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June 30 2012 @ Cleveland Museum of Art. Robert Kidney was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Cleveland Art Prize, earlier in the evening.

Robert Kidney of 15-60-75 (The Numbers Band) leads The Golden Palominos in a killer version of his original song "Back To Disaster" from our Dusty Wright One-Take archives. This was recorded at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC in May 2010.

June 30 2012 @ Cleveland Museum of Art. Introduced by Cindy Barber. Lifetime Achievement Awards Robert Kidney is a self-taught musician who began performing as a folk singer and songwriter at 17. Later this year, he will release his first solo album, "Jackleg." A native of Akron, he frequented The Berth in Akron, La Cave in Cleveland, and Walter's Cave in Kent for inspiration. While stationed in Chicago during his Navy service, he became interested in the Blues. He met Bob Koester at the Jazz Record Mart, and joined him on excursions to the Windy City's legendary downtown blues clubs. When he returned to Akron, he launched his own band, 15 60 75, better known as The Numbers Band. Their first album, "Jimmy Bell's Still In Town," was released in 1974. They released their most recent album, "The Inward City," in 2010. On September 27, 2000, The Numbers Band performed at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Robert also performed with his brother Jack as The Kidney Brothers, and they toured with David Thomas and the Two Pale Boys in the United Kingdom twice. He also toured with The Golden Palominos in 1987 and appeared on several of their records. - http://clevelandartsprize.org

The legendary NE Ohio aggro-blues outfit 15-60-75 (aka The Numbers Band) perform "Wolf" at a private soundcheck before a rare NYC gig. Dusty Wright's One-Takes are live performances from artists you know, should know, or will know soon enough.