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Zak Starkey's appearance at the:
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UPDATE: At the time of this event, the future of Tony's health was a hopeful one. In late May 2001, Tony posted a sad update the Tony Ashton WWW Pages, informing all that the cancer had returned and spread, as well as his decision to refuse further treatment and spend his remaining time at home with his family. On the morning of May 28th 2001, Tony Ashton pasted away peacefully at home with his wife and daughter by his side. He will be missed.
A memorial concert took place November 4th, 2001 at the Buxton Opera House.
Highlights of this event have FINALLY been released!
Officially called: The Endangered Species Awards 2000 : Tony Ashton Testimonial Show
Tony Ashton Testimonial Show was held to celebrate Tony's recovery from his recent illness. It all took place on Friday 16th June 2000 at the famous Abbey Road Studio in London. Only 300 tickets were made available.
The musical guests come from all eras of Tony's work, and included: | ||
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[This summary was taken from the info at www.tonyashton.co.uk
- Please visit there for photos and more detailed reviews!]
The Concert began at 7:00 with the band Mash, followed by Johnny Johnson and
Dave Williams. A Hardin and York (Eddie Hardin, Pete York) reunion followed
which included Geoff Whitehorn, Chris Barber, Jaz Lochrie and later, Zoot
Money, and Eddie's daughter Emma. They were followed by Angel. Wrapping
up the first half of the event was a short set of Rock (and Who) classics
performed by John Entwistle, Zak Starkey, John Rabbit Bundrick and Gary Nuttall.
[factoid - Gary was a member of the band FACE with
Zak in 1995]. They reportedly performed a number of songs including
Shake Rattle & Roll, Roadrunner, My Generation Blues, and Shakin' all
Over.
An auction was held during the intermission, hosted by Joe Brown. Items included one of Jon Lord's leather jackets, an original Tony Ashton painting, singed symbols from Ian Paice, and many other items.
The second half opened with Tony Ashton himself, followed by a short acoustic set by Mickey Moody and Bernie Marsden. Afterward, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Neil Murray and Robert Hart joined them for a short set of Whitesnake songs. The finale was a mini Paice, Ashton, Lord reunion set, which included Bernie Marsden and Howie Casey. The concert ended around 11:45.
Luke Turner was there and managed some nice shots of John, Zak & company!
Check them out at LUKE'S
WHO PHOTOS
If you attended, PLEASE send reviews and PHOTOS!!!!
The event was to have been recorded and filmed, so we may all get a glimpse of what went on someday down the line!
Some of the songs included in the Entwistle set:
Shake Rattle & Roll, Roadrunner, My Generation Blues, and Shakin' all Over.
In 2001 Purple Records (www.purplerecords.net) had a single CD of highlights listed in their "coming soon" section. No catalog number or target date is listed, but it tentatively titled: An Endangered Species - Live At Abbey Road (no doubt the large number of musicians involved with that evening will make clearing permissions a rather lengthy affair!) It was still listed as "coming soon" as of Dec 2002, but was gone in 2004.
Released
July 2006
Tony Ashton - Live At Abbey Road 2000T2Media - T2CD0107 |
1. Introduction |
Listed
in the "Forthcoming" section ot T2Media's website as "expected August 2006"
[still says that as of Dec 06]
Tony Ashton - Live At Abbey Road 2000T2Media - T2DVD0108 |
will contian: full details at T2Media |
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Last Updated:
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Created: June 11, 2000
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Kathy VanTassell
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