So I recently re-connected with an old and very dear friend of mine from New Jersey I had lost touch with for the last several years, which reunion I was happy enough about to be inspired to make a custom ringtone for her on my sail foam. I settled on this great old song from the Fastest Guitarist In The West, otherwise referred to as the great Alvin Lee. It’s good enough that I thought I’d put it out here, just for grins.
Lee’s star began its rise after his performance at Woodstock, his fame then cemented by a confirmational tenure as singer/guitarist/songwriter/frontman for Ten Years After—a pop-chart-hitmaker outfit he decided to walk away from in preference for a long, stellar solo career playing more bluesy stuff like the above toothsome confection. He would go on to work with just about everybody who’s anybody in the rock and roll universe, bless his heart, and kept on a-rockin’ until his death in Spain in 2013. God rest ye, Alvin, and thanks for all the good music you left for us.
Proto-punk
Mike, not sure if you help me out here but I can’t see the video. No dice via my Spanish ISP nor from a US one using VPN. I had been an Alvin Lee fan in the early days and I’d like to take in the bluesy confection.
How about just a direct link, Henry?
https://youtu.be/rxN6mVprCMY
See if that’ll work for ya, let me know if it doesn’t.
Yes, that worked. Many thanks. Enjoying it now.