Up the Downstair

Being a weeklie podcaste from Madison, Wisconsin featuring several remarkable curiosities therein occurring being a compendium of live music from divers artistes

Show #37: Bidding Farewell

December 27th, 2005

I spent a fair amount of time the past few days trying to decide how I would end 2005 here at Up the Downstair. Should I do a mix like the last week’s holiday special? Perhaps a retrospective with some of this year’s shows or artists that made an impact in 2005. Then I thought, “Or should I devote the show to one artist?” For some reason, I decided to keep with one artist – but who? I thought that I would throw a show up by the band that got me into collecting live music and that I have hundreds of shows of in my collection. Instead I decided to bid adieu to 2005 by paying tribute to the recently-departed legend, Link Wray, who died last month. I just got this how last week and it seemed appropriate to end the year paying tribute to a man who influenced countless rock musicians.

 Show #37: Bidding Farewell

The music at hand was recorded at his show on 29 April 2005. It took place at Jack Rabbit’s in Jacksonville, Florida. Wray played here in Madison 2 or 3 years ago but I was unable to attend the gig. The lesson here is carpe diem.

Setlist:

Rumble
Kig Creole
Rawhide
It Was So Easy
Batman Theme
Fire
Jack the Ripper
Mr. Guitar
I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You)
Run Chicken Run
Mystery Train/My Babe/That’s Alright Mama/I Got a Woman

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Link Wray

 Show #37: Bidding Farewell

Catch everyone in ‘06!

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