Lydia Pense & Cold Blood debuted when the Fillmore was at its peak as one of

the nation’s musical Meccas. Owner Bill Graham was so impressed with Lydia’s

voice and the sound of the band that he immediately signed Cold Blood to his

new record label. During the span of six original late-60’s, early-70’s albums,

Lydia Pense and Cold Blood helped, along with Tower Of Power, forge their

own specific brand of funk/soul and R&B which came to be known as East Bay

Grease. That music still holds up today, proving that great music is timeless

and will continue to inspire generations to come.

The show will be opened by Rick Stevens former lead singer for Tower of Power, whose

“You’re Still a Young Man” was the band first hit single and to this day remains their “Signature” song.

Anointed by the “Queen of Soul” herself, Aretha Franklin, as “One of the Great Soul singers of the his

generation” Rick went on to have hits like “Down to the Nightclub”, and “You’ve Got to Funkafize” for Tower.

Rick Stevens is “Back on the Streets Again!”