Taj Mahal - Maintenance Shop Blues - Live Show (1981)

Found this Taj Mahal VHS at a record store for 2$ and decided to capture it.
I do not own the rights to this music, this is for educational purposes only.
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(4:30 - 5:10)
Taj Mahal has been performing African-American roots music for thirty years. Son of a West Indian jazz musician and a South Carolina gospel singer, Taj is a self-taught master of more than a dozen instruments, including guitar, piano. harmonica, banjo, and mandolin. He emerged professionally in 1965 as co-founder (with guitarist Ry Cooder) of THE RISING SONS and quickly came to prominence as of our most versatile interpreters of blues in the broadcast sense - from funky to sophisticated. He has recorded numerous albums as well as soundtrack music for several films and plays. Taj's repertoire draws from American blues, jazz, and Southern folk as well as the music of the Caribbean and West Africa.
Titles include: Cakewalk Into Town, Fishin' Blues, Sweet Home Chicago, Take Me Back Baby, My Little Sugar Mama, Going to Chicago, Six Days on the Road, Dance Dance Dance, and That Dood It
Backing Musicians:
Bass - Tony Jones; Drums - Kester Smith

[@stevecooley5004]

I was at this show sitting right up front and hung out with Taj back stage!

[@BrownBomberB24]

I was there for the series that year. Camped out to get a low numbered ticket for Poppa John Creech , Muddy Waters, Leo Kottkey(sp), and Albert King. Great shows and good beer!

[@magousambdakartransemusic4003]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@peterbarakan6865]

This is excellent! Great band too.

[@philippes2962]

Thank#s Tum G~~~What a wonderful concert and great musician~~~~

[@stevengarn3292]

beautiful!!!

[@elizabethanderson2968]

My friend ... I have been looking for this gig for years ... you have pure gold, and thanks SO much for uploading x Best version of fishing blues

[@Thousandeyeland]

Of course! I had a feeling some people would really want to see this. Thanks for watching 👍

[@elizabethanderson2968]

@@Thousandeyeland I've seen him 5 times over 1970 - 2013 ... we were supposed to go tomorrow to see him @ the Barbican but gigs cancelled due to this madness ... his music is a Gumbo of styles ... a lot of people don't appreciate the other styles he can play and just want Blues ... their loss!

[@josededios658]

When you 're a Grand !

[@markpolinsky5560]

Thanks.Nice.

[@tompruyn91]

any idea where this venue was?

[@stevecooley5004]

Ames Iowa. Iowa State University The Maintenance Shop