Music

This is simply stuff we like. We suspect that if you’ve somehow managed to end up on usedguitar.com you would like it too.

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings – Look At Miss Ohio

February 9, 2012

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings performing “Look At Miss Ohio” at St Luke’s in London in 2004. Recorded for broadcast by BBC4. Just tasteful, as most everything they do is.…

Merle Travis and Porter Wagoner – Wildwood Flower / Nine Pound Hammer

February 9, 2012

This looks like it’s from “The Porter Wagoner Show” sometime after 1966 when they switched from black and white to color. Merle does “Wildwood Flower” and is joined by Porter…

Jimi Hendrix With Buddy and Stacy – Shotgun

February 8, 2012

Jimi Hendrix in the backline of Buddy & Stacy doing “Shotgun” on the television show Night Train from 1965. Back when he was known as Jimmy James. The band has…

Bonnie Raitt – Angel From Montgomery

February 8, 2012

Bonnie Raitt filmed in 1974 with a cool ’50s Gibson ES-175 OWNING the John Prine classic. This doesn’t showcase Bonnie’s mad guitar skills. No need to belabor the obvious. It’s…

R.L Burnside – See My Jumper Hanging On The Line

February 7, 2012

Here we have the great R.L. Burnside, filmed by Alan Lomax in 1978, doing “See My Jumper Hanging on the Line.” A cheap guitar (we are hard pressed to identify…

Little Feat – Rock & Roll Doctor

February 7, 2012

Here we have Little Feat doing “Rock & Roll Doctor” on the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1975. There are number of versions of this on Youtube. This one is…

Aretha Franklin – I Say A Little Prayer

February 6, 2012

There’s a reason this video has 13 million views. Here we have The Queen of Soul killing it on this Burt Bacharach / Hal David classic in 1970. Not a…

The Band of Heathens – Jackson Station

February 5, 2012

Here’s something a little newer. We heard these guys a while back on Sirius XM Outlaw in the car. Went home and bought some. This is from the their DVD…

The Band & The Staples Singers – The Weight

February 3, 2012

From the Film “The Last Waltz.” This never gets old, and it doesn’t get any better. We get Levon, Mavis, Pops, Rick and everyone taking a verse. If you ever…

Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces – Jesus on the Mainline

February 3, 2012

It’s taken us over a year to get around to it, but here’s our inaugural “Music” post. The criteria for these is simply stuff we like. We figure if you’ve…