Bill hosted John London’s new WAIF show that is a themed hour. The proud son of Piqua, Ohio, looked back at 1969, the tumultuous year of his high school graduation, first year of college, a month-long series of events that rocked the world and the music that was the soundtrack to all of it.
Bob and Bill saw Molly Tuttle at the Taft Theater last week, and Bob ran out of superlatives to describe it, but he did manage to play six cuts. Trey Anastasio turned 62, and the rest of the night was devoted to cutting-room-floor — but nonetheless wonderful — tunes that time did not permit from past shows.
Bob celebrated a birthday extravaganza:: Ray Charles, the Boss, Roy Buchanan, Tiny Bradshaw, and Fenton Robinson. Even with Bill taking the night off, it was difficult to squeeze in all the music.
Bob paid tribute to B.B. King, who would have turned 101 Wednesday, while Bill made a half-hearted attempt to justify his attendance at this week’s Yacht Rock Revue at Hard Rock Casino.
Bob paid tribute to the late great Otis Redding, who would have turned 85 if not for his death in a plane crash in 1967 at the age of 26. The singer made great music in 26 years; imagine if he had lived to make more.
Bill returned from the Injured List after a month-long absence and marked the occasion by playing songs from a number of concerts he missed in August, but celebrated the first two he saw last week: The Jayhawks and Margo Price.
With an assist from Bill coming in off the Injured List, Bob paid tribute to the inimitable and beloved Dolly Parton. We also gave a nod to Leon Redbone’s birthday and lots of Hound Dog Taylor covers.
Bob did a deep dive into the famous and not-so-famous greats of the Bakersfield Sound in honor of Buck Owens’ birthday. And as a bonus there were birthday sets for Mark Knopfler and Porter Wagoner, too.
Bob devoted much of the show to the 60th anniversary of The Beatles’ “Revolver” LP. Thankfully, the Fab Four went with that name instead of the working title “Abracadabra.” We know Steve Miller, for one, is grateful.
Bob paid tribute to guitarist Charlie Christian, who made an outsized contribution to to generations of electric guitar players although he only lived to be 25.
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