The Dark End of the Street

Hozier covering "The Dark End of the Street".

What's Going On

Chelsey Green & The Green Project performing a jazz version of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On".

Lilac Wine

John Legend and John Mayer performing "Lilac Wine".

Great Day

The Staple Singers performing "Great Day".

Maggie's Farm

Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of Bob Dylan's first performance with an electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival (7/25/65). Rioting nearly ensued in one of the most infamous nights in music history. The first song he played was "Maggie's Farm". You can hear the boos at the end of the performance in this video.

Young Trombone Shorty

Trombone Shorty blowing some horn back when he was 13.

She's Got You

I almost missed it, but today is Alison Krauss' birthday. So here is her cover of the Patsy Cline hit "She's Got You".

Jimmy Choos

"Jimmy Choos"— a song off Rickie Lee Jones new album.

Wayne Carson (1943-2015)

A post ot make the passing of songwriter Wayne Carson. First, Willie Nelson's performance of his song "You Were Always On My Mind" at the 2014 Farm Aid Ccncert. Second, Joe Cocker's 1970 performance of his song "The Letter".

Layla

Eric Clapton performing "Layla".

ZAZ & Rhiannon Giddens

ZAZ & Rhiannon Giddens performing in Stuttgart.

Ice Cream Man

A special post for National Ice Cream Day. This dance does not really make me think ice cream, but the song is Tom Waits' "Ice Cream Man".

Hard Times Come Again No More

From the album 1865, Anonymous 4 and Bruce Molsk performing the Stephen Foster song "Hard Times Come Again No More".

Red Dirt Girl

First Aid Kit covering the Emmylou Harris song "Red Dirt Girl".

Burn One With John Prine

Kacey Musgraves sings "Burn One With John Prine" to the man himself, and then they duet on "Illegal Smile".

Hello I Love You

This is much better than you would think it could be. Boy George and Jack Black covering The Doors'"Hello I Love You", with The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger.

Tracks of My Tears

I never pass up a chance to post a Linda Ronstadt song. Since today is her birthday, here she is performing Smokey Robinson's "Tracks of My Tears".

Red Baraat

A Red Baraat performance.

Alright

Darius Rucker performing an acoustic version of "Alright".

Salt

Lizz Wright performing "Salt" in Germany.

Still Shakin'

Pushing 80 and still shakin'. Two performances of "Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On" by Jerry Lee Lewis—1957 and 2015. Who would have ever thought he could last this long.

The Selfishness In Man

An old George Jones song, "The Selfishness In Man".

Poor Rambler

Two Versions of "Poor Rambler"—one by Sturgill Simpson, and then Ralph Stanley.

Sail Away

Ray Charles covering the Randy Newman song "Sail Away".

Leaving On A Jet Plane

There is only one person who could ever compete with Emmylou Harris when it comes to singing Harmony.  Here she is—Cass Elliot with John Denver performing "Leaving On A Jet Plane".

The Traveling Kind

Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell performing "The Traveling Kind",  a song from their new album.

Amazing Grace

Condoleezza Rice and Jenny Oaks Baker performing "Amazing Grace" on piano and violin.

Should I Stay or Should I Go

A special post for the Greeks. The Clash from back In the day—"Should I Stay or Should I Go".

Red & White & Blue & Gold

I posted a cover of this song a couple months back, but special for the 4th of July here is Aoife O'Donovan performing her song "Red & White & Blue & Gold".

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

No. 1 single 50 years ago, a youthful Rolling Stone performing "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction".

Wonder

A recent Natalie Merchant performance of her song "Wonder".

I Still Miss Someone

The Gibson Brothers performing a Johnny Cash hit—"I Still Miss Someone".

Heart of Glass

Debbie Harry turns 70 today. To mark this special day here is a 1979 Blondie performance of "Heart of Glass".