
Bad Company- Shooting Star- Dallas/Ft.Worth 7-10-13
Bad Company really impressed on their Summer 2013 40th Anniversary Tour, and here is irrefutable evidence, as this live performance of "Shooting Star" originally found on their second album, Straight Shooter , came straight off the concert mixing console the night of July 10 in Dallas

Cry of Love- On the Hunt- New York City 8-93
As we prepare to honor Southern Rock pioneers Lynyrd Skynyrd on the fiftieth anniversary of Nuthin' Fancy next week, here is an example of their long shadow cast two decades later with an uncanny cover of that album's "On the Hunt" by Carolina…

Eddie Money- Everybody Rock’n’Roll the Place- 1979
Here is Eddie Money raising the roof on the 1979 tour with "Everybody Rock'n'Roll the Place".

Billy Joel- You May Be Right-w/Elton John 7-94
Billy Joel performs "You May Be Right" with Elton John July 1994 at The Meadowlands

David Bowie- Changes- Los Angeles 1974
When David Bowie performed "Changes" in Los Angeles in 1974, now with historical hindsight we can see that David Bowie gave us hints of a musical left turn even that night.

Eric Johnson- Cliffs of Dover- Dallas 6-14-86
Eric Johnson "Cliffs of Dover" live 6-14-86 in Dallas, four years before studio release.

Brandi Carlile- Broken Horses- SNL 10-21
On her "Broken Horses" first Saturday Night Live performance October 23, 2021 Brandi Carlile, framed by her hired gun identical twin bald-headed guitarists, elicited comparison to Bonnie Raitt backed by Tom Petty's Heartbreakers. Carlile's songcraft, stage presence, and impeccable vibrato, with that hot band kicking her backside, made me an instant convert.

Led Zeppelin- Trampled Underfoot- London 2007
Led Zeppelin lyricist/singer Robert Plant makes sure to give props to blues icon Robert Johnson's 1936 song "Terraplane Blues" to set up the inspiration for Led Zeppelin's "Trampled Underfoot". Originally appearing half a century ago on Led…

Phil Collins “In the Air Tonight”- Live Aid Philadelphia 7-13-85
with 100,000 people for Live Aid US, I stood back of center stage about ten feet behind Phil Collins who was seated at a black grand piano. Beside me looking over his 3"x 5" recipe cards with notes for stage announcements stood Jack Nicholson. Collins, fresh off the Concorde supersonic jet which had conveyed him from his earlier performance at the London Live Aid concert, sang his surprise movie hit "Against All Odds" and then "the other song I know on piano"...

Black Crowes- Jealous Again- Houston 2-93
the Black Crowes' fraternal core of singer Chris Robinson and guitarist Rich Robinson have arrived at a "Wiser Time" in order to mount a major 30th anniversary tour playing "Shake Your Moneymaker" in 2020