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 .

David Bowie- Changes- Los Angeles 1974

When David Bowie performed "Changes" in Los Angeles in 1974, now with historical hindsight we can see that David Bowie gave us hints of a musical left turn even that night.

Eric Johnson- Cliffs of Dover- Dallas 6-14-86

Eric Johnson "Cliffs of Dover" live 6-14-86 in Dallas, four years before studio release.

Brandi Carlile- Broken Horses- SNL 10-21

On her "Broken Horses" first Saturday Night Live performance October 23, 2021 Brandi Carlile, framed by her hired gun identical twin bald-headed guitarists, elicited comparison to Bonnie Raitt backed by Tom Petty's Heartbreakers. Carlile's songcraft, stage presence, and impeccable vibrato, with that hot band kicking her backside, made me an instant convert.

Led Zeppelin- Trampled Underfoot- London 2007

Led Zeppelin lyricist/singer Robert Plant makes sure to give props to blues icon Robert Johnson's 1936 song "Terraplane Blues" to set up the inspiration for Led Zeppelin's "Trampled Underfoot". Originally appearing half a century ago on Led…

Phil Collins “In the Air Tonight”- Live Aid Philadelphia 7-13-85

with 100,000 people for Live Aid US, I stood back of center stage about ten feet behind Phil Collins who was seated at a black grand piano. Beside me looking over his 3"x 5" recipe cards with notes for stage announcements stood Jack Nicholson. Collins, fresh off the Concorde supersonic jet which had conveyed him from his earlier performance at the London Live Aid concert, sang his surprise movie hit "Against All Odds" and then "the other song I know on piano"...

Black Crowes- Jealous Again- Houston 2-93

the Black Crowes' fraternal core of singer Chris Robinson and guitarist Rich Robinson have arrived at a "Wiser Time" in order to mount a major 30th anniversary tour playing "Shake Your Moneymaker"  in 2020

Pretenders- Precious- Boston 3-23-80

Pretenders original band performing “Precious” in Boston 3-23-80

Rush- Spirit of Radio- 1984

Rush "Spirit of Radio" live 1984

Steve Earle- Days Aren’t Long Enough

"Days Aren't Long Enough" by Steve Earle is the 21st century replacement for "Auld Lang Syne", performed live In the Studio in Dallas in 2007 by the former Guitar Town resident  and his ex-wife, Allison Moorer.

Guess Who- No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature- Vancouver rehearsal 1983

I suppose you can file this ultra-rare 1983 performance of "No Sugar Tonight" by original Guess Who bandleaders/songwriters Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman under "never say never". Even though the Guess Who were dizzying prolific hit monsters…

Fleetwood Mac- Hypnotized- Sausalito 12-15-74

Shortly before he would depart Fleetwood Mac, the late Bob Welch singing the sublime "Hypnotized" with the band performing live in 1974 from The Record Plant in Sausalito CA.

David Bowie- Life on Mars?- NYC 11-19-99

The electricity in the room was palpable that crisp November night 1999 in Manhattan when David Bowie took the stage of the Kit Kat Klub and opened his show ( historic in that it was among the first ever live-streamed on the internet by a major Artist ) with this stunning rendition of "Life on Mars?".

Paul McCartney- Here Today (for John Lennon)

Every year when December 8 rolls around it is a challenge as to how to observe the violent, senseless gun murder of John Lennon that day in 1980, to chronicle the worldwide psychic blow to a generation, while paying tribute to what John Lennon…

Paul McCartney- Drive My Car- Amoeba Records 2007

In early December 1965 The Beatles released the album Rubber Soul, highly significant because of a new approach to the LP ("long player") as not just a collection of Top Forty singles. Rubber Soul contained "Norwegian Wood", "In My Life", George…

Pink Floyd- Comfortably Numb- Knebworth 6-30-90

This song performance first appeared   in the " Later Years"   box set, and now the entire Pink Floyd Knebworth 1990   performance is available too.. . Here is Pink Floyd soldiering through defiantly with a particularly fiery lead guitar solo by David Gilmour on "Comfortably Numb".