donderdag 12 februari 2026

BB King at he Sing Sing Prison ( 22 nov 1972)


 BB King was scared to set foot in Sing Sing prison to play for the inmates, but later said it was the best performance of his life King opens the show with a bit of banter with the inmates, showing he had some real comedy chops as well as guitar chops.

 BB King - How Blue Can You Get?/Guess Who (Someone Really Loves You)/I Think You're Cheatin' On Me, Baby

King gave the performance on Thanksgiving in 1972, at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York. While talking to NPR, the guitarist explained his reticence to play the prison, saying “I’ve played a lot of prisons since but Sing Sing is the only one that I can remember the name of and the reason is because I was scared. I thought it was the end of my life.”
 


dinsdag 10 februari 2026

Rick Danko/Paul Butterfield - "Crazy Mama"

           Paul Butterfield - Harmonica, Vocals Rick Danko - Bass, Vocals Blondie Chaplin - Guitar, Vocals                             Rick Belke - Guitar Tom Stevenson - Piano Ron McRory - Drums

 "Crazy Mama" is a song from Cale's debut album Naturally, and was his only Top 40 hit in the US.

                              Paul Vaughn Butterfield (December 17, 1942 - May 4, 1987)

              Rick Danko ... Richard Clare Danko (December 29, 1943 - December 10, 1999)
 

maandag 9 februari 2026

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Learning To Fly"

                                                               Isle Of Wight (2012)

"Learning to Fly" is a song by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was written in 1991 by Tom Petty and his writing partner Jeff Lynne for the band's eighth studio album, Into the Great Wide Open.

 

Thomas Earl Petty (Gainesville (Florida), 20 oktober 1950 - Santa Monica (Californië), 2 oktober 2017)