Neil Young: Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA May 04, 2011 (Videos)

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Fox Theatre
Detroit, Michigan
May 04, 2011

  1. My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)
  2. Tell Me Why
  3. Helpless
  4. You Never Call
  5. Peaceful Valley Boulevard
  6. Love And War
  7. Down By The River
  8. Hitchhiker
  9. Ohio
  10. Sign Of Love
  11. Leia
  12. After The Gold Rush
  13. I Believe In You
  14. Rumblin’
  15. Cortez The Killer
  16. Cinnamon Girl
  17. Walk With Me

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Neil Young: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, May 03, 2009 (Videos)

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Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
Neil Young & His Electric Band
May 03, 2009

  • Neil Young – guitar, harmonica, pump organ, vocals
  • Ben Keith – pedal steel, lap steel, guitar, organ, background vocals
  • Rick Rosas – bass, background vocals
  • Chad Cromwell – drums, background vocals
  • Pegi Young – background vocals, vibraphone, acoustic guitar, piano, percussion
  • Anthony Crawford – background vocals, piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Larry Cragg – banjo

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Bruce Springsteen: Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View,CA May 03, 1988

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Audience tape and video feed. The audio portion of the video feed is released on CD ‘Roses And Broken Hearts‘ (Great Dane Records) and re-released on the Gamble Records label. This recording is clear, but somewhat flat. An audience recording (from Mark Persic’s master tapes) also circulates as ‘The Longest Date‘ (Ev2) and is superior to the line feed in many respects. Longest and one of the best of the Tunnel Of Love Express Tour shows.
~Brucebase (brucebase.wikispaces.com/1988)

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May 03 in music history

James Brown: born May 3, 1933 (read more)“Soul Brother Number One,” “the Godfather of Soul,” “the Hardest Working Man in Show Business,” “Mr. Dynamite” — those are mighty titles, but no one can question that James Brown earned them more than any other performer. Other singers were more popular, others were equally skilled, but few other African-American musicians were so influential over the course of popular music. And no other musician, pop or otherwise, put on a more exciting, exhilarating stage show: Brown’s performances were marvels of athletic stamina and split-second timing.”
~Richie Unterberger (allmusic.com)
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 Bob Dylan: 4th Slow Train Coming Recording Session, 3 May 1979 (read more) “Today I’m accused of being a follower of religion. But I’ve always been a follower! My thoughts, my personal needs have always been expressed through my songs; you can feel them there even in ‘Mr Tambourine Man’. When I write a song, when I make a record, I don’t think about whether it’ll sell millions of copies. I only think about making it, the musical end-product, the sound, and the rhythmic effect of the words. It’s purely a technical piece of work because the most important thing is to come out with something that’s perfect artistically. Even Charlie Chaplin used to say that and I respect him for that judgment.”
~Bob Dylan (to Sandra Jones – June 1981)
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 Peter “Pete” Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, most notably their recording of Lead Belly’s “Goodnight, Irene”, which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. Members of the Weavers were blacklisted during the McCarthy Era. In the 1960s, he re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture and environmental causes.  Pete_Seeger
 Dave Dudley (May 3, 1928 – December 22, 2003), born David Darwin Pedruska, was an American country music singer best known for his truck-driving country anthems of the 1960s and 1970s and his semi-slurred baritone. His signature song was “Six Days on the Road,” and he is also remembered for “Vietnam Blues,” “Truck Drivin’ Son-of-a-Gun,” and “Me and ol’ C.B.”. Other recordings included Dudley’s duet with Tom T. Hall, “Day Drinking,” and his own Top 10 hit, “Fireball Rolled A Seven,” supposedly based on the career and death of Edward Glenn “Fireball” Roberts.  davedudley
 “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” (recorded: May 3 1952 Castle Studios – Nashville, Tennessee). Written by J. D. “Jay” Miller, and originally recorded by Kitty Wells. It was an answer song to the Hank Thompson hit “The Wild Side of Life.”The song — which blamed unfaithful men for creating unfaithful women — became the first No. 1 Billboard country hit for a solo female artist. In addition to helping establish Wells as country music’s first major female star, “It Wasn’t God…” paved the way for other female artists, particularly Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Tammy Wynette, and songs where women defied the typical stereotype of being submissive to men and putting up with their oft-infidel ways.  KittyWells honkytonkAngels
Bruce Springsteen: Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View,CA May 03, 1988 (read more) roses & broken hearts springsteen
Neil Young: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, May 03, 2009 (Videos) neil young new orlans jazz 2009

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May 02 in music history

Bob Dylan released “MTV Unplugged” 2 May 1995 (read more)

I wasn’t quite sure how to do it and what material to use. I would have liked to do old folk songs with acoustic instruments, but there was a lot of input from other sources as to what would be right for the MTV audience. The record company said, “You can’t do that, it’s too obscure.”
~Bob Dylan (to Edna Gundersen May 1995)

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Bob Dylan: 3rd Slow Train Coming Recording Session 2 May 1979 (read more)

When I walk around some of the towns we go to, however, I’m totally convinced people need Jesus. Look at the junkies and the winos and the troubled people. It’s all a sickness which can be healed in an instant. The powers that be won’t let that happen. The powers that be say it has to be healed politically.
~Bob Dylan (to Robert Hilburn – Nov 1980)

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 Bob Henrit (born Robert John Henrit, 2 May 1944, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire) is an English drummer who has been a member of several musical groups, including Buster Meikle & The Daybreakers, The Hunters, Unit 4 + 2, The Roulettes, Argent and The Kinks.  Bob+Henrit
 Goldy McJohn (born John Raymond Goadsby on May 2, 1945) is a Canadian keyboard player best known as the original keyboardist for rock group Steppenwolf. Originally a classically trained pianist, he was a pioneer in the early use of the electronic organ in heavy metal. He is an avid golfer.  goldy-mcjohn

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