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Comedy

Victor Borge Was Very Funny

Truly. This is Borge’s version of Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. The other guy isn’t credited in the notes. He’s funny too.

Rock

The Blasters: American Music

The Blasters performance above is from the first Farm Aid in 1985. I wasn’t familiar with the band, but a site visitor sent me a clip and the unfortunate...

Pop

Bobby Darin: “Splish Splash”

Bobby Darin — born in 1936 as Robert Walden Cassotto in the Bronx — accomplished a lot in his life, which only lasted 34 years. Here is a short bio...

Blues

John Mayall: Oh, Pretty Woman

The above, which features Mick Taylor, was recorded at John Mayall’s 70th birthday concert in 2003. It’s not the Roy Orbison song. Mayall is a...

Rock

More on Henry Mancini, Sort Of

I ran across a couple of versions of The Peter Gunn Theme by the late, great Roy Buchanan while looking for Henry Mancini clips. It’s quite a tribute to...