All sorts of rumors swirled yesterday about who would join host Questlove at the annual Bonnaroo Superjam. A little after midnight Bonnaroovians got their answer when the drummer emerged along with his Roots band mates guitarist Captain Kirk Douglas and percussionist Frank Knuckles as well as keyboardist James Poyser (Jay-Z, Aretha Franklin), bassist Pino Palladino (The Who), Eric Leeds on sax (Prince), guitarist Jesse Johnson (Morris Day & The Time) and vocalist Kendra Foster (D’Angelo, Parliment Funkadelic). But there was one more performer, the biggest surprise was the addition of soul superstar D’Angelo, who was making his first live appearance in the U.S. since 2000.
[D’Angelo via @Questlove]
Our friends at the Funk It blog have posted a full audio download of the entire set. Here’s your chance to listen to the 90-minute performance which paid tribute to Electric Ladyland and featured covers of Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) by Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Guitar Watson’s Superman Lover, What Is and What Should Never Be by Led Zeppelin, The Beatles’ She Came In Through The Bathroom Window and more.
Bonnaroo Superjam – She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
THE SETLIST: (I’m still figuring it out, but here is what I have so far:)
Intro >
Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) [Jimi Hendrix cover] >
Go Back 2 The Thing >
Superman Lover [Johnny Guitar Watson cover] >
Go Back 2 The Thing >
???
Funky Dollar Bill [Funkadelic cover] >
Hit It And Quit It [Funkadelic cover] >
What Is And What Should Never Be [Led Zeppelin cover]
……
Power of Soul [Band of Gypsys cover]
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window [The Beatles cover]
…..THE BAND:
Questlove – drums
Kirk Douglas – guitar
James Poyser – keys
Frank Knuckles – percussion
Pino Palladino – bass
Eric Leeds – saxophone
Jesse Johnson – guitar
Kendra Foster – vocals
D’Angelo – vocals, guitar, keys[via Funk It]
So head over the Funk It blog to download to listen to an untracked MP3 of the 2012 Bonnaroo Superjam, with the promise of FLACs and tracked MP3s to follow soon.
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They played Gil Scott Heron’s “The Bottle”.