Danger on the Barbary Coast
A FRIDAY evening tradition when I worked in Blackburn in the 1970s was a crawl around a group of eight or nine run-down town-centre pubs known collectively as the Barbary … Continue readingDanger on the Barbary Coast
Author: Alan Ashworth
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Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead: Watching The River Flow
This fairly rare clip is apparently from a rehearsal in May 1987.
Iron and Wine: Tree By The River
Live-in-the-studio version of the song from 2011’s Kiss Each Other Clean.
Dennis Wilson: River Song
Opening track from Dennis’s 1977 solo album Pacific Ocean Blue. Some nice footage here.
Fairport Convention: London River
I had more or less lost interest in the Fairports by the 1988 album Red and Gold but this is a fairly jolly live performance. Sorry about the wobbly picture.
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River
Two and a half minutes of perfection from John Fogerty and Co. Good video too.
John Hiatt: The River Knows Your Name
Choice cut from the evergreen Hiatt’s 1995 album Walk On. He’s still going and I can recommend his 2021 album with the Jerry Douglas Band, Leftover Feelings.
The legendary Fred Shawcross
BY far the most larger-than-life character I ever worked with was Fred Shawcross – newspaper sub-editor, nightclub drummer, racing tipster and greyhound breeder. When I arrived on the subs’ desk … Continue readingThe legendary Fred Shawcross
Pixies: River Euphrates
God I love the Pixies. Here’s a 1988 live version of the song from the Surfer Rosa album.
Rolling Stones: Following The River
This was recorded during the sessions for 1972’s Exile on Main Street but did not see the light of day until the album was reissued in 2010 with a bonus … Continue readingRolling Stones: Following The River