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Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd (Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Ed King)
A Certain Girl - Yardbirds (Eric Clapton)
The Nazz Are Blue - Yardbirds (Jeff Beck)
You're A Better Man Than I - Yardbirds (Jeff Beck)
Spoonful (Live) - Cream (Eric Clapton)
Working Man - Rush (Alex Lifeson)
Machine Gun (Live at the Fillmore East) - Band Of Gypsys (Jimi Hendrix)
Red House (Live At The Isle Of Wight) - Cry Of Love Band (Jimi Hendrix)
Dear Mr. Fantasy - Traffic (Steve Winwood)
White Summer/Black Mountain Side (Royal Alberts Hall 1970) - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
Since I've Been Loving You (Madison Square Garden 1973) - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
Aqualung - Jethro Tull (Martin Barre)
Sparks (Live At Leeds) - The Who (Pete Townshend)
Shakin' All Over (Live At Leeds) - The Who (Pete Townshend)
Southbound - Allman Brothers Band (Dickey Betts)
Europa - Santana (Carlos Santana)
Notes: This is one of my favorite shows that I ever did. And definitely the highlight of my first two years in radio. Being the guitar fanatic that I am, I just had to do a special show honoring the most amazing guitar gods of classic rock. This turned out to be a four-part series, two parts in this semester, and two parts in the following semester. This was also the very first of my radio shows that I ever recorded.
Check out the playlist. I chose the greatest guitar songs from classic rock that I knew. Freebird was an obvious choice, considering its undying popularity and its three-guitar attack. I made a point of advertising the Yardbirds, spotlighting two of the band's legendary guitarists. I picked some of my favorite exhibitions of Jimi Hendrix's talent, and also of my personal fave guitar god - Jimmy Page. I also gave Pete Townshend his due, among others. And I closed this part with the haunting beautiful instrumental by Santana - Europa.