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2014

Tuesday, July 22nd

only rock ’n’ roll

Gene Vincent (1935-1971),* Eddie Cochran (1938-1960, 40:45-),* live (Town Hall Party), 1950s


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*Set lists (courtesy of YouTube):

Gene Vincent
1. Be-Bop-A-Lula
2. High Blood Pressure
3. Rip it Up
4. Dance to the Bop
5. You Win Again
6. For Your Precious Love
7. Rocky Road Blues
8. Pretty Pearly
9. Be-Bop-A-Lula
10. High School Confidential
11. Over The Rainbow
12. Roll Over Beethoven
13. Over The Rainbow
14. She She Little Sheila

Eddie Cochran
1. C’mon Everybody
2. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
3. Don’t Blame It On Me
4. Summertime Blues
5. School Days
6. Be Honest With Me
7. Money Honey

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2014

Monday, July 21st

only rock ’n’ roll

Jeff Beck and The Big Town Playboys, live (music begins at 2:10),* London (Ronnie Scott’s), 2007


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*Set list (courtesy of YouTube):

1) Race with the Devil
2) Crazy Legs
3) Train Kept A-Rollin’
4) My Baby Left Me
5) Matchbox
6) Baby Blue
7) Honky Tonk

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2014

Friday, July 18th

passings

Johnny Winter, guitar player, February 23, 1944-July 16, 2014

“Highway 61 Revisited” (B. Dylan)

Live, Denmark (Roskilde), 1984


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Recording (Second Winter), 1969


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lagniappe

art beat: last night at the Art Institute of Chicago

Josef Koudelka (1938-), Nationality Doubtful, through September 14th

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the beat goes on

1,700 posts—and counting.

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2014

Monday, July 14th

passings

Tommy Ramone (AKA Thomas Erdelyi), drummer, producer
January 29, 1949-July 11, 2014

Ramones, live, London, 1977*

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*Set list (courtesy of YouTube):

1. Blitzkrieg Bop
2. I Want to Be Well
3. Glad to See You Go
4. You’re Gonna Kill That Girl
5. Commando
6. Havana Affair
7. Cretin Hop
8. Listen to My Heart
9. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around with You
10. Pinhead
11. Do You Wanna Dance
12. Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy
13. Now I Want to Sniff Some Glue
14. We’re a Happy Family

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2014

Friday, July 11th

only rock ’n’ roll

Bob Dylan (with Justin Poskin, guitar; Tony Marsico, bass; Chalo Quintana, drums), live (Late Night with David Letterman), 1984

“Don’t Start Me Talkin'” (S. Williamson II, AKA Alex [or Aleck] “Rice” Miller)

 

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“License To Kill” (B. Dylan)


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“Jokerman” (B. Dylan)

 

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2014

Wednesday, July 9th

sounds of Chicago

Fenton Robinson (1935-1997), “Somebody Loan Me a Dime” (F. Robinson)

Live (The Devil’s Music [BBC], 1979)

 

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Recording (1967)

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2014

Sunday, July 6th

testify

Mighty Gospel Clouds, “Thank You Jesus,” live, Mississippi (Arkabutla), 1978


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lagniappe

random thoughts

What in this world is more natural than dying?

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2014

Friday, July 4th

Happy 4th of July!

This country has gotten many things wrong—music it got right.

The Blasters, “American Music,” live, Champaign, Ill., 1985

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2014

Sunday, June 22nd

sounds of Memphis

The Gospel Four, “One More Blessing,” live

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2014

Saturday, June 21st

And speaking of relying more on feel than plan.

Hound Dog Taylor (1915-1975) & the Houserockers (Brewer Phillips guitar; Ted Harvey, drums), “I Held My Baby,” “Taylor’s Rock,” “Wild About You Baby,” “Roll Your Moneymaker,” “Sadie,” instrumental featuring Brewer, instrumental featuring Ted, live, Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival, 1973

 

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lagniappe

art beat

Bruce Davidson (1933-), The Dwarf, Palisades, New Jersey, 1958

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