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Four Concerts with Willie Weeks

Bassist extraordinaire, Willie Weeks, who is born this day in 1947 - Happy Birthday - has been for almost 60 years a "top session bassist".

Very much in demand, Willie has played on numerous albums and behind the greatest (you want to verify ? click on //go.rvm.pm/willieweeks).

The 'Four Concerts with Willie Weeks' are with Eric Clapton, Doobie Brothers, Joe Walsh, Ronnie Wood & Keith Richards. Enjoy!



Track Listing : 1 . Eric Clapton, Budokan in Tokyo, Japan, February 25, 2009 :

Tell The Truth . Key To The Highway . Hoochie Coochie Man . I Shot The Sheriff . Isn’t It A Pity . Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad . Solo Blues (Driftin’) . Travelin Alone . That’s Alright . Motherless Child . Running On Faith . Motherless Children . Litttle Queen Of Spades . Everything Is Going To Be Alright .…

Post Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

On this day (and following the success of Volume One), Ray Charles begins the recording of "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two." As Marc Myers @ JazzWax puts it "the two volumes became landmark releases that shrewdly bridged the racial cultural divide, proving that music is about talent and passion, not the color of an artist's skin"

During the rest of his life, Ray will stay close to the genre with two more albums "Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues" (1965) and "Love Country Style" (1970) and numerous television appearances.

Track Listing :

1.Take These Chains From My Heart (Hank Williams) - 03:06 . 2.Seven Spanish Angels (Troy Seals, Eddie Setser) - 04:25 . 3.Ring Of Fire (Une Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore) - 04:24 . 4.Bye Bye Love (Felice Bryant, Boudleaux…