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Thread #10383   Message #72311
Posted By: dwditty
20-Apr-99 - 09:01 PM
Thread Name: Favourite Performances You Were Lucky to See
Subject: RE: Favourite Performances You Were Lucky to See
One dark and stormy night in 1975, I went to see Jimmy Buffet at the Shaboo in Connecticut. About 20 people showed up, so Jimmy broke out all acoustic and proceded to get the audience just as drunk as he was. Other great shows I have seen: Janis Joplin, Jerry Jeff Walker, Dave Van Ronk, Eric Andersen, The Who, Procol Harum, The Band, Dan Hicks, Tom Waits, Leon Redbone, Country Joe & the Fish, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Von Schmidt, Goeff Muldaur, Emmy Lou Harris, Doc Watson, Vassar Clements, Chris Smither, Dewey Burns (God rest his soul), Blues Project, Olatunji, Frank Zappa, Neil Young, Drink Small (If you ever saw him, you'd never forget him), Tracy Nelson, Ry Cooder, Randy Newman, Taj Mahal, Michelle Shocked, Greatful Dead, Allman Bros, John Hammond, Dr. John, Speckled Red, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, It's a Beautiful Day, Everly Bros, BB King, ...