slice of culture March '73 Old Grey Whistle Test show
Jan 11, 2019, 7:21 PM
hopefully a worthy 28 minutes for you.
Humble Pie, Ry Cooder incl interview, Dueling Banjos video clip, a deleted Led Zep "No Quarter" (copyright issues), Hoyt Axton. A show like this would never be on TV today. I've seen, and posted the excellent "Black Coffee" clip, but not the rest. Fine music not near the top 40 in '73, except Dueling Banjos. Clearly the host is a big Zep fan, though we don't get to hear the clip here.
I'm a big fan of Ry Cooder, who has played wit many greats incl Taj Mahal and Stones, but had great success in movie scores like "Long Riders" and with iconic world music. Just an independent, head strong sort of guy in his musical taste. Rumors that he taught Keith the open G tuning and a lot of traditional slide stuff, during Let It Bleed sessions, including the "Honky Tonk Women" riff...whatever. Clearly he nails country blues slide as you find on Let It Bleed.