Nov. 2, 1970: 53 years ago, November 1 1970, the Black Panther Party’s house band, The [...]
53 years ago, November 1 1970, the Black Panther Party’s house band, The Lumpen, played their first big San Francisco show headlining a free benefit concert at the Sportsman’s Inn
They opened their set with their then recently released hit “Free Bobby Free,” an anthem for Bobby Seale recorded on Seize the Time. Seale was serving prison time after he was sentenced on sixteen counts of contempt during the Trial of the Chicago 8
