Bob and Bill paid tribute to the loyal listeners (and financial supporters) from Westwood, Lynn, Cheviot Ray, and Ernie D’Amico, who traveled to Boswell’s in Northside the previous week for a BS&B fundraiser.
Bill previewed the Nowhere Else Festival hosted by Over the Rhine at their Clinton County farm over Labor Day weekend, while Bob paid tribute to Lee (Scratch) Perry, the reggae legend who died this week at 85.
With only a quick nod devoted to the passings of Tom T. Hall and Don Everly necessitated by the loss of all-time great Charlie Watts, Bob devoted the bulk of the show to 21 of the Rolling Stones’ cuts that showcased the elegant, restrained, yet swinging jazz man who anchored the band’s sound since his first gig with them in 1963.
After a week off for the WAIF bored meeting, Bob and Bill returned to the studio to pay tribute to Nanci Griffith, celebrate the birthday of Marvin Isley, Ronnie Dawson and Tony Garnier.
The passing of Los Angeles music icon Chuck E. Weiss (the subject of Rickie Lee Jones’ “Chuck E.’s in Love”) and ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill sent Bob deep into his archives for a diverse tribute.
Bill paid tribute to “Summer of Soul,” the documentary of the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969 directed by Questlove of The Roots. If you like the music, you’ll love the film.
Bill was going to blow off Wednesday’s show due to the monthly invasion of the WAIF board members, but two events convinced him to put up a half-assed (1 hour) effort: Jack Greiner’s condition improved and it was the 50-year (and 8 days) anniversary of the Allman Brothers Band’s “At Fillmore East,” his favorite album.
Bob and Bill managed to stumble into the studio together to celebrate Ringo Starr’s 81st birthday and preview the Quebe Sisters and the Farmer & Adele show at the Southgate House Revival Wednesday.
Bob covered a lot of ground, substituting more music for the customary scintillating repartee with the vacationing Bill. A Happy Birthday America jamfest with The Sundresses, Jonathan Richman, Robbie Fulks, Billy Joe Shaver, Gurf Morlix, and more shared airtime with birthday shoutouts to June Carter, Robert Hunter, Dave Van Ronk and Ernie. And an entire set showcased Nashville guitar great Daniel Donato.
John Tarvardian, who joined us in the studio last night, is much more than the BS&B webmaster. He’s a musical savant with eclectic taste and the perfect person to help us salute Joni Mitchell on the 50th anniversary of “Blue.”
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