#AlternateFridayMusic
This is for Jan 30, 2026, #Kid

The Who, “The Kids Are Alright” soundtrack, 1979

I encountered this film at the height of my Who mania, and it was EVERYTHING to me. It has grainy black-and-white footage of early gigs, TV appearances including the moment on the Smothers Brothers when Keith destroyed Pete’s hearing with explosives (not a metaphor), performances at The Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus and at Woodstock, the video for “Success Story,” an outstanding deep cut of John’s (with the studio recording from “Who By Numbers," not included on the soundtrack album), their last appearance with Keith at Shephardson Studios, staged expressly for the film, and more. What it didn't have is the song “The Kids Are Alright.” (Seems they’ve added it onto the later DVD and Blu-ray releases behind additional closing credits, but I liked their little joke better.)

One of the best segments of the film/selections on the album, and itself somewhat in keeping with the “kid” theme, is their performance of Mose Allison’s “Young Man’s Blues.” The attitude of the original was already pure punk; in The Who’s hands, this jazz/blues piano piece becomes muscular, even menacing.

They fucking kill it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8Xy7qRffog

#TheWho #MoseAllison
#KeithMoon #PeteTownshend #JohnEntwistle #RogerDaltry
#SmothersBrothers #RollingStones #TheRollingStones #RockAndRollCircus #Woodstock
#60s #60sMusic #70s #70sMusic #Rock #RockMusic

OMG, #GenX, you're gonna DIE watching this... 🤣

▶️ Tommy Smothers Walks Out As Johnny | Carson Tonight Show
https://youtube.com/watch?v=UyFb45x_zgA&si=0hrEz0dQgn9l9XDM
#tonightshow #johnnycarson #smothersbrothers

Jefferson Airplane 

November 10, 1968 ~ Jefferson Airplane makes their third appearance on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and this time their lead singer Grace Slick does the black power salute at the end of their performance. #jeffersonairplane #graceslick #60srock #smothersbrothers #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky

http://robinbannks.com/2025/11/10/jefferson-airplane/

>>On April 4, 1969, the popular show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour was abruptly canceled by CBS and then replaced by the show Hee Haw. Despite its high ratings, CBS cut it short after the network claimed that the siblings Tom and Dick Smothers failed to submit an episode in time for the censors to review. They had already gotten in trouble with censoring because of the political commentary, which was relatively low on primetime TV during that time.<<

https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/12860/smothers-brothers-comedy-hour-replaced-by-hee-haw-cbs/
#Censorship #SmothersBrothers #Comedy