big brother and the holding company fillmore west,s.f. aug.13,1970

1-intro
2-maui
3-keep on
4-why
5-sunshine baby
6-home on the strange
7-funkie jim
8-heartache people
9-the card game
10-joseph's coat
11-i'll change your flat tire merle
12-be a brother
13-crowd
14-goodnight irene
15-outro

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by the close of 1968, janis joplin had decided to leave the band. sam andrew joined her in her new kozmic blues band, and peter albin and david getz joined country joe and the fish. big brother ceased to exist for a period of months; but by the early fall of 1969 the band was resurrected. peter, sam, dave and james were back together, joined off and on by david schallock (guitar, vocals), nick gravenites (vocals), and kathi mcdonald (vocals), and others. two more columbia albums were released: be a brother (1970), and how hard it is (1971). events and situations of that time in the bands history eventually took their toll and over a period of months beginning in 1972 big brother began to come apart as a band. the individual members remained friends and became involved in other bands and musical projects.