
Arcangels-Living in a Dream-Austin
One of the nicest musical surprises of 1992 had to be the Arcangels album, which paired dual singer/songwriter/guitarist frontmen Charlie Sexton and Doyle Bramhall II with Hall of Fame inductees Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon, Stevie Ray Vaughan's…

Eric Johnson-“SRV”- Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute 10-96
"SRV" , his tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan , is originally from Eric Johnson's "Venus Isle" album , this tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan was done absolutely live , no overdubs , on Q102 October 1996 . Mix by Richard Mullen , house sound by Doug Hall , produced by Redbeard .

Boz Scaggs- Some Change- Dallas 5-94
Here's Dallas Texas native Boz Scaggs performing the title song to his album Some Change live on my Q102 Dallas afternoon radio show in May 1994. As Nile Rodgers would say , "Smooth as a gravy sandwich ...". See Scaggs steal the show with…

Boz Scaggs- Lowdown- May 1994 Dallas
Much to my delight, Dallas-via-San Francisco rhythm and bluesman Boz Scaggs has been quite prolific in the 21st century, with the new A Fool to Care just arriving. One look at the superb Dukes of September concert DVD confirms my impression…

Damn Yankees feat.Tommy Shaw- Renegade Denver 6-20-92
Nineties super group Damn Yankees featuring Michael Cartellone, Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, and Ted Nugent live in Denver June 20, 1992 performing Tommy Shaw's Styx song "Renegade".

Todd Rundgren’s Utopia- Only Human- Boston 11-79
The release of the triple-disc live career set For the Lack of Honest Work from Todd Rundgren is a joy for us TR fans , but as comprehensive and era-spanning as it is, there are still some "best of" songs that are not represented . Check out the stunning live chorus vocals here on "Only Human" in this Thanksgiving-eve 1979 Boston performance with Utopia bass/vocalist Kasim Sultan, keyboards/vocalist Roger Powell, and drummer/singer Willie Wilcox.

Supertramp- Bloody Well Right- 1975 Hammersmith Odeon London
Supertramp incredible-sounding live material from 1975, such as this mint version of "Bloody Well Right".

Chris Isaak- You Owe Me Some Kind of Love- Dallas 1986
It never ceases to amaze me just how much entertainment some musicians can coax out of a tiny ukelele and some brushes on a hand drum when you have a great song and a one-in-a-million voice like Chris Isaak. That's all it took for him and…

Neil Young & Crazy Horse- Powderfinger- San Francisco 1986
Not since Robbie Robertson's "The Night They Drove Ol' Dixie Down" had anyone written and sung ( in the first person, no less ) about the American antebellum South so richly, so believably as Neil Young and Crazy Horse with "Powderfinger", originally…

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers- Don’t Bring Me Down- Boston 1978
When Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers only had two albums of material from which to draw for their club sets (which often meant several sets a night), the band would reach down at just the right time and throw a change up cover song such as "Don't…