A favorite tune from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

 

 

A few beautiful melodies by Melanie.

 

 

 

I love the original version.  And perhaps doubly good is a live version with the backing of the Edwin Hawkins Singers.

 

 

 

This can be considered as perhaps one of the greatest psychedelic songs of the '60s.  Unknownst to many about halfway thru the song they play the Little Drummer Boy riff.

 

 

A few more great songs from the Chambers Bros.

 

 

 

Another psychedelic song that could arguably be chosen as the best.

 

 

And a few more favorites.

 

 

 

Here's a song that in my early youth first got me to thinking about being on a tropical, paradisiacal island.  Well, Thailand isn't an island (though it has plenty of them) but I guess I can say the tropical, paradisiacal part played out.

 

 

That entire album was magical.  The link takes you to it and I recommend playing the whole LP.

 

And a few more favorites from Leon.

 

 

 

And playing with Joe Cocker . . . Joe Cocker was an absolutely fantastic performer.

 

 

And from the Concert for Bangladesh . . . 

 

 

One more post (apologies! but I have to post for the next couple of months as I won't be around much at all).  The fabulous Genesis . . . 

 

 

 

Frickin' awesome . . . 

 

 

 

 

I forgot one . . . 

 

Classic lyrics from Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs.

 

 

 

The whole side of this album just leaves my foot tapping through the floor.

Amazing how much live Fleetwood Mac material is available these days.  I remember feeling fortunate when I bought the 3-CD release of Fleetwood Mac at the Boston Tea Party many, many years ago.  Lots of previously unreleased material available on YT as well.

 

An excellent solo performance from Danny Kirwan which can be appreciated despite this being an audience recording.

 

 

A few numbers off of Kiln House, the first LP released after Green's departure.

 

 

 

 

Bobby "Blue" Bland . . . 

 

 

And playing "The Thrill Is Gone" with B.B. King . . . 

 

 

And a simply awesome performance from B.B. King . . . 

 

 

Should have snuck this one in above along with Danny Kirwan.  From a Bob Brunning project called "Tramp" featuring Danny.

 

 

Peter Green, Rod Stewart & Aynsley Dunbar from '67 . . . 

 

 

 

 

Considered by some as one of the best wah-wah players.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Todd Rundgren . . . 

 

 

 

 

Going back to '69 I'd like to present a somewhat obscure artist, Terry Reid.  When Jimmy Page left the Yardbirds he asked Reid to fill the vocalist spot in his new band, Led Zeppelin.  Reid declined and recommended both Robert Plant of Band of Joy and their drummer, John Bonham.  He was also asked to replace the departed Ron Evans from Deep Purple in '69, which he also declined.  Needless to say he had great vocals.
 
I cannot find individual tracks from his 2nd release, self-tilted Terry Reid, but no matter . . . this is an all-around great album.  My brother had bought this upon it's release.  I listen to it to this day.  May Fly is one of the songs included on my "pretty" songs playlist.
 
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Terry Reid played in my local town hall in 1968, he was with Peter Jay's Jaywalkers, Terry was a great guitarist then, the minor hit they had then was The Hand Don't Fit The Glove, still not a bad listen.

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Joe with Leon singing about Rita Coolidge.

Magic.

 

Love how the backing harmonies come in.

Pete Townshend showing his genius.

 Headphones on, listening to this, I am all over the place with Keith Moon.

A little Three Dog Night, live, for your Saturday night?

 

 

 

Best cover of this song.  I've listened to several and the winner is always these guys.

 

 

 

 

 

Inspirational, a tour de force. 

Pete Townshend  is a wonderful rhythm guitarist and a great composer but he really cannot play lead. I wish they had hired some one with some tasty chops for the instrumental breaks.

Oh, look out!

Sadly missing the wonderful lead guitar work of the original

Sadly the original is no longer on you tube but never mind, same same but different as they say in los.