Thursday, October 30, 2025
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Friday, October 17, 2025
Baez Imitates Bob Dylan In 1972. A Complete Unknown
It was a beautiful afternoon in Portola Valley, California at the home of Joan Baez. Bluegrass County Music Legend Earl Scruggs and his two sons Randy Scruggs and Gary Scruggs were traveling the country seeking out musicians who Earl admired. Earl had a vision that banjo and mountain and country music could come together with his incredible banjo style to make something new. At this time, Earl was tired of playing tunes like what he and Lester Flat did for Beverly Hillbillies (the TV series).
He reached out to musicians like Joan Baez, The Byrds, Bob Dylan and others, for get-togethers where they could make music and see what would come from it. I made a 90 minute documentary of Earl and his family while they were making this effort. This is a link to that film: 
• Earl Scruggs Made This Feature Doc With Bo...
This scene with Joan Baez and Earl and Randy Scruggs and Gary Scruggs is just fantastic and I felt so fortunate to be there to record it. Although I was the director and the cameraman, I set up the my 16mm camera & a single Neumann microphone. We said we were ready and we started rolling.
Remember that this was a time when Joan's husband David was in prison for protesting the draft during the Vietnam War. They just birthed their sonGabriel, who is in this scene. To answer some commentators, it was not alcohol that she gave him in that glass but water.
As you can imagine, being that I am now an 82-year-old documentary filmmaker with so many films to my credit, I have recorded a lot of musicians in my day. Country. Bluegrass. Mountain music. Old Time music,. Classical. Folk. Opera. Rock 'n roll. But this moment between Earl and Joan Baez backed up by Earl's brilliant guitar picking son Randy is in a class by itself.
• Earl Scruggs Made This Feature Doc With Bo...
This scene with Joan Baez and Earl and Randy Scruggs and Gary Scruggs is just fantastic and I felt so fortunate to be there to record it. Although I was the director and the cameraman, I set up the my 16mm camera & a single Neumann microphone. We said we were ready and we started rolling.
Remember that this was a time when Joan's husband David was in prison for protesting the draft during the Vietnam War. They just birthed their sonGabriel, who is in this scene. To answer some commentators, it was not alcohol that she gave him in that glass but water.
As you can imagine, being that I am now an 82-year-old documentary filmmaker with so many films to my credit, I have recorded a lot of musicians in my day. Country. Bluegrass. Mountain music. Old Time music,. Classical. Folk. Opera. Rock 'n roll. But this moment between Earl and Joan Baez backed up by Earl's brilliant guitar picking son Randy is in a class by itself.
Thursday, October 16, 2025
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Monday, September 29, 2025
Steve Winwood on Letterman, August 13, 1986, Stereo
One of the music highlights on Late Night: Steve Winwood's performances of "Higher Love" and "Gimme Some Lovin'." With Carol Steele on percussion and backup vocal and Dolette McDonald as second backup vocalist.
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Eric Clapton - 1975-08-09 Frost Amphitheater, Stanford University, Stanf...
A teenager with no money for a ticket.
I made it in, but what an adventure.
I climbed over the fence before dawn, climbed the tallest tree in the amphitheater, and strung up a hammock way up high above leaves that blocked the view from the ground. There were others up there too. Security knew we were there, they kept calling up to us, but they couldn’t see us. After about 6 or 7 hours when the gates finally opened, I climbed down, got a ticket from the usher to re-enter, went home, and took a shower. Upon return I was treated to the most magical rock concert on a beautiful California summer sunny day. When Carlos Santana came out for the encore I was just in a state of joyous disbelief. Absolutely amazing encore.
It was the best rock concert of my life.
So nice to find it here after all these decades.
Thursday, September 11, 2025
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John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers [Walking On Sunset] - 70th Birthday Co...
Blues Master 
Mick Taylor ,
Mick Taylor ,
Saturday, August 23, 2025
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Lonesome Whistle (Alternate Version)
foe my mate Nick T... Nathalia needle drops at his farmhouse circa 1986
Monday, August 18, 2025
John Sebastian - Darling Be Home Soon @ Woodstock 1969
ComeAnd talk of all the things we did todayHereAnd laugh about our funny little waysWhile we have a few minutes to breatheThen I know that it's time you must leave
But, darling, be home soonI couldn't bear to wait an extra minute if you dawdledMy darling, be home soonIt's not just these few hours, but I've been waiting since I toddledFor the great relief of having you to talk to
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