Roy Buchanan and Merle Haggard- Travelin’ Blues and I Love You A Thousand Ways

Merle Haggard and Roy Buchanan performing “Travelin’ Blues” and “I Love You A Thousand Ways” live at The Blackboard Bar in Oildale, California. This clip comes comes from a long out of print 1971 PBS documentary about Roy Buchanan called The Best Unknown Guitarist In The World. In terms of vintage Merle Haggard/Roy Buchanan live footage; this stuff is pretty much the Holy Grail…..Check out a couple more Buchanan videos, including a nine minute version of the Motown classic “Shotgun” featuring one of Roy’s young guitar students, Nils Lofgren, after the jump.
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Little Feat- Rock and Roll Doctor

Little Feat performing their tune “Rock and Roll Doctor” live on September 19, 1974 at Ultrasonic Studios in Hempstead, New York. Thanks to the Whispering Pines for finding this video gem.

Charlie Parr- 1922

Charlie Parr performing his song “1922″ at Ed’s No Name Bar in Winona, MN on January 27, 2008.  His original and traditional folk songs, played in the Piedmont blues-style, have a lot of folks talking about him.  But Charlie’s description of himself puts it best: “Charlie Parr has failed at most things in his life. Music seems to have rendered him unemployable and is the only thing he’s ever done with any confidence. A lot of folks have been saying nice things about Charlie, despite the lingering odors and indecipherable comments he makes. It says a lot about folks; they’re hanging in there with him, in spite of himself.”

The Avett Brothers feat. G. Love- The Fall

An impromptu rehearsal on the Avett Brothers’ tour bus before they took the stage at Illinois’ Summer Camp Music Festival on May 30, 2010. That’s G. Love (of G. Love and Special Sauce) joining them on the harp. Check out a fan video of the resulting performance after the jump.
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Elton John- Country Comfort

Elton John performing “Country Comfort” live at Fairfield Hall in Croydon, London on March 28, 1971. Listen to Rod Stewart’s cover of the tune from 1970’s Gasoline Alley after the jump.
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C.W. Stoneking-Handyman Blues

C.W. Stoneking performing his song “Handyman Blues” live on KCSN 88.5FM on August 15, 2009. With all of the stories going around about this Melbourne-based musician, including that he set sail for Africa with scientists from the Caribbean only to get lost at sea, it’s enjoyable for listeners to theorize and wonder ‘is this real?  Well, we don’t know what’s real or not, but we do know that he’s damn good. For more proof, check out this great reinterpretation that CW did of the White Stripes 7 Nation Army. here

Gary Wright and Wonderwheel- Two Faced Man

George Harrison sitting in with Gary Wright (of “Dream Weaver” fame) and Wonderwheel on the Dick Cavett Show on November 23, 1971. Harrison played slide guitar in this band as a favor to Wright, who had played piano on Harrison’s album All Things Must Pass. Wright was also the piano player on Harry Nilsson’s version of “Without You”.

KAK – Everything’s Changing

Here’s the promo clip for San Francisco band Kak’s first single release, from their one and only album,  1968’s Kak (later reissued on CD with bonus tracks as Kak-Ola). This primarily psychedelic jam band — led by lead vocalist/guitarist/primary songwriter Gary Lee Yoder and lead guitarist Dehner Patten — originally hailed from Davis, California, but spent much of ‘68 in the Bay Area, which perhaps accounts for the reason they were typically accused of being a bit too derivative for their own good. Their local contemporaries were bands like Quicksilver Messenger Service, Moby Grape, Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead, each of whom were so definitively blazing their own trail that it would be hard to ignore their influence. Alas, Kak didn’t last long, and within a year Yoder went on to join Blue Cheer.

The Hollies – Dang Me

The Hollies covering Roger Miller’s “Dang Me” live in Split, Croatia in 1968. The lineup features Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Bobby Elliott, Bernie Calvert and a rather cheeky Graham Nash: “Does anybody like country and western music? Ooooh good! For those who couldn’t care less, this one’s by Mrs. Miller.”

Humble Pie- For Your Love

Humble Pie featuring Steve Marriott, Peter Frampton, Greg Ridley and Jerry Shirley performing “For Your Love” on the German tv show Beat Club in August 1970. The song was written by future 10cc member Graham Gouldman and originally performed by The Yardbirds. Besides the lyrics and a bit of the melody drifting in, though, Pie’s version sounds like a wholly different tune.