Hi, 

I haven't been around for a while, hopefully I can still post a question. I've just ran into a live T-Bone Walker recording I've never heard of in a Steve Miller box set. Here's the amazon link.

I was curious to find the source of this, and found out that Steve Miller's dad was a friend of T-Bone's and was an audio recording engineer and he recorded this live cut. It is extremely rare to find live T-Bone recordings, outside the American Folk Blues Festival cuts and a few of his later recordings floating around on youtube. Of course one might argue that all of T-Bone's recordings were live cuts, fair point. 

Searching around further, I ran into this interview (under title First Guitar) with Steve Miller, where he claims to have recordings of T-Bone playing at his dad's house. Reading this made me feel like that kid in the Crossroads movie who is looking to find the lost Robert Johnson song. 

My question: has anyone (I am hoping Duke maybe?) heard these recordings? Do you know if Steve Miller has any plans to publish them? If not, does anyone know him here?

Thanks! 

Hi Tony, I believe what you have heard is T -Bone plying a party at Steve's dad's house. Yes I have heard it and it's facinating. T -Bone plays Caravan, I'm confessin and a few more standards. Very cool stuff! 

Duke, thanks for the reply. I am glad you heard them. This is amazing, what a gem!

May I ask if you know whether these records have been (or ever will be) made available publicly or commercially? I am assuming Steve Miller or someone in his circle played those to you. If they aren't available publicly, would you be kind enough to pass the message to him that there is at least one T-Bone fan out there dying to listen to those recordings? Publishing and selling music on itunes should be pretty easy these days. 

I don't know how it would ever be possible but I'd be willing to drive hundreds of miles to listen those recordings just once. 

Thanks!