The Don Felder Site

Last week, Don fielded our readers’ latest guitar-related questions about his Boss chorus, the original color of his ’59 Les Paul and which slide guitar player fascinates him today.

His responses to these and more are now online in our updated Guitar Q & A with Don.

As much as I hate to give away my age, Three Dog Night was mandatory listening material during my formative years. Founded in 1968, the band’s earliest lineup landed over twenty top-forty hits by 1974, all of which were rotated at our junior high school mixers. And I was still getting mileage out of their stuff by the time I hit college.

Lead guitarist Michael Allsup’s work laces a score of the band’s Billboard heyday tunes, among them “One,” “Never Been to Spain,” “Mama Told Me Not to Come” and “Shambala.” Whether wielding a Les Paul or a Strat, you’ll find him still playing TDN’s greatest hits to a tee live on stage with the current formation.

Incidentally, Mike’s “official web site” charts high on my fave list, pulling in 5+ stars for its Netscape nostalgia, “menus to hell” and sense of humor. Be sure to read his online tales from the rock and roll road.

Three Dog Night’s current tour schedule can be found at their decidedly more conventional site.

Interested in playing in this year’s Howard Keel-Don Felder 25th Golf Classic?

The event is scheduled for Sunday, September 11 at the DeVere Carden Park located outside of Manchester, U.K. Three-player-teams can register to play 18 holes as a foursome with a celebrity captain. Included in the package are refreshments, lunch and the gala dinner and evening’s entertainment.

The 2011 Keel-Felder Golf Classic benefits the free 24-hour child and youth hotline ChildLine. For registration and information go straight to the NSPCC event registration page.

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Mary with Joe Vitale

Joe’s been out on the road lately with the “old new” Buffalo Springfield. Founding members Stephen Stills, Neil Young and Richie Furay, along with Joe (for Dewey Martin) and Rick Rosas (for Bruce Palmer) performed a couple of days ago at the Bonnaroo Festival after doing a handful of shows in California, and Furay recently confirmed their fall tour (review @ Variety here.)

An interview with Joe is featured in the latest issue of Classic Drummer magazine. There’s also an opportunity for readers to cast their votes online for inductees into the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame. Ironically, Joe’s name is missing from the prepared online ballot, but fortunately, you can write him in.

Who knows where else Joe may turn up in the next few weeks? Stay tuned.

The Festival d’Ete de Quebec has officially announced Don’s appearance on Friday, September 2 at the Agora Port du Quebec, a semi-open air venue complex situated directly on the St. Lawrence river.

Tickets for Don’s show are now available online at Billetech via this link or by calling 418-691-7211. Any remaining tickets can be purchased the day of the concert at the venue box office. Seating is general admission.