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 The Professors perform their first gig (an instrumental set influenced by the music of Stevie Ray Vaughn, 
Albert Collins, and Jimi Hendrix) at the estate of the "Colonel" Nicholas Belkin, Highland Park, NJ. 
The band premiered two original songs, Fast Blues with Mean Progression (T-ski) and 
Retro (T-ski/Radford/QB). 
 
 
A YouTube Playlist of four songs from the amazing debut of 
The Professors: (1) "Scuttlebuttin'" by Stevie Ray Vaughn, (2) Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by Jimi Hendrix, (3) 
Retro (an original song), and (4) T-Bone Shuffle by Albert Collins. Videography by Marie Radford 
 THE PROFESSORS 
T-ski - Lead Guitar QB - Drums 
Gary Radford - Rhythm Guitar 
 
THE SET THAT STARTED IT ALL 
- Scuttlebuttin' (Stevie Ray Vaughn) **
 - Fast Blues with Mean Progression (T-ski) **
 - Green Onions (Booker T and the MGs) **
 - Red House (Jimi Hendrix) **
 - Comfortably Numb (Roger Waters/David Glilmour - Pink Floyd) **
 - Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (Jimi Hendrix) **
 - Retro (T-ski/Gary Radford/QB) **
 - T-Bone Shuffle (Albert Collins) **
  
** = debut song 
  
This page last updated October 21, 2025 by 
Gary Radford.
 
Many thanks to Kurt 
Wagner, Marie Radford, and Jon Oliver.  
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