1970 Isle Of White
Festival where they played to an Audience of 600,000 People . In the early
1970s they became one of the Best selling British Blues Rock Groups , by
the Time they Disbanded , they had sold more than 20million records
worldwide & had played in more than 700 Arenas & Festival Concerts
” All Right Now ” remains a staple of R & B & Rock & has entered Ascap’s
” One Million ” Airplay Singles Club . Andy Fraser left the band in 1972 &
Formed Sharks . Free recorded one more their Sixth Studio Album .
” Heartbreaker ” , before disbanding in 1973. Paul Rodgers & Simon
Kirke went on to Co Form Supergroup Bad Company . Paul Kossoff Formed
Back Street Crawlers in 1973 but Died from a pulmonary embolism at the
age of 25. in 1976 & will be sadly missed . Andy Frazer Died on 16th
March 2015 at 62 & will be sadly missed . History Paul Kossoff & Simon
Kirke became friends while in the R & B . Band Black Cat Bones , but they
wanted to move on . When Kossoff saw Paul Rodgers Singing with his
Band Brown Sugar at the Fickle Pickle , an R & B. Club in London Finsbury
Park , He was immediately impressed & asked to Jam onstage with
Rodger , along with Kirk . They began the search for a fourth member.
Alexis Korner recommended Andy Fraser who had been playing with
John Mayall & The Blues Breakers . Korner also provided the name
” Free ” To the new Band . The Group played their first Gig on 19th
April 1968at the Nag’s Head Pub at the Junction Of York Road &
Plough Road in Battersea London . They were all Teenagers Bass
Player Frazer was 15 years old , Lead Guitarist Kossoff was 17 . Lead
Lead Singer Rodgers & Drummer Kirke were 18. By November they
had recorded their first studio album Tons Of Sobs , for Island Records
it being released in march 1969 . The Album Documented their First
Sixth Months together & Contains Studio renditions of much of their
Early Live Set . To Promote the fourth coming Album they opened some
shows at the end of 1968 for the who played a short theatre Tour with
Arthur Brown . The Group’s second studio Album ” Free ” was recorded
& released in 1969 on Ireland Records .Their Fourth Studio Album
Highway ( 1970 ) & Their Fifth Studio Album Free At Last ( 1972 ) Genres
Hard Rock , Blues Rock & Rock . They have Done Sixth Studio Albums .
Years Active ( 1968 -1971 ) ( 1972 -1973 ) Labels Island , A & M &
Polydor . Line Up Paul Rodgers Vocals ( 1968 -1971 ) ( 1972 -1973 ) ex.
ex. ex. Paul Kossoff Lead Guitar 1968 -1971 )( 1972-3) ( Died 1976) Andy
Fraser Bass Guitar , Keyboards , Piano , Rhythm Guitar ( 1968-1971 )
(1972 ) ( Died in 2016 ) Simon Kirke Drums & Percussion ( 1968 -1971)
” 1972 -1973 ) B/V ( 1972 -1973 ) They were amazing talented Band .
SONG 1. Stealer ex. ” I went down to the Centre of the town ” ” My feet
was a burning ground ” ” She stood on the corner merrily as can be ” ” I
said , ” Hey good lookin’ , won’t you come with me ? ” ” I’m the stealer ”
” I’m the stealer ” Amazing arrangement & Playing & Vocals Pure Magic.
SONG 2. Be My Friend ex. ( C ) ” Baby , Baby , be my friend ” ( Repeat 2
more times ) ” I will love you till the very end ” Amazing Song Love It .
SONG 3. Ride On A Pony ex. ” Baby won’t you tell me ” ” What you’re
trying to do ” ” You don’t mean to say ” ” That our love is through ”
” Because I love you ” ” Yes I do ” ” & I ‘ve got to see it through ” Magic.
SONG 4. Woman ex. ” Carry me away ” ” I know your Angel Eye can see
through me ” ” Carry me away ” ” Far away from the love you give so
generously ” ” So generously ” Crowd going wild with delight ” Love It.
SONG 5. Love You So ex. ” & by the way before you go ” ” I’d like to say”
” I love you so ” ” If it’s goodbye maybe for good ” ” I will not cry ” ” Maybe
I should ” ” & I ” ” I love you so ” Amazing arrangement & Playing & Vocals.
SONG 6. All Right Now ex. ( C ) ” All right now , Baby , It’s all right now ”
( Repeat Once ) This was a Big Hit for them Outstanding overall Sounds
SONG 7. Fire & Water ex. ( C ) ” Fire & Water must have made you their
Daughter ” ” You got what it takes , to make a poor man’s heart break ”
” A poor man’s heart break ” Fantastic Song writing & overall Playing .
SONG 8. Heavy Load ex. ” Just a young man ” ” By an old road ” ” By the
route he chose ” ” An ancient song ” ” In a old tongue ” ” For this man
was sung ” Another outstanding arrangement & Playing & Vocals .
SONG 9. Highway Song ex.( C ) ” But it was a along way ” ” From the
highroad ” ” It was a far away from here ” Outstanding Sounds Love It.
SONG 10 My Brother Jake ex. ” My Brother Jake ” ” Hat , shades ” Head
in a daze ” ” My Brother Jake ” ” Have you thought about ” ” Changin’
you ways. Another Hit for them . Amazing arrangement Just Magical.
SONG 11. Soon I’ll Be Gone ex. ” Watch my hand ” ” Writing this last
letter ” ” Watch my hand ” ” Knowing I won’t forget her ” ” No I won’t
forget her ” They are really Rocking Tonight . Outstanding Sounds .
SONG 12. Mr Big ex. ( C ) ” So Mr Big ” ” You’d better watch out ”
” When only you hang around me ” ” Oh for you know ” ” I will Dig ”
” A great big hole in the ground ” Amazing arrangement & Sounds .
SONG 13. The Hunter ex. ” They call me the hunter ” ” That’s my name”
” A pretty little woman like you ” ” Is my only Game ” Brilliant Sounds .
SONG 14. Rock Me Baby ex. ( BB King Cover ) ” Rock me Baby , Rock me
all night long ” ” Rock me Baby , Honey , rock me all night long ” ” I want
you to rock me Baby ” ” Like my back ain’t got no bones ” Just Love It .
SONG 15. Cross Road Blues ex. ( Robert Johnson Cover ) ” I want the
Crossroads , fall down on my knees ” ( Repeat once ) ” Asked the Lord
above , have mercy now ” ” Save poor Bob if you please ” This has been
a Wonderful Concert from this Brilliant Band of Talented Musicians at
the Amazing Liverpool Stadium back in the Day. We miss the Stadium.
SCARLET LIGHT 