A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
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
This was written by Jon Goin and Larry Michael Lee, and recorded by the Everlys for their brilliant 1985 album Born Yesterday, produced by Dave Edmunds. In 1986 it was released … Continue readingEverly Brothers: These Shoes
From Lee Brilleaux’s last gig, fittingly on Canvey Island, a few weeks before he died in 1994. RIP, mate.
Bowie wrote this for a 1969 promotional film called Love You Till Tuesday, but a new version was recorded for the single released in July 1969 five days ahead of the … Continue readingDavid Bowie: Space Oddity
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
WHAT do the comedians Jimmy Carr, Ricky Gervais, Jack Whitehall, Joe Lycett, Michael McIntyre, John Bishop, Alan Carr, Russell Howard and Jon Richardson have in common? They are all ‘more influential’ than … Continue readingThe peerless Peter Kay
This was written by guitarist Darby Slick and recorded by his band The Great Society (for some reason it was titled Someone to Love) with vocals by Grace Slick. It was … Continue readingJefferson Airplane: Somebody to Love
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.
This was written by Graham Gouldman, later of 10cc, and was the Yardbirds’ first single after Jeff Beck replaced Eric Clapton as lead guitarist. It was recorded on April 20 … Continue readingYardbirds: Heart Full of Soul