The Swampers "I Ain't Easy To Love"

In honor of the new documentary film Muscle Shoals, The Swampers (the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio band), performs the tune "I Ain't Easy To Love", featuring Candi Staton, Jason Isbell, and John Paul White.  This performance comes from Thursday night's episode of The Late Show with David Letterman.  Holy cow!  This is REALLY cool!

Click the link, and enjoy it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=i5q4QOnU7kM

Van Morrison "Philosopher's Stone"

A great tune by Van Morrison called "Philosopher's Stone"  Funny enough, yours truly could not find it anyplace on Spotify.  But, here it is, in a video of a great landscape.  Check it out.  It comes from an album of Morrison's called "Back On Top".

Highest selling price for a 78 RPM record

Check this out.  The record in question, was recorded by Delta Blues legend Tommy Johnson.  

http://zumic.com/2013/10/03/rare-1930-tommy-johnson-blues-single-sells-37100-highest-price-ever-78-rpm-record/

ZZ Top Live @ Bonnaroo 2013

Yours truly had the pleasure of seeing ZZ Top play at Grand Casino Hinckley in Hinckley, Minnesota, in 2005.  Here they are, playing the well known Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, earlier this year.

Another fun festival

Check out the info on next year's Sunshine Blues Festival.  Cool!

http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/09/30/tedeschi-trucks-band-galactic-hot-tuna-to-play-sunshine-music-blues-festival/#.Uku0ZRBv73V

Buddy Guy "Let Me Love You Baby" - 1967

This tune has been blogged before.  But, this 1967 video of Buddy Guy playing "Let Me Love You Baby" is worth watching for sure.  Dig it.

Soft Machine (feat. Allan Holdsworth) @ Montreux Jazz Festival, 1974

Check out Soft Machine in 1974.  These guys are definitely a cross between prog rock and jazz fusion, and the great Allan Holdsworth played guitar with them for a few years early on in their existence.  Here's the band lineup and the set list.

Allan Holdsworth: guitar & vocals
Karl Jenkins: keyboards, soprano saxophone, & oboe
Mike Ratledge: keyboards
Roy Babbington: bass
John Marshall: drums

The set list.

1. Hazard Profile
2. The Floating World
3. Eating Comedy
4. Bundles
5. Joint
6. The Man Who Waved At Trains
7. Drum Solo
8. Riff II
9. Lefty
10. Penny Hitch