Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers- You Wreck Me- San Francisco 2/6/97

Tom Petty tore a page from the Buddy Holly school of minimalism with three simple descending chords and a red hot live band, the Heartbreakers, during the impressive Fillmore residency in San Francisco the first week of February 1997. …

Eagles Co-Founder Glenn Frey Dies at 67

Glenn Frey, a founding member, singer, songwriter and guitarist of the Eagles, has died. The band confirmed the news on Monday (Jan. 18) with a statement on its website."Glenn fought a courageous battle for the past several weeks but, sadly,…

Ian Moore- Just a Little Bit- Dallas 1993

Sitting in the East Texas barbecue roadhouse Stanley's in Tyler recently with a couple of veteran radio buddies, I noticed their upcoming schedule of musical guests, including the talented Ian Moore. But the brief description of the rhythm…

U2- One- NYC Yankee Stadium 1992

Here's U2 live in New York City's original Yankee Stadium on August 30, 1992 performing "Love Is Blindness" , the last song on the Achtung Baby album which is marking its 20th anniversary .-Redbeard

Rush- Closer to the Heart- 1984

A perennial crowd-pleaser since it appeared on A Farewell to Kings, before the invention of the cellphone light "Closer to the Heart" made a Bic lighter as essential at a Rush show as a concert ticket. Here's the performance on the 1984 Grace…

Ozzy Osbourne- Paranoid- Memphis 4-28-82

In April 1982 Ozzy Osbourne honored an agreement to broadcast his sold-out concert live nationwide from the Memphis Mid-South Coliseum, in spite of the fact that his guitarist Randy Rhoads, his band seamstress, and his tour bus driver had all…
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Beatles #1+ Songs, pt 2- Paul McCartney

The Beatles #1+ sellers including "Lady Madonna","Hey Jude","Get Back","Something","Come Together","Let It Be", and "The Long and Winding Road". Paul McCartney hosts part two, and additional comments from my interviews with the late George Harrison are here, too

David Gilmour- Rattle That Lock

David Gilmour and lyricist Polly Samson In the Studio for "Rattle That Lock"

Rembrandts-Johnny Have You Seen Her?- Ft Worth 1992

Danny Wilde and Phil Solem of the Rembrandts have been making terrific power pop music for years, whether as Great Buildings in the early Eighties, on Danny Wilde's power pop solo masterpiece The Boyfriend   in 1986, composing and singing…

Chris Whitley-“Living With the Law”- Dallas 7-91

Although Chris Whitley's birth certificate listed Houston Texas as his birthplace, by the time the eclectic modern bluesman's untimely death in  2005 at age 45, Chris had lived all over the world. Sensing a rare authenticity and smoldering…