Rolling Stones - 1981-11-30 - Detroit, MI (SBD)

Rolling Stones
1980-11-20
The Silverdome,
Pontiac, MI
soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1:
01. Take The A Train intro
02. Under My Thumb
03. When The Whip Comes Down
04. Let's Spend the Night Together
05. Shattered
06. Neighbors
07. Black Limousine
08. (Just My) Imagination
09. Twenty Flight Rock
10. Going To A Go-Go
11. Let Me Go
12. Time Is On My Side
13. Beast Of Burden
14. Waiting On a Friend
15. Let It Bleed

CD 2:
01. You Can't Always Get What You Want
02. band intros
03. Little T&A
04. Tumbling Dice
05. She's So Cold
06. Hang Fire
97. Miss You
08. Honky Tonk Women
09. Brown Sugar
10. Start Me Up
11. Jumping Jack Flash
12. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Rolling Stones - 1981-11-30 - Detroit, MI (SBD)

Members of the Rolling Stones showed up to support Live Aid in 1985, but the band didn't play as a whole. While CSNY and the surviving members of Led Zeppelin put aside any personal differences to reunite for a worthwhile cause, the Stones simply couldn't do likewise.  The band was so fractured  at the time that Mick Jagger appeared alongside Tina Turner, while Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood backed Bob Dylan. Jagger also teamed with David Bowie to record a cover version of Dancing In The Streets to raise money for the cause.

Today's post of the Stones goes back 4 years prior to Live Aid, when the band was far more into raising money for themselves than for any charitable cause. Perhaps more than any previous tour in rock history to that point, the Stones’1981 venture was about maximizing profits. The band recorded also every show on thr tour in anticipation of releasing a live album and concert film. The Stone’s became the first band to have a corporate sponsor for a tour. Jovan paid the band $1 million to advertise on every ticket printed. In addition, the December 18 show in Hampton, Virginia was the first concert ever broadcast on pay per view. To borrow from Frank Zappa, the tour could have been subtitled “we’re only in it for the money”. This soundboard recording capture The Stones during that tour in Detroit on November 30, 1981, 35 years ago this very day.

Tom Petty - 1977-11-29 - Rosyln, NY (FM)

Tom Petty 

& The Heartbreakers

1977-11-29

My Father's Place

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. I Need To Know

02. American Girl

03. Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)

04. Breakdown

05. Listen To Her Heart

06. Band Introductions

07. Strangered In The Night

08. Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll

09. Dog On The Run

10. Shout

11. encore break

12. Route 66

Tom Petty - 1977-11-29 - Rosyln, NY (FM)

Tom Petty was yet another superstar who played Live Aid as part of the effort to raise funds to end end the famine in Africa.  He has also been a long time supporter of Hungerthon, donating signed memorabilia to the annual charity auctions.

Today's post goes back to Petty's early days, long before he had the star power to help raise funds for a worthwhile cause. While Petty & the Heartbreakers released their first album in November 1976, it received little or no attention in the US. In fact it didn't chart until 1978, hitting #55 on the Billboard Top 200. So, when the band played My Father’s Place on November 29, 1977, 39 years ago today, as captured in this FM broadcast, they were still looking for their big break. That would come shortly, when a re-release of the single Breakdown cracked the Billboard top 40 in early 1978.

Fleetwood Mac - 1987-11-28 - Salt Lake City (SBD)

Fleetwood Mac

1987-11-28

Tango in The Night Tour

Salt Lake City, Utah

Soundboard Recording

160 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Say You Love Me

02. The Chain

03. Dreams

04. Isn't it Midnight

05. Oh Well

06. Seven Wonders

07. Rattlesnake Shake

08. Over My Head

09. Gold Dust Woman

10. Don't Let Me Down Again

11. Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You

12. Loved Another Woman

CD 2:

01. Brown Eyes

02. Little Lies

03. Stand Back

04. You Make Lovin' Fun

05. Go Your Own Way

06. Blue Letter

07. Don't Stop

08. Songbird

Fleetwood Mac - 1987-11-28 - Salt Lake City (SBD)

Fleetwod Mac has been a long time supporter of Hungerthon, often donating signed memorabilia for the annual charity auctions. In addition, the band he also participated in WhyHunger's 'Summer Meals Rock for Kids' program, helping to raise funds to ensure that school children who receive free or reduced in-school meal programs during the school year are fed during the summer months as well. 

Today's post goes back to a tumultuous time in Fleetwood Mac's long storied but often volatile history. In April 1987, Fleetwood Mac released the album Tango In The Night, which quickly became their biggest selling disc since Rumours, 10 years earlier.  In the US, the album went triple platinum and  4 singles reached the Billboard Top 20: "Big Love" (#5), "Little Lies" (#4), "Everywhere" (#14) and "Seven Wonders" (#19).  The album was even more successful in the United Kingdom where it reached #1 three times during 1987-88 and it was the seventh biggest selling album of the 1980s.  It is still one of the UK's Top 50 best selling albums of all time.  In the midst of that success, however, the band suddenly began to come apart. In August, Lindsay Buckingham left Fleetwood Mac, after a heated argument with the rest of the band.  Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie and John McVie decided to carry on, drafting Billy Burnette and Rick Vito to play guitar and provide additional vocals.  The new line up hit the road that fall in support of Tango In The Night.  This soundboard captures them on November 28, 1987, 29 years ago today, in Salt Lake City.

December's Theme At So Many Roads

Well, after several months of theme's focusing on charitable causes, our December theme will be much simpler - it's 31 Concerts In 31 Days. In doing so, we'll try to bring you a mix of both the more frequently posted acts here at So Many Roads as well as some of our guilty pleasures and under rated favorites.

Enjoy the tunz!

The Beach Boys - 1982-11-26 - Montego Bay, Jamaica (SBD)

Beach Boys

1982-11-26

Jamaica World Music Festival

Bob Marley Performing Arts Center

Montego Bay, Jamaica

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Intro

02. California Girls

03. I Can Hear Music

04. Sloop John B

05. Darlin'

06. Dance Dance Dance

07. Wouldn't It Be Nice

08. In My Room

09. Do It Again

10. 409

11. Shut You Down

12. The Little Old Lady From Pasadena

13. Little Deuce Coupe

14. I Get Around

15. Runaway

16. God Only Knows

17. Come Go With Me

18. Be True To Your School

19. Surfer Girl

20. All Summer Long

21. Help Me Rhonda

22. Rockin' All Over The World

23. Rock And Roll Music

24. Surfin' Safari

25. Surf City

26. Surfin' USA

27. Good Vibrations

28. Barbara Ann

29. Fun Fun Fun

Beach Boys - 1982-11-26 - Montego Bay, Jamaica (SBD)

The Beach Boys were yet another act that played Live Aid as part of the effort to raise funds to end end the famine in Africa. They also been a long time supporters of Hungerthon, donating signed memorabilia to the annual charity auctions.

This soundboard recording captures the Beach Boys 3 years before Live Aid, playing a set at the World Music Festival in Jamaica on November 26, 1982, 34 years ago today.

John Fogerty - 1989-11-26 - Oakland CA (FM)

John Fogerty
1989-11-26
Earthquake Relief Benefit Concert
Kaiser Convention Center
Oakland, CA
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Born On The Bayou
02. Green River
03. Down On The Corner
04. Lookin' Out My Back Door
05. Rock And Roll Girls
06. Centerfield
07. Telethon Announcement
08. Midnight Special
09. Fortunate Son
10. Bad Moon Rising
11. Proud Mary

John Fogerty - 1989-11-26 - Oakland CA (FM)

John Fogerty has been a long time supporter of Hungerthon, donating signed guitars and other memorabilia to the event's annual charity auctions. As Fogerty has always been a social and political activist playing concerts for such causes as AIDs, Farm Aid, the Bridge School and Vote For Change, it's hardly surprising that today's post features him at yet another benefit show.  This FM broadcast captures him on his home turf in Oakland, on November 26, 1989, 27 years ago today, raising  funds to help the Bay Area recover from the devastating earthquake that hit the region a month earlier.

Van Morrison - 2003-11-25 - Malvern, UK (FM)

Van Morrison
2003-11-25
The Forum Theatre
Malvern, UK
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Whinin' Boy Moan
02. Once In A Blue Moon
03. What's Wrong With This Picture
04. Little Village
05. Have I Told You Lately (las Vegas version)
06. Listen To The Lion
07. Goldfish Bowl
08. Stop Drinking
09. It's All In The Game > You Know What They're Writing About > Make It Real One More Time > Rainbow '65
10.Gloria

Van Morrison - 2003-11-25 - Malvern, UK (FM)

On June 1, 1997, Van Morrison and Bob Dylan headlined The Awakening, a concert in his homeland of Ireland designed to raise funds for GORTA, the Irish charity which battles against global hunger. You don't often hear about the charity works of the ever moody and always unpredictable Mr. Morrison, but playing events such as the Awakening proves that beneath the gruff exterior, Van the Man has quite a big heart.

This FM broadcast captures Van some 6 years after the Awakening show, on  November 25, 2003, 13 years ago today, in Malvern.

 

Grateful Dead - 1973-11-25 - Tempe AZ (SBD)

Grateful Dead
1973-11-25
Feyline Field
Tempe, AZ
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

1st Set:
01. The Promised Land
02. Sugaree
03. Beat It on Down the Line
04. Don't Ease Me In
05. Black Throated Wind
06. Tennessee Jed
07. Mexicali Blues
08. China Cat Sunflower >
09. I Know You Rider
10. Big River
11. Row Jimmy
12. Me & My Uncle
13. Brown Eyed Women
14. Playing in the Band

2nd Set:
01. Around & Around
02. Eyes of the World >
03. Weather Report Suite
04. Casey Jones
05. Sugar Magnolia >
06. Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad >
07. One More Saturday Night

Encore:
01. And We Bid You Good Night

Grateful Dead - 1973-11-25 - Tempe AZ (SBD)

Here's our final post this month from long time Hungerthon supporters, the Grateful Dead. This soundboard recording captures the band during their magical Winter 1973 tour in Tempe on November 25, 1973, 43 years ago today.

Crosby & Nash - 1975-11-24 - Berkeley, CA (SBD)

Crosby & Nash
with Carole King
1975-11-24
Zellerbach Hall
Berkeley CA
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. King Of The Mountain
02. Triad
03. Carry Me
04. High Out In Time
05. Wind On The Water
06. I'll See You In The Spring
07. Take The Money And Run
08. And So It Goes
09. Low Down Payment
10. Military Madness
11. Wooden Ships

Crosby & Nash - 1975-11-24 - Berkeley, CA (SBD)

Here's another one from long time Hungerthon supporters David Crosby & Graham Nash. This soundboard recording captures the duo on November 24, 1975, 41 years ago today, in Berkeley, getting a little help from Carole King

Grateful Dead - 1973-11-23 - El Paso TX (SBD)

Grateful Dead
1973-11-23
County Coliseum 
El Paso, TX
Soundboard recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

1st Set:
01. Bertha
02. Mexicali Blues
03. Deal
04. Looks Like Rain
05. Don't Ease Me In
06. The Race Is On
07. Loser
08. Jack Straw
09. China Cat Sunflower >
10. I Know You Rider
11. El Paso
12. Tennessee Jed
13. Big River
14. Row Jimmy
15. Weather Report Suite

2nd Set:
01. Greatest Story Ever Told
02. Sugaree
03. Me & My Uncle
04. He's Gone >
05. Truckin' >
06. The Other One >
07. Me & Bobby McGee
08. Eyes of the World
09. Around & Around >
10. Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad >
11. Casey Jones

Encore:
01. Johnny B. Goode

Grateful Dead - 1973-11-23 - El Paso TX (SBD)

As promised, here's another one from one of our November featured artists this month, the Grateful Dead, whose efforts to help fight hunger in the US have been well chronicled in earlier posts this month.  This soundboard recording captures the band in Texas on November 23, 1973. 43 years ago today.  Stop back in 2 days for our 3rd and final post this month featuring the Grateful Dead in 1973.

Marshall Crenshaw - 1992-11-22 - New York, NY (FM)

Marshall Crenshaw
with Joey Ramone & The E-Street Band
1992-11-22
WXRK studios
New York, NY
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1:
01. intro
02. Sunshine Superman (Donovan)
03. Don’t Let Me Down (The Beatles)
04. Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Judy Garland)
05. Stray Cat Blues (The Rolling Stones)
06. Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac)
07. Crazy (Willie Nelson) 3:25
08. The Lion Sleeps Tonight (The Tokens)
09. Route 66 (King Cole Trio)
10. Dear Prudence (The Beatles)
11. Rock Around The Clock (Bill Haley & His Comets)
12. Bright Lights Big City (Jimmy Reed)
13. I Fought The Law (The Crickets)
14. Someday Someway (Marshall Crenshaw)
15. Piece Of My Heart (Janis Joplin)
16. Draft Dodger Rag (Pete Seeger)
17. And I Love Her (The Beatles)
18. Funky Broadway (Wilson Pickett)
19. Baby I Love You (The Ronettes)

CD 2:
01. Ain’t Too Proud To Beg (The Temptations)
02. Havin’ A Party (Sam Cooke)
03. Pink Cadillac (Bruce Springsteen)
04. You’re A Friend Of Mine (Jackson Browne)
05. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door (Bob Dylan)
06. Censorshit (The Ramones)
07. Tired Of Waiting For You
08. Truckin’ (Grateful Dead)
09. Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin/Willie Dixon)
10. Splish Splash (Bobby Darin)
11. We’ve Got To Stay Together
12. Somewhere Down The Line (Marshall Crenshaw)
13. Younger Girl (The Lovin’ Spoonful)
14. I Wanna Be Sedated (The Ramones)
15. Soul Serenade (Willie Mitchell)
16. Poison Heart (The Ramones) 

17. I Won’t Let It Happen (The Ramones) 

Marshall Crenshaw - 1992-11-22 - New York, NY (FM)

Earlier this month, we posted a show from Marshall Crenshaw, noting that he had performed at the 1999 Hungerthon concert.  What I didn't know until I cam across this FM Broadcast just 2 days ago, is that Crenshaw also played a Hungerthon Benefit on November 22, 1992, 2 dozen years ago today,  And what a show it was.  Crenshaw, backed by Joey Ramone and almost the entire E-Street Band, played for over 2 hours, taking requests for a $125 donation per song! They play an incredible array of tunes, covering everyone from Bobby Darin and Judy Garland to the Beatles and Led Zeppelin! This a a real gem and deserves a spot in everyone's music collection. By the way, the show is hosted by long time WNEW-FM Djs Vin Scelsa and Dave Herman, who briefly defected to WXRK in the early 1990s before retirning home to WNEW.

Santana – 1977-11-22 – Akita, Japan (SBD)

Santana

1977-11-22

Kenmin Kaikan

Akita, Japan

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Arise Awake > Light Versus Darkness > Jim Jeannie

02. Transformation Day > Victory

03. Dawn

04. Zulu

05. Let The Children Play > Jugando

06. Black Magic Woman > Gypsy Queen

07. Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)

08. Europa

09. Gitano

10. The River

11. Batuka

12. No One To Depend On

13. Evil Ways

14. Oye Como Va

15. I'll Be Waiting

16. She's Not There

17. Savor

18. Toussaint L'Overture

19. Oneness

20. Soul Sacrifice

21. Flor D'Luna (Moonflower)

22. Transcendance > Band Introduction

Santana – 1977-11-22 – Akita, Japan (SBD)

Like so many other rock artists, Santana played at Live Aid in 1985 to help raise funds to end the famine in Africa.  He is also a member of WhyHunger's Artists Against Hunger & Poverty.

Today's post goes back 8 years before Santana's appearance at Live Aid. In October 1977, Santana released Moonflower, a double album that included both live tracks from their 1976 European tour and new studio material recorded in San Francisco. The disc also mixed musical styles, incorporating not only the Latin and blues-rock styles of the late 1960s and early 1970s, but also the experimental and spiritual jazz fusion sound that characterized the band's mid-1970s work. This dichotomy of styles and material, which could have resulted in an incoherent mess of an album, instead were seamlessly blended to produce a critical and commercial success. Moonflower’s studio tracks included a cover version of the Zombies' 1960s hit song, She's Not There, which was was released as a single and peaked at number 27. The song was the first Santana recording to hit the Top 40 on the Billboard charts in 5 years, since No One to Depend On reached number 36 in 1972. The album went to number 10 on the charts and was eventually certified platinum. It would be 22 years until another Santana album accomplished both those feats, when Supernatural went to #1 on the charts and was certified as 15 times platinum in 1999. This soundboard recording from November 22, 1977, 39 years ago today, from Akita, Japan, catches Carlos about a month after the release of Moonflower. Download this one to hear Santana live on his last tour before his studio work began to take a more album oriented rock approach in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s.

Bob Dylan – 1975-11-21 – Boston, MA (SBD)

Bob Dylan

1975-11-21

The Rolling Thunder Revue

Boston Music Hall

Boston MA

Soundboard Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. When I Paint My Masterpiece

02. It Ain't Me Babe

03. Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll

04. It Takes A Lot To Laugh

05. Romance In Durango

06. Isis

07. Blowin' In The Wind (w/Joan Baez)

08. The Water Is Wide (w/Joan Baez)

09. Mama You Been On My Mind (w/Joan Baez)

10. Dark As A Dungeon (w/ Joan Baez)

11. I Don't Believe You

12. Tangled Up In Blue

13. Oh Sister

14. Hurricane

15. One More Cup Of Coffee

CD 2:

01. Sara

02. Just Like A Woman

03. Knockin' On Heaven's Door

04. This Land Is Your Land

Bonus:

05. I Don't Believe You *

06. Hurricane *

07. Oh Sister *

08. One More Cup Of Coffee *

09. Sara *

10. Just Like A Woman *

11. This Land Is Your Land

12. Simple Twist Of Fate **

13. Oh Sister **

14. It's All Over Now Baby Blue ***

15. Love Minus Zero ***

* War Memorial, Plymouth, MA Oct. 31, 1975

** Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT Nov. 11, 1975

*** Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto Dec.1, 1975

Bob Dylan – 1975-11-21 – Boston, MA (SBD)

In 1995, Bob Dylan sang on the We Are The World single and played at Live Aid, with both efforts helping to raise funds to end the famine in Africa.  In 2009, Dylan donated all the proceeds, in perpetuity, from his Christmas In The Heart album to the World Food program to provide meals to starving school children in developing nations.

Our post today goes back a decade before Dylan;s appearance at Live Aid.For Bob Dylan, 1975 was one of the most incredible years in his long storied career. In January, he released Blood On The Tracks, one of his finest albums. Then in June, he released The Basement Tapes, the legendary recordings he and The Band made at Woodstock in 1967. In October, he finished the album Desire, which was released in January, 1976.  As if that wasn’t enough, Dylan decided to go on the road in late 1975, launching the Rolling Thunder Revue tour. In addition to the core band he used to produce Desire, Dylan recruited a host of other musicians to join him on this tour. Among those featured in the Revue were Joan Baez, Roger McGuinn, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Mick Ronson, Kinky Friedman, T Bone Burnett, and Bob Neuwirth. At times, other major performers would drop in, such as when Joni Mitchell joined the last 3 nights of the tour. Patti Smith was invited to be part of the Revue, but politely declined. According to Larry Sloman, who documented the tour, "onstage it was like a carnival. After intermission, the curtain rose to an incredible sight, Bob and Joan, together again after all these years. The finale, Woody Guthrie’s 'This Land Is Your Land,' featured everyone on stage from the poet Allen Ginsberg to Bob's mother Beattie one night.” The tour met with tremendous critical acclaim. For example, Clinton Heylin Wrote "The Rolling Thunder Revue shows remain some of the finest music Dylan ever made with a live band." This soundboard recording captures the Rolling Thunder Revue on November 21, 1975, 41 years ago today, in Boston. Download it and feel all the excitement, spontaneity and emotion of that amazing tour for yourself.

Southside Johnny & Little Steven - 1993-11-21 - New York, NY (FM)

Southside Johnny & Little Steven

1993-11-21

K-Rock Hungerthon Rent Party

New York, NY

FM Broadcast

256 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Broke Down Piece Of Man

02. The Fever

03. Little Queenie

04. Like A Hurricane

05. Wonderful Tonight

06. Better Days

07. Like A Virgin

08. Rosalita

09. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry

10. All Night Long

11. If I Were A Carpenter

12. Forever Young

13. Don’t Look Back

14. Its Been A Long Time

15. Into The Mystic

16. Ain’t Too Proud To Beg

17. I Am A Patriot

18. I Don’t Wanna Go Home

Southside Johnny & Little Steven - 1993-11-21 - New York, NY (FM) 

As promised earlier this month, here are Southside Johnny and Little Steven  teaming up in support of Hungerthon. On November 21, 1993, 23 years ago today these 2 New Jersey icons played live from the K-Rock studios in New York to raise money for the charity Harry Chapin founded in 1975. The set list includes a host of interesting, to say the least, covers, including versions of Neil Young’s Hurricane, Bob Dylan’s Forever Young and even Madonna’s Like a Virgin! Download this copy of the FM broadcast, and then please go here to contribute to this worthy cause.

 

The Who - 1975-11-20 - Houston, TX (SBD)

The Who
1975-11-20
The Summit
Houston, TX
SoundBoard Recording
320 Kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1:
01. Substitute
02. I Can't Explain
03. Squeeze Box
04. Baba O'Riley
05. Boris The Spider
06. Drowned
07. However Much I Booze
08. Dreaming From The Waist
09. Behind Blue Eyes
10. Keith Moon Introduces Tommy
11. Amazing Journey  Sparks
12. Acid Queen
13. Pinball Wizard
14. I'm Free
15. Tommy's Holiday Camp
16. We're Not Gonna Take It!


CD 2:
01. Summertime Blues
02. My Generation > Join Together > Extended Jam
03. Naked Eye
04. Roadrunner
05. Won't Get Fooled Again
06. Magic Bus
07. My Generation Blues

The Who - 1975-11-20 - Houston, TX (SBD)

As did a host of rock royalty, The Who played Live Aid in 1985 to raise funds to end the famine in Africa.  In addition, the band has regularly donated memorabilia to the annual Hungerthon charity auctions.

This soundboard recording captures The Who in Houston on November 20, 1975, 41 years ago today.

Grateful Dead - 1973-11-20 - Denver, CO (SBD)

Grateful Dead
1973-11-20
Denver Coliseum,
Denver, CO
320 kbps
Artwork Included

1st Set:
01. Ramble On Rose
02. Mexicali Blues
03. Don't Ease Me In
04. Black Throated Wind
05. Brown Eyed Women
06. Beat It On Down The Line
07. To Lay Me Down
08. The Race Is On
09. They Love Each Other
10. Me And Bobby McGee
11. Tennessee Jed
12. Big River
13. Row Jimmy
14. Weather Report Suite Prelude>
15, Weather Report Suite Part 1 >
16. Let It Grow
17. Casey Jones

2nd Set:
01. Mississippi Half-Step
02. Dire Wolf
03. Promised Land >
04. Bertha >
05. Greatest Story Ever Told
06. Looks Like Rain
07. China Cat Sunflower >
08. I Know You Rider
09. Truckin' >
10. The Other One > Mind Left Body Jam >
11. Stella Blue
12, Sugar Magnolia

Encore:
01. Uncle John's Band

Grateful Dead - 1973-11-20 - Denver, CO (SBD)

As mentioned in our Jerry Garcia post earlier this month, the Grateful Dead have been long time supporters of the effort to end hunger in America. The band established its our charitable organization in 1983, the Rex Foundation, to help raise money "to help secure a healthy environment, promote individuality in the arts, provide support to critical and necessary social services, assist others less fortunate than ourselves, protect the rights of indigenous people and ensure their cultural survival, build a stronger community, and educate children and adults everywhere." In keeping with our November theme, one of the recipients of grant money from the Rex Foundation was the Greater Philadelphia Food Band. Long before the Rex Foundation existed, members of the Dead - Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh and Mickey Hart - lent their support to Hunger Week by performing an acoustic benefit concert at Loyola College in Chicago on October 17, 1978. Even 2 decades after Garcia's death, he and his former band mates continue to make ending world hunger a priority. Bob Weir will perform at the “Imagine There’s No Hunger” benefit concert at the Hard Rock in San Francisco, on December 18th. 2016, a n event supported by WhyHunger and the Jerry Garcia Foundation.  Jerry's foundation, as ell as those established by Phil and Bob, have also been contributors to the fight against hunger.  For example, Phil's Unbroken Chain foundation has provided support to Homeward Bound and the St. Vincent de Paul Society both of which seek to help feed the homeless and hungry.  Bob's Furthur Foundation supports numerous organizations that donate food to the hungry such as Table To Table & Food Shift.  The 1960s spirit of using music to produce social change still lives on through the Grateful Dead and the band's legacy.

In honor of the Dead's efforts, we're bringing you 3 shows from the band's 1973 Winter tour, starting with this soundboard recording from Denver on November 20, 1973, 43 years ago today.  To say this was a peak time for the Dead would be an understatement. The band played 20 shows between November 1 and December 19 1973. Of those,  half have been officially released!  To borrow from the song the Muisc never Stops, it was a time "when the band Lord they're setting us on fire."

Ray Charles - 1993-11-19 - Leverkusen, Germany (FM)

Ray Charles
1993-11-19
Leverkusener Jazztage 
Leverkusen, Germany
FM broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Include

01. Maceo Parker Opening
02. Intro To Ray > Sadie On My Mind
03. Busted
04. Georgia on My Mind
05. Mississippi Mud
06. How Long Has This Been Goin On
07. Blues for Scotia
08. Still Crazy After All These Years
09. Stranger In My Own Hometown
10. The Brightest Smile In Town
11. Intro Raelettes, Rock Steady
12. Baby, It's Cold Outside
13. I Can't Stop Loving You
14. What I'd Say
15. Finale and Fanfare 

Ray Charles - 1993-11-19 - Leverkusen, Germany (FM)

In 1985, the late, great, Ray Charles sang on the We Are The World single to help raise funds to end the famine in Africa. This FM broadcast captures Ray in Germany on November 19, 1993, 23 years ago today.

Crosby, Stills,& Nash - 1989-11-18 - UN Building, NY (FM)

Crosby, Stills & Nash
1989-11-18
Hungerthon 89
United Nations General Assembly Hall
New York NY
FM Broadcast
192 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Wasted On The Way
02. Change Partners
03. Blackbird
04. The Lee Shore
05. Just A Song Before I Go
06. Helplessly Hoping
07. 4 + 20
08. Wind On The Water
09. House Of Broken Dreams
10. Tracks In The Dust
11. Almost Cut My Hair
12. Guinevere
13. Midnight Rider
14. Got It Made
15. Southern Cross
16. Wooden Ships
17. Our House
18. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
19. Teach Your Children
20. Daylight Again > Find The Cost Of Freedom

Crosby, Stills & Nash - 1989-11-18 - UN Building, NY (FM) 

As mentioned in several other posts, in 1975 by the late Harry Chapin and Bill Ayres founded Why Hunger, an organization whose goal was to put an end to hunger suffered by 49 million Americans and nearly 1 billion people worldwide. That same year, they came up with an idea to reach out for donations and aid using the power of the music and the radio. In conjunction with WNEW-FM (and later other stations), they launched Hungerthon, a 24 hour radio broadcast designed to raise awareness about the issue of hunger in the United States. Live music from rock artists concerned with this serious problem became a staple of each Hungerthon broadcast.  This FM broadcast captures CSN in support if Hungerthon on November 18, 189, 27 years ago today.

 

Bruce Springsteen - 1990-11-17 - Los Angeles, CA (SBD)

Bruce Springsteen:
1990-11-17
The Christic Institute Benefit
Shrine Auditorium
Los Angeles CA
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Brilliant Disguise
02. Darkness On The Edge Of Tow
03. Mansion On The Hill
04. Reason To Believe
05. Red Headed Woman
06. 57 Channels
07. The Wish
08. Tougher Than The Rest
09. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out
10. Soul Driver
11. State Trooper
12. Nebraska
13. When The Lights Go Out
14. Thunder Road
15. My Hometown
16. Real World
17. Highway 61 Revisited
18. Across The Borderline.

OFFICIALLY RELEASED - LINK REMOVED

Here's another one from longtime Hungerthon supporter Bruce Springsteen.  As has been the case with so many posts this month, this soundboard recording is yet another benefit show, capturing Springsteen on November 17, 1990, 26 years ago today, in Los Angles performing on behalf of the Christic Institute.  NOTE:  Had to remove the link because its been offcially releasxed - you can nbuy it here by clicking on 1990..

Counting Crows - 2004-11-16 - New York, NY (SBD)

Counting Crows

2004-11-06

Hamerstein Ballroom

New York, NY

Soundboard Recording

128 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Rain King

02. Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby

03. Mr. Jones

04. Miami

05. Colorblind

06. Anna Begins

07. Friend Of The Devil

08. Big Yellow Taxi

09. Accidentally In Love

10. Goodnight Elisabeth

11. Daylight Fading,

12. A Long December

13. Hanginaround,

Encore 1:

14. Sullivan Street

15. Hard Candy,

Encore 2:

16. Holiday In Spain

Counting Crows - 2004-11-16 - New York, NY (SBD)

The Counting Crows are the founders of the Greybird Foundation, a charitable organization designed to address numerous social issues in the US..  Each of their concerts supports a particular cause in the city where they are performing, and often times they use their shows to conduct food drives for local food food banks. They also played at NetAid in 1999, helping raise funds to end hunger in Africa. In addition, they often contribute memorabilia to Hungerthon's annual fund raising auctions.

This soundboard recording captures the band at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on November 16, 2004, a dozen years ago today.

Neil Young - 1976-11-15 - Chicago, IL (SBD)

Neil Young 

& Crazy Horse
1976-11-15
Late Show
Chicago Auditorium Theatre
Chicago, IL
Soundboard Recording
256 Kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1:
1st Set
01. Heart of Gold
02. The Old Laughing Lady
03. Journey Through the Past
04. Too Far Gone
05. Give Me Strength
06. The Needle and the Damage Done
07. A Man Needs a Maid
08. Tell Me Why
09. Sugar Mountain

CD 2:
2nd Set
01. Country Home
02. Don't Cry No Tears
03. Peace of Mind
04. Lotta Love
05. Like a Hurricane
06. After the Gold Rush
07. Are You Ready for the Country?

Neil Young - 1976-11-15 - Chicago, IL (SBD)

Neil Young has been a lon time supporter of the efforts to end world hunger, from his appearance at Live Aid in 1985  - both solo & with CSNY - to his annual support of Hungerthin and WhyHunger.  And of course, few artists have been as socially active as Neil, who started not one but 2 charitable organizations, Farm Aid and the Bridge School, as documneted in our September and October themes on thi sblog!

This soundboard recording captures Neil with Crazy Horse in Chicago on November 15, 1976, 4 decades ago this very day!

U2 - 2005-11-14 - Miami FL (IEM)

U2
2005-11-14
American Airlines Arena
Miam, FL
IEM Recording
Artwork Included

01.City Of Blinding Lights
02.Vertigo
03.Elevation
04.I Will Follow
05.The Electric Co.
06.I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
07.Beautiful Day > Blackbird (snippet)
08.Original Of The Species
09.Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
10.Love And Peace Or Else
11.Sunday Bloody Sunday > Rock The Casbah (snippet)
12.Bullet The Blue Sky > The Hands That Built America (snippet) > When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet)
13.Miss Sarajevo
14.Pride (In The Name Of Love)
15.Where The Streets Have No Name
16.One > Ol' Man River (snippet)

Encore:
17.Until The End Of The World
18.The Fly
19.With Or Without You
20.All Because Of You
21.Walk On
22.Bad > People Have The Power (snippet)

U2 - 2005-11-14 - Miami FL (IEM)

Here's another post one one of our 4 featured artists this month, who have all made finding an end to world hunger a major focus of their charitable efforts.  This IEM recording captures U2 in Miami on November 4, 2005, 11 years ago today.

Hall & Oates - 1981-11-13 - Capitol Theatre, Passaic NJ (FM)

Hall & Oates
1981-11-13
Capitol Theatre
Passaic, NJ
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. On Stage Tonight Intro - Joe Biedrzycki
02. How Does It Feel
03. Didy Doo Wop (I Hear The Voices)
04. Mano A Mano
05. Rich Girl
06. On Stage Tonight Break - Joe Biedrzycki
07. Sara Smile
08. Wait For Me
09. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
10. On Stage Tonight Break - Joe Biedrzycki
11. Goin' To A Go-Go
12. Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu
13. Funky Broadway > Peter Gunn Theme
14. On Stage Tonight Break - Joe Biedrzycki
15. Kiss On My List
16. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)
17. Private Eyes
18. On Stage Tonight Break - Joe Biedrzycki
19. She's Gone
20. You Make My Dreams Come True
21. On Stage Tonight Outro - Joe Biedrzycki
22. On Stage Tonight Promo 1 - Joe Biedrzycki
23. On Stage Tonight Promo 2 - Joe Biedrzycki
24. On Stage Tonight Promo 3 - Joe Biedrzycki
25. On Stage Tonight Promo 4 - Joe Biedrzycki

Hall & Oates - 1981-11-13 - Capitol Theatre, Passaic NJ (FM)

Hall & Oates were one of the countless acts who played Live Aid in July 1985, helping raise funds to "feed the world."  Both also sang on the We Are the World single.

This FM broadcast captures the duo 4 years before Live Aid, at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ on November 13, 1981, 35 years ago today.

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 1988-11-12 - Los Angeles (FM)

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

featuring Jackson Browne

1988-11-12

California Hungerton Benefit

Palace Theater

Los Angeles, California

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Teach Your Children - Graham Nash

02. Crow On The Cradle - Jackson Browne & Graham Nash

03. Children Of The Canyon - Jackson Browne

04. Rock Me On The Water

05. This Old House

06. Love The One You're With

07. Name Of Love

08. Tracks In The Dust - Crosby & Nash

09. Don't Say Goodbye - Crosby, Nash & Young

10. Southern Cross

11. Long Time Gone

12. My Country Tis Of Thee - Crosby, Nash & JD Souther

Bonus Tracks

1987-11-21

Roxy Theater

Los Angeles CA

13. Jamaica Say You Will - Jackson Browne & Graham Nash

14. Wasted On The Way

15. Blackbird

16. Teach Your Children

Bonus Track

1986-10-13

Shoreline Amphitheater

Mountain View CA

17. Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 1988-11-12 - Los Angeles (FM)

In 1975 by the late Harry Chapin and Bill Ayres founded Why Hunger, an organization whose goal was to put an end to hunger suffered by 49 million Americans and nearly 1 billion people worldwide. That same year, they came up with an idea to reach out for donations and aid using the power of the music and the radio. In conjunction with WNEW-FM, the leading rock station in America (we'll feature WNEW in this month's edition of What A Long Strange Trip Its Been), they launched Hungerthon, a 24 hour radio broadcast designed to raise awareness about the issue of hunger in the United States. Live music from rock artists concerned with this serious problem became a staple of each Hungerthon broadcast. Hungerthon has been an annual even since 1985, held right around Thanksgiving. This WNEW-FM Broadcast from Hungerthon 1988, held on November 12, 1988, 28 years ago today, capture’s CSNY’s set in support of this great cause. The often feuding foursome were actually on speaking terms at the time, having just completed the album American Dream. CSNY gets some help during their set from Jackson Browne and JD Souther. From what I can tell, all 17 songs on this bootleg were broadcast that day on the radio, however, only the first 12 were performed live. The other 5 were tracks previously recorded in 1986 and 1987. After you download this one, go here to find out how you can contribute to this very worthy cause.

Happy 7th Anniversary - So Many Road To Ease My Soul

Believe it or not, today marks the 7th anniversary for So Many Roads To Ease My Soul. How long is that? Well, when I started this blog, my twin boys were still in grade school.  Two months ago, they started their junior year in high school.  Talk about how time flies.

When I made my first post on this blog some 72 months ago, I had no idea what it would grow into. I thought I'd post a show every now and then, a couple of folks would stop by, and within a few months, it would run its course.  How wrong I was!

Since November 11, 2009, we've posted almost 3000 different concerts from almost 200 different artists. Those posts have included such monumental events as Woodstock, Monterrey Pop, Knebworth and Live Aid. They also included a host of personal moments, concerts I attended that have stayed with me, and helped inspire me to write this blog. We've grown from a 2 column layout to a 3 column one, have added numerous links to set lists, artwork, rock history, etc., and have been through 18 versions of our front page banner. We've added a monthly theme linking together every concert we post in a given month. We've even built a small business selling personalized concert certificates at RockLive365 to help support the site. We average over 750 visitors a day and have had folks from 175 different countries stop by. We've had almost 1.8 million unique visitors, and almost than 9 million page views. Why, we even have 128 followers, visitors who have signed up to get notified every day of any new content that we post.

I'm still amazed that so many folks have taken an interest in my little place on the web. Amazed and very appreciative. It takes a significant investment of time and effort to keep So Many Roads going. Finding shows to post, especially great sounding shows, isn't easy. Researching each post to provide some historical context involves numerous hours of searching the web. Of course, writing something coherent, that will actually interest folks who stop by, just may be the hardest part. Then of course, are all the issues in dealing with hosts for the shows, such as the Megaupload shutdown, Mediafire deleting all my uploads, and Depositfiles deleting shows just days after they were uploaded. On top of that, I've to deal with the folks who would rather criticize the blog rather than appreciate all the music and history provided fee of charge. Folks who complain about what hosts are used, what bands I post, and how FLAC is so much better than mp3, all while pointing out how much better the blog would be if they were running it. Of course, not one of them would ever put in the time or effort to actually launch and maintain a site of their own. Frustrating to say the least.

Given all the above, I sometimes wonder why the hell I write this blog, but then I remember 3 things. First, I love music, history and writing, so this place lets me pursue those passions.

Second, whenever I get disgruntled, I wind up getting a comment like the one below and it makes it all worthwhile: 

Anonymous said... "This is such a GREAT site!!! Definitely one of the top 5 sites I have ever seen...MUCH THANKS from me, and from the many shy folks who have never left a comment :-)" 

Third, I've made some great Internet friends while running this site, a list so long now that I'm afraid if I try to name everyone I might miss someone.  I don't want to do that and offend anyone accidentally but please know that no words could ever express my appreciation for all of you who have commented, shared insights, and helped me grow this place.  I look forward to year 8 and beyond as we continue this "long strange trip".

Enjoy this month's theme and if you have appreciated the music this blog has posted over the last 7 years, please make a donation to one of the many organizations fighting world hunger that we've featured this month. especially my personal favorite, WhyHunger.  Any amount would be great and it would mean a lot to me.

Thanks again for helping make So Many Roads what it is today!

Southside Johnny and Little Steven - 1987-11-11 - Red Bank, NJ (FM)

Southside Johnny & Little Steven

1987-11-11

The Concert For Missing Children

Count Basie Theater

Red Bank, NJ

WNEW-FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Joe Piscopo introduces Southside Johnny

02. Let The Good Times Roll

03. New Romeo

04. God Bless The Child

05. I Don't Want To Go Home

06. Joe Piscopo introduces Little Steven

07. Voice Of America

08. Justice

09. Until The Good Is Gone

10. Forever

11. Little Steven talks

12. Los Desaparecidos

13. Out Of The Darkness

Southside Johnny and Little Steven - 1987-11-11 - Red Bank, NJ (FM)

Both Southside Johnny and Little Steven (Miami Steve Van Zandt) have been long time supporters of WhyHunger & Hungerthon, even playing a show together for the cause in 1993, which we will bring you later this month.

As has been the case with numerous other artist we have featured this month, their support for social causes extends to other initiatives in addition to world hunger.  For example, on November 11, 1987, Southside Johnny and Little Steven  took the stage at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank , NJ to headline the Concert for Missing Children. Also on the bill were Marshall Crenshaw, Gary U. S. Bonds, and La Bamba & The Hubcaps. Paul Schaefer and his fellow musicians from the David Letterman Show served as the backing band for the night. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find out much more than that despite extensively searching the web. If you know anything else about this show, please leave a comment below the post. Download this WNEW-FM broadcast of the show to hear the 2 most famous New Jersey shore musicians other than Bruce Springsteen unite to raise money for charity.