Author: Alan Ashworth

Is this the worst haircut in history? Or the best?

What a tribute to Allman, who died in 2017. The playing is beautiful. The song comes from Eat a Peach, which came out in 1972 four months after the death … Continue readingGregg Allman with Jackson Browne: Melissa

I was walking the dog on Waddington Fell when this suddenly came into my mind. Used to have the Slug Line album on vinyl but got rid years ago. Now … Continue readingJohn Hiatt: Slug Line

Title track of his 1971 album. The guitarist is Ray Russell. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Russell_(musician)

A live performance which typifies the Unthanks – great singing but too much going on instrumentally. Contrast it with the beautifully understated Nic Jones on The Noah’s Ark Trap, my … Continue readingThe Unthanks: Annachie Gordon

Must admit I’d forgotten all about this sweet cut from his 1968 debut album until it came up on my iPod shuffle feature. Thanks, Poddy.

Mick Taylor’s swansong. From the 1974 album It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll, after which he was replaced by Ronnie Wood.

Included purely for the look.

Live 1979 version of the song from JJ’s album Okie. Here’s the Cap’n covering it on his worst album, Bluejeans and Moonbeams. And here’s Lynyrd Skynyrd putting in their four … Continue readingJJ Cale: Same Old Blues