Radio Free Rotman returns tonight with the first show of the New Year. It was going to be the usual mix with a mention to the passing away of Ian Tyson last month. Then the shock came about the sudden demise of Jeff Beck this past week, a man whose music and distinctive guitar playing has been part of my musical life since the early teens with “Heart Full of Soul”. Thus I assembled a selective sampling of his works from his extensive discography over the decades from the Yardbirds in 1966 to his last release with Johnny Depp just four months ago. Lucinda Williams, Johnny Copeland, John Hammond, John Lee Hooker and Inara George with Van Dyke Parks compliment tonight’s program for your listening pleasure.
- TimeTitleArtistAlbum
- --Ian and SylviaThe Best of the Vanguard YearsFour Strong Winds
- --The YardbirdsHaving a Rave UpHeart Full of Soul
- --The YardbirdsHaving a Rave UpShapes of Things
- --Jeff BeckTruthOld Man River
- --Jeff BeckTruthBeck’s Bolero
- --Jeff Beck GroupBeck-OlaJailhouse Rock
- --Beck Bogert & AppiceBeck Bogert & Appice LiveSuperstition
- --Jeff BeckShe’s A Woman
- --Jeff BeckBlow By BlowDiamond Dust
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- --Jeff BeckWiredGoodbye Pork Pie Hat
- --Jeff BeckWiredSophie
- --Jeff BeckJeff Beck’s Guitar ShopTwo Rivers
- --Jeff BeckLoud HailerThe Revolution Will Be Televised
- --Jeff BeckLoud HailerScared For The Children
- --Jeff Beck and Johnny DeppJeff Beck/Johnny DeppCaroline No
- --Jeff Beck and Johnny DeppJeff Beck/Johnny DeppWhat’s Going On
- --Jeff Beck and Johnny DeppJeff Beck/Johnny DeppThis Is A Song for Miss Heddy Lamar
- --Lucinda WilliamsLucinda WilliamsChange The Locks
- --Johnny CopelandCatch Up With The BluesRain
- --John HammondSo Many RoadsI Want You To Love Me
- --Jay McShannThe Last of the Blue Devils‘Taint Nobody’s Business If I Do
- --John Lee HookerChill OutDeep Blue Sea
- --Inara George and Van Dyke ParksAn InvitationNight Happens