Big Big Love (Live) - Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers

Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers perform "Big Big Love" live at Market St. Station in Wilkes-Barre, PA, Sept. 8, 1988. (Audio Only).

"Big Big Love" was written in 1961 by Wynn Stewart, one of "the progenitors of the Bakersfield sound. 

The Bakersfield sound was a genre of country music developed in the mid- to late 1950s in and around Bakersfield, California. The many hit singles were largely produced by Capitol Records country music head, Ken Nelson. Bakersfield country was a reaction against the slickly produced, string orchestra-laden Nashville sound, which was becoming popular in the late 1950s. Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, and Merle Haggard and the Strangers, are the most successful artists of the original Bakersfield sound era.

The track was also covered by Waylon Jennings in 1973, and released by Nick Lowe on the LP, Pinker and Prouder Than Previous, in 1988. Tommy takes the little-known song and adds his own rock-blues vibe. 

Images taken Sept.-Oct. 1988 on Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers' "Rumble" tour.

Walkin' on the Water | Do You Still Believe in Me (live) - Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers

Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers perform "Walkin' on the Water" and "Do You Still Believe In Me" at La Salle University, 1987.

Let Them Eat Rock (live) - Buzz Zeemer (featuring Tommy Conwell on vocals)

 

Featuring Tommy Conwell on vocals, Buzz Zeemer performs a cover version of The Upper Crust's "Let Them Eat Rock."

Upstairs at Nicks - PHILLY, USA

April 4, 1997

Frank Brown-Vocals,Guitar;

Tommy Conwell-Guitar, Vocals;

Dave McElroy-Bass;

Ken Buono-Drums

Mystery Train (live) - Stray Cats (with Tommy Conwell)

Audio Rumble received the following track in the mail with the following note:

...(information about) the songs with the Stray Cats: a buddy of mine had just spent 3 days at Scotty Moore's place in Tennessee last year. He got a lot of great Elvis stories and also quite a few mosquito bites. When I played him Tommy doing 'Mystery Train' with the Strays it brought tears to his eyes. After hanging out w/ Scotty Moore, that is really saying something about how mindblowing both Conwell and Brian Setzer are on (the track)... 

Although I have no way to validate the story, it's still interesting. And I love it!

Per the Brian Setzer Setlist Archives website, this performance was November 4, 1991, at the Chestnut Cabaret in Philadelphia.

Around and Around (live) - Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers

 

     Recorded live at the Bottom Line, New York City, USA on October 4, 1988 and simulcast on WNEW, Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers perform "Around and Around".

     The song was written and first recorded by Chuck Berry in 1958. It originally appeared under the name "Around & Around" as the B-side to the single "Johnny B. Goode".
     The song was also covered by The Rolling Stones in 1964.

Florence Township Patriotic Celebration - July 7, 2012

Florence Township Patriotic Celebration - July 7, 2012. Tommy Conwell with Throttle. Veteran's Park, Florence, New Jersey.

I'm Seventeen (Live) - Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers 1990

Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers perform "I'm Seventeen" live on local Philadelphia station, 1990. 

From Marc Pelletier's former Tommy Conwell tribute website:

1990 | Guitar Trouble

      TROUBLE..... best describes the Young Rumblers' sophomore effort and the band’s commercial challenges in 1990; Columbia urged Conwell to work with professional songwriters to improve his original material; Country-rock guitarist Billy Kemp replaced the popular Chris Day; Pete Anderson, former producer for Dwight Yoakam, was hired to produce; Sony’s subsequent purchase of Columbia/CBS affected the Rumblers' label relations.

     A revamped, “Didn’t Want to Sing the Blues” and “Rock with You” were the only songs from the 1989/90 live circuit to make vinyl. Bruce Hornsby and Johnnie Johnson, legendary keyboardist for Chuck Berry, contributed to Guitar Trouble. The catchy pop/rock single, “I’m Seventeen” received extensive radio airplay but a cool response locally.