Jimi Hendrix plays final concert this day in 1970

Jimi Hendrix performed his final concert this day in 1970 at the Isle Of Fehmarn in Germany during the Love & Peace Festival.  Hear the audience recording of "Voodoo Chile" below.  The setlist included covers of Howlin Wolf and others:

"Killing Floor"
"Spanish Castle Magic"
"All Along the Watchtower"
"Hey Joe"
"Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)"
"Message to Love"
"Foxey Lady"
"Red House"
"Ezy Ryder"
"Freedom"
"Room Full of Mirrors"
"Purple Haze"
"Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"

Blues legend Jimmy Reed born this day in 1925

Jimmy Reed was born this day in 1925 and passed away in 1976.  His musical impact continues to live on long after his death.  His songs have been covered by Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, Them (featuring Van Morrison), Dion DiMucci, Ike & Tina Turner, Etta James, Erma Franklin (Aretha's sister), Grateful Dead, Neil Young and many others.  Elvis himself covered several of Reed's tunes including this one..."Baby What You Want Me To Do"...

Sun Records cake

Enjoyed this for my birthday today!  What's better than a record player cake?  Well...a Sun Studio record player cake!!!

Remembering Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N Roll Trio

Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N Roll Trio were one of the hardest rockin' rockabilly groups coming out of the 50's.  In 1956 and '57 they laid down a fierce collection of classics often covered by those coming after (Stray Cats, Yardbirds, Aerosmith, The Beatles and a long list of others).  They toured with the likes of Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent and more.  The trio consisted of Johnny Burnette on acoustic and vocals, his older brother Dorsey Burnette on bass and Paul Burlison lead guitar.  Johnny and Dorsey each went on to successful solo careers after the trio but it was during this time they recorded classics like "Rock Billy Boogie", "Rock Therapy", "The Train Kept A-Rollin'", "Honey Hush", "Tear It Up", "Lonesome Train", "Chains Of Love" and more.  Here they are doing "Lonesome Train (On A Lonesome Track)"...