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Neil Young and Crazy Horse- When You Dance- San Francisco 1986

Neil Young with Crazy Horse-San Francisco 1986, to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the original release on "After the Goldrush" in Fall 1970.

Emerson, Lake, and Palmer- Tarkus

Listening now to the epic title song to "Tarkus", the second studio album in June1971 which followed quickly after their stunning 1970 debut, with Greg Lake's voice delicately yet nimbly bounding along to Keith Emerson's piano runs, it's clear that Emerson Lake and Palmer were much  less "Be Bop a Lula" in their melodic grandeur and much more "Andrew Lloyd Weber". Here In the Studio is the story in their own words of progressive rock's first supergroup.
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Led Zeppelin III- Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Terry Manning

Led Zeppelin III  appeared October 5, 1970 with surprisingly little notice. Containing "The Immigrant Song","Gallows Pole", and "Since I've Been Loving You", Led Zeppelin III  also planted exotic seeds of sounds in "Friends" with its Middle Eastern orchestration, which would skip several subsequent albums only to germinate with legendary impact on Physical Grafitti . My guests Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and Led Zeppelin "III"  recording engineer at Ardent Studio in Memphis, Terry Manning, tell the story In the Studio.

Allman Brothers Band- In Memory of Elizabeth Reed- LA 6-11-92

This live acoustic version of "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed", originally served up fifty years ago on only their second album, Idlewild South .

Jimi Hendrix- Hear My Train a Comin’- Memorial Day 1970- Berkeley CA

Fifty years ago Jimi Hendrix performed two Memorial Day concerts in Berkeley CA at which he unveiled unreleased songs, including the portentious "Hear My Train a Comin' ".

James Taylor- Sweet Baby James- Dallas 3-92

To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of James Taylor's landmark release Sweet Baby James   this month, here is an acoustic performance of the title song which JT did "In the Studio" during one of his several visits.

Roger McGuinn- Chestnut Mare- Dallas 1991

Roger McGuinn takes requests. We discovered that fact when the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legendary leader of The Byrds brought that unmistakable voice and trademark twelve string guitar to my Dallas radio show not long after the release of…

Neil Young- After the Goldrush 10-21-86- San Francisco

...on the Crosby Stills Nash sophomore release Déjà Vu, Neil Young only contributed two songs, no doubt saving even stronger material for his own third solo album barely five months later. Entitled After the Goldrush, writer William Ruhlmann calls the title song "...a mystical ballad that featured some of Young's most imaginative lyrics and became one of his most memorable songs."

The Doors- Who Do You Love- 1970

The Doors Absolutely Live performing “Who Do You Love”