To continue celebrating American Black History Month here In The Studio, I'm reminded of the definition of rock and roll as told to me by Mr. "Blue Suede Shoes" himself , the late Carl Perkins , " The Blues and Country and Western had a baby , and they called it Rock'n'Roll ." Seeing as we were in Nashville at the time , Perkins could easily have laid it all at the toe-tapping feet of Hank Williams , a rebel Nashville outsider without whom rock simply would not exist ...(more)
Todd Rundgren’s Utopia-“The Very Last Time” Boston 11-79
Jeff Healey 1966-2008
Robert Cray- Smoking Gun- Dallas 1987
The Late Joe Cocker Paid Tribute to Ray Charles
Elton John- Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me 9-6-93
U2- New Year’s Day- 1987
Black Crowes- Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
Deep Purple-Who Do We Think We Are?- Ian Gillan, Roger Glover
Peter Gabriel- Us pt 2
Smithereens-Indigo Blues-Only a Memory-Behind the Wall of Sleep medley