Monday, August 26, 2019

“Marrakesh Express” #28 8/23/1969

There were several reasons why Graham Nash quit the Hollies. Not only did they refuse to record this song, saying it wasn’t commercial enough, but he was the only one in the band who smoked weed. So he left them for L.A. where he hooked up with David Crosby and Stephen Stills, forming one of the first rock supergroups. Their debut single was based on an actual train trip Nash took in Morocco. Denials aside, this is a pot song. Its first public performance was at Woodstock. Wow.


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