Ramsay Midwood

heard a song from this album in 2002 and immediately went out and got the CD.

it's a classic


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Mississippi John Hurt

what's more beautiful, his voice or that pickin'?


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John Hammond

saw John Hammond last night at a house concert in my town.

an amazing, intimate performance


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Link Wray

who's cooler than Link Wray?


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Wayne Shorter Quartet

Wayne Shorter-tenor
Brian Blade-drums
Danilo Perez-piano
John Patitucci-bass

saw these guys in New Orleans in 2002

mesmerizing

I could watch Brian Blade play drums all day

that's a short video...here's a longer one if you wanna see them stretch out a bit


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Waylon & Neil

'Nashville Now' TV show
Sept 20 1984


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jeff buckley

a definitive 1990's song


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white

turn that UP

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James Cotton

Rocket 88

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Happy Easter

what else for Easter but...Rebirth!!



Mercy Mercy Mercy

these guys are soooo tight!!

34 days till JazzFest!

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Viral Gastroenteritis

Sorry for the lack of posts, this has been going around my house

Maya started Saturday
I started Monday
Tracy started last night

nofun.

Happy St. Paddy's!

The Pogues and The Dubliners 1987

With God On Our Side

Written by a 22 year-old Bob Dylan in 1963 (45 years ago!) and still relevant.

Heard it today and it struck me hard.

Had to share.

Take the time to read it.


With God On Our Side

Oh my name it is nothin'
My age it means less
The country I come from
Is called the Midwest
I's taught and brought up there
The laws to abide
And that land that I live in
Has God on its side.

Oh the history books tell it
They tell it so well
The cavalries charged
The Indians fell
The cavalries charged
The Indians died
Oh the country was young
With God on its side.

Oh the Spanish-American
War had its day
And the Civil War too
Was soon laid away
And the names of the heroes
I's made to memorize
With guns in their hands
And God on their side.

Oh the First World War, boys
It closed out its fate
The reason for fighting
I never got straight
But I learned to accept it
Accept it with pride
For you don't count the dead
When God's on your side.

When the Second World War
Came to an end
We forgave the Germans
And we were friends
Though they murdered six million
In the ovens they fried
The Germans now too
Have God on their side.

I've learned to hate Russians
All through my whole life
If another war starts
It's them we must fight
To hate them and fear them
To run and to hide
And accept it all bravely
With God on my side.

But now we got weapons
Of the chemical dust
If fire them we're forced to
Then fire them we must
One push of the button
And a shot the world wide
And you never ask questions
When God's on your side.

In a many dark hour
I've been thinkin' about this
That Jesus Christ
Was betrayed by a kiss
But I can't think for you
You'll have to decide
Whether Judas Iscariot
Had God on his side.

So now as I'm leavin'
I'm weary as Hell
The confusion I'm feelin'
Ain't no tongue can tell
The words fill my head
And fall to the floor
If God's on our side
He'll stop the next war.

Nick Cave

how beautiful is this song?

Chicago Blues

a special request for the man in the home of the Blues.



Junior Wells
Buddy Guy

Afro Blue

John Coltrane - saxophone
McCoy Tyner - piano
Jimmy Garrison - bass
Elvin Jones - drums

Hall of Fame 2005

An electrifying performance.

Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame

This year's induction ceremony was Monday night.

The highlight...Iggy Pop performing Madonna's 'Burning Up'

The lowlight...Iggy Pop performing Madonna's 'Ray Of Light'

check it

The Many Sounds of WEEN

live on local TV in 1997

Four Hands Guitar

playing Jerry's Breakdown

The Word

Happy Sunday!

Bill Frisell

this is so good it's scary.

watch the whole thing.

David Allan Coe

he's a baaaad man

Jeff Healey R.I.P

I remember watching this on TV when it 1st aired and being blown away.

Went out and bought the record the next day.

Diamond Dave

'Runnin' With The Devil' isolated vocal

Grateful Dead

April 17, 1972
Koncertsal - Copenhagen, Denmark