The Band, “Stage Fright” from ‘Stage Fright’ (1970): Across the Great Divide
The Band had every right to this song, after what happened on that ill-fated night of April 17, 1969 at Bill Graham’s Winterland in San Francisco.
The Band had every right to this song, after what happened on that ill-fated night of April 17, 1969 at Bill Graham’s Winterland in San Francisco.
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