Joe Williams backed by The Count Basie Orchestra

Happy birthday, Mr. Weller.

In light of the NFL’s actions, it seems like a good moment to lob this live grenade of blues from Chicago’s own Cash Box Kings.

Mark Sandman’s pre Morphine band, Treat Her Right

Mr. Les Claypool

I will not stand by and allow you to disparage the tv show that gave the world Schleprock.

One of those ‘how was this band not famous’ bands, here’s The Action

And now, a few minutes with Judas Priest

RIP Tony Kinman

Shoulda been big..........

And now, a dose of Charlie Baty (the Little Charlie in Little Charlie and The Nightcats)

Discovered this Aussie band by way of the Big Takeover magazine, went out and bought everything of theirs that I could get my mitts on (not the easiest thing to do back in the early oughts). Here’s the late, great William Arthur and Glide.

Stooges!

When he’s not making awesome noises with his guitar, Adrian Belew sometimes writes really catchy songs.

Good evening, here’s Don Gardner.

Good evening, here’s The Saints.

And now, Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers

Lou Rawls live, 1966

Good evening, here’s The Wipers.