Comments on: Interview | Bobby Caldwell

By: Joe L.

Joe L. — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:09:33 +0000

Man, Johnny Winter And-Live, Captain Beyond, and Allman Bros-Live at the Fillmore. Pretty impressive resume’!!!

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:18:25 +0000

SpaceTrucker, what a FABULOUS interview you did with Bobby Caldwell! I was there back in 1967-1968 and had the privilege of standing right in front of or beside Bobby as he performed. One can’t imagine how incredibly breathtaking and amazing he truly is! I was a local drummer in Tampa. FL and after watching Bobby play, I did not even want to touch my “kit” for days. HA HA HA Thanks Bobby! UNFORTUNATELY, (or as luck would have it for me), one Saturday night we opened the show for Noah’s Arc. Need I say more!!! Just wanted to say thank you for recalling to mind all of these great memories from my past and it’s nice to know that we’re still rockin after all these years!! Jack
PS. If you could, please pass this on to Bobby. Thanks

By: scott zweber

scott zweber — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:04:29 +0000

Im a guitar player more heavy hendrix kind of stuff good sound is everything when you find people that click you have one the game and you move on with that sound and take it as far as you want s.z

By: SpaceTrucker

SpaceTrucker — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 01:07:56 +0000

Hey Kirk,

I’m glad you enjoyed the interview, it was a real thrill for me to talk with Bobby. I’m jealous you got to see Captain Beyond live even if it was with Willy and not Rod singing. Can you remember much about the show? How big was the venue, how did they sound, what songs did they play? Can you give us a review of the show?

Thanks,
Robert

By: Kirk Koster

Kirk Koster — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 03:23:51 +0000

Tremendous interview. So much stuff I had no clue about. I had always wondered what the Duane dedication was about and now I have a little better perspective. Bobby, please get out on the road in some fashion. I saw Captain Beyond at Beginnings in Schaumburg Illinois after the Dawn Explosion album. It would have been great to see them with Rod after the first album but it was fantastic regardless.

By: wayne six

wayne six — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:29:42 +0000

I am a huge Captain Beyond fan and really enjoyed the interview. My band spent the summer of ‘72 learning all of the first album. It really was like taking a space music theory course. It has stayed with me for 38 some odd years and continues to inspire me to this day. I was so glad to hear rock music that had nothing to do with the usual 1-4-5 format. It was a life-changing experience and i can still play those songs. If Captain Beyond ever gets desperate for a bassist, I will leave Texas in a heartbeat. Bobby, thank you so much for the great education. And thank you, Spacetrucker for the great interview.

By: Randall H. Brown

Randall H. Brown — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:39:51 +0000

I met Bobby at a GrooveMonsters show in Orlando where he played double drums with Micheal Wright. And he still had the great “time” playing and those fills!! What i did notice is how serious and in tune to the music he was. It was very special to finally see what i’d heard for along time. He really paid attention to the other layers and never got in the way! Very Musical!! Great interview here, and no surprise he’s a Joe Morello Fan….Me too!

By: SpaceTrucker

SpaceTrucker — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:39:51 +0000

Hi Mike,

Thank you for your kind words, it seems you enjoyed listening to the interview as much as I did conducting it. It was a real thrill to talk to one of my favorite drummers of all time. Thanks for the comment.

By: Mike Kolesar

Mike Kolesar — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:21:28 +0000

Robert – GREAT interview! Thanks so much for making this interesting interview available. I had the honor of hanging out with Bobby while vacationing in Florida about 5-6 years ago, and this brought back so many wonderful memories of our conversation. I can honestly say that as great a drummer as Bobby is, he’s an even greater person. Thanks again! – Mike

By: Randy

Randy — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:10:49 +0000

Bobby , I had emailed you a while back to tell you what an
Inspiration you were to my drumming !
We are traveling thru Florida during June 1st thru June 7th
I would love to meet you! Is the band playing out anywhere
Are you gigging out with anyone or doing anything anywhere?
We are in Daytona for a few days then on to Lakeland.
Anyway ! Hope to hear back from you. Randy