LAND OF THE PHAROAH

(10-17-12 #2) UPPER ANN ARBOR...

On October 13, 1940 Free Jazz giant and Coltrane ( both John & Alice ) collaborator  PHAROAH SANDERS was born. The Pharoah's "Tauhid" LP supplied the soundtrack for many of the PSYCHEDLIC STOOGES' acid trips back at Stooge Hall ( a.k.a.  the Fun House ). The bass riff from Sanders' "Upper and Lower Egypt" was the foundation for the STOOGES' "Little Doll". You can find the MC 5's live version of "Upper Egypt" on the "Live At Sturgis Armoury" CD. Wayne Kramer  wrote "At Our Best" when he signed my copy of the CD so that's a big thumbs up from Brother Wayne.

     PHUN FACT # 1 : Like Mr. Sanders, Jim "IGGY" Osterberg was heavily into ancient Egyptian culture. The IG says he got the idea of going shirtless from the male figures in Egyptian wall paintings.

     PHUN FACT # 2: Jim Morrison pronounced the word 'pharaoh' as ' FAY-row ' 
( "Texas Radio& The Big Beat" )..