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John Mellencamp- Pink Houses- Dallas 10-91

Here is John Mellencamp's live acoustic performance of  "Pink Houses" on my Dallas/ Ft.Worth Q102 radio show 10-1-91. Don't miss the fortieth anniversary interview about "Uh Huh" with John Mellempcamp here In the Studio next week starting 11/13.

Tommy Shaw of Styx-“Crystal Ball” unplugged Memphis Spring 1981

Tommy Shaw of Styx unplugged doing "Crystal Ball" in Memphis Spring 1981;with an additional verse not on the Styx album!

Melissa Etheridge- Chrome Plated Heart- Dallas 1988

Melissa Etheridge, visiting Dallas radio station Q102 as a rookie in 1988, stepped up to the plate live, took a swing at "Chrome Plated Heart" from her debut released in May that year, and knocked it out of the park, performing on a guitar …

Allman Brothers Band- Midnight Rider- LA 6-92

One last midnight ride for Gregg Allman, another sad farewell with the passing of ABB drummer Butch Trucks. Here is a rare 1992 unplugged version of "Midnight Rider".

Bruce Springsteen- Youngstown- 12-9-95

...ultra-rare  acoustic performance by Bruce Springsteen of  "Youngstown"  on 12/9/95 in Philadelphia's Tower Theater.

Lindsey Buckingham- Never Going Back Again- Dallas ’92

An In the Studio exclusive, Lindsey Buckingham performing "Never Going Back Again" !

Peter Frampton- All I Want to Be is By Your Side- Dallas 2-94

Working without a net, unrehearsed and totally imprompt, surrounded by wall-to-wall fans crammed like sardines into a Dallas bar/restaurant in February 1994 for my Friday afternoon remote broadcast on Q-102 ,Peter Frampton obliged his loyal fans with the appropriate "All I Want to Be is By Your Side" which I first played back in 1972 on my first radio station in Findlay , Ohio . -Redbeard

Lynyrd Skynyrd feat. Ed King- Sweet Home Alabama- Dallas 1993

L-R Ed King, Gary Rossington, Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd performing "Sweet Home Alabama" acoustically in front of a small invited audience- Q102 Dallas , Spring 1993 -Redbeard

Jeffrey Gaines-The Hero in Me- Dallas Oct 1992

(cont)...In October 1992 , Jeffrey performed "The Hero in Me" live in a Dallas disco accompanied by four members of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, with music charts arranged by me humming the string parts to a most-patient and bemused classical arranger . Gaines reminds us that the potential for valor resides in each of us , and requires only the sincere desire to serve others .-Redbeard