2018-19 Guide To Yellow Springs

36 the Guide to YelLow Springs y 2018 - 1 9 Y e l l ow S p r i n g s N ews FairField White limestone North Center Coll South College S Dayton stre high STreet king STreet A Traveling Tour o f ye l l o w s p ri n g s M usica l Paths Sites of the Sounds— By chris till A surprising number of rock ’n’ roll, blues, country, jazz and punk music stars lived in Yellow Springs before they found fame. Some grew up here, like members of Buffalo Springfield and Country Joe & the Fish. Some lived here while attending Antioch College, like members of Jefferson Airplane and They Might Be Giants. Drummer Cindy Blackman Santana grew up here before going on to play with Lenny Kravitz and Santana. “There’s a very creative energy here,” she said recently of Yellow Springs, while sitting on the Mills Park Hotel porch with her family. “There’s a feeling of freedom, a really open feeling. It adds to creativity and the ability to create art.” Use this guide, developed after much research, to follow the path of our music stars, from their former homes to the places they played, beginning in downtown Yellow Springs. • 241 Xenia Ave . First home of Richie Furay • 120 Limestone Street Former home of Jorma Kaukonen • 128 Dayton STreet Mad River's debut gig at The Gulch • 100 corry STreet (at rear) First home of Greg and Nick Dewey Continued on page 38 %%%