Category: A’s Track of the Day

Recorded this year, one of the final performances by Wilko, who died last week.

So sad to hear about Wilko, who died in his sleep this week at his home in Westcliff-on-Sea. He was 75.

More blues from the TTs, this time their take on the Allman Brothers classic more than half a century after it was written. What do you think of the little … Continue readingTedeschi Trucks: Whipping Post

Yesterday we had Susan Tedeschi and her husband Derek Trucks playing alongside B B King in 2011. Here they are in Boston six years later with their own band, performing … Continue readingTedeschi Trucks Band: I Pity The Fool

Amazingly, Riley B King was 86 when he recorded this in 2011, live at the Royal Albert Hall with Slash, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Ronnie Wood and Mick Hucknall. Hope … Continue readingB B King: The Thrill is Gone

Believe it or not, these guys are all Brits and this was recorded in the Bristol church The Mount Without. From their debut album Love Lost in Blood, released last … Continue readingJules Reason and the Fire: Church of the Blues

From Lee Brilleaux’s last gig, fittingly on Canvey Island, a few weeks before he died in 1994. RIP, mate.

Welcome back to the Kraut proggers, live here in 1978. I have to say the keyboards player doesn’t look well at all – he’s terribly pale and those bags around … Continue readingGrobschnitt: Vater Schmidt’s Wandertag

One of the great traditional songs, also memorably performed by Richard Thompson among many others. Here Bert is joined by Rod Clements, a founder member of Lindisfarne.

Another selection from Bert at the BBC: Here he is joined by Johnny Marr and Bernard Butler in 2000. Sorry about the oleaginous Jools Holland.