On 7 May 1964, in the disused Wilbraham Road railway station in Manchester, UK, the Blues and Gospel Tour pulled in to the platform. And the local TV station were there to film it.
The line-up was the stuff of musical legend and included gospel star Sister Rosetta Tharpe whose guitar playing was hugely influential for the British blues youngsters such as Eric Clapton and Keith Richard.
Earlier this month, in Lecture Theatre 2 in the Andrew Wiles Building, a collection of talented Oxford Mathematics students, together with colleagues in STEM subjects and beyond, performed Fermat's Last Tango to sell-out crowds over five performances.
Written in 2000 by Joanne Sydney Lessner and Joshua Rosenblum, Fermat's Last Tango tells the story, in words and music, of a 300 hundred-year-old mathematical mystery and the man who spent seven years trying to solve it. Sound familiar?
Musicians make most of their money from live performance these days, but recordings of live concerts can just make you long for the original studio versions. However, there are exceptions. Bruce is one of them. Here is a live version of Hungry Heart. If you want the original for comparison, here it is.
Singer and activist (she doesn't like the title) Peggy Seeger was born in America but now resides in downtown Iffley from where, at the age of 87, she still performs songs about a range of issues from women's experiences to ecological matters. An interesting life.
Brian Wilson was responsible for most of the Beach Boys' greatest music including the famous Pet Sounds album. He also suffered from severe mental health issues as well as substance abuse. This home recording is from 1976.
Wilson's health improved subsequently, enabling him to enjoy the acclaim he deserves.
Slade are most associated with the glam rock era (and Christmas) which is not surprising given what they wore, but the music has proved influential in subsequent decades on bands such as the Ramones and Nirvana. They probably had less influence on spelling bees though.