Willie Simpson

Tag: Jerry Lee Lewis

  • Jimi Hendrix, Hear My Train A Comin'

    You’d suspect on a site like mine, there would be no shortage of Jimi Hendrix material to peruse through, but alas, this is the first one I’ve got.  It’s not for lack of love for the man, as in fact, I possess great quantities of the emotion for the guy.  I sit firmly in the…

  • John Lennon Was Wrong About Bob Dylan's New Morning LP

    Here is an exchange between John Lennon and Jann S. Wenner of Rolling Stone Magazine on Bob Dylan’s 1970 release New Morning, ” WENNER: What do you think of Dylan’s album? LENNON: I thought it wasn’t much. Because I expect more–maybe I expect too much from people – but I expect more. I haven’t been…

  • My Top 100 Youtube Favorites, a Retrospective, Part 3

    We knocked off 100-50, now its time to begin rounding off the list of my 100 favorite youtube videos with part 3.  In this list you’re gonna find a lot of amazing super groups, all-star pair ups, and ultra rare collaborations!  Let’s begin the magical mystery tour right now! #49.  John Lennon, Jealous Guy –…

  • Carl Perkins and Friends, Rockabilly School

    It’s a star studded part 97 on my youtube countdown, and the stakes are getting higher, and the stars are getting hotter as we close in on 100!  This time I have the undeniably fantastic performance of Carl Perkins and his super friends from the 1985 concert Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session.  Get this. …

  • Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Mean Woman Blues/Blue Suede Shoes

    In part 47 of my youtube countdown I present to you two titans of classic rock and roll.  Jerry Lee Lewis, the Killer, and Carl Perkins, the king of rockabilly, united, as they often were, having a ball playing a medley of “Mean Woman Blues,” and “Blue Suede Shoes.”  This video is a blast of…

  • Jerry Lee Lewis, I'm On Fire

    Woohoo!  Welcome to the 40th entry in my now glorious youtube favorites countdown.  In it, I bring you a breathtaking clip of pure rock and roll power, Jerry Lee Lewis singing “I’m On Fire.”  “I’m On Fire” was a 1964 single Jerry released at the height of his anti-fame, meaning the time when the public…

  • My Favorite Videos on Youtube, Part 1, LITTLE RICHARD, WOOO!!!

    First of all, welcome to post #1 of my new website.  An historic happening indeed, right up there with the invention of the color green.  How to begin…Well, I think it’ll be fun to start with a new series where I post EVERY video in my favorite list from youtube.  For the most part, these…