Lynyrd Skynyrd "Sweet Home Alabama"

 

From their July 2nd, 1977, performance at Oakland Coliseum, in Oakland, California, here is Lynyrd Skynyrd performing one of, if not their signature song, "Sweet Home Alabama".  This is the legendary lineup of the band with Ronnie van Zant on lead vocals, the three-guitar army of Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, and Steve Gaines, Billy Powell on piano, Leon Wilkeson on bass and Artimus Pyle on drums and backing vocalists, Cassie Gaines, JoJo Billingsley, and Leslie Hawkins.  This post is to commemorate the original Lynyrd Skynyrd band and the tragic plane crash where many of the original members including Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and Cassie Gaines, as well as the band's road manager, Dean Kilpatrick, lost their lives in a Mississippi swamp on October 20th, 1977.  May the original members who the music world lost on that tragic day, Rest In Peace, and always be remembered, and may the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd live on forever.  

The Texas Guitar Slingers - You Don't Have To Go (Live) | 28/03/1997 • World of Jazz

 

This great clip includes Texas guitar legend John Thurman "Long John" Hunter (1931 - 2016). He decided to buy a guitar, after attending a B.B. King concert in the early fifties. The rest is history, He decided to move to Juarez, Mexico, where he played for years in the Lobby Club. In the meantime, he released several record hits.

He is accompanied on this recording by Ray Sharp (1938, Fort Worth, Texas). Sharp released a big hit in 1959 "Linda Lu". A song that was covered by great artists and bands, like Tom Jones and the Rolling Stones. On the original version Sharp played together with the legendary Duane Eddy. 

This material was shot in the Dutch café Nick Vollebregt in Laren, where in 1997 the programme "TROS Sesjun" was recorded.

A note.  Ray Sharp is on tenor saxophone.

Joe Bonamassa "I Know Where I Belong"

 

From his album and tour "Tour de Force", here is Joe Bonamassa playing the tune "I Know Where I Belong", at The Borderline in London, England.  

"Scarlet Begonias" / "Fire on the Mountain" (Grateful Dead) - Dark Star Orchestra | Capitol Theatre

 

Dark Star Orchestra performs "Scarlet Begonias" / "Fire on the Mountain" at The Capitol Theatre on 11/16/2024.

Video by Nugs.net

Cover Image by John R. Wisdom

Walkin' from the 1988 Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival Jam Session

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack. 

Walkin' from the 1988 Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival Jam Session. Phillip Harper, Howard Johnson, trumpets; Steve Wilson, alto saxphone; Benny Green, piano; Bob Hurst, bass; and Kenny Washington, drums.

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Taj Mahal - Fishing Blues 1993

 

Taj Mahal performing the song "Fishing Blues" at a 1993 concert.  One of those songs that has a great story behind it.  Mahal says it right in the intro, a song from the East Texas musical tradition and Henry "Ragtime" Thomas.  It makes you want to head down to the lake, onto the dock, or in a boat, grab your rod and reel, and a can of nightcrawlers and see if you can't catch something.  So, this one is for all the music fans out there who also enjoy fishing.

Joe Bonamassa "Angel of Mercy"

 

From a 2017 concert at Red Rocks in Morrison, Colorado, here is Joe Bonamassa and his band, performing "Angel of Mercy".