Features

1. Rock Jeff Lynne & ELO in San Fr…As Lynne's solo album Armchair Theatre is reissued this week, hear him lead this first-class '76 Electric Light Orchestra performance at Winterland.
2. Folk & Bluegrass Vassar Clements' Versatile…The late, great fiddler, who would've turned 85 this week, blends bluegrass, rock and jazz in this potent playlist from 1976.
3. Featured R.I.P. Richie HavensThe charismatic troubadour, one of the stars of Woodstock, passed away this morning from a sudden heart attack at age 72. Hear him in a 1978 concert.
4. Rock Earth Day with Bonnie RaittCelebrate Earth Day with this '79 set advocating against the use of nuclear power, held in response to the Three Mile Island meltdown.
5. Jazz Remembering Earl HinesThe innovative and influential pianist passed away on this day in 1983. Hear a playlist of his finest moments from the Vault.
6. Rock watch video The Boss in 1978Watch Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band play for a home-state crowd during their legendary Darkness Tour.
7. Jazz Mingus is Still Among UsIn celebration of what would've been his 91st birthday, hear a playlist of pieces by formidable bassist-composer Charles Mingus from 1973-1977.
8. Rock Outside Lands 2013 PlaylistSan Francisco's annual party in Golden Gate Park boasts another world-class lineup including Macca, Willie Nelson & Gary Clark Jr.
9. Rock Iggy Pop's Raw PowerThe Godfather of Punk, who turns 66 today, delivers with typically audacious energy at this 1977 concert in Cleveland.
10. Jazz Lionel Hampton's Ebullient…The exuberant vibraphonist and Swing era giant leads various configurations at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1972, 1974 and 1975.
11. Rock Carl Perkins Still Rockin'…The Memphis rockabilly great was still going strong into the 80s. This show from the Cannery in Nashville has him playing and singing in full form.
12. Jazz Remembering The Mambo KingSalsa pioneer Tito Puente performs with his orchestra on a jam-packed bill featuring Duke Ellington, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin in 1973.
13. Jazz George Shearing's Burnishe…The popular pianist-composer augments his regular quintet with an 11-piece brass section at the 1959 Newport Jazz Festival.
14. Rock Remembering Levon HelmThe beloved Arkansas-born drummer-mandolinist-singer passed away on this day last year. Hear him with Bob Dylan & the Band and leading his own bands.
15. Rock Steely Dan RocksTheir polished studio albums are amazing, but Steely Dan's live shows are awesomely raw. This 1974 London set is must in any Dan fan's collection.
16. Country Congratulations Bobby Bare!The outlaw country man was just announced as a 2013 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, now hear his rousing '84 set from NYC's Lone Star Cafe.
17. Rock Emerson, Lake and Palmer D…Captured in Memphis, this extremely rare recording comes from the trio-only leg of ELP's legendary Works tour.
18. Video watch video The Civil Wars Take On Aus…The Grammy Award winning Nashville folk duo played this rousing set at SXSW in 2011, including their wholly re-imagined version of "Billie Jean."
19. Jazz New Release: Carmen McRae …The regal jazz singer makes an appearance with her quartet at the Wollman Ampitheater as part of the 1973 Newport Jazz Festival in New York.
20. Blues Gatemouth Brown Jumpin' th…The multi-instrumentalist bluesman, who was born on this day in 1924, flaunts his chops on guitar, fiddle and harmonica in this 1977 concert in France.

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