Prince & The Revolution "Purple Rain"

 

From a concert in 1985 at The Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York, here is the one and the only Prince, with his band, Prince & The Revolution playing his signature song "Purple Rain".  

Eric Clapton "Heart of A Child"

 

Released on Christmas Eve, 2021, a new tune from Eric Clapton (to celebrate today, his 77th birthday), here is "Heart of A Child".  Happy Birthday, Eric.  

Joe Bonamassa "When The Fire Hits The Sea"

 

A 2014 video of Joe Bonamassa's live performance at the Beacon Theatre in New York City of the song "When The Fire Hits The Sea".  Check it out.

AC/DC "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock & Roll)"

 

Live on Australian television, in 1976, here is AC/DC with their song "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock & Roll).  The band lineup is:

Angus Young: lead guitar & backing vocals

Malcolm Young: rhythm guitar & backing vocals

Bon Scott: lead vocals, bagpipes 

Mark Evans: bass

Phil Rudd: drums

Allman Brothers Band "Jessica"

 

Celebrating today what would have been the 53rd anniversary of the Allman Brothers Band, with a live version of their 1973 instrumental, "Jessica" from the "Brothers And Sisters" record.  Posted this one a year ago as part of the entirety of the Brothers' 1991 Live at Great Woods concert filmed in Mansfield, Massachusetts.  This version is from April 20th, 1979 at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey.  The band lineup includes Gregg Allman on Hammond organ and piano, Dickey Betts on guitar, "Dangerous" Dan Toler on guitar, David "Rook" Goldflies on bass, Butch Trucks on drums, and Jaimoe on drums.  

Bill Evans "Portrait In Jazz" (repost)

 

A repost for this Full Album Friday, of jazz piano legend Bill Evans' "Portrait In Jazz" record from 1960 with Bill Evans on piano, Scott LaFaro on double bass, and Paul Motian on drums.  The album includes original compositions by Evans as well as covers of songs by Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, Victor Young, Richard Rodgers, and Miles Davis.

1. Come Rain or Come Shine

2. Autumn Leaves (take 1)

3. Autumn Leaves (take 2)

4. Witchcraft

5. When I Fall In Love

6. Peri’s Scope

7. What Is This Thing Called Love?

8. Spring Is Here

9. Someday My Prince Will Come

10. Blue In Green (Take 3)

11. Blue In Green (Take 2)

Jerry Lee Lewis, Willie Nelson, Keith Richards, & Merle Haggard "Trouble In Mind"

 

A room full of legends right here.  Jerry Lee Lewis, one of the architects of rock and roll, Willie Nelson, Keith Richards, and Merle Haggard, performing the blues "Trouble in Mind" as a part of Willie Nelson's 2004 "Outlaws & Angels" celebrity concert.  Check it out.