His funeral in Oak Cliff, Dallas was attended by over 1500 family and friends, including brother Jimmie, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Dr. John, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy and Stevie Wonder.

Ten years later Stevie Ray Vaughan was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.

Today his legacy and music endures the test of time, with many major musicians citing SRV as an influence, including Eric Johnson, John Mayer, Doyle Bramhall II, Robert Randolph, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Colin James and Jonny Lang.

fender.com also has posted a fitting tribute to the legendary SRV.

electric-guitar-review.com reviewed the Stevie Ray Vaughan “Lenny” Tribute Stratocaster from Fender Guitars.

KVUE Austin video salute to Stevie Ray Vaughan:

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble performing classic Hendrix “Little Wing.” We’ve always thought Stevie was channeling Hendrix right through his fingertips and this video proves it.

Stevie Ray Vaughan Fan Club stevieray.com

In 2008 he was awarded Songwriter/Artist of the Year at the Nashville Music Awards; Hiatt also received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting from the Americana Music Association.

His 18 studio and 2 live albums range from this year’s The Open Road, to Hangin’ Around the Observatory in 1974.

Hiatt’s songs have reached into many different genres of music, and been covered by a diversity of artists including Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Linda Ronstadt, Jimmy Buffett, Three Dog Night and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Here’s a great performance of “Riding With the King” by John Hiatt and his band, with Sonny Landreth on slide guitar.

John Hiatt online johnhiatt.com

I’ve always been a Led Zeppelin fan, not only for Plant’s outrageous vocals, but also because I admire John Bonham’s uncanny sense of timing as a drummer.

One of my favorite Robert Plant solo projects is the short-lived Honeydrippers group, formed in 1984 with Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. I love their cover of Roy Brown’s “Rockin’ At Midnight!”

I really like the Raising Sand album Plant did with Alison Krauss, so did a lot of people because it won a Grammy in 2009.

Robert Plant online robertplant.com

Baker is one of many drummers who were first influenced by jazz, made their fortunes in rock, and went back to playing in a jazz trio in their later years.

Video from the Royal Albert Hall Cream reunion in May 2005; Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker performing “Toad.” This is probably his most famous drum solo.

Ginger Baker on drummerworld.com/

Ginger Baker online ginger-baker.com

Producer Eddie Kramer presented the award to Janie Hendrix, who is CEO of ExperienceHendrix LLC and head of the Hendrix estate. After giving tribute to the legendary musician, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Chris Layton performed Hendrix classics “Voodoo Child” and “I Don’t Live Today.”

George Fullerton was also honored during the ceremony, as a close friend of Leo Fender and one of the company’s original employees who was instrumental in creating several of Fender’s most important guitars, including the Telecaster, Stratocaster, Precision Bass and Jazz Bass.

Last year’s Hall of Fame ceremony honored James Jamerson, the legendary bassist who performed on most of Motown Record’s hits in the 1960′s and early 70′s. His instrument of choice was a stock 1962 Fender Precision Bass that was dubbed “The Funk Machine.”

Full story at Fender Guitars fender.com

Experience Hendrix Online jimihendrix.com

He’s a founding member of two very important classic rock groups, The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash. There’s a cerebral quality in his music that I really connect with, like on a spiritual journey. Like on any of the songs on his 1971 solo debut album, If I Could Only Remember My Name.

Here’s David Crosby & Graham Nash performing the lovely “Guinnevere.”

Crosby’s lived an amazing life of highs and lows, documented in his autobiography Long Time Gone.

There’s more news & info on David Crosby on crosbycpr.com

Hayward was also a session drummer for a number of great artists including Warren Zevon, of whom I had the priviledge of seeing in concert at the Bronco Bowl in Dallas many years ago.

drummerworld.com has a great archive of photos and mp3 files.

Here’s a video of Little Feat performing “Skin It Back” in 1977 at the Grugahalle in Essen on German TV series Rockpalast.

Little Feat Online littlefeat.net

It was written and performed by Bobby Hebb and became a hit single in 1966, after which Hebb toured with The Beatles that same year. Born and raised in Nashville, Hebb became one of the first black musicians to perform on the Grand Ole Opry show in the 1950′s.

“Sunny” was certified a gold single after selling over one million copies, and is one of the most covered popular songs in the BMI catalog, who rates the song #25 in their Top 100 songs of the century.

The song has been covered by many diverse artists such as Frank Sinatra with Duke Ellington, Stevie Wonder, Johnny Rivers, James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Dusty Springfield and Ella Fitzgerald.

Bobby Hebb recorded a new album ‘That’s All I Wanna Know’ which was released in Europe in 2005, and toured Japan in 2008. He passed away on August 3rd in Nashville due to lung cancer.

“Sunny” always made me feel good, it’s such a warm sounding song.

Official Website: bobbyhebb.com

Do any of these tunes remind you of a cool summer memory?

”Summertime Blues” was written in the late 1950′s by the late great Eddie Cochran and his manager Jerry Capehart, and peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 29, 1958.

The song’s been covered by the Beach Boys, The Who, Blue Cheer, Olivia Newton-John, T. Rex, Brian Setzer, Alan Jackson and by Cheech Marin in his 1987 comedy film Born in East L.A.

Theme From “A Summer Place” Percy Faith, written by Mack Discant and Max Steiner for the 1959 film A Summer Place, Percy Faith recorded the most popular version of the tune, which spent 9 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in early 1960.

“A Summer Song” Chad & Jeremy, their 2nd single hit #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964.

”Summer in the City” this hit single by The Lovin’ Spoonful came from their album, Hums of the Lovin’ Spoonful, and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 13th, 1966.

“California Girls” written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love and released by The Beach Boys in 1965, reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

“California Dreamin’” The Mamas & The Papas, this was the 2nd single the group released in 1965.

”Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly & the Family Stone, hit #2 on the U.S. pop chart in 1969.

”Born to be Wild” Steppenwolf, was written by Mars Bonfire, released in 1968 and featured in the movie Easy Rider in 1969.

”In the Summertime” Mungo Jerry, a #3 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1970.

“Boys of Summer” Don Henley, from his 1984 album Building the Perfect Beast.

It’s Mike Farris and The Roseland Rhythm Revue performing “Sit Down Servant,” live from Antone’s in Austin, Texas. I just love that sweet southern soul and gospel sound!!

That’s Mike Farris out front, featuring The McCrary Sisters on background vocals. Video courtesy of Glen Brown on Sin City Social Club’s YouTube Channel.

The latest albums from Mike Farris & the Roseland Rhythm Revue are ‘Salvation In Lights’ and ‘Shout! Live.’ There’s more info on their official website mikefarrismusic.net.

Thanks to Shilah Morrow for sharing this video on Facebook; there’s always great music on the Sin City Social Club Facebook Page!

Check out the official Sin City Social Club website for artist news and tour dates.

Sin City Social Club YouTube Channel

Sin City Social Club Facebook Group

mikefarrismusic.net

John Mayall performed on the piano on a barrelhouse blues piano number called “Bear Wires,” which is part of the 20-minute suite called “Parthenogenesis.” For me, this is the best album Canned Heat ever recorded.

Thanks to my Facebook friend John Penney for calling attention to one of today’s foremost boogie woogie and stride piano players in the world, Bob Seeley.

Bob Seeley and Bob Baldori have teamed up and recreated that fabulous piano sound of barrelhouse blues, boogie woogie and jazz swing on their new album, ‘Boogie Stomp!’ on Spirit Records.

There’s some great videos and a lot more information on their website boogiebob.com.

The piano duo is also filming a documentary; their website boogiestomp.com describes how it’s all coming together…

Boogie Stomp! documents how the basic elements of boogie woogie – rhythm and improvisation over a blues form – became the backbone of American music. It is an exploration of the relationship between blues, jazz, boogie, swing, stride, rock, R & B and contemporary pop music.

He was known as the “oldest Beatle,” and by the time he joined the group, he was a already a popular drummer around Liverpool.

Ringo talked with ABC’s Diane Sawyer about his remarkable life, as recorded in this video.

Ringo is back out on the road with his All-Starr Band. The Fox Business Network also did a recent interview.

He said all he wants for his birthday is “peace & love.”

ringostarr.com

The official website stevewinwoodrevolutions.com says Revolutions is the definitive career restrospective of Steve Winwood, one of the most influential British musicians in rock history.

I can’t argue with that. I’ve been a Winwood fan since hearing his soulful vocals on “Gimme Some Lovin” from The Spencer Davis Group. Winwood’s killer keyboard sound in Traffic and the chemistry with him and Eric Clapton in Blind Faith made those my favorite groups.

2 versions of ‘Revolutions – The Very Best of Steve Winwood’ are available:

Single CD: Tracklistings were personally selected by Steve Winwood from his five decade career. ‘Revolutions’ also includes a re-recorded version of “Spanish Dancer.”

Track Listing:
Gimme Some Lovin’ (The Spencer Davis Group)
I’m A Man (The Spencer Davis Group)
Forty Thousand Headmen (Traffic)
No Face No Name No Number (Traffic)
Dear Mr. Fantasy (Traffic)
The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys (Traffic)
Glad (Traffic)
Can’t Find My Way Home (Blind Faith)
While You See A Chance (Steve Winwood)
Valerie (Steve Winwood)
Spanish Dancer 2010 (Steve Winwood)
The Finer Things (Steve Winwood)
Higher Love (Steve Winwood)
Back In The High Life (Steve Winwood)
Roll With It (Steve Winwood)
Dirty City (Steve Winwood featuring Eric Clapton)
Don’t You Know What The Night Can Do? (Steve Winwood)

4 CD Set: A high quality 4-CD deluxe box set including a 52 page book, with sleevenotes by writer Dylan Jones. Also included in the box set is a re-recorded version of “Spanish Dancer.”

Track Listing:
Disc 1:
Keep On Running
Somebody Help Me
Gimme Some Lovin’
I’m A Man
Paper Sun
Coloured Rain
No Face No Name No Number
Heaven Is in Your Mind
Smiling Phases
Dear Mr Fantasy
Pearly Queen
Forty Thousand Headmen
No Time To Live
Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring
Shanghai Noodle Factory
Medicated Goo
Withering Tree
Well Alright
Can’t Find My Way Home
Presence Of The Lord

Disc 2:
Stranger To Himself
John Barleycorn (Must Die)
Glad
Freedom Rider
Empty Pages
The Low Spark Of The High-Heeled Boys
Rainmaker
Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory
Something New
Walking In The Wind
When The Eagle Flies
Mozambique

Disc 3:
Vacant Chair
While you See A Chance
Arc Of A Diver
Spanish Dancer
Night Train
Valerie
Higher Love
Freedom Overspill
Back In The High Life Again
Don’t You Know What the Night Can Do
Spy In the House Of Love
Different Light
Dirty City

Disc 4:
This Hammer
Waltz For Lumumba
When I Come Home
Love
In The Light Of Day
There’s A River
Hold On
The Morning Side
Far From Home
Holy Ground
State Of Grace
Why Can’t We Live Together
Domingo Morning

There’s more info about this great new release at stevewinwoodrevolutions.com.

drummerworld.com says Shadow Wilson had an upbeat kind of swing, a kind of dancing drumbeat that orchestras like Count Basie and Woody Herman really dug. Shadow Wilson also worked with Thelonious Monk and Ella Fitzgerald.

After reading through the sketchy information found on Shadow Wilson, it appears he influenced generations of jazz drummers, namely Frankie Dunlop (who played with Maynard Ferguson and Duke Ellington) and Elvin Jones (who played with the John Coltrane Quartet, and also with Charles Mingus and Miles Davis.)

Here’s the really cool part of this story…Elvin Jones’ jazz style of drumming influenced Mitch Mitchell, who rocked the drumkit with Jimi Hendrix with a definite jazz style of rock drumming. Ginger Baker also liked Jones style, and led his own jazz band later in his career.

Per Wikipedia…
Elvin Jones’ sense of timing, polyrhythms, dynamics, timbre, and legato phrasing brought the drumset to the foreground. Jones was touted by Life Magazine as “the world’s greatest rhythmic drummer”, and his free-flowing style was a major influence on many leading rock drummers, including Mitch Mitchell (whom Jimi Hendrix called “my Elvin Jones”) and Ginger Baker.

Shadow Wilson is the featured drummer on the classic 1957 jazz album Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane.

Rush – ‘Beyond the Lighted Stage’
2 DVD Set from Zoe Records
(Also available on Blu-ray)
A new film documentary about the trio’s incredible success story, featuring never-before-seen archival footage and artist interviews with Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails,) Kirk Hammett (Metallica,) and Gene Simmons (Kiss.) This 2-Disc DVD set features deluxe packaging with over 3 hours of video, including a bonus disc of never-before-seen live performances, special features and deleted scenes from the film, plus a 12-page color booklet of rare and unreleased photos. More info at rushbeyondthelightedstage.com.

The Doors – ‘When You’re Strange: A Film About The Doors’
DVD & also available on Blu-ray
Johnny Depp narrates this new film documentary about one of the 60′s most iconic counterculture bands The Doors. This 90-minute film features rare archival video of the band from their inception in 1966, to Jim Morrison’s death in 1971. More info at whenyourestrangemovie.com.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – ‘Mojo’
Double LP on 180 Gram Vinyl (with bonus download)
(Also available on Blu-ray Audio)
This Vinyl and DVD-Audio release of their new album contains all 15 tracks in high-resolution 48K 24-bit PCM stereo and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound. The Blu-ray disc displays song information on your screen, and also includes a code to download the album in one of 3 formats: 320kbs MP3, Apple lossless, or FLAC. More info at tompetty.com.

Black Sabbath – ‘Paranoid’
Classic Albums on DVD Audio from Eagle Rock Entertainment
(Also available on Blu-ray)
The definitive story of this classic heavy metal album from the Classic Albums series. This is not a remastered copy of the original album; it’s the story of how the album came together, along with interviews with the band members of how they wrote and recorded the songs, along with sound bites from the studio sessions.

John Fogerty – ‘Centerfield (25th Anniversary Edition)’
CD from Geffen Records
The 25th Anniversary Edition of this classic 1985 release features the original album digitally remastered with 2 bonus tracks. John Fogerty recreated his classic CCR sound and is also the first musician to be honored at the Baseball Hall of Fame for this album’s title track “Centerfield.”

Lee Ritenour – ’6 String Theory’
CD from Concord Records
A tribute to the guitar featuring George Benson, B.B. King, Slash, Steve Lukather, John Scofield, Joe Bonamassa, Robert Cray, Jonny Lang, and Vince Gill. Legendary guitarist Lee Ritenour put together this special project that explores the amazing musical journey of the guitar, which also features Shon Boubil, who won the grand prize of Ritenour’s Yamaha Six String Theory Guitar Competition.

Judy Collins – ‘Paradise’
CD from Wildflower Records
Her new album features ten heartfelt songs of universal themes and desires of a human being searching for paradise here on earth. Also features Joan Baez and Stephen Stills on two tracks.

Please note: just because I got this information from amazon.com doesn’t mean it’s always accurate; it’s common knowledge that street dates change all the time, due to manufacturing, fulfillment and other factors. I do try to include links to the authoritative source whenever possible, like the artist’s or record label website.

“Tulsa Time” was actually written by songwriter, guitarist and recording artist Danny Flowers. The song has been recorded by a diversity of artists like Eric Clapton and Don Williams.

Danny Flowers might not be a familiar name, but he’s written many hits for other artists, such as “Back In My Younger Days” recorded by Don Williams, and “Before Believing” recorded by Emmylou Harris on her album Pieces Of The Sky.

“Gulf Coast Highway” recorded by Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson and Nanci Griffith, was co-written by Flowers with Griffith and keyboardist James Hooker.

Danny Flowers’ latest album is Tools For The Soul, and features Emmylou Harris on background vocals.

Flowers has also recorded and toured with Dobie Gray, Don Williams, Nanci Griffith and Vince Gill.

Official Website dannyflowers.com

Presented in HD beginning at 7:30 pm, only on Tuesday July 27th, this special concert film will feature musical performances and artist interviews from all the great artists that performed at yesterday’s Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago’s Toyota Park.

fathomevents.com has more details on the upcoming concert film.

Crossroads Guitar Festival Official Website crossroadsguitarfestival.com

More info at Eric Clapton’s Fan Club site Where’s Eric? whereseric.com

This year’s lineup of performers is just as awesome as the previous festival in 2007…

Albert Lee, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, Robert Cray, James Burton, Jimmie Vaughan, Johnny Winter, Jonny Lang, Sheryl Crow, David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos, Steve Winwood, Robert Randolph, Louisiana’s slide guru Sonny Landreth, Doyle Bramhall II, Hubert Sumlin, Joe Bonamassa, John Mayer, Vince Gill and ZZ Top.

It’s been reported that Gregg Allman underwent successful liver transplant surgery, so the Allman Brothers Band will not be performing at Saturday’s Crossroads Guitar Festival.

The Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Band, along with Allman Brothers Band and Gov’t Mule guitarist Warren Haynes, will be performing with special guests.

Both of Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festivals were previously captured on DVD, but you don’t have to wait long to see this year’s show.

The guitar festival will be shown as a one night event in selected movie theatres nationwide as a special two-hour event on July 27th. Presented in HD beginning at 7:30 pm only on Tuesday July 27th, this special concert film will feature musical performances and artist interviews from this year’s day-long Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago’s Toyota Park. More info at fathomevents.com

Crossroads Guitar Festival Official Website crossroadsguitarfestival.com

Complete performance schedule at Eric Clapton’s Fan Club site Where’s Eric? whereseric.com

Enter to win a Gibson guitar and earn a free Gibson fan shirt when you test drive a Gibson guitar, tomorrow June 26th.

Find a participating guitar dealer near you on Gibson Guitars website, or try a little online shopping at guitarramble.com.

Also look for the Gibson Custom, Art & Historic Division’s Traveling Exhibit at guitar and music festivals around the country. It’s a 40-foot showroom on wheels, full of guitars from the Gibson Custom Shop and you can play any every one of them.

I’ve seen this exhibit at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival and the Dallas International Guitar Festival, and it’s really impressive.

So we started the day listening to his 2nd solo album, Wired. Produced by George Martin in 1976, the album featured Jan Hammer on synthesizer and Narada Michael Walden on drums. Wired followed Beck’s groundbreaking 1st solo ablum, Blow by Blow (1975.)

Beck’s latest album Emotion & Commotion was released in April, and features vocalists Joss Stone and Imelda May, Tal Wilkenfeld and Pino Palladino on bass, Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, and Jason Rebello on keyboards.

Jeff Beck is one of the many great guitarists performing at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival this weekend.

Here’s a clip of his performance from the 2007 festival…

If you’re looking for a great DVD performance, look no further than ‘Jeff Beck: Performing This Week… Live at Ronnie Scott’s.’

The DVD features a wealth of Beck’s material, including “Beck’s Bolero,” “Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers,” “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat/Brush With The Blues,” and “Little Brown Bird” with Eric Clapton. Also included are special performances with Joss Stone “People Get Ready,” and Imogen Heap “Rollin’ and Tumblin.’”

Jeff Beck Online: jeffbeck.com