Good Lovin' 4/24/72 - Go Pig Pen!  /`/;-}

Just saw Ron Carter at the Regatta Bar...what an inspiration!

Jealous!
Saw him about a decade ago, solo show.
Oh the tone, oh the mastery, oh the beauty of it all!

This is my buddy Tony Collins, who would have been 55 today. Someone caught this video of him at the Galax Fiddler's Convention a couple years ago, jamming a flatpicking standard with another member of the next generation of guitar monsters. It's one of the very few recordings that exist, but it's very typical of Tony. He loved to sit and jam, especially with the youngsters, and (as evidenced here) they soaked it in like sponges.
 

 
The other young musicians in this video, watching this scene unfold... most weren't even born yet when me and Tony first met up in that muddy field. It's been 2-1/2 months now... I still can't believe he's gone. But as clearly as you can see the inspiration on their faces, the music lives on. I really miss that guy.
 
*incidentally, I'm 99.9% sure that's Tony's beloved double-nickel a 1955 Martin D-18 Jared is playing. They must have switched guitars for this tune.

Delightful video Greg!  What did Tony say to him during that last time through?

I'm not sure Dave... just listening, I think he hung onto that minor 6 chord longer than he meant to, and just said Sorry 'bout that man, apparently thinking he might've messed up Jared's solo. Tony would often exclaim something in his native East Tennessean during a hot line... one of the things I liked most about him was how he admired other players. There was never a hint of conceit in him.
 
Temperance Reel is another one of those old tunes that has evolved somewhat in the past half-century. The younger players tend to drop a 4-chord into the resolve of the b-part, where some of us more seasoned guys stubbornly hold the minor-6. I think that's what was going on here... watch how Tony watches Jared's left hand, as if he's trying to decide which incarnation of the tune is being played. Most all these younger players are friends of Tony's kids... both of them are extremely gifted players too.

A friend just shared something that I think some of you will like.  This is Eric Bibb playing .  There is a nice story, both in the lyrics and in the notes below the video; and nice guitar work.  The vocal is a nice combination of spoken word sometimes moving into melody.  Beautiful tune.

Just finished watching at Lockn' 9/12/15.
 
The band was  Phil Lesh (bass, vocals), Carlos Santana (guitar), Warren Haynes (guitar, vocals), Rob Barraco (keys, vocals), Barry Sless (guitar, pedal steel), John Molo (drums).
 
Great lineup, and a great set!
 
Barry Sless took the lead in all the right places, and the band went through some really cool changes.  The vocals between Barraco, Warren, and Phil were great.
 
Sound quality was very good, however the mix was sometimes a bit uneven.  The video quality was also very good, however the producer apparently couldn't tell who was playing the lead parts, and they rarely focused on Barraco and Sless.
 
But the performance was wonderful; much better than I was expecting.  And the bass was way up in the mix and sounded great; and the producer focused on Phil and the Alembic a lot.  And Phil was playing great and having fun.

When I left the he studio biz 10 years ago $1000 would have barely covered 3 hours studio time.  

 

Listened to Eric Bibb's Live At The Basement this morning after hearing Booker's Guitar.
 
Great way to start my day!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=hbT4ngWqmUY
 
Dave, thanks for the exposure to him, my wife and I are new fans.

Dave,
Phil and Friends 9/12/2015, very nice, thanks!

Forwarded Booker's Guitar to my Cousin, who is quite the fan. Excellent delivery of a very sentimental tune, and a great story too.
 
I don't have time to listen to much music today... we're under a declared State of Emergency here in Virginia, so the outfit I work for is in full-on-scramble mode to make sure the Water Plants are staffed. I'm talkin' they're in DefCon 4 mode... granted, if we do in fact get what the forecast is calling for, it'll be a legitimate disaster. Fingers crossed we'll get by with one more... it's been about 30 years since the last major flood event hit Roanoke.  
 
Weather Radio... that's what I'm listening to. =)

Looks really bad where you are on radar.
 
We have flood watches forecast for Friday through Sunday.

Yessir, looks bad, but mostly just for the projected rainfall. They just put up the watertight barricades on the front of Roanoke Memorial Hospital next door to my plant. We put up plywood and sandbags around the main pump station this afternoon too, in hopes that might buy us an extra couple hours.  
 
My fitting contribution to the listening thread: REO Speedwagon - Ridin' the Storm Out
 

 
Yes folks, I am a child of the 80's. =)

Medeski Scofield Martin and Wood - Juicy Lucy off their new album Juice