Live Tracks

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 .

Elton John- All the Girls Love Alice- London 1973

Elton John... test-drove some of his then-new songs in 1973 from his "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album at London's venerable Hammersmith Odeon theater. Decades before Madonna liplocked Brittney Spears on stage, "All the Young Girls Love Alice".

Elton John- Levon- Foxboro MA 9-6-93

Elton John live September 1993 at Foxboro Stadium doing a note-perfect performance of "Levon".

Bon Jovi- Born to Be My Baby- acoustic 1988

Jon Bon Jovi remembered to slip me a cassette of this acoustic demo of "Born to Be My Baby", which remained unreleased for decades.

Elton John- Take Me to the Pilot- Foxborough MA 9-6-93

Elton John live at Foxborough Stadium outside Boston on September 6, 1993 performing “Take Me to the Pilot”.

Styx- Renegade- Sweden 6-18-19

Styx in June 2019 at the annual "Sweden Rocks" outdoor festival ripping through a spirited performance of "Renegade".

Bruce Springsteen & the E St. Band- Detroit medley- Dallas 2-10-23

Bruce Springsteen and the COVID-19 depleted (but not diminished) E Street Band in Dallas 2-10-23 with a rare performance of the Detroit medley "Devil with the Blue Dress On/CC Rider/Good Golly Miss Molly/Jenny Take a Ride".

Lynyrd Skynyrd- Things Goin’ On- acoustic 3-93 Dallas

"Things Goin' On", a song that appeared on the "Pronounced"  album. This acoustic performance of it on Q102 in Dallas March 24,1993 featured Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Johnny Van Zant plus two original Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarists, Gary Rossington and the late Ed King

Boston- Feelin’ Satisfied- Worcester 8-16-87

Here is ultra-rare Boston live on night four of their record-setting homestand in August 1987 in the Boston ex-burb of Worcester MA, with intrepid lead singer the late Brad Delp going up against the dual sonic assaults of lead guitarist Tom…

Cars- Just What I Needed- Cleveland 7-18-78

When The Cars played the Cleveland Agora club in early July 1978, they were just a Boston-based baby band with a just-released first album, trying to establish a toehold somewhere outside New England. Showing a tight well-rehearsed band from Day One, here's The Cars embryonic version of "Just What I Needed".

U2- Running to Stand Still- ZooTV Yankee Stadium

That night U2 performed "Running to Stand Still", which at that moment served as my personal jet-lagged theme song. We share this to mark the thirtieth anniversary of "Zooropa".

Elton John- Philadelphia Freedom- Foxborough Stadium 9-6-93

Elton John himself confirms here that indeed he and lyricist Bernie Taupin did compose "Philadelphia Freedom" not in 1975 for the US bicentennial the following year, as has been erroneously mythologized for decades, but in fact 1973, twenty…

Queen- Keep Yourself Alive- Hammersmith Odeon 12-75

To help celebrate the golden jubilee of Queen prior to their North American tour coming soon, here is a remarkable live recording of "Keep Yourself Alive" from London's Hammersmith Odeon Theater in late 1975.

The Police- Wrapped Around Your Finger- Buenos Aires 2007

On their way to setting new world records for attendance, The Police reunion tour in 2007-08 made a stop in Buenos Aries, Argentina where they performed this impressive version of "Wrapped Around Your Finger" in front of a huge crowd.

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble- Pride & Joy- Austin 4-15-84

To celebrate this month's fortieth anniversary of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Troubles entry onto the national stage with their debut "Texas Flood", here is a performance of "Pride and Joy" in front of a proud Austin audience in April 1984.-Redbeard

Rolling Stones- Bitch (extra sticky version)

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