The Cubensis show at the PCH Club in Long Beach on July 22nd got a visit from a true rock n’ roll legend. Legendary rock n’ roll tour manager, Sam Cutler, stopped in to hear the Southern California Grateful Dead tribute perform at their regular Friday night residency. Sam was accompanied by Philip Savell, a long time friend of both Cubensis and Long Beach’s own Sublime.
Cutler, best known as the tour manager of the Rolling Stones, has also been credited as the guy who hired the Hells Angels as security for the Altamont Free Concert that resulted in stabbing of a concert goer.
From Wikipedia:
“Following the events at Altamont, Cutler stayed in the U.S. to deal with the aftermath, was befriended by Jerry Garcia, and subsequently hired by the Grateful Dead as their tour manager. He went on to become a co-manger of the band (with Jon McIntire and David Parker) and eventually became their agent.
Cutler co-ordinated the Dead’s appearances at a number of memorable events including: the 1970 Festival Express Tour of Canada, The Summer Jam at Watkins Glen (at 700,000+ paid admission the largest single paid admission events in rock n roll history), and the 1972 European Tour of the Grateful Dead, the musical results of which can be heard on the Dead’s triple live album “Europe ’72“.
Through his company “Out of Town Tours”, Cutler coordinated the appearances of many artists including: The Grateful Dead, The Band, The Allman Brothers, The New Riders of the Purple Sage, The Sons of Champlin, Mike Bloomfield, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and others.”
