Atlanta-based blues and roots guitarist Joe McGuinness was recently featured on My Fox Atlanta where he did a short interview and then played a song. I like Joe's approach and his rootsy vibe. Atlanta's blues scene has some great musicians, and I'm glad to see Joe getting featured on TV. … [Read more...]
David Grissom PRS Clinic
A little over a week ago, David Grissom played and demonstrated his signature guitar at a Paul Reed Smith clinic here in Nashville. If you don't know, Grissom is a guitarist who has played with Joe Ely, John Mellencamp, the Dixie Chicks, and Storyville, among others. He's also a well-respected studio musician both here in Nashville and in Austin. In addition to his sideman … [Read more...]
Rory Gallagher and Jack Bruce
Speaking of Cream's Politician, here's Cream bassist Jack Bruce playing the song with Rory Gallagher. Notice that at the beginning of the video, Bruce is singing the riff to Gallagher, so maybe Gallagher didn't know the song. I think he did a pretty good job! … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson Playing Cream’s Politician
In 2007, Eric Johnson participated in a concert called Love-In: A Musical Celebration, which was a celebration of the music of the '60s. In addition to Johnson, the concert featured Buddy Miles of Jimi Hendrix and Electric Flag fame, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Jesse Colin Young of the Youngbloods, Vince Martell of Vanilla Fudge, among others. For his part of the show, Johnson … [Read more...]
Gov’t Mule Playing Broke Down on the Brazos on Sirius XM
Gov't Mule recently performed their new song "Broke Down on the Brazos" for Sirius XM's Jam On channel. This is one of my favorite tracks from their new album, and I like their live take on it as well. It's also interesting to watch Warren Haynes switch between the neck and bridge pickups throughout the song. Here's the video of the performance: … [Read more...]