California Jam II, also known as Cal Jam II, was a music

Music

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 festival

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 held in Ontario, California

Ontario, California

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, at the Ontario Motor Speedway

Ontario Motor Speedway

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 on March 18, 1978 and produced by Leonard Stogel, Sandy Feldman, and Don E. Branker

Don E. Branker

-Early life:Branker grew up in Fresno. His father and uncle owned and operated Branker Brothers Cattle Co., one of the larger ranching operations in the San Joaquin Valley, until the 1960s when land buyouts by the oil companies cut down on the amount of grazing acreage.The family moved to Los...

. More than 300,000 people attended. The festival was a sequel to the original California Jam

California Jam

California Jam, also known as Cal Jam, was a rock music festival concert held at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California on April 6, 1974. It was produced by ABC Entertainment, Sandy Feldman, Don Branker and Leonard Stogel...

 held in 1974.

Performers

Musical acts featured at the festival included:

• Ted Nugent
  Ted Nugent
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• Aerosmith
  Aerosmith
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• Santana
  Carlos Santana
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• Dave Mason
  Dave Mason
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• Foreigner
  Foreigner (band)
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   - Does not appear on Album (Vinyl) Release
• Heart
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• Bob Welch
  Bob Welch (musician)
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   (with special guests Stevie Nicks
  Stevie Nicks
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   and Mick Fleetwood
  Mick Fleetwood
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  ) - Does not appear on Album (Vinyl) Release
• Frank Marino
  Frank Marino
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   & Mahogany Rush
  Mahogany Rush
  Mahogany Rush is a Canadian rock band led by guitarist Frank Marino. The band had its peak of popularity in the 1970s, playing such venues as California Jam II together with bands such as Aerosmith, Ted Nugent and Heart....
  
  
• Rubicon
  Rubicon (US band)
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Broadcast, telecast, and record releases

A television special featuring highlights of the festival was broadcast a few months later on the American Broadcasting Company

American Broadcasting Company

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 network.

A double album LP from Columbia Records

Columbia Records

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 was produced as well, entitled California Jam 2, later released on CD. A studio version of an instrumental piece by artist Jean-Michel Jarre was inexplicably included on the album.

Track Listing

External links

• The Official califorinajamfanclub. (Dead link)
• The Official califorinajamfanclub.Very good quality live stage video's of Cal Jam I on youtube. (Dead link)