Eric Clapton - 1994-09-24 - SNL, New York, NY (TV SBD)

Eric Clapton

1994-09-24

Saturday Night Live

NBC Studios

30 Rockefeller Center

New York, NY

TV SBD Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

01. I'm Tore Down

02. Five Long Years

Eric Clapton - 1994-09-24 - SNL, New York, NY (TV SBD)

1994: In November 1994, Eric Clapton played series off shows at small intimate venues where the set list featured nothing but the blues. No Layla, no Sunshine Of Your Love, no Lay Down Sally, etc. Nope, EC went back to his roots and broke out ones blues classic after another. EC warmed up for that tour with an appearnace on the opening show of Saturday Night Live's 20th anniveraray season, on September 24, 1994, 32 years ago today, as captured in this TV soundboard recording.  For Clapton, it was his 2nd appearance on SNL, with th eforst having come on March 24, 1990.

Gov't Mule - 1994-09-10 - Wetlands, New York, NY (SBD)

Govt Mule

1994-09-10

Wetlands

New York, NY

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set: 

01. Rocking Horse 

02. Blind Man In The Dark

03. Mr. Big

04. Mother Earth

05. The Same Thing

06. Left Coast Groovies 

07. World Of Difference

08. Just Got Paid

2nd Set:

01. End Of The Line

02. Monkey Hill 

03. She's So Heavy jam 

04. Gambler's Roll 

05. Sin's A Good Man's Brother

06. Politician

07. Look On Yonder Wall *

08. Born Under A Bad Sign *

09. Help Me **

10. I Ain't Superstitious ***

11. Spanish Moon ****

 

Encore: 

01. Rocking Horse *****

Setlist Notes: 

* Hook. Herrera on harmonica and Larry McCray on guitar;

 ** Arnie Lawrence on sax, Eric Schenkman on guitar, John Ginty on organ, Joan Osborne on vocals and Hook Herrera on harmonica; 

*** Arnie Lawrence on sax, Eric Schenkman on guitar and Hook Herrera on harmonica; 

**** John Ginty on organ, Lincoln Schleifer on bass and Allen on guitar; 

***** played a 2nd time

Gov't Mule - 1994-09-10 - Wetlands, New York, NY (SBD)

1994: In 1994, Warren Haynes and bassist Allen Woody of The Allman Brothers Band launched a side project called Gov’t Mule. Haynes and Woody, who were fans of power trios such as Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, recruited Matt Abts to handle the drums. The new band, affectionately known to its fans as The Mule, released their self titled debut album in October 1995. This soundboard recording captures them a little over a year prior to the release of that disc, on September 10, 1994, 32 years ago today, at Wetlands in New York City.

Steely Dan - 1994-09-02 - Dallas, TX (SBD)

Steely Dan

1994-09-02

Starplex Amphitheater

Dallas, TX

Soundboard Recording

224 Kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Instrumental Overture

02. Aja

03. Reelin In the Years

04. Josie (with Drum Solo)

05. Hey Nineteen

06. Down in the Bottom

07. Sign in Stranger

08. Peg

09. Walter’s Band Introductions)

10. Babylon Sisters

11. Black Friday

CD 2:

01. True Companion

02. Green Earrings

03. Bodhisattva

04. Deacon Blues

05. Tomorrow’s Girls

06. Hard Up Case

07. Chain Lightning

08. Third World Man

09. Kid Charlemagne

10. My Old School

11. FM

Steely Dan - 1994-09-02 - Dallas, TX (SBD)

After an Independence Day concert in Santa Monica in 1974, Steely Dan retired from touring to focus on studio recordings. Band leaders Walter Becker and Donald Fagan had tired of the grind associated with live performing and preferred to focus on song writing and album production. After producing 4 more albums (Kati Lied, The Royal Scam, Aja & Gaucho) between 1975 and 1980, Becker and Fagan announced a split in their partnership in June 1981. It would be another 12 years before the two would formally reunite, ironically, to produce 2 solo albums. Becker produced Fagan’s album Kamakiriad, while Fagan returned the favor by serving as co-producer on Becker’s 11 Tracks of Whack. Even more irony followed, as the two then reformed Steely Dan, not to record an album, but to go on tour! While their 2 solo albums didn’t sell all that well, their live concerts received rave reviews. They had such a good time on the road in 1993, they “did it again’ in 1994. This soundboard recording captures the band on September 2, 1994, 32 years ago today, in Dallas. 

The Band - 1994-08-26 - Asbury Park NJ (FM)

The Band

1994-08-26

WNEW-FM 20th Anniversary Show

The Stone Pony

Asbury Park, NJ

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Intro

02. Caledonia

03. Remedy

04. Blind Willie McTell

05. It Makes No Difference

06. Rick Danko Speaks

07. Atlantic City

08. Rag Mama Rag

09. Caledonia Mission

10. Crazy Mama

11. Stuff Ya Gotta Watch

12. Stage Fright

13. The Weight

14. Don't Do It

15. Java Blues

16. Ophelia

17. The Shape I'm In

18. Genetic Method >

19. Chest Fever

20. Rock and Roll Shoes  

The Band - 1994-08-26 -Asbury Park NJ (FM) 

I only saw The Band live just twice, both times in 1985. The first concert, in August at Pier 84 in New York, they were the lead in for CSN. The 2nd show, in October, they headlined at one of their favorite venues, the Lone Star Cafe. 

This post fast fowards 9 years after I saw them to 1994, which proved to be quite a magical year for The Band. Original members Levon Helm, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson continued to tour relentlessly, incorporating tunes from their 1993 album Jericho into their set list. Among the songs from that disc was a unique cover of Bruce Springsteen’s Atlantic City. They played at Woodstock 1994 in August, 25 years after they had played the original festival in 1969. They capped the year by being elected to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. That 1994 class also included John Lennon, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Bob Marley, The Animals, Duane Eddy, and one of The Band’s long time touring partners, The Grateful Dead. Eric Clapton, who had long admired the group and cited them as one of the reasons he moved away from the style of music played by Cream, made the induction speech for The Band. They also helped legendary FM station WNEW-FM celebrate the station's 20th anniversary, as captured in this FM broadcast from the Stone Pony on August 26, 1994, 29 years ago today.

Bob Dylan - 1994-08-14 - Woodstock 94, Saugerties, NY (SBD)

Bob Dylan

1994-08-14
Woodstock 1994
Winston Farm
Saugerties, NY
Soundboard Recording
192 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Jokerman

02. Just Like a Woman

03. All Along the Watchtower

04. It Takes A Lot To Laugh

05. Don't Think Twice

06. Masters Of War

07. It's All Over Now Baby Blue

08. God Knows

09. I Shall Be Released

10. Highway 61 Revisited

11. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

12. It Ain't Me Babe

Bob Dylan - 1994-08-14 - Woodstock 94, Saugerties, NY (SBD)

I've seen Bob Dylan on 3 occasions - with the Grateful Dead serving as his back up band for a set in 1987 (after the Dead played 2 sets of their own!), as a headliner in 1989, and as the lead in band for the Dead in 1995, their last tour before Jerry Garcia passed away.

Today's post captures Bob Dylan in 1994 making up for missin out on the most famous rock festival in history. Twenty five years after the original festival, rock royalty came together once again at Woodstock in August 1994.  That 25th anniversary concert was originally scheduled for August 13 and 14 and billed as “2 more days of peace and music”, borrowing from the 1969 concert’s promotional posters. A 3rd day was eventually added on August 12. Interestingly, many of the artists who played Woodstock 1994 did not perform at the original festival, such as the one and only Bob Dylan.  This soundboard recording captures Dylan on August 14, 1994, 32 years ago today, performing before an audience of 350,000. Despite the rain and mud, conditions similar to those in 1969, the crowd was mostly well behaved and embodied the spirit shown by those who attended the original Woodstock. 

The Pretenders - 1994-06-10 - Mountain View, CA (FM)

The Pretenders

1994-06-10

Shoreline Amphitheatre

Mountain View, CA

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. KITS-FM Intro

02. Message Of Love

03. Talk Of The Town

04. Hollywood Perfume

05. Don't Get Me Wrong

06. My City Was Gone

08. Back On The Chain Gang

09. Night In My Veins

10. Precious

11. Middle Of The Road

12. Mystery Achievement

13. KITS-FM Outro

The Pretenders - 1994-06-10 - Mountain View, CA (FM)

I've seen the Pretenders live 3 times - early on in their career in October 1981 at the Palladium, in April 1987 at Radio City Music Hall after the commercial success of the albums Learning To Crawl & Get Close, and then just a few years ago, in April 2018, at the Morristown PAC. That gap of 31 years between 1987 and 2018 is the 4th longest I ever went between seeing a concert by the same band. (FYI - the 3 longest gaps were: 40 years between seeing Pat Benatar in 1981 and 2021, 38 years between my first America concert in 1978 and the 2nd one in 2016, and 34 years between seeing John Hiatt in 1987 and then again in 2021).  If you like keeping track of statisics releated to the concerts you attended, similar to what I've just discussed, my book has a whole section filled with charts I'm sure you'll enjoy!

In any event, this FM broadcast captures The Pretenders in Mountain View on June 10, 1994, 32 years ago today. The band was on tour in support of their 6th studio album which had been released a month earlier, entitled Last Of The Independents. The disc yielded the single I'll Stand By You, which went to #16 on the Billboard charts in the US, and included a cover of Bob Dylan's Forever Young. The album also marked the return to the band of drummer Martin Chambers, who had been fired by Chrissie Hynde, 8 years earlier. 

Blues Traveler - 1994-06-06 - Princeton, NJ (SBD)

Blues Traveler 

1994-06-06

McCarter Theatre

Princeton, NJ

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly 

02. Slow Change                 

03. Believe Me                   

04. Outta My Hands* >         

05. Should I Stay Or Should I Go 

06. Save His Soul               

07. Sweet Talking Hippie      

08. Manhattan Bridge >             

09. 100 Years >                 

10. Sweet Pain     

           

CD 2:

01. NY Prophesie                 

02. Run-Around                   

03. Stand                       

04. Support Your Local Emperor >  

05. Gloria 

Encore:                    

06. Crystal Flame

            

* with Tom Osander (aka Tomo from God Street Wine) on percussion

Blues Traveler - 1994-06-06 - Princeton, NJ (SBD)

The only time I saw Blues Traveler live was in November 1991, at Madison Square Garden as the lead-in band for Jerry Garcia! That was 3 years before they hit it big with the album "Four", which went to #8 on the Billboard charts. and sold over 6 million copies world wide. The single from that album, Run-Around, also went to #8 on the charts.

Speaking on making it big in 1994, this soundboard recording captures Blues Traveler during that break out year at McCarter Theatre on June 6, 1994, 32 years ago today.  The band was playing on their home turf, as they had originally formed while attending Princeton High school in 1987.

Robert Cray - 1994-06-03 - Mesa, AZ (SBD)

Robert Cray 

1994-06-03

Mesa Amphitheatre

Mesa, AZ

Soundboard recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Smoking Gun

02. I Shiver

03. Right Next Door (Because Of Me)

04. You're Gonna Need Me

05. Labor Of Love

06. Reconsider Baby

07. The Last Time (I Get Burned Like This)

08. 1040 Blues

09. Our Last Time

Note: opened for Santana

Robert Cray - 1994-06-03 - Mesa, AZ (SBD)

I've seen Robert Cray in concert twice, both times in 1987. The first time, in April, he led-in for Eric Clapton at Madison Square Garden. Then I saw Cray again in August 1987 at Pier 84 in New York. He was the headline act with John Hiatt as his lead in. It was a fitting pairing since just as Hiatt had his commercial breakthrough that year, so did Cray. His album Strong Persuader, released in late 1986, climbed into the top 15 on the Billboard charts in 1987. 

This soundboard recording captures Cray 7 years after I saw him live, leading in for Santana in Arizona on June 3, 1994, 32 years ago today.

The Holmes Brothers - 1994-01-08 - Bethlehem, PA (Ex Aud)

The Holmes Brothers

1994-01-08

Geoffrey Daniels

Bethlehem, PA

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. intro

02. Will The Circle Be Unbroken

03. Amazing Grace

04. Shake Baby Shake

05. Get Myself Together

06. Baby, What You Want Me To Do

07. Hey Now Baby

08. When Something Is Wrong With My Baby

09. The More I Get, The More I Want

10. So Fine

11. unknown country song

2nd Set:

12. Sweet Home Chicago

13. Hi-Heeled Sneakers

14. unknown blues song

15. Big Boss Man

16. You Don't Know Like I Know

17. You're Gonna Make Me Cry

18. Down In Virginia

19. The Love You Save Might Be Your Own

20. None But The Righteous

21. Jesus Is Alright

22. Never Let Me Go

23. I Feel Like Praising Him

24. Baby Won't You Please Come Home

25. Do Lord Remember Me

The Holmes Brothers - 1994-01-08 - Bethlehem, PA (Ex Aud) 

1990s - #1: If you look at the page on this blog where I list all the concerts I've attended, (or peruse the countless lists in my book about all the shows I've seen), you won't see any mention of the Fabulous Holmes Brothers. That's because I saw them so many times, at so many different blues clubs in New York in the late 1980s that I lost count. For those of you unfamiliar with them, the New York Times described the band as playing “Timeless, deeply soulful and uplifting gospel-drenched blues, street corner doo-wop, ballads, R&B, country and funk." This excellent audience recording captures the Holmes Brothers in Bethlehem on January 8, 1994, 32 years ago this very day.

Farm Aid - 1994-09-18 - New Orleans, LA (TV SBD)

Farm Aid

1994-09-18

Louisiana Superdome

New Orleans, LA, 

TV SBD Recording

320 Kbps

Artwork Included

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

01. Country Home

02. Homegrown

03. Down By The River

04. All Along The Watchtower*

05. Piece of Crap

06. Change Your Mind

07. Farmer John

*with Willie Nelson

Gin Blossoms

01. Hold Me Down

02. Mrs. Rita

03. Idiot Summer

04. Until I Fall Away

05. Hands Are Tied

06. Cajun Song

07. 29

08. Allison Road

09. Hey Jealousy

Kris Kristofferson

01. Shipwrecked In The Eighties 

02. Slouching Toward The Millennium 

03. Moment Of Forever

04. New Mister Me 

05. They Killed Him 

06. Me and Bobby McGee

07. Johnny Lobo0

08. Sam's Song (Ask Any Working Girl) 

09. Here Comes That Rainbow Again 

10. Best Of All Possible Worlds 

11. Why Me 

Neville Brothers

01. Hey Pocky A-Way

02. Yellow Moon

03. Amazing Grace

04. One Love

05. The Grand Tour

06. Ayiti

07. Don't Take Away My Heaven

08. Let My People Go

09. Get Up, Stand Up

Spin Doctors

01. Jimmy Olsen's Blues

02. You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast

03. Big Fat Funky Booty

04. Cleopatra's Cat

05. Two Princes

06. What Time Is It?

07. Little Miss Can't Be Wrong

Willie Nelson

01. Dreaming Of A Little Cabin

02. A Beautiful Life

03. Peace In The Valley

04. Down Yonder

05. Me And Paul

06. Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You

07. Workin' Man Blues

08. If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time

09. Whiskey River > All Night

09. Funny How Time Slips Away > Crazy > Night Life

10. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys

11. Whiskey River > 

12. Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground

13. On the Road Again

14. You Were Always On My Mind

15. To All the Girls I've Loved Before

16. Will the Circle Be Unbroken > I'll Fly Away

Farm Aid - 1994-09-18 - New Orleans, LA (TV SBD)

Today, we bring you highlights from Farm Aid 1994, held in New Orleans on September 18, 1994, 31 years ago today.  This TV Soundboard recording captures full sets from two of the founders, Willie Nelson and Neil Young, as well as performances from the Gin Blossoms, Kris Kristofferson, the Neville Brothers, and the Spin Doctors.

The Grass Roots - 1994-06-04 - Summer Oldies Celebration, Pittsburgh, PA (FM)

The Grass Roots 

featuring Rob Grill

1994-06-04

3WS Summer Oldies Celebration #7

Three Rivers Stadium

Pittsburgh, PA

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Introduction

02. Sooner or Later

03. Let's Live for Today

04. Lovin' Things

05. Where Were You When I Needed You

06. Heaven Knows > Things I Should Have Said

07. Wait A Million Years

08. Two Divided By Love

09. Temptation Eyes

10. Midnight Confessions

11. WWSW-FM Outro

12. Rob Grill interview (backstage following performance)

The Grass Roots - 1994-06-04 - Summer Oldies Celebration, Pittsburgh, PA (FM)

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, WWSW-FM - branded 94.5 3WS - in Pittsburgh built a reputation as one of the premier "oldies" rock stations in the US.  In fact, the station would hold an annual "oldies festival" which would fill the 60,000 seat Three Rivers Stadium each year. This FM broadcast captures The Grass Rots at the 1994 version of the festival on June 4, 1994, 31 years ago today.  Also on the bill that day were Ronnie Spector, Jan & Dean, Get Back (a Beatles Tribute band) and James Brown.

Counting Crows - 1994-11-08 - Leeds, UK (FM)

Counting Crows

1994-11-08

Leeds Town And Country Club

Leeds, UK

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Rain King

02. Anna Begins

03. Time And Time Again (With Girl From The North Country intro)

04. Mr Jones

05. Jumpin Jesus 

06. Round Here

Counting Crows - 1994-11-08 - Leeds, UK (FM) 

1994: Someone must have had a premonition when they asked a then relatively unknown band to fill in for Van Morrison, who skipped his own induction, at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony on Janaury 16,1993. Later that year, that band released the album August & Everything, whihch went to #4 on the Billbaord charts in the strength of such songs as Mr. Jones, Round here and Rain King. The Counting Crows had arrived. This FM broadcast captures the band on tour in Europe in support of their stunning debut disc, on November 8, 1994, 3 decades years today.

Eric Clapton - 1994-11-07 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

Eric Clapton 

1994-11-07

The Fillmore 

San Francisco, CA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Motherless Child

02. Malted Milk

03. How Long

04. Kidman Blues

05. County Jail

06. .44

07. Blues all Day Long

08. Standin' Around Cryin'

09. Hoochie Coochie Man

10. It Hurts Me Too

11. Blues Before Sunrise

12. Third Degree

13. Reconsider Baby

14. Sinner's Prayer

15. I Can't Judge Nobody

16. Someday After A While

17. Tore Down

18. Have You Ever Loved A Woman

19. Crosscut Saw

20. Five Long Years

21. Crossroads

22. Groanin' the Blues

23. Ain't Nobody's Business

Eric Clapton - 1994-11-07 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

1994: In November 1994, Eric Clapton played series off shows at s,all intimate venues where the set list featured nothing but the blues. No Layla, no Sunshine Of Your Love, no Lay Down Sally, etc. Nope, EC went back to his roots and broke out ones blues classic after another. This soundboard recording captures Slowhand during that run, at the Fillmore in San Francisco, on November 7, 1994, 3 decades go today.

Santana - 1994-08-14 - Saugerties, NY (SBD)

Santana

1994-08-14

Woodstock 1994

Winston Farm

Saugerties, NY

Soundboard Recording

320 Kbps

Artwork Included

01. A Love Supreme 

02. Peace on Earth > Mother Earth > Third Stone From The Sun

03. Luz, Amor Y Vida

04. Angels All Around Us

05. Spirits Dancing In The Flesh

06. Somewhere in Heaven > Savor

07. Raul Rico Percussion Solo)

08. Percussions Solo)

09. Banter with Janie Hendrix

10. Make Somebody Happy > Get It In Your Soul

11. Wings Of Grace

12. Black Magic Woman > Gypsy Queen

13. Oye Como Va 

14. Toussaint L'Overture

15. Bacalao Con Pan

16. Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile)

17. Jingo

Santana - 1994-08-14 - Saugerties, NY (SBD)

Of all the band's to play Woodstock, few got as significant a career boost as Santana did. Their incendiary performance was featured in the movie and helped propel sales of their debut album, which would be released on August 30, 1969, to #4 on the Billboard charts. Incredibly, Sanatna almost didn't get to perform at Woodstock. When Bill Graham negotiated to have the Grateful Dead at the festival, he insisted that 1 of 2 other bands that he managed be on the bill. The 2 bands in question were It's A Beautiful Day and Santana. After listening to recordings of both groups, Michael Laing, who had helped organize Woodstock, couldn't decide between them. So he flipped a coin. Santana won and the rest is history.

Like his fellow Woodstock alum Joe Cocker, Santana also played at the 25th anniversary concert.  This soundboard recording captures that performance, on August 14, 1994, 30 years ago today.

Joe Cocker - 1994-08-13 - Saugerties, NY (SBD)

Joe Cocker
1994-08-13
Woodstock 1994
Winston Farm
Saugerties, NY
Soundboard Recording
320 Kbps
Artwork Included

01. Feelin' Alright 
02. Hitchcock Railway
03. You Can Leave Your Hat On
04. When The Night Comes
05. The Simple Things
06. Summer in the City 
07. Up Where We Belong
08. Shelter Me
09. Unchain My Heart 
10. The Letter 
11. With A Little Help From My Friends
12. Cry Me A River 
13. You Are So Beautiful 
14. High Time We Went

Joe Cocker - 1994-08-13 - Saugerties, NY (SBD)

At Woodstock on August 17, 1969, Joe Cocker did what others could only dream of, namely take a tune by the most famous and arguably greatest rock band of all time and make it his very own. Cocker closed his set with a cover of The Beatles' With A Little Help From My Friends, turning Ringo's sing along into a "gospel-flavored soulful spectacle and painting Joe as its mad maestro." Cocker’s recorded version of the song went on to hit #1 on the UK charts, was used as the theme song for hit TV show The Wonder Years, and is ranked as one of the greatest cover versions of all time, up there with Jimi's rendition of Dylan's All Along The Watchtower.

Twenty five years later, as captured in this soundboard recording, Cocker was on stage at the 25th anniversary concert celebrating the Woodstock Festival, on August 13, 1994, 3 decades ago this very day. Originally scheduled for August 13 and 14, Woodstock 1994 was billed as “2 more days of peace and music”, borrowing from the 1969 concert’s promotional posters. A 3rd day was eventually added on August 12.  Stop back at 4 pm tomorrow for another Woodstock veteran performing at the 25th anniversary show!

1994 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - 1994-01-19 - New York, NY (TV SBD)

1994 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductions

1994-01-19

Waldorf Astoria Hotel

New York, NY

TV Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

The Band

01. The Weight (with Eric Clapton)

Chuck Berry

01. Roll Over Beethoven (with Bob Weir, Bruce Hornsby)

Bob Weir

01. Wang Dang Doodle 

I Threes

01. One Love (with Ziggy Marley, Bono)

02. Redemption Song -

Bruce Springsteen

01. Come Together (with Axl Rose)

Jeff Beck

01. People Get Ready -

1994 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - 1994-01-19 - New York, NY (TV SBD)

The 1994 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction ceremony was another marked by both wonderous moments and lingering tensions. Jerry Garcia decided to skip the Grateful Dead's induction, though the rest of the band did their best to make light of the situation by bringing along a life size cardboard cut out of their lead guitarist.  Robbie Robertson of The Band was in attendance, but Levon Helm decided not to show up due to long running issues with Robertson. Paul McCartney, who skipped The Beatles' induction in 1988 due to legal dispues with his former bandmates and Yoko Ono, was on hand to induct John Lennon, He even hugged Ono at the end of his induction speech in an emotional reconciliation. If  only McCartney had performed in tribute to Lennon, instead of the odd pairing of Bruce Springsteen and Axl Rose who played Come Together. No one in attendance will ever forget Bono's tribute to the late Bob Marley - "Showman, shaman, human, Jamaican!" Perhaps the best musical moments of the night belonged to 2 men not inducted in 1994. Jeff Beck played a moving version of People Get Ready to honor Rod Stewart, who had to miss the ceremony due to an earthquake in Los Angeles.  And Chuck Berry strutted his stuff at the age of 68 on Roll Over Beethoven, backed by  Bob Weir and Bruce Hornsby.

This TV soundboard recording captures the musical highlights from that ceremony on January 19, 1994, 3 decades ago today.  A complete list of inductees is provided below.

Artist	Inducted By	Category
The Animals	Dave Pirner	Performer
The Band	Eric Clapton	Performer
Bob Marley	Bono	Performer
Duane Eddy	Mick Jones	Performer
Elton John	Axl Rose	Performer
The Grateful Dead	Bruce Hornsby	Performer
John Lennon	Paul McCartney	Performer
Rod Stewart	Jeff Beck	Performer
Johnny Otis	Etta James	Non-Performer
Willie Dixon	Chuck Berry	Early Influence

Gov't Mule - 1994-12-29 - Raleigh, NC (SBD)

Gov't Mule 

1994-12-29

Lake Boone Country Club

Raleigh, NC 

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Rocking Horse > 

02. Blind Man In The Dark > 

03. Mr. Big 

04. Chat & Tuning

05. Mother Earth 

06. Chat & Band Intros

07. End Of The Line 

08. Chat & Tuning

09. Monkey Hill > 

10. She's So Heavy Jam > 

11. Gambler's Roll 

12. The Same Thing 

13. Chat & Tuning

14. Left Coast Groovies > 

15. World Of Difference > 

16. Sin's A Good Man's Brother > 

17. Trane 

18. Encore Break

Encore:

19. Chat & Tuning

20. Just Got Pai

21. Don't Step On The Grass, Sam

Gov't Mule - 1994-12-29 - Raleigh, NC (SBD)

The Mule 1994 - Back To Back - #2:  As promised yesterday, here's the 2nd half of our Back To Back set featuring Gov't Mule in 1994.  This one is a soundboard recording from Raleigh from December 29, 1994, 29 years ago today.

Gov't Mule - 1994-12-28 - Asheville, NC (SBD)

Gov't Mule

1994-12-28

Be Here Now

Asheville, NC

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Rocking Horse > 

02. Blind Man In The Dark > 

03. Monkey Hill > 

04. She's So Heavy jam > 

05. Gambler's Roll

06. talking & tuning

07. In My Time Of Dying tease >

08. End Of The Line

09. The Same Thing

10. talking & tuning

11. Left Coast Groovies > 

12. World Of Difference (fade out) 

13. (fade in) World Of Difference (con't) > 

14. Sin's A Good Man's Brother > 

15. Trane > 

16. Third Stone jam > 

17. Mother Earth

18. talking & tuning

19. Just Got Paid

2nd Set:

20. talking & tuning

21. Mr. Big *

22. Steamroller Blues *+

23. talking/tuning

24. Dust My Broom (fade out) **

25. (fade in) Dust My Broom (con't) **> 

26. Look On Yonder Wall **> 

27. Dust My Broom **> 

28. Who Do You Love? **> 

29. Wang Dang Doodle **> 

30. Dust My Broom **

Encore:

31 tuning

32 In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed ***

* Kelee Holland on vocals

** Jeff Lancaster on guitar and Kelee Holland on vocals

*** Mike Barnes and Howie Johnson on guitar, Chipper Lunsford on drums and Jabba The Hut on mouth harp

+ first time played

Gov't Mule - 1994-12-28 - Asheville, NC (SBD)

The Mule 1994 - Back To Back - #1: In 1994, Warren Haynes and bassist Allen Woody of The Allman Brothers Band launched a side project called Gov’t Mule. Haynes and Woody, who were fans of power trios such as Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, recruited Matt Abts to handle the drums. The new band, affectionately known to its fans as The Mule, released their self titled debut album in October 1995. This soundboard recording captures The Mule about 10 months prior to the release of that disc, on December 28 1994, 29 years ago today, in Asheville.  Download his one, then come back tomorrow for the 2nd half of this Back To Back set.

Neil Young - 1994-10-02 - Bridge School, Mountain View, CA (SBD)

Neil Young

& Crazy Horse

1994-10-02

Bridge School Benefit

Shoreline Amphitheatre

Mountain View, CA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. All Along The Watchtower

02. The Needle And The Damage Done

03. My Heart

04. Prime Of Life

05. Drive By

06. Sleeps With Angels

07. Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)

08. Train Of Love

09. Change Your Mind

10. Piece Of Crap

Neil Young - 1994-10-02 - Bridge School, Mountain View, CA (SBD)

Neil Young 1994 - Back to Back - #2: As promised yesterday, here's oart 2 of our Back To Back set featuring Neil Young at the Bridge School Benefit in 1994. This one is a soundboard recording fromn October 2, 1994, 29 years ago this very day.

Neil Young - 1994-10-01 - Bridge School, Mountain View, CA (SBD)

Neil Young 

& Crazy Horse

1994-10-01

Bridge School Benefit

Shoreline Amphitheatre

Mountain View, CA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. All Along The Watchtower (missing)

02. The Needle And The Damage Done (missing)

03. My Heart

04. Prime Of Life

05. Drive By

06. Sleeps With Angels

07. Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)

08. Train Of Love

09. Change Your Mind

10. Piece Of Crap

11. Outro

Neil Young - 1994-10-01 - Bridge School, Mountain View, CA (SBD) 

Neil Young 1994 - Back to Back - #1: Neil Young has always believed in the power of rock and roll to create political and social change. Just think about songs like Ohio, Hungerton, the 2006 CSNY Freedom of Speech Tour to protest the War in Iraq, and his contributions to Farm Aid. Another social cause that Neil has championed has a far more personal connection. His son Ben is afflicted with cerebral palsy, so Neil and former wife Peggy founded The Bridge School, to help children with severe speech and physical impairments. Every year from 1986 to 2016, with the exception of 1987, Neil has hosted a benefit concert to raise funds for the Bridge School. This soundboard recording captures Neil and Crazy Horse at the Bridge School benefit on October 1, 1994, 29 years ago this very day.  Download this one, then come back tomorrow for part 2 of this Back to Back Set.