Funny the things that pop up. Here’s a listing from the Marin Independent-Journal of July 25, 1975 for Legion of Mary at the Great American Music Hall on Wednesday, July 30, 1975.
Of course, the last known Legion gig having been on July 6th, this listing caught my eye. What does it mean? I don’t know. Maybe this had been booked long in advance (the GAMH seemed to roll that way, very professional), but it’s really quite a surprising listing.
Notice that this listing comes in the I-J‘s regular Friday “Rock Billboard” column, titled this week “Lion’s Share Out With Flair”, which notes the imminent closing of that great Marin room, with the last few days including a 7/25/75 gig by Merl Saunders and Friends. Nice to see Merl getting right back in the saddle after parting company (the first time) with Jerry, but that late Legion listing is a head-scratcher.
update: See my 2016 post “Dating the Legion’s Demise: A Revisionist Account”, which puts this listing into the context of a proposed new understanding that LOM held on in some shape or fashion until the end of July 1975.
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