Jeff Beck: Hi Ho Silver Lining
In memory of Jeff Beck who has died at 78, this was probably his most commercial track and not his kind of thing at all. It was produced by Mickie … Continue readingJeff Beck: Hi Ho Silver Lining
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Gillian Welch: By The Mark
Hard-core religion from the Gillster, assisted by David Rawlings and Ricky Skaggs. ‘I will know my Saviour when I come to him, by the mark where the nails have been.’
France without tears
I HAVE never regretted for one second moving back up north after a 30-year stretch in Fleet Street (OK, Kensington High Street for most of the time). Who could pine … Continue readingFrance without tears
Fred Neil: Everybody’s Talkin’
This was written by the singer and released on his 1966 album Fred Neil. Wikipedia says: ‘It was composed towards the end of the [recording] session, after Neil had become anxious to … Continue readingFred Neil: Everybody’s Talkin’
Lucinda Williams: Too Cool To Be Forgotten
I prefer not to use the textspeak title of the song from the great Car Wheels on a Gravel Road album released in 1998. This live performance is from a … Continue readingLucinda Williams: Too Cool To Be Forgotten
Have I got newts for you
I AM tremendously keen on the British artist Eric Ravilious (1903 – 1942) and as usual I have a calendar of his work above my desk. This month’s picture is … Continue readingHave I got newts for you
Jimi Hendrix: All Along the Watchtower
I know you are not supposed to say other performers did Bob Dylan’s songs better than Dylan but it’s true 99 per cent of the time. This was recorded in … Continue readingJimi Hendrix: All Along the Watchtower
Ry Cooder: Nobody
Another mournful, one-word-titled piece from the Jazz album. Nobody was written by Alex Rogers and Bert Williams and was first recorded by Arthur Collins in 1905.
Ry Cooder: Shine
From Ry’s worst-selling album of all time, 1978’s Jazz. Shine was written by Ford Dabney and Cecil Mack, and was first performed in 1905 by Aida Overton Walker. ‘When I … Continue readingRy Cooder: Shine
The Pointer Sisters: Fire
Another from the Pointers in memory of Anita. This is a 1979 live TV version of the Loose Windscreen classic.