In The Studio Archives: Live

Enjoy these ultra-rare exclusive live performances from Redbeard’s Dallas/Ft.Worth and Memphis afternoon radio shows between 1978-1998 ; live In The Studio performances from 1988-present ; and actual concert broadcasts produced by Redbeard .

The Posies-Dream All Day -1993 Dallas

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The main songwriters/singers/guitarists of Bellingham WA band The Posies, Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow, spent so much time in Memphis as neo-Big Star members that I think of them as honorary members of that incredibly rich music community. I was pleased when Auer and Stringfellow performed this live acoustic version of the song...
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Toad the Wet Sprocket-Hold Her Down 5-94

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Now more than ever I wonder whether this  Santa Barbara CA band with the strong songs of singer/guitarist Glen Phillips could have been twice as popular if they had taken a name other than an obscure Monty Python comedy bit. As it stands, they still managed to sell over a million copies of...
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Rod Stewart-Forever Young- 4-25-13

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In his very entertaining best-selling memoir Rod , confessions are commonplace, including Rod Stewart‘s admission that he nicked the title of his 1988 international hit “Forever Young” off of the Bob Dylan song. But the song and this performance of it last week in the famous West Hollywood club The Troubadour are unmistakably...
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Cry of Love-Peace Pipe- August 1993

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With a band named after a Jimi Hendrix album, and  sounding like  Free meets Lynyrd Skynyrd, how could I not love this band? Great guys too, including the true heart guitarist Audley Freed who grew up  idolizing southern rock icons Allen Collins and Duane Allman, as well as lesser known blues rock Englishman...
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Steve Earle with Allison Moorer-City of Immigrants-Dallas 9-07

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With the new Steve Earle album The Low Highway getting great reviews at the same time that actual immigration reform is set to be deliberated in Congress, the timing seems right to share the song “City of Immigrants” which first appeared on Earle’s 2007 Washington SquareSerenade . Here’s hubby Steve backed by the stunning...
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Toto-Rosanna-Dallas1993

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The band Toto led by guitarist Steve Lukather has announced a 35th anniversary European tour starting late May in Brussels, featuring their international hits “Hold the Line”, “Africa”, “Rosanna”, “I’ll Be Over You”, “99″, and “I Won’t Hold You Back”. As always Toto will perform with some of music’s finest players including drummer...
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Smithereens-Indigo Blues-Only a Memory-Behind the Wall of Sleep medley

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Smithereens‘ singer/songwriter Pat DiNizio, lead guitarist Jim Babjak, & big thumper Dennis Diken love rock and roll as much as any three people I’ve ever known. Against unbelievable odds, they continue to this day to entertain people for the sheer joy of making a big noise. Here they are live and unplugged on...
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Roger McGuinn-Turn Turn Turn-Dallas 1-17-91

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I was both honored and yet humbled to have Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roger McGuinn of The Byrds appearing live on my Dallas/Ft.Worth radio show .Mere words fail accurately to explan what his unique gentle voice and 12-string electric guitar have meant to the last almost half-century of contemporary music (...
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U2-Until the End of the World- Yankee Stadium 1992

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Reportedly the #1-selling book in Ireland in 1991, the same year that U2 wrote and recorded the Achtung Baby album containing the song “Until the End of the World”, was by Irish poet/literature professor Brendan Kennelly. Entitled Where Would We Be Without Judas?, it proposes that the dawn of Truth must follow the...
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