Elvis Presley sings James Taylor's "Steamroller Blues" during his 1973 Aloha from Hawaii concert. Broadcasted live via satellite! Great guitar work by the legendary James Burton. The King in prime form...

One of the most original bluesmen ever is Skip James. He mostly played in an open D-minor tuning and sang in a falsetto voice. Listen to this magnificent performance of "Devil Got My Woman" from 1966...

Roy Buchanan live in Austin, TX, in 1976. Roy plays "Roy's Bluz", "Soul Dressing", "Sweet Dreams", "Hey Joe" and "The Messiah Will Come Again". A true master of the Telecaster. Over 30 minutes of amazing music. A real treat...

The Reverend Horton Heat plays "Galaxy 500"...

The great Albert King performs "Blues Power". Albert King played his guitar upside down and with the high strings up using his thumb for attacking the strings rather than a guitar pick which contributed to his unique style. He had a massive influence on Stevie Ray Vaughan. I saw him at the Paradiso in Amsterdam around 1990, one of the best concerts ever...

Watch Stray Cats play a superb version of "Rumble in Brighton" at the Montreux festival in 1981...

Check out Mississippi Fred McDowell playing "Going Down to the River". The blues doesn't get any deeper than this...

Brian Setzer plays Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues". The electric bass gives the band a more rockin' sound. Setzer played his hero, Eddie Cochran, in the Ritchie Valens bio-pic "La Bamba"...

The legendary Otis Redding performs "Shake" at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 with Booker T. and the MG's backing him up. The great Steve Cropper is on guitar...

Bukka White, whose real name was Booker T. Washington White, plays "Aberdeen Mississippi Blues". White was born not far from Aberdeen. He was the second cousin of B.B. King who developed his famous vibrato by trying to emulate Bukka White's slide guitar style. This is an electrifying performance from 1967, showing Bukka White was still as good as he was during his legendary recordings from 1937 and 1940...

Tony Joe White performs "Polk Salad Annie" on British TV in 1970. None other than Elvis has covered this song. A classic piece of swamp rock...

Check out ZZ Top live in Germany in 1980, playing a wild version of "Tush"...

Here’s an incredible performance by The Tielman Brothers, one of the best Dutch rock 'n' roll bands. Andy Tielman on guitar...

Check out The Cramps performing the Johnny Burnette Trio's "Tear it Up". No other band captured the essence of rockabilly better than The Cramps...

Legendary West Side Chicago blues man Magic Sam. I am pretty sure Jimmy Page likes this man too. Check out where the drummer keeps his wallet...

Everybody likes Los Straitjackets. Here's a live version of the song "Tempest" which was featured in the movie "Psycho Beach Party". A great surf band...

Roy Clark is one of the hottest guitar pickers ever.In this video he shows off his chops playing the classic "Alabama Jubilee"...

The all time favourite guitar player of Frederick von Schtupp is Freddie King. Watch this magnificent performance on "The !!!! Beat" show from 1966. Clarence Gatemouth Brown and his band are backing Freddie up. First he plays his signature instrumental "Hideaway". The second song is called "I Love The Woman". The blues does not get any deeper than this...

Victor Wooten, one of the best bass players of our time, plays "U Can't Hold No Groove" from his solo album "A Show of Hands"...

The Dirtbombs, the superb garage rock band from Detroit, play a great cover of Sly and the Family Stone's "Underdog", live in Paris in 2008. Mick Collins on vocals and guitar...

Bobby Farrell, the original Daddy Cool...

Buddy Guy plays "Damn Right I've Got the Blues". How can someone who is already the best keep getting better? Don't forget to buy his latest album "Living Proof"...

The legendary Howlin' Wolf plays "Shake For Me" in a German TV studio during a European tour in 1964 . That's Hubert Sumlin on guitar, Sunnyland Slim plays piano, Willie Dixon plays bass and Clifton James is on drums. What a line up! After hearing the Wolf, Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records, said: "This is where the soul of man never dies". I'm sure you understand...

Robert Gordon with none other than the great Link Wray on guitar lets it rip in the video of "Red Hot" from 1978. "My gal is red hot, your gal ain't doodley squat. Well she ain't got money but man she's really got a lot." The original is by Billy "The Kid" Emerson but Billy Lee Riley's version is the one being covered here...

Muddy Waters plays "Long Distance Call" on his trademark red Telecaster on German TV in 1976. Seems like the whole band has got the blues. What a great performance...

King Curtis cooks up some "Memphis Soul Stew". Jerry "the Groovemaster" Jemmott on bass, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie on drums, Cornell Dupree on the Telecaster and the King himself on saxophone. What a groove...

Southern Culture on the Skids play "Soul City" from their album "Dirt Track Date" live in North Carolina in 2004...

JD McPherson live at Lance Armstrong's bike shop "Mellow Johnny's" (Maillot Jaune; get it?) in Austin, Texas in 2012. Shades of Jackie Wilson...