SPCodex:Social media/Billy Corgan 1999-03-25

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This night in 1999 was The First Waltz show. It was the first annual benefit concert ran by Nicholas Tremulis for Heartland Alliance's Neon Street program to help fight teenage homelessness. It took place at Chicago's Metro which has a capacity of 1,100 fans. This concert is notable for being the first time Billy Corgan and his father, William Corgan Sr., performed together on stage together since The Smashing Pumpkins found fame.

Sonicnet reviewed the show, writing "the warmth on display as [the Corgan's] played two blues songs perfectly suited the occasion," and that "it was clear from their screams of delight that most of the crowd had come to see the Corgans." They added that "Corgan Sr.'s face beamed a mix of pride and pleasure as his son took off on a series of Pumpkins-esque solos on his sunburst Fender Stratocaster." Corgan Sr. performed guitar on Robert Johnson's "If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day", playing a string of solos on his Gibson Flying V, and he served as vocalist on the Eddie Miller cover "I'd Rather Drink Muddy Watter".

Corgan Sr. passed away on December 17, 2021 at 74 years of age. Corgan told the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum: "My father was my hero … He later told me that when he heard Siamese Dream, he heard a part of me that he didn't even know existed … ever since then he's been a really big fan and a big supporter. I think anybody can understand that to make your father proud and to have your father be one of your admirers, it's like one of the greatest things in life."

Other artists to perform The First Waltz include Rick Danko of The Band, Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, members of BoDeans, Ivan Neville, among others. Danko died later that year on December 10. A home video of The First Waltz produced by Palm Pictures was later released in tribute.

RELEVANT SETLIST:

1. If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day [Robert Johnson] 2. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water [Eddie Miller] > T for Texas [Jimmie Rodgers] (tease)

Billy Corgan would go on to play three more Waltz benefits shows, including in 2001, and in 2002 and 2003 with Zwan.

📷 by Irene Tien

https://spcodex.wiki/Billy_Corgan_1999-03-25

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This night in 1999 was The First Waltz show. It was the first annual benefit concert ran by Nicholas Tremulis for Heartland Alliance's Neon Street program to help fight teenage homelessness. It took place at Chicago's Metro which has a capacity of 1,100 fans. This concert is notable for being the first time Billy Corgan and his father, William Corgan Sr., performed together on stage together since The Smashing Pumpkins found fame.

Sonicnet reviewed the show, writing "the warmth on display as [the Corgan's] played two blues songs perfectly suited the occasion," and that "it was clear from their screams of delight that most of the crowd had come to see the Corgans." They added that "Corgan Sr.'s face beamed a mix of pride and pleasure as his son took off on a series of Pumpkins-esque solos on his sunburst Fender Stratocaster." Corgan Sr. performed guitar on Robert Johnson's "If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day", playing a string of solos on his Gibson Flying V, and he served as vocalist on the Eddie Miller cover "I'd Rather Drink Muddy Watter".

Corgan Sr. passed away on December 17, 2021 at 74 years of age. Corgan told the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum: "My father was my hero … He later told me that when he heard Siamese Dream, he heard a part of me that he didn't even know existed … ever since then he's been a really big fan and a big supporter. I think anybody can understand that to make your father proud and to have your father be one of your admirers, it's like one of the greatest things in life."

Other artists to perform The First Waltz include Rick Danko of The Band, Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, members of BoDeans, Ivan Neville, among others. Danko died later that year on December 10. A home video of The First Waltz produced by Palm Pictures was later released in tribute.

RELEVANT SETLIST:

1. If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day [Robert Johnson] 2. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water [Eddie Miller] > T for Texas [Jimmie Rodgers] (tease)

Billy Corgan would go on to play three more Waltz benefits shows, including in 2001, and in 2002 and 2003 with Zwan.

📷 by Irene Tien

https://spcodex.wiki/Billy_Corgan_1999-03-25

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