Point Loma-based record label Pacific Records has scored notable successes with recent signings such as rockers The Moonjacks, hip-hop artist Kubota and boy band, O-Town. Building on their momentum, this week the label releases the soundtrack to one of 2019\u2019s live musical highlights, not just in San Diego, but on a national level, “Guitar Legends 3.” Taped on Nov. 24, 2019, at downtown San Diego\u2019s Embarcadero Park South as part of the first annual Wonderfront music festival, the full concert was broadcast on Dec. 27 via the CW Network. The event was a true all-star gathering, featuring guitarists Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Nancy Wilson (Heart), Steve Lukather (Toto), Warren Haynes (The Allman Brothers), George Thorogood and Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke), plus singer Ellis Paul (Tower of Power), alongside a backing group that included horn player Steve “La Bamba” Rosenberg (Bruce Springsteen) and drummer Kenny Aronoff (John Cougar).
\nRehearsals took place earlier on Nov. 24 in Hendrix Hall at Point Loma\u2019s Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll San Diego music studios, with the full concert running to an hour and a half. The album, with the same title as the main event, cherry-picks 11 of the night\u2019s best tracks. Available digitally or on CD, Pacific Records CEO and founder Brian Witkin is effusive about the album\u2019s release. “First of all, we\u2019re helping people,” he said. “Proceeds from the album, go to America Salutes You, an organization that raises funds for brain and mental wellness charities assisting veterans and first responders. That\u2019s really what this is all about. However, setting that aside, it\u2019s also an honor to be working with such revered names from the music world,” Witkin remarked.
\n“With an event of this magnitude, there are so many logistics and things to work out,” he said. “Even getting everyone in the same room together can seem like a daunting task. Luckily, we have a great facility like Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll San Diego available and everyone involved just wants to contribute the best that they can.” Witkin notes a project like this can be a bit of a blur. “After weeks of preliminary work, it\u2019s amazing to see everything come together on the night of the concert and even more so to just a few weeks later be mixing those same songs for national release. Once the ball is rolling things seem to go by pretty quickly.” He considers the hard work to be well worth it. “We\u2019re actively helping people and making great music available at the same time. That feels pretty good,” Witkin said.
\nAs can be seen on the broadcast, the concert itself had many highlights, though even the extended version needed song cuts due to commercials and additional footage from America Salutes You. Was it hard to whittle down the song list? “You have no idea,” Witkin laughed. “There was so much great material. We did limit it to songs that actually aired, but it wasn\u2019t easy.” He cites Charlie Starr\u2019s “Hey Delilah” and Ellis Hall\u2019s version of “God Bless The U.S.A.” as his two favorite tracks. “He just nailed it,” he says of Hall\u2019s song. “It was just incredible to hear, what a performance.” He also considers the “jam” tracks to be special.
\n“Hearing musicians of this caliber interact for one-off performances, is incredible,” Witkin said. “Listening to members of ZZ Top, Heart and Toto exchanging licks on the concerts opening “I\u2019m Bad, I\u2019m Nationwide” is a special moment that any of their fans, or music fans, in general, are going to love.”
\nPlans are already underway for the next Guitar Legends concert, but in the meantime, Witkin is proud of this release. “I think the performances are outstanding, this is the best live album we\u2019ve ever done,” Witkin mused. “If you edited out some of the crowd noise, you\u2019d never know it wasn\u2019t done in the studio.”
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