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.
Robin Trower- Lady Love- May 29, 1974- Sausalito, CA
In May 1974 the band and the man Robin Trower were in the San Francisco Bay area, just a few weeks into promoting their second album,"Bridge of Sighs".
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble- House is Rockin’- Denver 11-29-89
Terrific live recording of post-recovery Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble launching into "The House is Rockin' " from Denver in November 1989.
Mark Knopfler- Once Upon a Time in the West- Dallas 9-8-19
To herald the upcoming forty-fifth anniversary of the sublime but overlooked second Dire Straits album, here is a tasty live performance by Mark Knopfler in Dallas/Ft. Worth of a song from it, "Once Upon a Time in the West", which would surface on the second Dire Straits album, "Communique".