Leo Kottke in concert: 1989 & 1991

The Police in concert(s)

"Song for Adam" - Gregg Allman & Jackson Browne

"Walk Right In, Sit Right Down" from 1962

It's 1962, and I hear this folk tune with a high female soprano and chunky 12-string guitar. And it's the second part that gets me: the rich deep resonation of the instrument's depth and vibration. It hooked me on 12-string tunes and instrumentalists and musicians who played it. 

Just "Walk Right In" and let your mind roll on--which was the forerunner in my mind for "Tune in, turn on, and drop out" a few years later. Oh well--just groove on that butch flat top crew cut, fellas, and remember: that's why we grew our hair long. Dedicated to my musical brother from FB, Mark Breedlove. Oh, and the studio version has a much nicer and longer guitar break. Those guys were having fun.

"I Talk with the Wind" - King Crimson (and variations)

 

Bob Seger powers his way to fame

Godmother of Rock 'n' Roll: Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Just watch her body move with that guitar: THIS is the start of rock 'n' roll and all the guys who jumped around onstage just shaking their thing.