The Green Room with Jimmy Vivino with Special Guest Al Kooper PT II

I discovered Al Kooper when I was in high school (1966). My best friend and lead guitarist had Projections, still one of my favorite LPs. After The Blues Project, another of my favorite LPs of all time, Child is Father to the Man, the first and best BS&T LP and just about all the LPs since then. I am just about finished with his book. If you are any kind of fan, or interested in the music of that time, do yourself a favor and buy his book. Al Kooper has a great sense of humor and the book is an easy entertaining and very funny read. You won't be sorry! Recently, I had a couple of questions for Al and wrote to him via his website. Much to my surprise and amazement, I got back personal (and very humorous) replies.

Wow. Al doesn’t remember Billy Powell playing on the first album? Things Going On? Tuesday’s Gone, etc.?

Al’s book is an excellent read.

My favorite musicians

My gawd, posssibly the best interview I’ve heard.

Jimmy did al KOOPER drop in on the basement tapes sessions

Hi Jimmy...did

I went back and listened to my vinyl version of 'Sooner or Later' by Bob, and zeroed in on the piano, Al Kooper is right on, that piano is great.

No one was in the right place at the right time as many times as AL

Skynyrd was checking in a hotel ( this is the version I've heard and read in multiple periodicals ) - there was a piano in the lobby and Billytold one
of the crew " This is how I would play Freebird" - Someone told Ronnie and after he heard this he told Billy "You're fired from the crew - and you're in the band "

I said it before and it bares repeating - Al is underappreciated as far as his impact on the Southern music - his work on the first 2 Skynyrd records , and his influence on the Allmond bros sound - and in doing so his influence continues to impact -

Wonderful. Love your stuff Al. Child is Father to the Man is my choice for number one album of the 1960s/ Or should it be Super Session? And thank you for bringing along Harvey Brooks. "Harvey's Tune" is my personal theme song. Yow.

Such a great interview…❤️

The Dylan song Sooner or Later is an INCREDIBLE track.

Enjoying this. Bravo.

Great interview

Thanks. Jimmy. It's so cool to hear Al's stories. Enjoyed it a lot!!

Great interview Jimmy. Thanks for these videos.

BLOOMFIELD RULES !!!