Asleep at the Wheel came to Cruise for a two night stint in March 1992, and put on two great shows. Texas swing at its best and the small stage got a beating it probably never recovered from, not that…

 

Riders In The Sky are about the funniest guys I've ever heard on stage and they have been an inspiration for some of my own work in HGH (Hagfors Gebhardt Hello!). They are great musicians and combined with quick…

 

Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys! I got a chance to meet and work with this legend back in 1988. To quote wikipidea ...William Smith Monroe (September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American musician…

 

John Lee Hooker, David Maxwell and The Pleasure Kings with special guest Peter Wolf rocked the boat at Nightstage New Years eve 1987!
I had another band Down Time on my stage plot so I guess they must…

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This tape is a gem, Les Paul was a legendary guitar player, songwriter, inventor and a fantastic entertainer. Les Paul as most people know is the man behind the Gibson guitar by the same name but he also…

 

"The man’s voice was heaven. So cool, so decisively hip... Mose was my man. I felt him to be the epitome of restrained screaming power."
Pete Townshend


Ahhh Mose!
Mose Allison is more than a legend…

 

Anson Funderburgh and The Rockets featuring Sam Myers is one of my most requested artists on weeklyleaks. I worked with Anson on several occasions on both sides of the Atlantic and it was always a pleasure. Anson is a…

 
The Soul Queen of New Orleans!

Irma Thomas and The Professionals
What a night! The crowd went wild for Irma from the time she started singing back stage with a wireless mic to her leaving them screaming for…

Folks, it's celebration time!
This week is the 25th anniversary of the opening of the now long defunct Cruise Cafe in Oslo Norway. Cruise had a 10 year ++ run at booking some of the hottest bands in…

 

Etta played four shows at Nightstage and it's with fond memories I listened through these tapes. Etta James is one of the most powerful performers I have ever seen. She could belt out a song like nobody else. Even…

 

I'm a fan, no doubt about it, this guy is a true performer and an inspiration. He writes great songs and thrives on stage, besides that he he has a wonderful name, third time around.
I've done sound…

 

My old friend and co-worker from Nightstage Laura Tennyson jumped out of cyberspace and down onto weeklyleaks with a really nice comment on this page where she mentions Dizzy Gillespie, so I decided to dust off Dizzy's cassette…