Quote from: pauldo on August 13, 2026, 02:17:42 PM... This nugget popped up .. Donald Byrd.

I was familiar with Donald Byrd the hard bop trumpet player from the 50's and 60's, but I haven't heard this before.  Thanks!  Reading his Wikipedia page, he began moving from hard bop to jazz fusion and jazz funk in 1969.

Jerry Garcia giving every fret a chance to sing.

I missed out on the 90th Annual Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax Virginia this year, but a bunch of my friends and musical buddies were there and a handful of them scored well. I've mentioned 'Fiddlin' Billy Hurt in gig threads before, as he's another from my Franklin County mob days. Billy took 1st Place in Old Time Fiddle this year, and was awarded Best All-around Performer too.

Here was his performance.

I've known Billy for 40 years now, and lost count of how many fiddle contests he's won, but Galax is the one ribbon you want if you from here. This is how it's done. 

Another gift from the YouTube algorithm. Alison Krauss sits-in as guest vocalist with the Jerry Douglas Band at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2013... and busted out a Motown tune I hadn't heard her pull before.


Then one from her Windy City record...


*incidentally, that's her brother Vik on bass... just killin' it.

From the final run at Winterland before The Hiatus; October, '74 (alas, I know not which night), Set 2:

Peter

I like when he talks us through playing the blues.

Love this version of the song.

Quote from: pauldo on August 17, 2026, 03:44:47 PM

Now I'm on a Segio Mendes listening run.

A friend's song randomly popped up on YouTube this morning, and it made me incredibly happy.

Just got home from the Illinois State Fair, where Skip Marley opened for his Uncle Ziggy.
A good time was had by all!

Peter

From AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, Dale Watson with 'I Lie When I Drink'.

https://youtu.be/SobnlBTqGjQ?list=RDSobnlBTqGjQ

I came up playing in Texas, and did more than a few country gigs like this, a sea of people two-stepping on one of those huge wooden dance floors in front of me.  Tony Lamas, Wranglers, and long-neck Lone Stars, cowboys, roughnecks, time-clock working people.  Real country music with steel and fiddle:  Turn it around twice from the One, and we're in.  I try to listen to current country music and in most cases, they've forgotten stuff like this.  Watson lives on the road, which is how you get a band this tight, playing over and over and over.

Quote from: bigredbass on Yesterday at 01:56:59 PMFrom AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, Dale Watson with 'I Lie When I Drink'.

https://youtu.be/SobnlBTqGjQ?list=RDSobnlBTqGjQ

I came up playing in Texas, and did more than a few country gigs like this, a sea of people two-stepping on one of those huge wooden dance floors in front of me.  Tony Lamas, Wranglers, and long-neck Lone Stars, cowboys, roughnecks, time-clock working people.  Real country music with steel and fiddle:  Turn it around twice from the One, and we're in.  I try to listen to current country music and in most cases, they've forgotten stuff like this.  Watson lives on the road, which is how you get a band this tight, playing over and over and over.

I saw - and loved - that episode!  At one point Dale said he was Americana, and something like "I've heard what's on the radio - if that's 'country', don't call me country!"

I will respectfully disagree with the esteemed Mr. Watson; he is, they're not! He is so good!

Peter