To mark Charlie Watt’s huge contribution to popular music. Here he is playing his favourite style ‘Boogie Woogie’ with Jools Holland in a very understated way, of course. Rest in peace...
I recall seeing Genesis ( Peter Gabriel’s previous group) as second on the bill to Lindisfarne. He has done well. This is a particularly powerful rendition of his song ‘Biko’. It concerns the death in custody...
Listen to this tremendously influential African American Gospel group. They had a distinctive style and impacted Paul Simon and many other artists. Image Commons CC BY-NC 2.0
To sing like this with Sting and a very good band is very impressive. East meets West in an exciting encounter. Image David Shankbone This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Lifting our lockdown spirits – Lola Lennox sings with her mum and a totally tremendous house band… ‘Wherever You Go’ is the song
The Cream always rises to the top. Japanese drummer girl Yoyoka is very impressive in this clip. Even the late great Ginger Baker would be smiling methinks.
Bobby McFerrin is quite remarkable. Here he is amazing scientists by scaling the heights! Image “Bobby McFerrin be Happy” by jurvetson is licensed under CC BY 2.0
An Oscar winning song and a tremendous performance from Jon B. Image from Commons CC BY-SA 2.0
Mr Isaac Hayes revealing more than a touch of enthusiasm for the music. Image commons CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
This is Wynton Marsallis sharing some thoughts talking about his home town – New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA).
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