Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Playlist for Tuesday 7/21/09

Some good blues for a hot Summer's day.
  1. Doyle Bramhall II & Erykah Badu- Oh Death
  2. Savoy Brown- Mississippi Steamboat
  3. Larry McCray- Gone for Good
  4. Elvin Bishop- Fannie Mae
  5. Gov't Mule- Worried Down With The Blues
  6. W C Clark- Why I Got The Blues
  7. Alabama Mike- Lay My Money Down
  8. Roy Rogers- I Would Undo Anything
  9. John Hammond- Come On In This House
  10. Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials- Dying to Live
  11. Carl Martin- Good Mornin' Judge
  12. Ruth Brown- Can't Stand A Broke Man
  13. Zora Young- Two Trains Running
  14. Rory Block- I Want To Go Home On The Morning Train
  15. Otis Spann- Walkin' the Blues
  16. Pinetop Perkins- Murmur Low
  17. Charlie Musselwhite- If I Should Have Bad Luck
  18. Sugar Blue- That's All Right
  19. Carey & Lurrie Bell- Low Down Dirty Shame
  20. The Fabulous Thunderbirds- Painted On
  21. Eddie C. Campbell- Bluesman
  22. Taildragger- Tend To Your Business
  23. Lonnie Brooks- A Man's Gotta Do What A Man's Gotta Do
  24. Susan Tedeschi- It Hurt So Bad
  25. Big Mama Thornton- Gimme A Penny
  26. Junior Wells- Ways Like An Angel
  27. Magic Sam- Everything Gonna Be Alright
  28. Luther Allison- Dust My Broom

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Playlist for Tuesday 7/14/09

This was really a fun set. How can a bluesman go wrong with the themes of trouble, money & women? A winning combination guaranteed to bring a tear to the eye! Also looked at three very different versions of Little Red Rooster.
  1. Doyle Bramhall II & Erykah Badu- Oh Death
  2. Stevie Ray Vaughn, BB King, Albert King & Paul Butterfield- The Sky Is Crying
  3. Robert Lockwood, Jr.- Every Day I Have The Blues
  4. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers- Kokomo
  5. Curtis Salgado- Money Must Think That I'm Dead
  6. Savoy Brown- Little Red Rooster
  7. Gov't Mule- Gonna Send You Back To Georgia
  8. Hound Dog Taylor- Gonna Send You Back To Georgia
  9. Stevie Ray Vaughn & Jeff Beck- Goin' Down
  10. Paul Oscher- Dirty Dealin' Mama
  11. Gene Taylor- Six Week Old Blues
  12. Kim Wilson- Lookin' For Trouble
  13. Charlie Musselwhite- Trouble No More
  14. Big Time Sarah- Little Red Rooster
  15. Katie Webster- Hard Lovin' Mama
  16. Koko Taylor- Cut You Loose
  17. Koko Taylor- Wang Dang Doodle
  18. Gregg Allman- House of Blues
  19. Lazy Lester- I Need Money
  20. The Paladins- I've Been Down Before
  21. Bob Margolin's All-Star Band- Crazy 'bout You Baby
  22. Raful Neal- Let's Work Together
  23. Kenny Neal & Billy Branch- Don't Start Me Talking
  24. Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry- Make a Little Money
  25. Carey Bell- Walking In The Park
  26. Little Milton- Casino Blues
  27. The Rolling Stones- Little Red Rooster
  28. Gregg Allman- You Can't Lose What You Never Had
  29. Johnny Copeland, Albert Collins & Robert Cray- Bring Your Fine Self Home
  30. Muddy Waters- Hoochie Coochie Man

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Playlist for Tuesday 7/07/09

Had a great time spinnin' these tunes- celebrated the 96th birthday of the amazing Pinetop Perkins. I remember as a kid seeing his weekly gigs listed in the Chicago Tribune entertainment section---and darn if he still isn't doin' it 40-some years later! The duet with BB offers up 179 years of blues know-how...it's gotta be good!
  1. Doyle Bramhall II & Erykah Badu- Oh Death
  2. Pinetop Perkins- Every Day I Have the Blues
  3. Pinetop Perkins- Blues After Hours
  4. Pinetop Perkins- Kidney Stew
  5. Pinetop Perkins- Look On Yonder Wall
  6. Buddy Guy- I Smell A Rat
  7. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells- Messin' With The Kid
  8. Tail Dragger- Long Distance Call
  9. Lucky Peterson- Tribute to Luther Allison
  10. Luther Allison- Goin' Down
  11. Jimmy Rogers- Rock With You Baby
  12. Sleepy John Estes- 80 Highway
  13. Kenny Neal- Change My Way Of Livin'
  14. John Nemeth- Blues Hit Big Town
  15. Roomful of Blues- I'm Just Your Fool
  16. Duke Robillard- Do Me Right
  17. Rick Estrin & The Nightcats- Someone, Somewhere
  18. Ronnie Earl- Blues for Fathead
  19. Cyrille Neville- Brand New Blues
  20. Lowell Fulson- Working Man
  21. Pinetop Perkins feat. B B King- Down in Mississippi
  22. Pinetop Perkins- How Long Blues/Come Back Baby
  23. Fiona Boyes- Barrelhouse Funeral
  24. Shirley Johnson- Selfish Kind of Gal
  25. Rory Block- Death Letter
  26. Tail Dragger- Tend To Your Business
  27. Homemade Jamz Blues Band- I Got Blues For You

Friday, July 3, 2009

Playlist for Tuesday 6/30/09

This show was a change of pace for me. I usually don't play as much new stuff as I did this week, but there is alot of really good new music out there this summer, so, what the heck...
  1. Doyle Bramhall II & Erykah Badu- Oh Death
  2. Luther Allison- I'm Gonna Leave You Alone
  3. B B King- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
  4. Roy Rogers- Patron Saint of Pain
  5. Pinetop Perkins- Look On Yonder Wall
  6. Zora Young- Til The Fat Lady Sings
  7. Katie Webster feat. Robert Cray- Who's Making Love?
  8. Saffire- I Can Do Bad All By Myself
  9. Johnny Jenkins- Rollin' Stone
  10. Otis Rush- You Gonna Reap What You Sow
  11. Duane Allman- No Money Down
  12. Johnny Jenkins- You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had
  13. Floyd McDaniel- Every Day I Have The Blues
  14. Louisiana Red- Too Poor To Die
  15. Too Slim & The Taildraggers- Throw Me A Rope
  16. Alabama Mike- Death Letter Blues
  17. Pat Travers- Rock Me Baby
  18. Big Bill Morgenfield- My Love Is Real
  19. Kinsey Report- Fire Down Below
  20. Maria Muldaur w. Dave Matthews- Lonesome Desert Blues
  21. Shemikia Copeland- Sounds Like The Devil
  22. Deb Cleveland Band- Key To The Highway
  23. Etta James- You Can Leave Your Hat On
  24. Big Mama Thornton- Unlucky Girl
  25. Lil' Ed & Dave Weld- North Carolina Bound
  26. Lil' Ed & Dave Weld- New Year's Resolution
  27. Eddie C. Campbell- Summertime
  28. Rod Piazza & The Mighty Fliers- Key To The Highway
  29. Billy Boy Arnold- Tell Me Baby