Great White- Rock Me- Anaheim CA 7-24-93
Jack Russell, the co-founder and singer for Southern California hard rockers Great White, would have given just about anything to make headlines for himself and his band in the New York Times. The venerable newspaper of record actually did so,…
Led Zeppelin- For Your Life- London 12-10-07
In the December 2007 reunion concert at London's O2 Arena to pay tribute to Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, Led Zeppelin trotted out "For Your Life", a song which lead singer Robert Plant informs us that the original band with the late drummer John Bonham had never performed in concert.
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes- Waiting on Your Reply- Asbury Park 8-8-79
Tuned up like a Packard V-12, the sonic assault of the original Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes was a thing to behold, blowin' and goin' on the New Jersey shore. Here's "Waiting on Your Reply" from 1979 in Asbury Park.
Billy Joel- New York State of Mind- San Francisco 6-75
...a live performance of the then new song "New York State of Mind" in June, 1975 in San Francisco.This may be the earliest known live recording of the gem, but most certainly it would be one of the last performances where no one in Billy Joel's audience applauds during the piano intro in recognition!
Rolling Stones- You Got Me Rockin’- Washington DC 8-1-94
Here are the Rolling Stones performing "You Got Me Rockin' " on opening night of their "Live Voodoo Lounge" tour in Washington D.C. August 1, 1994.
Little Feat- Spanish Moon/Skin It Back- Dallas 11-20-88
It was indeed Little Feat who played a hot show to over 10,000 Q102 blood donors at the Dallas Convention Center Arena in November 1988. Live mix on the medley “Spanish Moon” into “Skin It Back”.
Jethro Tull- Living in the Past- Philadelphia 1987
"Here's a song we loathed for fifteen years!" winked Jethro Tull singer/songwriter/flautist Ian Anderson when introducing the song "Living in the Past" from the stage. The song is a bit of an orphan, written and recorded in 1969 between their second album, "Stand Up", and the follow-up, "Benefit", but appearing on neither one.
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band- Fortunate Son
When you are as prolific a song craftsman as Bob Seger, there is little reason to cover anybody else. But a lucky crowd got to hear Bob Seger lead his Silver Bullet Band through a rousing version of John Fogerty's "Fortunate Son" long ago.
Traffic- Low Spark of High Heeled Boys- rehearsal 2-11-94
...get the Traffic jam flowing with the ultra-rare "No Spark" unplugged version of the Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys title song performed by Steve Winwood and the late Jim Capaldi in February 1994.
Fathers Day with Klaus Meine of Scorpions
Scorpions lead singer Klaus Meine with some good advice on Fathers Day.