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Throwback Thursday: Happy Birthday, Joan Baez! Watch Her Play ‘It Ain’t Me Babe’ in 1964

Joan Baez turns 79 today, so let's raise a toast to the golden-voiced thrush for all she's given us through the years! Here she is on British television in 196... Read More...

Throwback Thursday: Elizabeth Cotten Plays ‘In the Sweet By-and-By’

A true American treasure, Elizabeth Cotten (1893–1987) played a key role in the late '50s/early '60s folk boom. Though she learned guitar and wrote her first s... Read More...

Throwback Thursday: Leo Kottke and Chet Atkins Play ‘Sleep Walk’ in 1987

No need for fancy explanations about this one: Two master guitarists, Leo Kottke and Chet Atkins, perform a sublime version of the Santo & Johnny's instrum... Read More...

Throwback Thursday: Merle Haggard Plays ‘Okie from Muskogee’ in 1969

In the fall and winter of 1969, Merle Haggard's controversial country tune "Okie from Muskogee" was racing up the country music charts, angering some people an... Read More...

Throwback Thursday: Watch Merle Travis Perform ‘The Midnight Special’ in 1968!

Happy Thanksgiving (Nov. 28) and happy birthday Mr. Merle Travis, who would have been 102 years old today (had he not died at the age of 65 in 1983)! To aid... Read More...

Throwback Thursday: Tim Buckley Sings “Happy Time” in 1968

One of my favorite unheralded albums from what I consider to be one of music's greatest years, 1969, is Tim Buckley's Blue Afternoon, released on Frank Zappa's... Read More...

Throwback Thursday: David Bromberg and Jorma Kaukonen Play Big Bill Broonzy’s “Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down”

This isn't a vintage performance particularly, but it's definitely a "throwback" blues done in classic style. Big Bill Broonzy's "Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Do... Read More...

Throwback Thursday: Happy Birthday, Joni Mitchell! Watch Her Play ‘Chelsea Morning’ in 1969

On November 7, Joni Mitchell turns 76; hers is a birthday we always enjoy celebrating! Here's a cool clip from The Dick Cavett Show from the day after the end ... Read More...

Throwback Thursday: Watch Simon & Garfunkel Perform ‘The Sound of Silence’ on Dutch TV, 1966

Thirty years ago, on October 29, 1989, it was announced that Simon & Garfunkel would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; up to that point the ... Read More...

Throwback Thursday: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings Play Bob Dylan’s “Billy”

The 1973 Sam Peckinpah western Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid is one of those films that is more famous for its soundtrack album than for the movie itself. Th... Read More...