More of a “music related” video. One of those late night videos the YouTube algorithm pops up. I wish I had know all this back in '79 when I doing live sound for an 8pc piece bar band. It was a nightmare to do both monitors and mains in many of these clubs.
I was up tooooo late last night…another one of those videos.
Oddly enough, I had seen Emily Lou Harris just two years earlier at Woolman Rink in Central Park. She was touring with The Earle Scruggs review. Linda Ronstadt, I would see at Radio City when she was with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra a few years later. Dolly is an East Village hero, with wheat paste renditions of her popping up in various places. An interesting view into the past.
I’ve enjoyed this work for decades; it’s a wonderful testament to African-American pride and achievement. Ellington’s piece is both joyous and vibrant, though it doesn’t get much play. I recently put the new Boplicity CD in the player, but it got stuck. While this recording isn’t the best, it’s the best stereo version I have among the three CDs I own, with only a mono LP surpassing it. One day, I hope to find the stereo Contact LP to complete my collection.
Norah Jones just ‘owns’ it.
An absolutely beautiful rendition of the 1994 hit by Soundgarden. I’ve been listening to this for years and never tire of it.
I saw Vienna at the Ark in Ann Arbor two weeks ago. Wonderful performance. She is a joy to listen to and watch perform!
It sounds like you had quite an experience with live sound in those days! Balancing monitors and mains for an 8-piece band must have been challenging, especially in the bar scene. It’s fascinating how much the audio landscape has evolved since then. Those late-night algorithm-driven videos can sometimes spark nostalgia and remind us of the struggles we faced.
Oh, it was an experience, putting it mildly.
The ‘adventures’ alone are enough to create a multi part mini-series! 
Even today, I can’t believe I lived through them.
My favorite version, great stuff for Robert Earl Keene fans.
If your a Wagner fan AND a fan of Fritz Lang, then this 10 minute video is worth a viewing.
This was quite interesting. The first video is a 14 minute section from the 2 hour documentary in which his son and the host resurrect Phil’s actual drum kit.
This is the actual documentary.
