18 May 2009

Jammin...

Up first on our bill of bands that jam is a performance of "Moma Dance" by Phish from the 1998 Farm Aid.


Second up, from Athens, Ga., Widespread Panic performs "Little Lilly" at a 2006 show in Birmingham, Ala.


And our headlining performance, the Grateful Dead take on "Franklin's Tower" in their 1980 Halloween Show.

15 May 2009

1981 -- Rock on...

First on the bill today, Rockford, Illinois' own Cheap Trick with "Baby Loves to Rock" from Saturday Night Live in 1981...


Second on the bill, a heart-tugging ballad. REO Speedwagon performs "Keep On Loving You"...


And headlining tonight, The Rolling Stones rock their 1981 hit "Start Me Up" in a 1995 concert in Argentina...

13 May 2009

Love for the Blues...

First on today's bill... Louisiana Red performs "No Future" at Germany's American Folk Blues Festival in 1983.


Second up is Stevie Ray Vaughan's performance of "Pride and Joy" in Montreaux, 1985.


And headlining tonight is a rare performance. A 10-minute set of the legendary B.B. King on Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual program in 1968.

12 May 2009

Classic Country...

First on the bill today, Mr. Mel Tillis on Del Reeves' Country Carnival in 1975...


Second on today's bill, the legendary George Jones joined by David Allan Coe on "Tennessee Whiskey" from Farm Aid 1985...


And today's classic country bill wraps up with the mighty Oak Ridge Boys performing "Y'all Come Back Saloon" in 1977...