A Celebration Of Blues and Soul: The 1989 Presidential Inaugural Concert Coming Out On DVD

Here's a great gift idea for either Mother or Father's Day.....On May 6th the Shout! Factory will release an amazing two hour concert dvd of performances from a remarkable event called;  A Celebration of Blues and Soul: The 1989 Presidential Inaugural Concert.  In addition to an extra hour of previously unseen concert footage not included in the March 2014 broadcast, the DVD also includes an essay by music historian Peter Guralnick.  Fans can order this by visiting ShoutFactory.com. 

ABOUT THE CONCERT: On January 21, 1989, on the evening following the presidential inauguration, some the biggest names in classic rhythm and blues performed at the Washington Convention Center at the Presidential Inaugural Concert. The black-tie event would be a historical moment: an official inaugural event featuring some of the finest black musicians of the ’50 and ’60s from Stax and Chess Records including Bo Diddley, Percy Sledge and Carla Thomas, along with several hotshot Texas blues guitarists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan with Double Trouble and Jimmie Vaughan at the height of their careers.

Setlist:

Any Day Now: Chuck Jackson

I Don’t Want To Cry: Chuck Jackson

When A Man Loves A Woman: Percy Sledge

Right Place, Wrong Time: Dr. John

747 : Joe Louis Walker

Hoochie Coochie Man : Willie Dixon, Albert Collins, Delbert McClinton

Wang Dang Doodle : Koko Taylor feat. Willie Dixon

Bo Diddley : Bo Diddley

I’m A Man : Bo Diddley

Hey Bo Diddley : Bo Diddley

Born Under A Bad Sign : William Bell

Baby : Carla Thomas

When Something Is Wrong With My Baby : Carla Thomas and Billy Preston

Knock On Wood : Eddie Floyd

Soul Man : Sam Moore

Just A Little Bit : Delbert McClinton

Standing On Shaky Ground : Delbert McClinton

Maybe Someday : Delbert McClinton

B:Movie Boxcar Blues : Delbert McClinton

Frosty : Albert Collins feat. Jimmie Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Texas Flood : Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Jimmie Vaughan

Lovestruck Baby : Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Jimmie Vaughan

Superstition : Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Jimmie Vaughan

Scuttle Buttin’ : Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Jimmie Vaughan

Sandi Berg is also a freelance journalist and writes about television for several magazines including Written By (Writer's Guild of America), and Life After 50.