Friday, December 11, 2009

Jeff Buckley

Backstage somewhere with Paul McCartney. Jeff put out one amazing album (Grace) before he drowned in the Wolf River. Also one of the few musicians to do a credible cover of a Leonard Cohen song.

Monday, December 07, 2009

Two Kings

Elvis Presley and B.B. King, in Memphis. December 7, 1957.

Sunday, December 06, 2009

Jack Nitzsche

Jack Nitzsche (1937-2001) produced and/or arranged gazillions of artists throughout his 63 years. The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Captain Beefheart, Doris Day, the list is nearly endless. Here's his arrangement of the Sonny Bono-penned hit "Needles and Pins".

Monday, November 30, 2009

Bo Diddley

He's a man. Clips from "The Big TNT Show" (1966) and Ed Sullivan (1955). That's a very unusual dance the gals are doing in the second number from the Big TNT Show.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

The Kinks

Here they are performing my favorite Kinks song "See My Friends".

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Bill Haley

There doesn't seem to be too many clips of Bill Haley and the Comets playing live in circulation. Too bad, they were a hot neo-rock-a-billy band. Here's one though, courtesy of good ol' Ed Sullivan.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Talking Heads

Here's Dave and the gang playing the old chestnut "Psycho Killer".