Bob Neuwirth: Alabama Dark
Reader Stephen Richards jogged my memory about Neuwirth, who died in May this year aged 82. Bob Dylan played this song live several times but here Neuwirth, who wrote it, … Continue readingBob Neuwirth: Alabama Dark
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Much ado about coypu
SINCE the TV series Bergerac ended, there’s not been a huge amount of drama on Jersey. In recent weeks, however, the Channel Island has been agog over the hunt for an illegal … Continue readingMuch ado about coypu
Wilko Johnson: Going Back Home
Recorded this year, one of the final performances by Wilko, who died last week.
Wilko Johnson: All Through The City
So sad to hear about Wilko, who died in his sleep this week at his home in Westcliff-on-Sea. He was 75.
Wish we weren’t here
IN our children’s younger days we soon concluded that family holidays were a waste of time. Our son Jim was constantly car-sick (he still becomes queasy on a bendy country … Continue readingWish we weren’t here
Tedeschi Trucks: Whipping Post
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
Tedeschi Trucks Band: I Pity The Fool
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
Hot air from the wildfowl wokies
I STARTED supporting the Wildfowl Trust, as it was then, about 40 years ago after a magical visit to their reserve at Caerlaverock in southern Scotland. I saw thousands of barnacle … Continue readingHot air from the wildfowl wokies
B B King: The Thrill is Gone
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
The Move: Fire Brigade
This was written by the group’s leader Roy Wood, recorded on December 23, 1967 and released on January 26, 1968. It reached No 3 in Britain but did nothing in … Continue readingThe Move: Fire Brigade