Bonnie Raitt, Sweet Forgiveness Tour. Late 70's. Final show of the tour and Bonnie and the band were red hot. She really strutted her stuff, showed she was much better than I'd ever realized. At the end, her dad came out and sang "Oklahoma" !
Richard Thompson. . .early 90's. I thought I'd seen some great guitar playing. . . but man, with just a strat and a black face Deluxe, he blew the roof off the place. . . and we had seats about five rows from the stge.
SRV. Same time period, also in Portland Me. Another incredible display of "guit-artistry". At that point, he was coming from a very spiritual place and this was reflected in his playing. Pure bliss !
Les McCann. I'd never heard him so I was unprepared. Worked the room like a preacher. Incredibly soulful performer.
Dave Holland Quintet, Yoshi's, Oakland, CA. some time in the 90's... I'd already seen them twice, but this gig was special. A real shame they didn't record that performance. They were all on fire.
Freddie King, 1974. UCR gym. The most intense blues performance I've seen, and I've seen B.B., O. Rush, Son Seals, Albert Collins, Buddie Guy, Phillip Walker, SRV That guy was intensity, incarnate. That vibrato!
Los Lobos-- Bowdoin College Gym, "Will the Wolf Survive?" tour. I'd heard the single on the radio but had no idea how great they were.
