Hi There – originally a 1950s rockabilly song by the Johnny Burnette Trio, Train Kept a Rolling also became the first song that led zeppelin jammed when they formed from the new yardbirds.

And so it seemed a good way to finish the road to Woodstock part of our special show ( rock n roll years 1954 up to 1969) celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic Woodstock festival, 3 days of peace and music mid august of 1969.

Featuring student Guitars, here’s our Cover of Train Kept a Rollin  : Matt and Steve – with thanks to David and Brynn on vocals, and Clive handling drums

Ofcourse led zeppelin would go on to release whole lotta love – which CCS would cover making it the iconic 1970s Top of The Pop Theme..

Hi There – this time its students Paul and Chris covering the Kinks You Really Got Me – from the road to Woodstock part from the 50th anniversary of this legendary festival – way back at Woodstock, at Max Yasgur’s farm in August 1969.

And also from the main electric Woodstock set – the song Woodstock.

Joni Mitchell was inspired by seeing half a million people arrive peacefully at Yasgur’s farm – she felt inspired and wrote the song Woodstock. Although this wasn’t actually released until 1970 – we decided to start off the main Woodstock part of the set with Woodstock..

And the main set closer was the electric version of Woodstock, originally recorded by Crosby Stills and Nash in 1970

Hi There – this time its Matt and Steve playing a mixed mini set on the road to Woodstock part of the 50th anniversary to Woodstock show.

From 1960 – covering Johnny Kidd and The Pirates Shaking All Over, and then from 1969 – first off Steppenwolf’s Born To Be Wild – before finishing with the first song that Led Zeppelin allegedly jammed together.

Because Led Zep did not play at Woodstock, seemed like a good way to finish the road to Woodstock set.

Hi There – this time its students Paula and Chris sharing lead guitar and rhythm duties on this slow blues ballad – originally by Mr T-Bone Walker – sometimes called the father of electric blues.

In the original Woodstock 1969 – it was Leslie West and Mountain who played Stormy Monday..

But here’s Chris and Paul – from a week before the official 50th anniversary to Woodstock date playing in the road to Woodstock part of the show, live from the Standard Triumph Club,  – where we had songs from the 1950s right up to 1969 – the year of woodstock

Hi There – in 1969 rock n roll was 15 years old – in the week before the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, here’s Mark and Helena playing on the 1950s classics Bill Hailey’s Rock Around The Clock and Eddie Cochran’s Summertime Blues – in the road to Woodstock part of the show – held at standard triumph club Sunday August 11th.

Hi There – He was originally our special guest at the first ever Student Show – but then we lost track, until we managed  to track down Dave, who had been playing only ukulele, and he was inspired to relearn and play Apache One more time..

Huge thanks to BBC Presenter Dave Marshall Barratt for having me on Coventry and Warwickshire Radio back in January, and BBC producers Mollie, Liz and also Clive for helping to make this happen.

Dave managed to get out of me the fact that I was actually the worst ever  guitar student a long long time ago, the least likely to succeed, even though we’re on track for 1000 Guitar performance videos by 2020, of beginners and beyond age 12 through to 72.

There’s even a little neuroscience and music in the interview, and even a little about Dave and his unicycle, and fellow guest Shirley and the Beatles – was a lot of fun.

Andre

The BBC Producers were taken by Dave’s story – how he had been in a motorbike accident, unconscious 3 weeks and declared dead – and came back to life with a goal to play Apache – and play it he did, as You can hear if you want to on the video above.

And while I didn’t teach Dave – we are going to be supporting him on Friday February 22nd – we started a campaign to track down Dave and get him to play Apache one more time.

I’m pleased and excited to say he has agreed and we are putting together a band for Dave especially to relive his glory days.

This will be happening at the open mike hosted at The Devonshire Arms by local band FlatBadger, on Friday February 22nd – the open mike runs from around 8.30pm to 11.30pm.

And ofcourse Dave will appreciate all the support he can get –  this will be his first public performance on guitar for some time (though he’s been playing Ukulele in the Nuneaton Ukulele Jam Band).

But if you do come along –  You will be able to hear from Dave himself – how he still doesn’t get a Christmas Card from Hank Marvin – who hasn’t forgiven Dave for taking his place, on Apache on the BBC’s 50 years Fender Strat tribute program.

It has been 15 years since Local Guitar inspiration, Dave Whitmore played on BBC Radio’s program Fender Heaven – a tribute to 50 years of the Fender Stratocaster.

Nuneaton Player Dave was in good company – there was Eric Clapton ofcourse, and Jeff Beck, but when it came to a certain instrumental from 1960 Hank Marvin spoke about it, but it was Dave that actually played on the BBC broadcast show.

This will be a great Local Magic Musical Moment

Andre