“I saw him in the late ‘70s when he opened for Dave Mason (of Traffic fame) at the Universal Amphitheater in L.A”
Yeah that would have been a good show. I think Universal amphitheater at that time was still an outdoor venue which I always thought was superior to when they enclosed it. Dave Mason’s wonderful “Certified live” LP was recorded there just a couple years earlier from when you saw him, highly recommend LP. I saw Dave a couple times a number of years later when he was no longer able to fill a big auditorium but sitting at the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach and some of the Hollywood nightclubs was amazing to see him.
Yep, Universal was far superior before the roof was put on. You’re fortunate to have seen Mason at some of those smaller venues.