Morning Bluesky People.I posted this a while back, but it’s become a regular part of my Sunday morning listening routine, so worth another share. Bonnie Raitt, Right Down the Line (2012) A perfect take on the Gerry Rafferty classic. #BonnieRaitt #GerryRafferty #Slipstream #SundayListening

Art Blakey 🎉 & The Jazz Messengers #musicbirthday Along Came Betty song.link/AlongCameBetty #musicchallenge #musicsky

Yola – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Live at Farm Aid, 2019) She turns Elton’s classic into something raw and soulful, all power, no pretence. A stunning performance. #Yola #GoodbyeYellowBrickRoad #EltonJohn

Curtis Harding – Cast Away (Soul Power, 2014) One of the darker moments on his debut slow, shadowy soul with real weight behind it. #CurtisHarding #CastAway #SoulPower #Soul

GA-20 – I Don’t Mind Recorded at Rare Signals in Cambridge, MA. Blues stripped to its bare bones, soulful vocals, slow burn groove, and no wasted notes. #GA20 #IDontMind #Blues #Soul #Volume2

Robert Plant – I Never Will Marry From his new Saving Grace album. A Carter Family song reimagined ,slower, darker, and stripped to the bone. What was once a pledge becomes something closer to a haunting. #RobertPlant #SavingGrace #INeverWillMarry #CarterFamily #Folk

Alvin Lee – The Bluest Blues (1994, feat. George Harrison) A beautiful track from his Nineteen Ninety Four album. Harrison’s slide solo is pure soul , Lee matches him with one of his best. Understated, aching, and timeless. #AlvinLee #GeorgeHarrison #TheBluestBlues #1994 youtu.be/rB6OlJqV1rQ?...

Canned Heat – Going Up the Country (1970) That flute, that groove, pure open road energy. Sounds like escape bottled and played through a grin. #CannedHeat #GoingUpTheCountry #BluesRock

Buddy Guy Blues Band backing Big Mama Thornton on Ball & Chain (1970). Guy & his brother Phil trade riffs, A.C. Reed’s sax cuts in, Below and Myers keep it tight. Big Mama opens the gate and they all pour through it. #BuddyGuy #BigMama #BallAndChain #ClassicBlues

The Bros. Landreth – Knuckles (feat. Bonnie Raitt) New one off the forthcoming Dog Ear album. Tight harmonies, tasteful slide, and Raitt’s touch right where it counts. File under rootsy, warm, no wasted moves. #TheBrosLandreth #BonnieRaitt #Knuckles #DogEar #RootsRock

I like to imagine that in some alternate universe Springsteen’s in the White House instead of the current fascist cockwomble. They say voters get the leaders they deserve, but in this case, America chose the wrong Boss.

Morning Bluesky People. Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City Bleak, beautiful, and quietly devastating. Just a man, a guitar, and the sound of the American dream falling apart. Somehow feels pretty on point right now. #BruceSpringsteen #AtlanticCity #Nebraska

Angélique Kidjo – Tiny Desk Concert (with Sampa The Great). Pure joy and power. Mother Nature, Afirika, Pata Pata, energy, rhythm, and love poured out in every note. #AngeliqueKidjo #TinyDesk #NPRMusic #SampaTheGreat youtu.be/7rzGNL28Js0?...

Good morning, Bluesky. Billie Holiday and a room full of jazz legends. Fine and Mellow, 1957. No better way to ease into the day. #BillieHoliday #FineAndMellow #Jazz

Gillian Welch – Six White Horses. Banjo, harmonica, that hand clap rhythm, with Dave Rawlings right there keeping it locked in. Sounds like it’s from another age. #GillianWelch #SixWhiteHorses #DaveRawlings #Folk #Americana

Robert Plant – Too Far From You One of the standouts on Saving Grace. Written by Sarah Siskind, and here Plant shares the vocal with Suzi Dian. It’s stripped back but rich in feel ,a reminder of how strong simple songs can be. #RobertPlant #SavingGrace #SarahSiskind #TooFarFromYou

Been listening to Robert Plant’s new Saving Grace album , really impressive. While at it, I dipped back into his catalogue and was reminded how good 29 Palms is, dripping in 80s production in the best way. #RobertPlant #SavingGrace #29Palms

Astounding song from an incredible album. Susan Tedeschi and Mark Rivers trading lines, gospel harmonies behind them, Trucks with a solo that’s a bit good. #TedeschiTrucksBand #TakeMeAsIAm #IAmTheMoon

Harvey Andrews – Hey! Sandy (1972) Written after Kent State, where students were shot for protesting the war. A reminder of how fragile democracy can be ,then and now. #HarveyAndrews #HeySandy #KentState #ProtestSong #Folk

Always loved how Talking Heads twisted Al Green’s original into something leaner and stranger. Soul put through a New Wave filter. #TalkingHeads #TakeMeToTheRiver #AlGreen

Tank and The Bangas – NPR Tiny Desk (2017) “Boxes And Squares,” “Quick,” and “Rollercoasters.” A mix of funk, R&B, jazz, and hip-hop poetry ,pure New Orleans energy at its best. #TankAndTheBangas #TinyDesk #NPR

Saw this in a charity shop window and had to grab it. Elton John in full 70s splendour ,feathers, sequins, shades ,with Nigel Olsson’s kit behind him. Pure theatre, pure era. #EltonJohn #NigelOlsson

Yussef Dayes – Live at Joshua Tree Desert sky, rolling grooves, and rhythms that feel endless. Dayes stretches time on the kit, the band moving like one long breath. #YussefDayes #JoshuaTree #LiveJazz #Drums

INSTANT ALTER, Stanley Clarke, Natasha Agrama & Emilio Modeste – Oração Ao Tempo (2025) A Caetano Veloso classic, given new life. Clarke’s bass grounds it, Agrama’s vocal glides, Modeste’s sax colours the space. Produced by Kassa Overall. #InstantAlter #StanleyClarke #NatashaAgrama

Phil Collins – I Wish It Would Rain Down (1989) Collins’ solo work can veer towards schmaltzy, but this one lands different. Huge production, gospel lift, and Clapton’s guitar gives it much needed weight. #PhilCollins #EricClapton #IWishItWouldRainDown #1989 #PopSoul

Anders Osborne – Mind of a Junkie (2012) From Black Eye Galaxy. Slow-building, candid lyrics on addiction, with a guitar solo that stretches and burns. A stark self portrait that doesn’t flinch. #AndersOsborne #MindOfAJunkie #BlackEyeGalaxy #2012

Danny Thompson feat. John Martyn & Kathy Mattea – May You Never (Transatlantic Sessions) Danny Thompson (1939–23 Sept 2025). His bass gave this session its quiet strength, framing Martyn and Mattea perfectly a glimpse of why he was so loved. #DannyThompson #JohnMartyn #KathyMattea #MayYouNever

PJ Harvey – Rid of Me (Live, Sydney Olympic Park 2001) Grainy archive footage, but the performance cuts sharp. Harvey spits fire, guitar jagged and relentless, raw and untamed. #PJHarvey #RidOfMe #Live2001

Goodnight Bluesky people.

Breaking from the usual blues, jazz, and neo,soul I lean on , for these posts. This is immense. Lindsey Buckingham, Big Love (Solo, Live at Saban Theatre) Fleetwood Mac’s 1987 track stripped to voice and guitar. Finger-picking fierce, every note hits. #LindseyBuckingham #BigLove

Brittany Howard & Herbie Hancock – Both Sides Now (Kennedy Center Honors, 2021) Joni Mitchell’s classic reimagined. Howard’s voice carries the song with power and tenderness, while Hancock’s piano frames it with quiet elegance. #BrittanyHoward #HerbieHancock #BothSidesNow #JoniMitchell #Live2021

Jazz Sabbath – Fairies Wear Boots (2020) Heavy classic turned into jazz. They spin the Sabbath riff through brass and swing surprising, but it works. #JazzSabbath #FairiesWearBoots #JazzCover #2020

Ezra Collective – God Gave Me Feet For Dancing (Live, Glastonbury 2025) Cool British jazz with horns, drums, and bass pushing each other along. Bright, rhythmic, full of bounce built to move you. #EzraCollective #GodGaveMeFeetForDancing #JazzFusion #Glastonbury2025 #BritishJazz

Tank And The Bangas – Black Folk (Live from Esplanade Studios) Tarriona Ball leading a chorus of voices that feel alive and restless. Roots, soul, and a touch of protest rolled in together. #TankAndTheBangas #BlackFolk #EsplanadeStudios

Yussef Dayes ft. Rocco Palladino & Charlie Stacey – Yesterday Princess Bass, drums, keys: tight interplay from the start. It’s jazz reimagined, respectful to Stanley Clarke’s legacy but pushing forward with fresh edge. #YussefDayes #YesterdayPrincess #JazzFusion #StanleyClarke

Robert Glasper – Reckoner (Live at Capitol Studios, 2014) Radiohead’s track reimagined. Glasper stretches it into jazz fusion , keys, space, and atmosphere letting the melody hang in new light. #RobertGlasper #Radiohead #Reckoner #JazzFusion

Moonchild – Not Sorry (feat. Jill Scott & Rapsody) (2025) Jazz, tinged neo soul. Moonchild set the mood, Jill Scott drops in midway with a sharp verse, and Rapsody closes it out. Smooth but tough. #Moonchild #JillScott #Rapsody #NotSorry #NeoSoul #JazzSoul #2025

Feels like a jazz tip Sunday that might drift into hip hop later. BADBADNOTGOOD & V.C.R – Found A Light (Beale Street) Loose drums, smooth keys, horns sliding in easy. #BADBADNOTGOOD #VCR #FoundALight #BealeStreet #JazzHop

Dave Alvin – Highway 61 Revisited Dylan’s version had bite, Alvin’s is dark. The baritone pulls it lower, the guitar stripped bare. A cover that walks in the shadows. #DaveAlvin #Highway61Revisited #DylanCover #RootsRock

John Martyn – Glory Box (Live cover) Apologies for the video quality, but the performance is top notch. Martyn reshapes the Portishead track with atmospheric guitar and that unmistakable voice. #JohnMartyn #GloryBox #Portishead #Live

Otis Taylor Band – Hey Joe (Live) Taylor slows it down and lets the tension build. Guitar trades lines with Anne Harris on violin, her playing gives the song a sharper, haunted edge. #OtisTaylor #AnneHarris #HeyJoe #BluesCover #Live

Dave Matthews Band feat. Warren Haynes – Cortez the Killer Neil Young’s classic stretched out live. Matthews keeps it steady, Haynes’ guitar brings weight and colour. #DaveMatthewsBand #WarrenHaynes #CortezTheKiller #NeilYoung #Live

Tedeschi Trucks Band & Leon Russell – The Letter (Live at LOCKN’, 2015 / released 2025) From the new Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited set. Russell on piano, Tedeschi on lead vocal, the band turning a classic into a heavy blues-rock workout. #TedeschiTrucksBand #LeonRussell #TheLetter #Live2025

Bruce Springsteen & Tom Morello – The Ghost of Tom Joad (live) Springsteen’s stark ballad rebuilt as a storm. Morello rips into it with one of his fiercest solos anger and fire where the original was hushed. #BruceSpringsteen #TomMorello #TheGhostOfTomJoad #Live

John Lee Hooker & Booker T. Jones – I Cover the Waterfront Hooker keeps it low and steady, Booker T colours it with organ. Sparse, unhurried, and all the stronger for it. #JohnLeeHooker #BookerTJones #ICoverTheWaterfront #Blues

Morning blues people. Rory Gallagher – Tattoo’d Lady (Live, Cork Opera House 1987) Gallagher in full flight sharp, fiery, and all heart. A reminder of how live blues should hit. #RoryGallagher #Tattoo’dLady #LiveBlues #1987

Al Kooper & Shuggie Otis – Lookin’ For A Home (1969) Shuggie was 15 when this was cut. When the guitar drops it’s astounding confident and fluent well beyond his years. Kooper keeps the organ steady, framing it perfectly. #AlKooper #ShuggieOtis #LookinForAHome #1969

Bettye LaVette – I Hold No Grudge (2020) Nina Simone cut it first in 1966. LaVette takes it on here with a steady, seasoned voice, calm, direct, no bitterness. #BettyeLaVette #NinaSimone #IHoldNoGrudge

Timmy Thomas – Why Can’t We Live Together (1973) Spare organ groove, simple beat, and that voice: part plea, part demand. A minimalist soul cut that stood out in the ’70s and still cuts through now. #TimmyThomas #WhyCantWeLiveTogether

Aretha Franklin – One Step Ahead (1965) Soulful and understated. Famously sampled by Mos Def on Ms. Fat Booty (1999). Aretha’s phrasing is measured and precise, every word landing with intent. #ArethaFranklin #OneStepAhead #MosDef #MsFatBooty #Soul