Metallica - Last Caress/So What

Posting the song "Light My Fire" by The Doors yesterday got me inspired. The Doors were rebellious and didn't care, they did not want to change their lyrics, they did not want to conform to the dull mainstream culture.
Something similar happened years later at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 1996. Metallica was set to play the song "King Nothing" from their highly successful follow up to 1991's "Metallica" aka. The Black Album; Load from 1996. They rehearsed the song King Nothing, but the producers told Metallica that their pyrotechnics was a safety hazard. Metallica was upset and decided to, well tell MTV how they felt through their song selection, to say it in an unfilthy manner. They changed song to playing Last Caress/So What, both songs with very graphic lyrics and swearing. This of course pissed off the censures, but hey, if they'd just given them pyrotechnics there wouldn't have been a problem in the first place.
I love it when bands rebel and don't do as they're told, makes it more exciting. We seriously need more artists today who'd be willing to do something like this. Today's music sucks!
Oh, and for the uber-fans, click here to see an exclusive behind the scenes of this performance including rehearsal footage of the band playing "King Nothing".

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The Doors - Light My Fire

This is a performance from of the classic song "Light My Fire", it's probably one of The Doors' most famous tracks, and everyone knows it. It was recorded in 1966 and released as a single in 1967, it was the band's debut record, and it did pretty well.
The song did very well and got a lot of radio play. The radio version was severely cut down, so that it was just under three minutes with almost all of the instrumental breaks cut.
A famous story about the song is the infamous Ed Sullivan appearance which is also a story every one knows. The band was set to perform and the producers asked the band to change the lyrics so it didn't say "girl, we couldn't get much higher". Advertisers had a problem with the somewhat obvious undertones about substance abuse. The band agreed and rehearsed the song with altered lyrics. But, when they did the live performance they kept the original lyrics. Ed was very upset and didn't shake hands with the band when they left the stage and the band also lost a seven episode deal due to the incident.
The song also ranked no. 35 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, a great song.

A great song, and performance, enjoy ; )

Steve Vai - Bad Horsie

This is a hard rock instrumental by guitarist Steve Vai. Steve is known for his technical abilities on guitar, he started out playing as one of Joe Satriani's students, and today they are both among some of the best. Steve plays with a lot of intricate techniques and with a very high skill level and difficulty to his playing. He does however also draw from a number of artists who wouldn't fall into that category like Hendrix for instance, so Steve's playing is a nice mix of technical skill level and playing with emotion. He's innovative, and has made his own line of revolutionary guitars and is just a master of the trade that is guitar playing.

The song "Bad Horsie" is the opening track on Vai's EP named "Alien Love Secrets" that came out in 1995. The song "Bad Horsie" is derived from a riff Vai contributed to the film "Crossroads" where he played the devil. The song is played tuned down to what would be Drop C tuning, a very low tuning (CGCFAD). It's a great song, and it has one hell of a groove, love it!
(As a little fun thing, I've added the guitar duel from Crossroads, you can definitely recognize the intro, it's a little silly, but great 80's retro fun)


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B.B. King - When It All Comes Down

This is a live performance from guitarist B.B. King at the prime of his career. He plays the song "When It All Comes Down" and we get two great soulful guitar solos in that style that can only be played by the King himself. It's a big set up with horn section, drums, bass and piano/organ. King's voice is also a big part of what really makes this performance, he sings the song so well, it's astonishing.
The song also features an amazing piano solo by pianist Eugene Carrier, he's not a very famous pianist, but from this performance you can tell that he had mad skills, an amazing talent.
This is just a great performance, B.B. sings fantastically, plays soulfully and amazingly, the band plays well and the pianist is out of this world. A truly great performance!

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Rory Gallagher - Going To My Hometown

This is a performance by blues and folk musician Rory Gallagher. In this performance from 1972 Gallagher plays the mandolin and plays the song "Going To My Hometown", a song that is definitely more folky than bluesy. The song sounds more like Irish folk music, but the lyrics are very bluesy in subject matter, and the mandolin has been used as a blues instrument on several occasions in the 1800's. It's a great performance and a very good vocal performance by Gallagher as well. It's simple and stripped down, a lot of the performance features a simple rhythm tapped by Gallagher with his foot, and later in the song picked up by the drummer using the bass drum. A very good song done by an excellent performer.

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Bootsy Collins - Stretchin' Out

This is performance by funk bass player Bootsy Collins from the television show "Night Music", a late night show that showcased performers and featured live performances.
The song Stretchin' Out was released in 1976 by Bootsy's band "Bootsy's Rubber Band", a funk band that was formed after Bootsy stopped touring and recording with James Brown. The song's full title is "Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band)".
It's a great performance, and it seems a little unrehearsed in the good way. It's a jam, and every performer gets a slot to strut their stuff, the sax, the guitar and the bass of course. A great performance from a time where live music actually had a decent slot in television.
(I know it's not exactly rock or blues, but funk is somewhat a descendent from the blues genre. I mean all those funky chords on the guitar were first played in blues and jazz songs, funk just sped it up, added a whole lot more wah and made it more funky). And besides, you should be able to enjoy this, or you've got no good music taste what so ever!

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Robert Cray - Chicken In The Kitchen

Robert Cray Band on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from Vanguard Records on Vimeo.
This is a performance from famous singer, songwriter and blues guitarist Robert Cray. The performance is from "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" where Cray was promoting his album "Cookin' in Mobile" a live album featuring an audio CD and a performance DVD.
He performs the song "Chicken In The Kitchen" a nice up tempo bluesy tune with a nice groove and rhythm. It's a very nice performance, and Cray is, as always, playing at the top of his game. It's just a wonderful song and a great performance.

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Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary

This is a performance from Stockholm in 1967 The Jimi Hendrix Experience play one of their famous songs "The Wind Cries Mary". The song was also released in 1967 and became one of Hendrix's first songs that got popular in Europe. In America it was released as a B-Side to the song "Purple Haze".
The song would fall in the category of psychedelic blues rock, it's a great song, and it showcases just what Hendrix was about and able to create.

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Santana & Eric Clapton - Jingo

This is a performance by Eric Clapton and Carlos Santana from the Crossroads guitar festival. Clapton joins Santana on stage for one of the songs he has made famous. The song "Jingo" was originally recorded under the name "Jin-go-lo-ba" by Nigerian drummer and recording artist Babatunde Olatunji. Santana re-arranged the song for a more modern three piece rock orchestra setting, something he has done many times throughout his career, like the song "Oye Como Va" that he also re-arranged. The song was released on Santana's 1969 record simply titled "Santana".
It's a great performance, you can really tell that the two guitarists dig jamming with each other, and Clapton leaves plenty of space for Santana to solo, a good and energetic performance, gotta love Santana.

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The Dead Weather - Blue Blood Blues

This is a song recently recorded and released by alternative band The Dead Weather. The band consists of many members who play in different bands outside The Dead Weather most notably Jack White who also produced this song. The single was released as a digital download, but will also be released on vinyl courtesy of Jack White's own record label. It will be released on a special invention; a triple decker record which consists of a A-side 12" record with a 7" record built inside containing a hidden track. To listen to the 7" record, the listener must crack the 12" record open with a knife into two areas of the record which there is no audio and one side can be lifted off, revealing the record which can then be put back together. White created the triple decker record himself and copyrighted it in 2010.
Pictures of the triple decker record:

It's a great little gritty sounding blues rock song, it's what White does best, mixing rock and blues and other genres into something unique and new, gotta love it.


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ZZ Top - Party on the Patio

This is a live performance by hard rock/blues band ZZ Top. They perform their song "Party on the Patio", a very traditional ZZ Top song. It's from the 1981 album "El Loco" which was the first album where the band started experimenting with synthesizers. This and "Tube Snake Boogie" were exceptions for the new format that would eventually bump the guys into 80's fame with the use of funny music videos, usually with hot chicks and nice looking vintage cars.
Dusty Hill sings this song, and he does a good job, just singing as loud as his lung capacity allows him.
It's a great little feel good rock 'n' roll vibe and song, classic ZZ Top, the old school ZZ sound, gotta love that!

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Jimi Hendrix - Fire

This is a performance from the 1969 concert at Woodstock, a now famous hippie music festival where Hendrix played back in 69.
The song "Fire" was recorded in 1967 by Hendrix and his band "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" on the 1967 record "Are You Experienced".
It has become one of Hendrix' many famous songs, and has also been covered by a couple of artists, including; Red Hot Chili Peppers and Alice Cooper. It is more a rock song, due to the power chords and simple structure.
It's a great little performance by Hendrix and his band.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan - The Things That I Used To Do

This is a video of Stevie performing his version of this classic blues song. It was first recorded by blues artist Guitar Slim, and after a long time on Southern rural radio stations, it was picked up nation wide and became somewhat of a hit.
The song was produced and arranged by a young Ray Charles, and took several takes to get just right.
It has become a legendary song, and it has been covered by a lot of artists including; Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Freddie King, Chuck Berry, Buddy Guy and John Mayer. (click links to go to artist's version)
It's a great song, and a great performance. The camera angels are a little weird, and it's not the most well shot video, but the audio is descent and it's an enjoyable watch.

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Chuck Berry - Nadine (incl. Rory Gallagher version)

Ok, so the first clip is of Chuck Berry performing his classic hit "Nadine". The performance is from the film "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll" which is a film from 1987 celebrating Chuck's 60th birthday by having a concert featuring different artists who feel inspired by Chuck. On this performance we also have Keith Richards, Robert Cray and Bobby Keys. It's a great performance, the song is up-tempo and it's a good rock 'n' roll song performed by a Chuck Berry in the prime of his still continuing venue playing years.

Another artist who has played this song on numerous occasions is rock and blues guitarist Rory Gallagher. This performance is from 1982. It's a little slower than Chuck's original song, and it's an extended jam on the tune running into a time of approximately 9 minutes. The great thing about this version, besides Rory's excellent playing, is the horn section, and the work they put into it. This is Rory in a bigger set-up than usual, with a horn section and the whole thing, it's great, and Rory leaves plenty of room for the horns to do their part.
A great song, in two great performances. It's such a good song.

Previous posts from the film "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll"

Wee Wee Hours - Chuck Berry ft. Eric Clapton
Hoochie Coochie Gal - Etta James
 
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Dick Dale - Nitro

This is the music video for a song by surf rock guitarist Dick Dale. Dick is probably one of the most, if not the most famous surf rock guitarist. He kinda invented the genre of surf music. He said he wanted to imitate the sound a wave makes as it passes by a surfer on his guitar.
He revolutionized the use of various types of equipment, and was the first man ever tow own and use a 100 watt amplifier for his signature Fender Stratocaster.
His playing style is very unique, because he basically plays the guitar upside down. It's strung for a right handed player, but it's a left handed guitar that Dale uses as a lefty. Ergo he plays the guitar with the strings strung the opposite way as almost all other guitarist.
He also was a huge influence on later genres such as heavy metal and speed metal. He was one of the first guitarists to use eastern scales in his playing, and many believe him to be the first shredder in history, as his playing style can be described as fast, vicious, heavy and loud.
His most famous song is probably the Misirlou which is Dale's take on an old traditional Greek folk song. It's super fast, and perhaps one of the most recognizable riffs in history. It was also popularized by Quentin Tarantino's film "Pulp Fiction" as the main theme of the film.
"Nitro" is just a classic example of a classic Dick Dale song, fast and shreddy, but still with a slow moving eastern passage in the middle. It is the essence of Dale.

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Keith Richards - Dead Flowers

This is a solo performance from Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. He performs the classic Stones song "Dead Flowers" at what looks like some country award show or something, sorry haven't looked more into it.
The song "Dead Flowers" appeared on The Rolling Stones album "Sticky Fingers" from 1971. The song was written by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger and it's about the time that the Stones start experimenting with a country influence. They have said in interviews that they love country for it's stories and nice melodies. This song has a story, but a darker subject matter than your average country tune, it's about heroin use and the loosing one's love and being angry. However it's somehow uplifting, if you look purely to the musical side of things, it's up beat, it doesn't have a sad melody, but the lyrics are very dark.
They have experimented with country through out their career surpassing the 1970's, and have also done songs like "Far Away Eyes" that's probably the most country inspired song of them all.
Mick has said in an interview that he feels that the country songs are a little odd for his voice. He feels that he is a blues singer, and therefore feels that the country material suits Keith's voice better. So this is just that, Keith Richards singing this delightfully odd country inspired song. A lovely performance.

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Rory Gallagher - Cradle Rock

This is a live performance by Gallagher of the song "Cradle Rock". The song first appeared on the 1973 album "Tattoo". The album contained many tracks that were live favourites of Gallagher, and the song Cradle Rock has been covered by Joe Bonamassa.
This performance is from the 1975 Montreux Festival. It's a great performance of a good little rock 'n' roll song, a nice job by Gallagher and his band.

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Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal - She Caught The Katy

This is a clip from "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson", it's Bonnie and Taj promoting an upcoming tour at the time of the broadcast. The tour is probably finished by now.
I watched this clip online about six months ago, and absolutely loved it. Love the way it's a call and response between Bonnie and Taj, it's just a great performance. The the clip was taken down, and I couldn't find a proper clip of Bonnie and Taj performing this song anywhere. There were amateur recordings from some of the gigs they played during their tour, but the quality was bad.
Then I finally found it, someone had re-uploaded the clip, I was ecstatic. I say watch it now, before youtube takes it down again. Watch and enjoy.

The song itself has also gained some notoriety. It has become a blues standard and has been performed by several artists. To name a few it has been covered by Albert King and probably most famously in the film "Blues Brothers" sung by John Belushi. According to John's widow "She Caught The Katy" is John's favourite blues song.
This is my favourite version however. The tempo is just right, a little faster than earlier versions. And Bonnie's slide playing really adds to the performance and just makes it even better.
A truly great performance. HURRY UP AND WATCH IT, BEFORE IT GETS TAKEN DOWN AGAIN!!

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The Shadows - Sleepwalk

This is a live performance from the band "The Shadows". They play the classic song "Sleepwalk" which has become one of Hank Marvin's standard songs in his live sets.
The song was originally recorded and released by the brothers Santo & Johnny. It was originally a steel guitar based song, with the melody played on a steel guitar with a slide.
The song has been covered by numerous artists including; The Ventures, Chet Atkins, Jeff Beck, Joe Satriani and Brian Setzer who won a Grammy for his arrangement of the song in 1998.
Because of the songs mellow and unique melody it has been featured in several films and television shows such as; the films; La Bamba, Sleepwalkers, Twelve Monkeys and the television series Heroes.
It's a nice song with a good melody. And Hank plays it beautifully and uses the whammy bar with perfection. A great performance.

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(Below is a performance by the Ventures who come closest to how the original recording sounded)


Hope you enjoy that as well : D

The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar

This live performance is from the Martin Scorsese film "Shine a Light", a concert film by the Rolling Stones featuring some interviews and stuff, but for the most part a brilliantly directed concert film.
I have posted clips from this particular film previously. It's a great film and a good introduction to The Stones if you're new to them. It brilliantly captures their energy and performance on stage.
So if you don't already have this, go buy it!
The song "Brown Sugar" was released in 1971 on the album "Sticky Fingers". It's the opening track, and it has that hard rock bluesy riff and a musical breakdown where Bobby Keys can play a fantastic Saxophone part, just great. The song has that middle period Stones sound that is rock oriented, but still bluesy and with the bigger set-up of using a horn section. It's just a great song.
The song "Brown Sugar" was also ranked as no. 490 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. And it definitely is a great song, no doubt about that.

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Previous posts from Shine a Light:
Champagne And Reefer - Buddy Guy ft. Rolling Stones 
You Got The Silver - Keith Richards

Oingo Boingo - St. James Infirmary Blues

This is a performance from avant garde music troupe Oingo Boingo. This performance is from 1978 back when their band name was "The Mystic Knights of The Oingo Boingo". They later shortened their name to just Oingo Boingo.
The band's music is inspired by a wide variety of genres and draws from many musical eras. This song is an old folk song that dates as far back as to the 18th century.
The song however is performed in the style of Cab Calloway who the band leader Danny Elfman was a big fan of. Cab performed in a unique and entertaining way, in a kind of over phrased spoken word kind of singing which is also what Elfman is trying to do in this performance.
It's a song in the style of St. Louis blues and jazz with a lot of horns, it has that St. Louis blues sound. And it's just a great performance and a great vocal performance by Elfman.

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AC/DC - Down Payment Blues

This is a performance from 1996 by hard rock/rock 'n' roll band AC/DC. The song is from the album "Powerage" which is the band's fourth internationally released album and the fifth Australian studio album, confusing, yeah I know.
The song is also one of Slash's favourite AC/DC songs, as he explains in an interview on the Ronnie Wood show. He says that it's one of the best driving songs, and I agree, it drives you, and it's got that classic AC/DC groove. A really nice song, and a great performance.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan - The House Is Rockin'

This is the music video for the song "The House Is Rockin'" by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. It's a single of their "In Step" album from 1989. The album was a big success for the band and was made after Stevie sobered up after years of alcohol and drug abuse. This is also the theme of many of the songs, and there are many songs co-written and composed by Stevie himself. It's a personal album.
The album won a Grammy for best blues album and the album also had a no. 1 single on the North American Billboard Charts, very impressive.
It's a great up-tempo rock 'n' roll song with a classic rock solo. Clearly heavily inspired by Chuck Berry who basically invented that genre. It's a great song, and it really gets you going.

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Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years

This is a great performance by blues legend Howlin' Wolf, he was a guitarist, a harp player and last but not least a fantastic singer. He had a growly voice that fit the blues very well. He was also known for his performances and his physical appearance during these performances. Like in this one where he flashes a dollar bill as he sings that the money is gone with a unique facial expression.
He's fantastic, on this track he plays the harmonica, it's pretty basic, but soulful and fantastic.
The performance is from 1951 which was still in the beginning stages of his career. He was however though one of the few blues artists to be successful from the early stages of his career, and he didn't struggle as much as some of his peers. Don't get me wrong, he still came from a poor background, but was able to leave it pretty early in his career.
He was also ranked no. 51 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 100 greatest artists of all time. Almost in the top half that's pretty damn good.

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Chuck Berry - Maybellene

This is a clip from a live performance by Chuck Berry, I think it's from France (the announcer's accent). It's a great song, adapted from the traditional fiddle tune "Ida Red".
It was recorded by Berry and released in 1955, and is a classic example of early rock 'n' roll, guitar driven, youthful subject matter. Truly a great tune.

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Buddy Guy & Eric Clapton - Worried Life Blues

This is a performance by Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy. They perform one of the most covered blues standards ever made. It was first recorded in 1941by Big Maceo as a mid-tempo 8-bar blues. Since then it's become one of the most covered songs in history, the list is almost endless.
What a list (source Wikipedia).  I like this version though, Clapton singing and Buddy and Clapton doing solos and a nice piano solo as well. A really nice performance.

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• 1941 Bill Gaither
• 1942 Sonny Boy Williams
• 1942 Honeyboy Edwards
• 1945 Big Maceo as "Things Have Changed" (reached #4 in Billboard R&B chart^[2])
• 1946 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
• 1949 Charles Brown as "Trouble Blues" (spent 15 weeks at #1 in Billboard R&B chart)
• 1950 Lightnin' Hopkins (also recorded "New Worried Life Blues" and "Someday Baby")
• 1952 Sonny Parker
• 1954 John Lee Hooker (also recorded later version)
• 1955 Muddy Waters as "Trouble No More" (reached #7 in Billboard R&B chart)
• 1957 Big Bill Broonzy
• 1958 Ray Charles as "Someday Baby" (a very faithful version of "WLB" except for the title) from The Genius Sings the Blues (also recorded later version)
• 1959 Little Walter from Essential Little Walter
• 1960 Otis Spann from Otis Spann Is the Blues
• 1960 Chuck Berry from Rockin' at the Hops
• 1963 Johnny Jones with Billy Boy Arnold (also recorded later version)
• 1963 Jimmy Reed (also recorded "Someday Baby")
• 1964 Mississippi Fred McDowell as "Fred's Worried Life Blues" from Fred McDowell: Mississippi Delta Blues^[5]
• 1965 The Animals from Animal Tracks, The Animals On Tour
• 1966 Big Joe Williams (also recorded "Someday Baby" in 1941)
• 1966 Blues Magoos from Psychedelic Lollipop
• 1968 Junior Wells from Coming At You
• 1968 Lowell Fulson from The Complete Kent Recordings 1964-1968 (also recorded 1984 version as "Worried About The Blues" on One More Blues)
• 1969 Johnny Shines with Big Walter Horton from Johnny Shines with Big Walter Horton
• 1969 Junior Parker (aka Little Jr. Parker) Charting 45 rpm single (Minit 32080 1969) (R&B # 34)
• 1970 B.B. King as "Ain't Gonna Worry My Life Anymore" from Indianola Mississippi Seeds (also recorded 1960 version as "Someday Baby," which his former record label released in 1970 as "Worried Life Blues," which reached #48; also recorded 2000 version with Eric Clapton on Riding with the King)
• 1971 Freddie King from Getting Ready
• 1971 Mississippi Fred McDowell from Live in New York
• 1973 Canned Heat with Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown from Live at Montreaux
• 1974 Robert Jr. Lockwood with The Aces from Blues Live in Japan
• 1980 Eric Clapton from Just One Night
• 1991 Louis Myers from Tell My Story Movin'
• 1992 Pinetop Perkins from On Top
• 1993 Robben Ford from Mystic Mile
• 1993 Luther Tucker & The Ford Blues Band from Luther Tucker & The Ford Blues Band
• 1996 James Cotton from Deep In the Blues
• 1999 Jimmy Rogers from Blues Blues Blues
• 2003 Pearlene as "You Done Told Everybody" from Murder Blues & Prayer
• 2006 Bob Dylan as "Someday Baby" from Modern Times
• 2007 Clutch as "Electric Worry" from From Beale Street to Oblivion (the band have stated that inspiration for this song came from the McDowell version)^[6]
• 2007 Procol Harum from One Eye to the Future
• 2010 Night Horse from Perdition Hymns

Lightnin' Hopkins - Hurricane Beulah

This is an acoustic performance by blues legend Lightnin' Hopkins who, as mentioned in earlier posts, was an influence on Stevie Ray Vaughan and many other players.
Here he is performing an acoustic version of the song "Hurricane Beulah", a song about a real category 5 hurricane that hit America in 1967.
It's a great song and a great performance by Lightnin'. He a really good blues man, just him and his guitar that's all it takes, that's all he needs to be great.

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John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom

This is a performance from the 60's by blues legend John Lee Hooker. He performs it with an electric guitar accompanied by himself. It's a great performance, and the foot tapping is just excellent and done with perfect timing. It's a nice throw back to the roots of the blues, artists like Robert Johnson who would also tap the rhythm with his foot as he was recording. Now it's just done with an electric guitar instead.
The song also gained some notoriety when featured in "The Blues Brothers", John himself cameos in the film as a South Side Chicago street musician.
A great song, and a great performance.

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Rory Gallagher - Too Much Alcohol

This is a live performance by blues and rock legend Rory Gallagher performing his classic slide blues composition "Too Much Alcohol". It's a song done in open E with a slide.
The performance is from and Irish TV-show called "Me & My Music" which was broadcast in 1977. It's great to see Gallagher on his own just performing and accompanying himself, it's a tough thing to do, and only true blues men master that ability. Gallagher's great, love how he really works the crowd and gets them pumped. Just a great performance.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan - Honey Bee

This is a 1984 performance from a German festival. It was back when Double Trouble was a trio consisting of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon.
It's a great performance, and Stevie really gives a lot. Plus "Honey Bee" is a great little up tempo blues song, with a smoking intro.

There's also a little interview afterwards which is also pretty interesting.

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Eric Clapton & Robert Cray - Befor You Accuse Me

This is a performance from the American TV-show "Nightmusic", a TV-show that had live music and exposed both new and unknown talent. It had a wide variety of acts, from blues and rock acts like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray to classic music in the form of the Kronos Quartet.
This is a performance by Clapton also featuring Robert Cray, they both do a solo. The song was originally done by rock legend Bo Diddley, but has been covered in two different versions by Clapton. He had an acoustic version of the song on his 1992 unplugged album. He has also done electric versions both live and in the studio. It's a great performance, and both Clapton and Cray play really good on the song.

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