Sunday, November 30, 2008

Playlist for Tuesday 11/25/08

Had a great time saluting Bob Koester and the Delmark label; featured many Delmark artists. Jazz Record Mart in Chicago was always the record Mecca for me as a kid and it still is all these years later. Bob has dedicated his life and made countless contributions to the promotion of Blues music. Thanks, Bob!

  1. Doyle Bramhall II & Erikah Badu- Oh, Death
  2. Stevie Ray Vaughn- Say, What?
  3. Stevie Ray Vaughn- Look at Little Sister
  4. Muddy Waters- Mannish Boy (The Last Waltz)
  5. Son House- Grinnin in Your Face
  6. Son House- John the Revelator
  7. Phil Guy & Mojo Buford- Good Mornin Little Schoolgirl
  8. Phil Guy & Mojo Buford- Blues with a Feeling
  9. Buddy Guy- Outskirts of Town
  10. James Cotton- No Cuttin Loose
  11. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown- Born in Louisiana
  12. Big Walter Horton- Trouble in Mind
  13. Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials- You Don't Exist Anymore
  14. Fenton Robinson- You Don't Know What Love Is
  15. Janis Joplin- Turtle Blues
  16. Jimmy Rogers All-Star Band with Mick Jagger & Keith Richards- Trouble No More
  17. Jimmy Rogers All-Star Band with Lowell Fulson- Everyday I Have the Blues
  18. Johnny Jenkins- Down Along the Cove
  19. Collins Cray & Copeland- Bring Your Fine Self Home
  20. Collins Cray & Copeland- Black Cat Bone
  21. Dave Alvin- East Texas Blues
  22. Dave Alvin- Blue Wing
  23. Magic Sam- I Need You So Bad
  24. Syl Johnson- Driving Wheel
  25. Johnny B. Moore-Sittin Here Thinkin
  26. Big Time Sarah- Train I Ride
  27. Carey Bell- Walkin In The Dark
  28. Jimmy Rogers- I'm In Love
  29. Bo Diddley- Before You Accuse Me
  30. B.B. King- See See Rider
  31. Susan Tedeschi- Talkin About
  32. Susan Tedeschi- Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Playlist for Tuesday 11/18/08

Really enjoyed putting together this show...it evolved into a back-and-forth from the West side of Chicago to John Mayall's house and back again. He really is one of my heroes...just think of all the people that he has mentored over the years! Also, tried to weave a subtle pattern together but I'm not gonna do all the work for ya...there are a couple trends in there but you gotta go looking for them!


  1. Doyle Bramhall II & Erikah Badu- Oh, Death

  2. Tampa Red- Mean Old Tom Cat Blues

  3. Tampa Red- Don't Jive It Mama

  4. Little Walter- Blues With A Feeling

  5. Little Walter- Tell Me Mama

  6. Zora Young- I'm Gonna Do the Same Thing They Did To Me

  7. Big Time Sarah- Train I Ride

  8. Big Time Sarah- Trying To Make A Living

  9. Little Walter & Otis Rush- I Feel Good

  10. Jeff Healy- Mess O' Blues

  11. John Mayall- Blues For The Lost Days

  12. Jimmy Reed- I'm Going Upside Your Head

  13. Son Seals- Before The Bullets Fly

  14. Son Seals- Sadie

  15. Hound Dog Taylor- It Hurts Me Too

  16. Hound Dog Taylor- The Dog Meets The Wolf

  17. Gene Taylor- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie

  18. Gene Taylor- Six Week Old Blues

  19. Pinetop Perkins- Every Day I Have The Blues

  20. The Paladins- What Side of the Door Am I On?

  21. John Mayall- Goin Down

  22. John Mayall-Palace of the King

  23. Bill Rhodes- Early in the Morning

  24. Junior Wells- Messin With the Kid

  25. Junior Wells- Got My Mojo Working

  26. Walter Trout with John Mayall- Highway Song

  27. Walter Trout with Bernard Allison- When Will It Ever Change

  28. James Solberg- I'm Going Home

  29. James Solberg with Luther Allison & Robb Stupka- Still Called the Blues

  30. Matt Murphy- Bye Bye Texas (amen to THAT!)

  31. Carolyn Wonderland- Walk On

  32. Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater- A Time for Peace

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Playlist for Tuesday 11/11/08

Put out a down home Southern-feeling show today; celebrating the lives and music of Duane Allman and Berry Oakley on the anniversary of their passing. Can hardly believe it's been 37 and 36 years, respectively. One can only imagine what could have been if these young men had been able to put out a larger body of woork. Also, honored and thanked our veterans. All in all, had the chair pushed back and rocked the house!
  1. Johnny Jenkins- Rollin' Stone
  2. Stevie Ray Vaughn- Cold Shot
  3. Stevie Ray & Jimmy Vaughn- Tick Tock
  4. Ty Curtis Band- Give It Up
  5. Nick Curran- Shot Down
  6. Tommy Castro- Painkiller
  7. Tommy Castro- Me and My Guitar
  8. Ronnie Baker Brooks- Born in Chicago
  9. Derek & the Dominoes- Mean Old Frisco
  10. Derek & the Dominoes- Snake Lake Blues
  11. The Hourglass- B. B. King Medley
  12. Eric Clapton & Duane Allman- Mean Old World
  13. Otis Rush- You Reap What You Sow
  14. Johnny Jenkins- Walk On Gilded Splinters
  15. Delaney & Bonnie- Come On In My Kitchen
  16. Johnny Jenkins- Down Along the Cove
  17. Allman Brothers Band 2/70- Hoochie Coochie Man
  18. Allman Brothers Band 2/70- Statesboro Blues
  19. Allman Brothers Band 2/70- Trouble No More
  20. Allman Brothers Band- Don't Keep Me Wonderin
  21. Allman Brothers Band- Stand Back
  22. Eden Brent- Mississippi Number One
  23. Liz Mandeville- Red Top
  24. Big Mama Thornton- Some Times I Have a Heartache
  25. Big Mama Thornton- Gimme a Penny
  26. Buddy Guy- Feels Like Rain
  27. Buddy Guy- Damn Right I Got the Blues
  28. Taj Mahal- Further On Down the Road
  29. Elvin Bishop, Warren Haynes & Kim Wilson- The Blues Rolls On
  30. Charlie Musselwhite & Jimmy Vaughn- Bad Boy
  31. Allman Brothers Band- Little Martha

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Playlist for Tuesday 11/04/08

Election day, so I opened the show with CSNY's Find the Cost of Freedom & Ohio. Other than chiding folks to vote, just had a fun time.
  1. CSNY-Find the Cost of Freedom
  2. CSNY- Ohio
  3. Doyle Bramhall II & Erikah Badu- Oh, Death
  4. Sonny Rhodes- The Blues is My Best Friend
  5. Big Mama Thornton (with the Muddy Waters Band)- Gimme a Penny
  6. Bessie Smith- Nobody's Blues but Mine
  7. Luther Allison- Goin Down
  8. Cripple Clarence Lofton- You Done Tore Your Playhouse Down
  9. Peetie Wheatstraw-Poor Millionaire's Blues
  10. Peetie Wheatstraw- Police Station Blues
  11. Eddie Boyd- Five Long Years
  12. Fred McDowell- You Got to Move
  13. Johnny Shines- Skull & Crossbones Blues
  14. Johnny Shines- Standing at the Crossroads
  15. Savoy Brown- Going Down to Mobile
  16. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- Ask Myself a Question
  17. Liz Mandeville- Chi-Town
  18. Katie Webster- I'm Still Leaving You
  19. Sunyland Slim & Big Time Sarah- Black Cat Crossed My Trail
  20. Big Mama Thornton- Sometimes I Have a Heartache
  21. Magic Sam- Got My Mojo Working
  22. Willie Mabon- A Change Is Gonna Come
  23. Otis Rush- Everyday I Have the Blues
  24. Otis Rush- Mean Old World
  25. Little Milton- That's All Right
  26. Little Walter- Mellow Down Easy
  27. Little Walter- My Babe
  28. Canned Heat- One Kind Favor
  29. Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Little Walter- Long Distance Call
  30. B.B. King- 3 O'Clock Blues
  31. Buddy Guy- Who's Gonna Fill These Shoes
  32. Tommy Castro- Suitcase Full of Blues
  33. Warren Haynes & Matt Abts- She Caught the Cady
  34. Junior Wells- Stop Breaking Down
  35. The Palidins- Goin Down to Big Mary's
  36. Jimi Hendrix- Red House