On September 20, 1973, Neil Young and his handpicked group called The Santa Monica Flyers, ended a month of practice in an East Hollywood studio to perform at a brand new rock club on the Sunset Strip called the Roxy.
Young and the Flyers played two sets each night at the West Hollywood club from 9/20-9/23 of new songs that would make up 1975’s Tonight’s the Night studio album that went to #25 in the charts.
A live recording of the inaugural residency was captured in the 2018 album, Roxy: Tonight’s the Night Live.
“In 1973, I drove my 1947 Buick Roadmaster, Black Queen, to LA from the North, accompanied by [pedal steel / slide guitarist] Ben Keith. Once we made it to Hollywood, we met up with [bassist] Billy Talbot and [drummer] Ralph Molina. [Guitarist / accordion player] Nils Lofgren joined us and we drove to Studio Instrument Rentals on Santa Monica Blvd,” Young said in a statement.
“We had finished recording Tonight’s the Night and decided to celebrate with a gig at a new club opening on the Sunset Strip, the ROXY. We went there and recorded for a few nights, opening the ROXY. We really knew the Tonight’s the Night songs so we just played them again, the album, top to bottom, two sets a night for a few days. We had a great time,” he said.
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