Diddley-Itis, Baby!
Video of the Day: Bo Diddley rocks Madison Square Garden in 1972 From the 1973 film Let the Good Times Roll!
Category: Rock & Roll
Black Gladiator
Song of the Day: Bo Diddley – Elephant Man You may have noticed, Dear Imaginary Readers, that this has been sort of a Comeback week here at Infinite Jones. We have been featuring artists from the early days of Rock and Roll who attempted to revive their careers or update their sound in order to stay …
Swamp Rocker
Video of the Day: Dale Hawkins – Susie Q Although this is obviously NOT live (the guitar is not even plugged in), it is still valuable historical footage of Dale performing his Swamp Rock Classic Susie Q. And, some of the audience reactions are priceless, too. Enjoy. Bonus: Dale Hawkins – Little Pig We had …
Everly ’69
The Everly Brothers sing a medley of their hits … with David Steinberg? The YouTubes claim this is from a British TV show but, that seems doubtful to us. It is more than likely from The Music Scene a short lived ABC show sometimes hosted by Steinberg, that was at least, actually from 1969. It …
Wonderful Wondering
Song of the Day: The Everly Brothers – I Wonder If I Care as Much The Everly Brothers were past their big hit days by 1968 when they released Roots (although they were still very popular in England). The album is considered a very early Country Rock classic with the Everlys covering songs by artists who …
Phil and Dion
Video of the Day: Dion with Phil Everly – The Queen of 59 The quality of this clip is pretty poor but, the beauty of the performance and the charm of having Phil Everly harmonize with Dion more than make up for it. Enjoy.
King Bea Culpa
Song of the Day: The KingBees – My Mistake We are not exactly sure what mistake The Kingbees are owning up to in this propulsive, neo-Rockabilly gem – they seems to be apologizing for not choose the straight life over the life of a Rock and Roller (and maybe mistaking a guy for a girl …
Gotta Go Go Go!
Song of the Day: The Paley Brothers – Down the Line The Paley Brothers one and only, eponymous album is highly touted in Power Pop circles but, we actually find it kinda wimpy. Even their minor hit Come Out and Play, while catchy, is a bit too childish and mild for us. The exception is …
Lady Luck Drives a Pick-Up Truck
Song of the Day: Danny & Dusty – Song for the Dreamers Dan Stuart (“Danny”) of Green on Red and Steve Wynn (“Dusty”) from the Dream Syndicate along with several members of other L.A. Paisley Underground bands make up the super-group-of-sorts Danny & Dusty. They recorded the charming, shambling Lost Weekend in 1985 as a …
One More Fish to Fry
Video of the Day: Louis Jordan – Saturday Night Fish Fry After Friday’s Fish Fry Jam, we just couldn’t resist one more. This is Louis Jordan doing one of his signature songs Saturday Night Fish Fry on TV in 1966. Chuck Berry considered Louis Jordan his biggest influence and you can hear why on this …