You Know Who… Goes by the Book

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Donna Jean Godchaux
Photo by Jim Marshall
Sometimes the best shows are the ones that have the least planning. However, after the fiasco that was last week’s show, I left nothing to chance. I plotted it out carefully, and I didn’t consume any spirits beforehand (I mean, I tossed back a few, but only after the show began). I felt that I had something to prove today. Just execute a good show. And you know what? It was pretty damn good. Good tunes all around. Played a few more from the records obtained abroad. Gave a little love to the much-maligned and recently deceased Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, whose tenure as a vocalist with the Grateful Dead brought her both admires and detractors, but whose work with Cher, Boz Scaggs, Percy Sledge, and Elvis Presley earned her a page or two in the history book of rock n’ roll. Lastly, in honor of Chris Difford’s birthday, the show ends with a nice one-two punch of Squeeze tunes. Dig it.
 
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LIC Radio 11/4/2025
 
 
John Coltrane
“Afro Blue”
(Mongo Santamaría)
Liederhalle, Stuttgart, DE, 11/4/63
Originally recorded by The Cal Tjader Sextet and released on Cal Tjader's Concert by the Sea  (Fantasy, 1959)
 
 
Boz Scaggs
“I’ll be Long Gone”
(Boz Scaggs)
From Boz Scaggs  (Atlantic, 1969)
 
 
Nektar
Nektar

“Fidgety Queen”
(Roye Albrighton, Mick Brockett, Allan "Taff" Freeman, Ron Howden, Derek "Mo" Moore)
From More Live Nektar In New York  (Bacillus, 1978)
Recorded at The Academy of Music, New York, NY, 9/28/74
Studio version released on Down to Earth  (Bacillus, 1974)
 
 
Van der Graaf Generator
“Darkness (11/11)”
(Peter Hammill)
From The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other  (Charisma/Probe, 1970)
 
 
Jethro Tull
“Nothing Is Easy”
(Ian Anderson)
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY 11/4/70
Studio version released on Stand Up  (Island,Reprise, 1969)
 
 
Randy Newman
“You Can Leave Your Hat On”
(Randy Newman)
The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA, 11/4/74
Studio version released on Sail Away  (Reprise, 1972)
 
 
Etta James
Etta James circa 1984
Photo by Sherry Rayn Barnett


“You Can Leave Your Hat On”
(Randy Newman)
The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN, 11/4/91
Studio version released on Etta James  (Chess, 1973)
 
 
Elton John
“Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)”
(Elton John, Bernie Taupin)
The Centrum, Worcester, MA, 11/4/84
Studio version released on Honky Château  (DJM/Uni, 1972)
 
 
Rockpile
“Heart of the City”
(Nick Lowe)
My Fathers Place, Roslyn, NY, 11/4/78
Studio version released by Nick Lowe as single B-side  (Stiff, 1976)
 
 
Blondie
“Get It On”
(Marc Bolan)
The Paradise, Boston, MA, 11/4/78
Originally recorded and released by T. Rex on Electric Warrior  (FLY/Reprise, 1971)
 
 
Moon Martin
Moon Martin

“Bad Case of Loving You”
(Moon Martin)
The Paradise, Boston, MA, 11/4/78
Studio version released on Shots from a Cold Nightmare  (Capitol, 1978)
 
 
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
“Something in the Air”
(Speedy Keen)
Stephen O'Connell Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 11/4/93
Studio version released on Greatest Hits  (MCA/Geffen, 1993)
Originally recorded by Thunderclap Newman and released on Hollywood Dream  (Track, 1970)
 
 
Wilco
“Casino Queen”
(Jeff Tweedy)
The Blue Note, Colombia, MO, 11/4/97
Studio version released on A.M.  (Sire/Reprise, 1995)
 
 
Wilco
“Dueling Banjos”
(Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, Don Reno,)
The Blue Note, Colombia, MO, 11/4/97
 
 
Amen Corner
“High in the Sky”
(Anthony King)
From The National Welsh Coast Live Explosion Company  (Immediate, 1969)
Studio version released as single A-side (Deram, 1968)
 
 
Pretenders
“Tattooed Love Boys”
Chris Difford 2024
Photo by TB Scott

(Chrissie Hynde)
Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK, 12/28/79
Studio version released on Pretenders  (Real, 1980)
 
 
Squeeze
“Cool for Cats”
(Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook)
Oxford Polytechnic, Oxford, UK, 5/15/81
Studio version released on Cool for Cats  (A&M, 1979)
 
 
Squeeze
“Hourglass”
(Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook)
The Ritz, New York, NY, 7/31/88
Studio version released on Babylon and On  (A&M, 1987)

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