For over forty years the Glastonbury Festival, held each year in the southwest of England, has been a great source of good rock and roll entertainment. In the 1970′s you may have seen T.Rex or David Bowie there. In the 1980′s, there was The Cure, Elvis Costello and Jackson Browne. In the 1990′s it got even louder with Radiohead, Primal Scream, Sinead O’Connor and R.E.M.

On June 26, 2004, Paul McCartney showed up and introduced a song that he stated was written specifically for “Glasto.” “Follow Me” had never appeared on a McCartney release or been performed in public before this night. Paul performs it on acoustic guitar accompanied with his touring band of Rusty Anderson (guitar), Brian Ray (bass), Abe Laboriel Jr. (drums, percussion), and Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (keyboards). A studio version was released 15 months later on his September 2005 album Chaos And Creation In The Backyard, and he also included it in the setlist of his 2005 “US” tour.

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Here are some Amazon links to read more on, or purchase, some music related to this post:

1) Chaos And Creation In The Backyard 2005 CD release containing the studio version of “Follow Me”.

2) Paul McCartney – The Space Within US 2006 DVD featuring live performances from Paul McCartney’s 2005 “US” tour, including a nice live version of “Follow Me”.

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For those of you Buddy Holly fans who have been getting in to the ‘Rave On’ tribute CD released last June, I have good news. There is another tribute CD for Buddy coming out on September 6th, 2011, one day before the 75th anniversary of his birth. The CD is titled Listen To Me: Buddy Holly and contains 16 Buddy Holly originals performed by 16 artists including Think It Over by Ringo Starr. I have placed a link below if you want to order/pre-order this through Amazon. Here is the track listing and musicians (many of which you are sure to recognize):

1) Not Fade Away – Stevie Nicks
2) Maybe Baby – Pat Monahan
3) Listen To Me – Brian Wilson
4) I’m Lookin’ For Someone To Love – Imelda May
5) True Love Ways – Jackson Browne
6) Peggy Sue – Cobra Starship
7) Take Your Time – The Fray
8) Think It Over – Ringo Starr
9) Crying Waiting Hoping – Chris Isaak
10) That’ll Be The Day – Linda Ronstadt
11) Words Of Love – Jeff Lynne
12) Well All Right – Lyle Lovett
13) Learning The Game – Natalie Merchant
14) Everyday – Patrick Stump
15) It’s So Easy – Zooey Deschanel
16) Raining In My Heart – Eric Idle

Listen To Me: Buddy Holly

Amazon links related to this post:

1) Listen To Me: Buddy Holly – 2011 Buddy Holly tribute CD featuring Ringo Starr and many other artists (see above for details).

2) Rave On Buddy Holly – This is a tribute to Buddy Holly featuring cover performances by The Black Keys, Modest Mouse, She & Him, Kid Rock, Patti Smith, My Morning Jacket, Fiona Apple, Nick Lowe, Graham Nash, Lou Reed and Paul McCartney performing It’s So Easy.

3) Maybe Baby: Original Soundtrack Featuring Music From And Inspired By (2000 Film) – 2000 soundtrack featuring Paul McCartney’s cover of Buddy Holly’s Maybe Baby

4) The Real Buddy Holly Story – 2004 DVD of 1987 narrative film about the life of Buddy Holly. Hosted by Paul McCartney.

5) More Amazon links for your favorite Beatles-related music: The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

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For every October since it’s origin in 1986 (except 1987), musician extraordinaire Neil Young and his wife Pegi have organized the Bridge School Benefit Concerts. The concerts are always held in Mountain View, California as the Bridge School is in nearby Hillsborough. Proceeds benefit the Bridge School, which assists children with severe physical impairments and complex communication needs. A main emphasis of the charity effort is the use of advanced augmentative and alternative communication systems and assistive technology. Neil always hosts the benefit and, of course, performs at each of them, as well. Over the years he has had a very impressive line-up of musicians in the line-up including Crosby, Stills & Nash, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, Don Henly, Jackson Browne, Sammy Hagar, Elton John, Pearl Jam, Elvis Costello, Steve Miller, REM, Metallica…and the list goes on and on. As a general rule, the performers use acoustic instruments.

The 18th Bridge School Benefit Concert from October 23-24, 2004 included The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tony Bennett, Sonic Youth, Eddie Vedder and Paul McCartney, among others. This week’s BROW was recorded midway through Paul’s performance when he calls Neil Young up on stage with him to perform together on one of Neil’s classics from the 1970 album After The Gold Rush. This is Only Love Can Break Your Heart, a change-of-pace feature that I hope you’ll enjoy. Thanks much for stopping by this week.

Paul McCartney (left) and Neil Young performing together at the 2004 Bridge School Benefit in Mountain View, CA

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