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??/??/1939
Bill Laswell
CommentPBS Soundstage performance

Bill Laswell -- bass & sound production
Ustad Sultan Khan -- sarangi, vocals
Zakir Hussein -- tablas
Nils Petter Molvaer -- trumpet
Karsh Kale -- drums
Alyb Dieng -- drums/percussion
Pharaoh Sanders -- sax
Toshinoro Kondo -- trumpet
Unknown -- keyboards
FM Sousa Moday -- kora
Hamid Drake -- drums
Buckethead -- guitar
DJ Disk -- DJ
Brain -- drums
Grandmixer DXT -- MC and DJ
Bootsy Collins -- MC
Unknown -- clowns and MCs
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??/??/1974
Herbie Hancock & the Headhunters
Set 1Butterfly
Interlude >
Chameleon
CommentPBS Soundstage

Herbie Hancock - Keyboards, Vocals
Bennie Maupin - Tenor Saxophone, Vocals
Paul Jackson - Electric Bass
Bill Summers - Percussion, Vocals
Mike Clark - Drums
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??/??/1974
Donovan
Set 1Rock & Roll Souljer
Catch the Wind
Salvation Stomp
Laleña
How Silly
There Is a Mountain
The Ordinary Family
Traveling Light
Happiness Runs
Colours
CommentDonovan - acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals
-- special guests --
David Bromberg - acoustic guitar on t08
John Sebastian - harmonica on t08
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??/??/1975
Downbeat Jazz Reader's Poll Awards
Set 1Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
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Spain
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In A Sentimental Mood
Weather Report
Straight Life
Take The A-Train
Comment"PBS Soundstage"

Chick Corea - Electric Piano
Quincy Jones - Grand Piano
George Benson - Guitar
Stanley Clarke - Electric & Double Bass
Freddie Hubbard - Trumpet
Hubert Laws - Flute
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone
McCoy Tyner - Grand Piano
Airto Moreira - Percussion
Bill Waltrous - Trombone
Rashaan Roland Kirk - Saxophones
Lenny White - Drums
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11/06/1976
Jackson Browne
Set 1The Fuse
Rock Me On The Water
Late For The Sky
The Road And The Sky
Farther On
Fountain Of Sorrow
Before The Deluge
Walking Slow
I Thought I Was A Child
The Pretender
CommentPerformance with band.
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??/??/1976
Downbeat Jazz Reader's Poll Awards
Set 1?
Lopsy Lu
Breezin'
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Nancy With The Laughing Face
Autumn Leaves
Falling Grace
Kind Of Blue
All Blues
Comment"PBS Soundstage"

Chick Corea - Grand Piano, Electric Piano
George Benson - Guitar
Ron Carter - Double Bass
Stanley Clarke - Electric & Double Bass
Gary Burton - Vibes
Jean-Luc Ponty - Violin
Bill Waltrous - Trombone
Sonny Fortune - Saxophone
Thad Jones - Trumpet
Billy Cobham - Drums
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02/22/1977
Santana
Set 1Carnaval
Let The Children Play
Jugando
Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)
Revelations
Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen
Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile)
Give Me Love
Maria Caracoles
Comment"PBS Soundstage"
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03/17/1977
B.B. King
Set 1Ain't That Loving You Baby
Today I Started Loving You Again
The Feeling Is Gone >
Stormy Monday
Drifting Blues
Let The Good Times Roll
How Blue Can You Get?
I Like To Live The Love
Outside Help
Lie A Little
The Thrill Is Gone
It's My Own Fault >
Blues Medley
Commentbroadcast date: 4/9/77
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07/01/1978
Al Green
Set 1L-O-V-E
Tired Of Being Alone
Let's Stay Together
You Oughta Be With Me
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?
Belle
I Feel Good
Dream
Love And Happiness
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11/20/1979
Chick Corea & Friends
Set 1Cicily
Spain$
Hot News Blues$
Children's Song No. 2 & 6^
The Duet Suite^
Soft And Gentle#^
Love Castle
My One And Only Love
Whispering*
Chick Corea Piano Solo
Summertime$
CommentPBS Soundstage

Chick Corea - Keyboards
Bunny Brunel - Bass
Tom Brechtlien - Drums

* - w/ Al Jarreau On Vocals
^ - w/ Gary Burton On Vibes
# - w/ Gayle Moran On Vocals
$ - w/ Al, Gayle & Gary
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??/??/1982
Etta James
Set 1Groove Me (Dr. John, Etta James and Allen Toussaint)
Such A Night (Dr. John)
Right Place Wrong Time (Dr. John)
Something's Got A Hold On Me (Etta James)
Tell Mama (Etta James)
Sugar On The Floor (Etta James)
I'd Rather Go Blind (Dr. John and Etta James)
What Do You Want The Girl To Do - Allen Toussaint
With You In Mind - Allen Toussaint
Life (Dr. John and Allen Toussaint)
Amazing Grace (Dr. John, Etta James and Allen Toussaint)
What'd I Say (Etta James)
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??/??/1982
Etta James, Dr. John & Alan Toussaint
Set 1show intro
Groove Me (Dr. John, Etta James and Allen Toussaint)
Dr. John talks
Such A Night (Dr. John)
Right Place Wrong Time (Dr. John)
Dr. John talks about Etta James
Something's Got A Hold On Me (Etta James)
Tell Mama (Etta James)
Sugar On The Floor (Etta James)r
Dr. John talks
I'd Rather Go Blind (Dr. John and Etta James)
Etta James talks about Allen Toussaint
What Do You Want The Girl To Do - Allen Toussaint
With You In Mind - Allen Toussaint
Allen Toussaint talks about Dr. John
Life (Dr. John and Allen Toussaint)
Allen Toussaint talks
Amazing Grace (Dr. John, Etta James and Allen Toussaint)
What'd I Say (Etta James)
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11/17/1992
Neil Young
Set 1Long May You Run
From Hank To Hendrix
Unknown Legend
Love Is A Rose
Pocahontas
Like A Hurricane
War Of Man
The Needle And The Damage Done
Tonight's The Night
One Of These Days
Such A Woman
Harvest Moon
Dreamin' Man
Natural Beauty
Don't Let It Bring You Down
Mr. Soul
Powderfinger
Sugar Mountain
You And Me
After The Goldrush
CommentNeil Young, Acoustic, (Bootlegs: World On A String, Centerstage (entire show), Forever Young
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??/??/1994
Huey Lewis & The News
Set 1It's All Right (accapella warm up)
Heart Of Rock And Roll
Stagger Lee
Blue Monday
Some Kind Of Wonderful
I Thank You (w/Sam Moore)
Little Bitty Pretty One
Good Moorning Little School Girl
Shake Rattle And Roll
Searching For My Love
Personality ( w/ Loyd Price)
Don't Ever Break My Heart ?? (huey and Loyd)
Power Of Love
I Want A New Drug
Function At The Junction
But It's All Right
Better To Have And Not Need
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07/??/2003
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Set 1Let Me Touch You For A While
The Lucky One
Now That I've Found You
Bright Sunny South
Everytime You Say Goodbye
Stay
Forget About It
Man Of Constant Sorrow
Maybe
We Hide & Seek
When You Say Nothing At All
Oh Atlanta
Down To The River To Pray
This Is A Reason
CommentPBS Soundstage
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11/04/2003
Nickel Creek
CommentSoundstage appearance with Joan Baez and Gillian Welch.
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11/04/2003
Joan Baez
CommentSoundstage appearance with Nickel Creek and Gillian Welch.
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11/04/2003
Gillian Welch
CommentSoundstage appearance with Joan Baez and Nickel Creek.
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07/01/2004
Lisa Marie Presley
Set 1Better Beware
SOB
Lights Out
Indifferent
Sinking In
To Whom It May Concern
CommentPBS Soundstage

w/ Peter Wolf Set
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04/05/2005
Bill Laswell
CommentRough Lineup:
Bill Laswell - bass (and produced this show and did the sound production)
Ustad Sultan Khan - sarangi player/vocals
Zakir Hussein - tablas
Nils Petter Molvaer - trumpet
Karsh Kale - drums
Ayib Dieng - drums/percussion
Pharaoh Sanders - sax
Toshinoro Kondo (spelling) - trumpet
Unknown - Keyboard player
FM Sousa Moday (??) - Kora
Hamid Drake - drums
Buckethead - Guitar
DJ Disk - DJ
Brain - drums
Grandmixer DXT - MC and DJ
Bootsy Collins - MC

Here is an idea of the shows layout/review:
It started with a Tabla Beat Science style lineup with Zakir Hussein on tablas and a Ustad Sultan Khan singing and playing the sarangi. They were joined with trumpet work by Nils Petter Molvaer and keyboards, Karsh, Laswell, DJ Disk and Ayib Dieng. Zakir, Molvaer and the singer are magnificent, Laswell makes it groove with his 10,000 watts.

This was followed by a Material-style lineup with Pharaoh Sanders on lead and Toshi on trumpet efx + Kora instrument and vocal leads. This lineup had Hamid Drake on drums, Ayib Dieng on percussion, keyboard player, Laswell, DJ Disk (+ others). Pharaoh and Toshi have phenomenal interplay. There are extreme close-ups of Pharaoh's white-bearded-face and as he plays, he looks possessed...and probably is.

Buckethead solo was next with Big Sur Moon, followed by some nunchuku and breakdacing. Then Laswell, Brain, Toshi, and Disk (Praxis) joined him for Seven Laws of Woo. Following that was the song Meta-Matica. This was a very powerfull Praxis lineup that ended with Buckethead playing a creepy rhythm note while everyone else solo'd (nice DJ work here).

Following that was the finale, featuring Bootsy Collins and old and young rappers dressed as clowns, MC'ing over a full band. Grand-mixer DXT was on stage (MCing and DJing) along with Molvaer, Laswell, DJ Disk, Dieng. Brain was called out for a solo by MC Bootsy followed by Buckethead. There were a lot of people on stage at this point.
This rolled into credits.
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08/23/2005
Garbage
Set 1Queer
Bad Boyfriend
Boys Wanna Fight
Sex is not the Enemy
I Think I’m Paranoid
Push It
Why Do You Love Me
Vow
Stupid Girl
I’m Only Happy When It Rains
Right Between The Eyes
Happy Home
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09/16/2005
Robert Plant
Set 1No Quarter
Shine It All Around
Black Dog
Freedom Fries
Hey Joe
Four Sticks
Tin Pan Valley
Gallows Pole
The Enchanter
Whole Lotta Love
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09/16/2005
Robert Plant & Strange Sensation
Set 1No Quarter
Shine It All Around
Black Dog
Freedom Fries
Hey Joe
Four Sticks
Tin Pan Valley
Gallows Pole
The Enchanter
Whole Lotta Love
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05/24/2006
New York Dolls
Set 1Looking For A Kiss
We’re All In Love
Puss ‘N Boots
Gotta Get Away From Tommy
Take A Good Look At My Good Looks
Gimmie Luv & Turn On The Light
Private World
Dance Like A Monkey
Punishing World
Trash
Jet Boy
Personality Crisis
CommentPBS Soundstage.
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12/20/2006
Rickie Lee Jones
Set 1Flying Cowboys
Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue)
On Saturday Afternoons In 1963
Living It Up
Coolsville
Nobody Knows My Name
Falling Up
It Hurts
Lamp Of The Body
Where I Like It The Best
Elvis Cadillac
Tried To Be A Man
Circle In The Sand
Young Blood
The Last Chance Texaco
I Was There
CommentRickie Lee Jones - Vocals, Guitar
Peter Atanasoff - Guitar
Steve Abacon - Guitar
Johnny Burks - Keyboards, Computer
Joey Maramba - Bass Guitar
Joey Waronker - Drums

Broadcasted 2007 February 22

- Setlist Broadcast -
Flying Cowboys
Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue)
Living It Up
Coolsville
Nobody Knows My Name
Falling Up
Elvis Cadillac
Tried To Be A Man
Young Blood
The Last Chance Texaco
I Was There
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02/15/2007
Lee Ann Womack
Set 1Love Put A Song In My Heart
Never Again Again
Twenty Years And Two Husbands Ago
Talk To Me
Little Past Little Rock
Him
I May Hate Myself In The Morning
I Hope You Dance
Ashes By Now
CommentPBS Soundstage
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11/02/2007
Matchbox 20
Set 1Long Day
Disease
How Far We've Come
3 AM
Unwell
If You're Gone
All Your Reasons
Bent
These Hard Times
Real World
Back 2 Good
Bright Lights
I'll Believe You When
Push
Can't Let You Go
CommentPBS Soundstage
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04/08/2008
Counting Crows
Set 1Introduction
1492
Los Angeles
Insignificant
Cowboys
Washington Square
On Almost Any Sunday Morning
When I Dream of Michelangelo
You Can't Count on Me
Le Ballet d'Or
On A Tuesday In Amsterdam Long Ago
Come Around

Encore - NOT BROADCAST
Round Here
Long December
Lone Wolf
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05/07/2016
Bad Company
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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