FISHIN' BLUES
Written by Henry Thomas


Guest appearance with Taj Mahal

On January 26, 1993, Taj Mahal is the guest of the legendary TV show "Austin City Limits". He plays at the 6th floor of the Communications Building B, University of Texas (Austin) with his band and Ben Harper, always surrounded by his guitars.

They perfomed "Mailbox Blues", "Queen Bee" (John Lee Hooker), "Blues with a feelin" (Little Walter), "Fishin' Blues" (H. Thomas) and "Freight train" (Elisabeth Cotten) on wich he plays a solo on his Teardrop Weissenborn. "Queen Bee" is included in the compilation "Big Blues Extravaganza!: The Best Of Austin City Limits" (1998).