The Esso Trinidad Steel Band: If You Let Me Make Love to You Then Why Can’t I Touch You?
A good question. A third selection from the fabulous Esso boys.
Author: Alan Ashworth
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The Esso Trinidad Steel Band: Sabre Dance
Another irresistible sunshine selection from their eponymous 1971 LP.
The Esso Trinidad Steel Band: Cecilia
What better on a grim November Monday than a blast of Caribbean sunshine?
Rory Gallagher: A Million Miles Away
One of his finest songs. This is a live version from 1977.
Jeff Beck, Buddy Guy, Billy Gibbons: Let Me Love You Baby/Foxy Lady
From the same gig as yesterday, billed as the Guitar Gods. Bassist Tal is clearly having a ball.
Jeff Beck and ZZ Top: Sixteen Tons
Rockin’ version of the Ernie Ford classic. Yes, that is a lass on bass. Her name is bass is Tal Wilkenfeld.
Daryl Hall and Train: Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
A spot of blue-eyed soul live from Daryl’s House Club in Pawling, NY.
The woke warrior wrecking my old school
WHEN it came to choosing a junior school for me, my father was insistent that what had been good enough for him would suffice for his seven-year-old son. I was … Continue readingThe woke warrior wrecking my old school
The Kinks: Waterloo Sunset
Concluding our ‘place names’ season, one of the greatest singles of all time, released in 1967. This is a live version from six years later. And here’s a 21st century … Continue readingThe Kinks: Waterloo Sunset
Tom Petty: King’s Road
Live rendition of the tune from 1981’s Hard Promises album brings us almost to the end of our geographical season.