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Like a Coin That Won’t Get Tossed

Posted Sat, May 03, 2008 at 2:17 pm by Todd Levy

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Neil Young

Song
Old Man

Date
Tue, February 23, 1971

Venue
BBC Studios

Location
London, England

My friend Bob Ferdman has been kind enough to write some guest posts here on Jamtopia (see his thoughts on Wilco and My Morning Jacket) so I asked him if there was anything he'd like me to feature in honor of his birthday today.

Well I'm not sure if he was being ironic or not but his request was Neil Young's Old Man. And so here it is, a beautiful version of this tune from February 23rd, 1971 at the BBC Studios in London.

There are just two instruments on this version... no banjo, no James Taylor, and definitely no Linda Ronstadt... just one Martin D-45 and one truly remarkable voice.

To stand alone with nothing but your voice, instrument & more importantly your sole [sic] is completely revealing of what you have to offer.
— HansomeAssasin

And since I know Bob likes to watch concert videos on the go, I though he'd appreciate that you can get the entire show in mp4 format — perfect for iPod or PSP.

Want more Neil? Shop for Neil Young concert DVDs on Jamtopia.

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Farm Aid: 20th Anniversary DVD Preorder

Posted Sat, March 01, 2008 at 4:09 pm by Todd Levy

Preorder Farm Aid:
20th Anniversary
at Amazon

Well it only took a little over 2 1/2 years, but on April 1st you'll be able to relive the 20th Anniversary Farm Aid show that took place September 18th, 2005 at The Tweeter Center, Tinley Park, Illinois.

This is just one disc, but it's packed with over 2 1/2 hours of music from a range artists including Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson, and John Mellencamp (all of whom are on the Farm Aid board of directions) plus Widespread Panic, Wilco, Buddy Guy & John Mayer, Los Lonely Boys, Emmylou Harris and more.

Farm Aid started as a benefit concert in 1995, but has since become a larger aid organization that works to increase awareness of and lobby for the importance of family farms, in addition to the annual concert.

See the track list for Farm Aid: 20th Anniversary DVD...

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Cortez the Killer for Humanity

Posted Tue, December 25, 2007 at 10:32 pm by Todd Levy

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Gov't Mule w/ Dave Matthews

Song
Cortez the Killer

Date
Sat, December 16, 2006

Venue
Christmas Jam at Asheville Civic Center

Location
Asheville, NC

For the past 19 years, Warren Haynes has been melting faces for charity at his annual Christmas Jam to benefit Habitat for Humanity (donate online).

Here's a clip from the 2006 show, a Gov't Mule cover of Cortez the Killer with special guest Dave Matthews — a semi-reprise of Warren's appearance with Dave Matthews Band in Central Park 2003 (video below).

The sold-out 2007 Christmas Jam featured G Love, Frampton, Hornsby, and more. Visit Asheville Citizen-Times for a review of the show and some videos. The comment thread alone is worth the click. Brilliance.

Cortez the Killer originally appeared on the frequently overlooked album Zuma by Neil Young & Crazy Horse.

Props to Funkamedic for posting this video.