George Coleman (Bongo Joe) - I Wish I Could Sing

Bongo Joe was the stage name of George Coleman. A street musician who spent the last thirty years of his life in San Antonio, he was resourceful enough to continue as a performer into the 1980s, long after street musicians became rare. He'd ride his scooter through the streets with his homemade oil-can drums tied on back. Here is the first track from his only album, recorded live on the sidewalk by Chris Strachwitz around 1969.