I am sure I am not the only one has wondered over the years how Rick Derringer went from "Hang On Sloopy" to Johnny Winter And, Edgar Winter's White trash, etc.
Well, the hit, it seems, wasn't indicative of who The McCoys were; here's one Rick said was much more representative of their live sound:

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Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three: 

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Herbie Hancock, Live in Stuttgard 2025.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UES44tPrESA&list=RDUES44tPrESA&start_radio=1

Quote from: bigredbass on July 19, 2025, 01:44:14 PM

I'd never heard of these guys.  I was dumbstruck. I always come back to this music, and when they launched into a letter perfect 'I Am the Walrus', well, somebody spoke and I went into a dream.

That was absolutely wonderful!  I wasn't planning to watch the whole thing, but the first song was so good, I couldn't stop watching.  And yes, when Walrus started, I cranked up the stereo.  High point for me was My Guitar Gently Weeps; couldn't help but think of George.

Dave, me too.  I couldn't turn it off, and thankfully one of the few YT long-form videos without a bunch of commercials chopping it up.  The only thing they didn't include was the scratchy 'shh, shh, shh,' after the last cut where the needle slid on over against the label.  Amazingly well done, glad you got a bang out of it, I know I did.

Quote from: cozmik_cowboy on July 12, 2025, 08:35:48 PM
Richard Thompson:

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"The Reckless Kind" is a gem.

I was just staying in Lockport New York at my sisters and we had a Rick James listening run. This version has some wild guitar playing in it.

A little Gary Moore to settle inti the night with: 

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This tune came back to to outta' nowhere... I hadn't even thought about it for probably 20 years. All of a sudden, *poof* two verses and the chorus landed on my porch jam. Blame it on mandolin poisoning.





I haven't looked, but I am 99% sure it's Norman and Nancy Blake on guitar and cello, respectively here.

Quote from: pauldo on July 22, 2025, 04:17:54 PM

That was interesting; thanks!

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Cros with Venice and members of America & Mr. Mister, plus others (including his son James Raymond) and Santa Monica High School in '11 (fundraiser for the Santa Monica Education Foundation): 

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In the spirit of "Whaaaa?" intercultural education, I give you DakhaBrakha: 

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The Nighthawks; right around the time of this vid I had the pleasure of doing their monitors for 2 nights.  Great bar band, good guys.


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