My favorite live video is John Denver's "Amazon (Let This Be a Voice)", recorded in 1995 in New York City as part of <i>The Wildlife Concert</i>, and for this reason it's unavailable on YouTube. It features John on vocals and 12-string acoustic guitar, Pete Huttlinger on electric guitar, James Burton on slide guitar, Alan Deremo on bass, Machido Sanchez on percussion, and Jim Horn playing an amazing tinflute.
But, I can't show it.
So, in absence of the best live video I've ever seen, I will simply give some of my favorites from YouTube.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugSZguplGq8&mode=related&search=james%20taylor">This is James Taylor performing "Sweet Baby James," probably his biggest anthem. What separates this from other performances is the fact that his good friend Yo-Yo Ma is playing the cello and adds a new dimension to it. I believe this is from last year.</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5pgrKSwFJE&search=phil%20ochs">And now, a man who didn't get anywhere close to the credit he deserved, Mr. Phil Ochs. This is his most popular song, "I Ain't Marchin' Anymore." So few videos exist of Mr. Ochs, so this is pretty special. One of the last true American troubadours.</a>