The "Garden Party" was a rock 'n roll revival in October of 1971 Rick was invited to participate in along with other '50's legends like Chuck Berry and Fats Domino - held at New York's Madison Square Garden. Rick's hair was shoulder-length and the audience did not recognize him ("No one recognized me - I didn't look the same"). Instead of doing "true" versions of his oldies hits, he did country/rock flavored remakes of them (Garden Party mentions "Hello Mary Lou") along with his new material from that time. This led to him being booed off the stage during his cover version of the Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Woman", ("when I sang about a honky-tonk, it was time to leave"). Two former Beatles, John Lennon
The "Garden Party" was a rock 'n roll revival in October of 1971 Rick was invited to participate in along with other '50's legends like Chuck Berry and Fats Domino - held at New York's Madison Square Garden. Rick's hair was shoulder-length and the audience did not recognize him ("No one recognized me - I didn't look the same"). Instead of doing "true" versions of his oldies hits, he did country/rock flavored remakes of them (Garden Party mentions "Hello Mary Lou") along with his new material from that time. This led to him being booed off the stage during his cover version of the Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Woman", ("when I sang about a honky-tonk, it was time to leave"). Two former Beatles, John Lennon