| Show A Salute Cont from p. p 2 and a whole generation starting to realize they must shape their own destiny is it any wonder that art in music would also er- er rupt in a fountain of new voices Ralph J Gleason recognized the potential and again he was the first to point the way This time by recognizing the young upstarts upstarts upstarts up up- starts in electric The Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jef Jef- ferson Airplane the Grateful Dead Quicksilver Messenger fessenger Service The Byrds and a hundred more Together they joined the ranks of Dylan and Joan Baez and moved into a period of such astonishing creativity that is nearly ble to fathom fully Ralph RalphJ J Gleason is the man who brought this incredible movement movement movement move move- ment into focus for the established established established musical world Hi is responsible responsible responsible re re- re- re for critics the world over to finally consider rock and jazz as serious forms of art And now Ralph is dead Perhaps he had more important work to do He will surely be missed Not only for what he gave the world but for what he could have continued continued continued con con- to give in the future Ralph you will never be forgotten forgot forgot- ten and hopefully someone somewhere will be able to continue continue continue con con- your work by Jeff Mackay |
