All-female San Fran band covers Etta James' hit "The Basement" -- Garbo

 

A long-time ceramicist friend has a daughter who's a musician. This young woman was living in San Franciso, and tsenty-some years ago when Sarah's band (The Husbands) was on tour, I bought an LP at a gig. I came across the record recently and I'm about to donate it to a fundraising sale put on by the community radio station. Before I do, I wanted to take a moment and celebrate the record. 

 This  was recorded in an era in which a band of women musicians was less common. Want to hear them? I found a couple of the tracks on YouTube.

This blog mentions that "On the Basement" is a cover The Husbands did of the Etta James original.

 

 

 

Here's the way Etta did it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is another track I like.

 

 

I took pics of the front and back covers as I enjoy remembering how lively and exciting the gig in Columbus was.

Next week:  A book that became a biopic.