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… Tighten Up Your Stroke
Live Ohio funk on prime-time TV? Watch the set turn into a huge party a few minutes in. Oh the seventies, oh the seventies…
Super Group Redux
Here’s maybe the first super-super group, given that their bass player was in one of the worlds first super groups back in the 70’s. Fear not rock is not dead!
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Rare TV Funk
TV appearances by funk artists are often stunted affairs of micro-sized forced funk, easily mocked and pulled away from for commercial break. I had never seen this Sly performance from 1983 playing with Letterman’s Paul Shaffer band. The tempo a … Read the rest
The Ballade of Nikka and Prince
Nice live performance of Nikka’s jam with a special guest on guitar…
Pre-emptive Strike On The Majesticons
Before Google There Was… Speech
Genre jumping again, I know. Check this funky little thang a few years back from an amazing band that played the music business blues in the nineties then dropped from the scene.
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Ok sentimental fools, here in Cleveland we had our own version of the Beatles, or was it Queen? Well anyway, The Raspberries are one of the most underrated bands of the seventies. Check them out tackling this pop classical masterpiece.… Read the rest
Lipstick Kicks
One of my favorite beats and bass lines from the UK reggae punk vibe:
Mellow Madness
One of the more radical covers, I dig it for sure. Here’s Come As You Are done jazz bassguitar style.… Read the rest
Knock Knock On Your Front Door, Guess Who?
Wow Michael Franti has come a long way over the last 20 years. I remember the first time I heard this band, I loved them. A big early influence on 2merica, for sure.
Merging For You
Haha the classical musicians and fans are getting younger than the rock ones! ?Here’s some cool fusion going on between Deep Purple and the London Symphony Orchestra.
… It’s Holding Back The Weather
…and the same will let it go
I love these guys. Here they are doing an early hit from a rare american TV performance.
Someone’s vocals are flat, probably a bad monitor mix.
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My First Oh Em Gee
Old School Or New Thing?
Further proof that all music is joined by a common thread that extends through space, time, and frame of mind: Social Distortion doing an acoustic in-studio. What year is this ? 1990? 2010? 1960? Love it.
… Read the restMoney That’s What I Want
Wow look at this rare gem, two legendary performers hamming it up for TV. All good!
She Says I Am The One
After hearing his cover of “I’ll Always Love You” I heard about this cover, another monster. Who would have thunk it? It’s pretty cool to hear this classic song re-arranged.
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