FEBRUARY 15: The Coasters, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Charles, Paul Butterfield, James Cotton and Albert King ROCK IN THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…

 FEBRUARY 15^th

IN THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…

 

February 15, 1957:

 The Coasters record "Searchin'", which will reach #3 in the US and become the first of their ten Billboard Top 40 hits...

February 15, 1958:

Jerry Lee Lewis performs

"Great Balls of Fire"

on American Bandstand…

February 15, 1962:

Ray Charles records

"I Can't Stop Loving You"

at United Studios in Hollywood, California…

 The tune will go on to top both the US and UK charts and would be included on the LP "Modern Sounds In Country / Western Music", which would lead the Billboard album chart for 14 weeks…

February 15, 1968:

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The James Cotton Blues Band and Albert King play at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA…

Check out part of the Albert King set…

FEBRUARY 15^th ROCKS

in THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…

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OCTOBER 3, 1954 – STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN HITS THE PLANET!!!

WHAT CAN BE WRITTEN ABOUT STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN? 

Just Google the cat, go to You Tube, whatever…

BUT, here’s just a taste of his GENIUS…

This is his last concert… 

Here's Stevie at Montreux:

Check him out—With his BRO!
—on the double neck...

Stevie KILLIN’ Voo Doo Chile 
back in 1987…

Playin’ THE BLUES with some of his heroes: An all star cast jam with BB King, Albert King, Dr. John, Paul Butterfield, Phil Collins, Etta James, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Billy Ocean, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton…

And some more from that same show…

Stevie at home on 

“Austin City Limits"...

This is where I first heard him and thought,

“DAMN, THIS CAT IS SOMEBODY!!!”

R.I.P. STEVIE

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