Bones in the Valley

The Jones Family Singers performing "Bones in the Valley".

Help Me Rhonda

The #1 song from 50 years ago this week, "Help Me Rhonda" by the Beach Boys.

Birth of the Blues

Dinah Washington performing "Birth of the Blues" on a 1957 TV Appearance.

Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying

Nellie McKay performing "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" with Nick Forster .

Use Me Up

Lake Street Dive performing "Use Me Up".

Peggy Lee

Peggy Lee would have been 95 today, here she is many years ago performing "Non Dimenticar" and "My Romance".

High Water Everywhere

Joe Bonamassa performs "High Water Everywhere"—an old blues song about the 1927 Mississippi River flood.

Sweet Dreams

Danielia Cotton's cover of the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams".

Jesus Is Mine

From a 1964 concert in Paris, Sister Rosetta Tharpe performing "Jesus Is Mine".

Bring It On Home To Me

Susan Tedesechi and Sharon Jones singing "Bring It On Home To Me", with Derek Trucks and Doyle Bramhall II on guitars.

This Must Be The Place

The Lumineers covering the Talking Heads' "This Must Be The Place".

Be My Husband

"Be My Husband" was originally recorded 50 years ago by Nina Simone.  First an a cappella performance by Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O'Donovan, then Nina's version from 1965.

B.B. King Tribute

Jason Isbell's  tribute to B.B. King—"The Thrill is Gone".

I Never Go Around Mirrors

Sturgill Simpson covering "I Never Go Around Mirrors".

Pete Townshend

To mark Pete Townshend's 70th Birthday (born 19 May 1945), my favorite Who song, "Blue, Red and Grey".

You Can Leave Your Hat On

From the 1991 Newport Jazz Festival, Etta James getting down to Randy Newman's "You Can Leave Your Hat On ".

Amazing Grace

Aaron Neville and Maria Muldaur performing "Amazing Grace".

The Thrill Is Gone

"The Thrill Is Gone" - B. B. King

When Love Comes To Town

To mark the passing of B.B. King, here he is with U2 performing "When Love Comes To Town", the song Bono wrote for King.

Natalie MacMaster

Natalie MacMaster and her dancing, fiddling family.

Clay Pigeons

Holly Williams covering "Clay Pigeons".

Living It Up

My favorite Rickie Lee Jones song, "Living It Up".

Gospel Train

Front Country performing a Blues/Bluegrass version of "Gospel Train".

Johnny Gimble (1926-2015)

A post to mark the passing of western swing fiddle player Johnny Gimble, famous, among other things, for having played with Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Here he is just a couple years ago performing "Right or Wrong" with the Hot Club of Cowtown.

Vladimir's Blues

Just because I heard this between stories on NPR and liked it so much, Max Richter's "Vladimir's Blues".  From the same album as "On The Nature of Daylight".

Still The Same

To mark Bob Seger's 70th Birthday today, here is a 1978 performance of "Still The Same".

Tomorrow Is My Turn

Rhiannon Giddens covers this song on her new album, but here is the Nina Simone version of "Tomorrow Is My Turn".

Keep On The Sunny Side

The Avett Brothers and Brandi Carlile preforming "Keep On The Sunny Side".

Windows Are Rolled Down

Live from Red Rocks, Amos Lee and the Colorado Symphony performing "Windows Are Rolled Down".

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Steve Martin, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Mark O'Connor and Amos Lee join together to perform the gospel classic, "Will The Circle Be Unbroken."

I'm Glad We're Not Young Anymore

From a good ways back—Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee & Louis Armstrong performing "I'm Glad We're Not Young Anymore".

Ben E. King

To mark the passing of Ben E. King this week, "Stand By Me".

When the Levee Breaks

Alison Krauss performs "When the Levee Breaks", an old song about the 1927 flood on the Mississippi River. This video includes images from the flood.