Playlist for Tuesday 6/14/11

The entire show was a recap of the artists that performed this past weekend at the Chicago Blues Festival; also featured a salute to Bruce Iglauer's Alligator Records, celebrating their 40th anniversary bringing the world the finest in Blues. Congratulations and here's to 40 more years!!!

1. Doyle Bramhall ll & Erykah Badu- Oh Death
2. The Rolling Stones- Little Red Rooster
3. Billy Branch & Lurrie Bell- Breakin' Up Somebody's Home
4. Magic Slim & The Teardrops- 4:59 A.M.
5. Lonnie Brooks- Born With The Blues
6. Carl Weathersby- Same Thing
7. Ron Hacker- Death Letter Blues
8. Willie "Big Eyes" Smith- Can't Rest For Worry
9. Son Seals- Don't Pick Me For Your Fool
10. James Cotton- Digging My Potatoes
11. Albert Collins & Johnny Copeland- Something To Remember You By
12. Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials- It's Alright
13. Floyd Dixon- Hey Bartender
14. Saffire- Tain't Nobody's Business
15. Lonnie Mack & Stevie Ray Vaughan- If You Have To Know
16. Billy Boy Arnold- Been Gone Too Long
17. Tinsley Ellis- A Quitter Never Wins
18. Sugar Blue- I Ain't Got You
19. Koko Taylor- Evil
20. Lonnie Brooks- Got Lucky Last Night
21. Bob Margolin- Blues Lover
22. Little Charlie & The Nightcats- I Could Deal With It
23. Luther Allison- Cherry Red Wine
24. Katie Webster- Hard Lovin' Mama
25. Carey Bell- Low Down Dirty Shame
26. Lucky Peterson- Six O'Clock Blues
27. Dave Hole- Keep Your Motor Running
28. Shemekia Copeland- Beat Up Guitar

Playlist for Tuesday 6/7/11

Just a lot of good old blues music for ya'll today....

1. Doyle Bramhall ll & Erykah Badu- Oh Death
2. Muddy Waters- Mannish Boy
3. Alabama Mike- Hoo Doo Man
4. Joe Bonamassa- Your Funeral & My Trial
5. Magic Slim & The Teardrops- Please Don't Dog Me
6. Little Milton- My Dog & Me
7. Little Milton- A Nickel & A Nail
8. Buddy Guy- Hammer & A Nail
9. Walter Horton- Lord Knows I Tried
10. Big Head Blues Band feat. Hubert Sumlin- When You Got A Good Friend
11. Howlin' Wolf- Crying At Daybreak
12. Larry Taylor- I Didn't Mean To Hurt Your Feelings
13. John Lee Hooker- Boom Boom
14. Homemade Jamz Blues Band- Penny Waiting On Change
15. Buddy Guy- It's A Jungle Out There
16. Warren Haynes & Matt Abts- That Same Thing
17. Marshall Lawrence- Walkin' Blues
18. Richie Rich & The Chi Town Blues Band- Who I Am
19. Luther Allison- Last Night I Lost The Best Friend I Ever Had
20. Robert Johnson- Sweet Home Chicago
21. Luther Allison- Drivin' Wheel
22. Koko Taylor- Let The Juke Joint Jump
23. Mississippi Fred McDowell- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
24. B B King- Tired Of Your Jive
25. Willie Dixon- Blues You Can't Lose
26. Jimmy & Syl Johnson- Living The Life
27. Etta James- Got My Mojo Working
28. Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames- Sweet Shiny Brown Eyes

Playlist for Tuesday 5/31/11

Closed out the month of May with a set of old school blues featuring a deep set from Big Mama Thornton...

1. Doyle Bramhall ll & Erykah Badu- Oh Death
2. Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan- Blues Before Sunrise
3. David Jacobs-Strain- Come On In My Kitchen
4. Marquise Knox- Juke Joint Blues
5. Doyle Bramhall & Jimmie Vaughan- Little Star
6. Billy Branch- Yonder Wall
7. Carlos Johnson- Somebody Loan Me A Dime
8. Buddy Guy- Thank Me Someday
9. Gregg Allman- Devil Got My Woman
10. Junior Wells- Blues Hit Big Town
11. The Allman Brothers Band- Old Before My Time
12. Freddie King- Woman Across The River
13. Howlin' Wolf- Smokestack Lightnin'
14. Howlin' Wolf- Built For Comfort
15. Walter Horton- It's Not Easy
16. Magic Slim & The Teardrops- Crosseyed Cat
17. Big Mama Thornton- Sweet Little Angel
18. Big Mama Thornton- Little Red Rooster
19. Big Mama Thornton- Unlucky Girl
20. Big Mama Thornton- Swing It On Home
21. Big mama Thornton- Session Blues
22. Big Mama Thornton- My Heavy Load
23. Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames- Listen To Mama
24. Buddy Guy- Where Is The Next One Coming From
25. John Primer- Come Back Baby
26. Rory Block- Last Fair Deal Gone Down
27. Muddy Waters- Rock Me

Playlist for Tuesday 5/24/11

Celebrated the 70th birthday of Bob Dylan today with an hour of "Bob's Blues"-either blues songs that Bob has recorded or songs he wrote with "blues" in the title; a nice change of pace--all the callers enjoyed it, too...

1. Doyle Bramhall ll & Erykah Badu- Oh Death
2. Lucky Peterson- Statesboro Blues
3. Willie Buck- Champaign & Reefer
4. The Cash Box Kings- I-94 Blues
5. Elvin Bishop- The Night Time Is The Right Time
6. Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames- All Of These Things
7. The Paul deLay Band- Trouble No More
8. The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue feat. Rick Estrin- My Next Ex-Wife
9. Carey Bell- Everything's Gonna Be Alright
10. Lowell Fulson- Working Man
11. Son Seals- Can't Hear Nothing But The Blues
12. Floyd Dixon- I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
13. Bob Dylan- It Hurts Me Too
14. Bob Dylan- Tombstone Blues
15. Bob Dylan- Subterranean Homesick Blues
16. Bob Dylan- Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
17. Bob Dylan- 32/20 Blues
18. Bob Dylan- Cocaine Blues
19. Bob Dylan- Highway 51 Blues
20. Bob Dylan- Freight Train Blues
21. Bob Dylan- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
22. Bob Dylan- Bob Dylan's Blues
23. Bob Dylan- Black Crow Blues
24. Bob Dylan- Dirt Road Blues
25. Bob Dylan- Workingman's Blues #2
26. Bob Dylan- Lonesome Day Blues
27. Bob Dylan- Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
28. Bob Dylan- Fixin' To Die
29. Honeyboy Edwards & Big Walter Horton- Smoky Mountains
30. Muddy Waters- You Shook Me

Playlist for Tuesday 5/17/11

Played a bunch of older stuff, some new tunes, and celebrated the 69th birthday of Mr. Taj Mahal...

1. Doyle Bramhall ll & Erykah Badu- Oh Death
2. The Cash Box Kings- Preachin' Blues
3. David Jacobs-Strain- Come In My Kitchen
4. Elvin Bishop- It Hurts Me Too
5. Eddie C Campbell- I'm Just Your Fool
6. Taj Mahal- Goin' Up The Country, Gonna Paint My Mailbox Blue
7. Big Head Blues Club- Last Fair Deal Gone Done
8. Gregg Allman- Floating Bridge
9. Gregg Allman- I Believe I'll Go Back Home
10. Taj Mahal- Corinna
11. David Jacobs-Strain- Big Legged Mamas
12. James Kinds- My Mama Told Me
13. Paul deLay- Leave Me Alone
14. The Rolling Stones- Love In Vain
15. Bill Rhoades & The Party Kings- Howlin' Wolf
16. Billy Branch & Lurrie Bell- Help Me
17. B B King- How Many More Years
18. John Primer- I've Been Obused
19. James Kinds- I Didn't Go Home
20. Roomful of Blues- Win With Me, Baby
21. Alvin "Youngblood" Hart- Moonlight Mile
22. Taj Mahal- That's How Strong My Love Is
23. Ruth Brown- A Good Day For The Blues
24. Francine Reed- I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
25. Bob Margolin's All-Star Band- Brutal-Hearted Woman
26. Lucky Peterson- Six O'Clock Blues
27. Larry Taylor- Killing Floor
28. Johnny Jenkins- Rolin' Stone
29. Taj Mahal- Lovin' In My Baby's Eyes

Playlist for Tuesday 5/10/11

All over the country today, with a heavy sprinkling of Buddy & Junior....

1. Doyle Bramhall ll & Erykah Badu- Oh, Death
2. Luther Allison- I'm Gonna Leave You Alone
3. Luther Allison- Sweet Home Chicago
4. Alabama Mike- Lay My Money Down
5. Marquise Knox- Living To Die
6. Monti Amundson- Still Got Her Suitcase
7. John Mayall- Force Of Nature
8. Kim Wilson- Your Funeral & My Trial
9. Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter & James Cotton- Caledonia
10. Otis Spann- Long Distance Call
11. Big Joe Williams- Baby Please Don't Go
12. Memphis Slim- Rainin' The Blues
13. Mississippi Heat- I Got Some News Today
14. John Hammond- Same Thing
15. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells- Driving Wheel
16. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells- Hoochie Coochie Man
17. Louisiana Red & David Maxwell- You Got To Move
18. Billy Boy Arnold- Springtime Blues
19. John Lee Hooker- You Ain't No Big Thing
20. Roy Buchanan- I'm A Ram
21. Delaney Bramlett- Change Gonna Come
22. James Cotton- Clouds In My Heart
23. Jimmy Rogers All-Stars feat. Lowell Fulson- Every Day I Have The Blues
24. Luther Allison & James Solberg- Still Called The Blues
25. James Solberg- The Hand You're Dealt
26. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells- One Room Country Shack

Playlist for Tuesday 5/3/11

A set of solid Chicago blues with a tip of the hat to the Godfather of Soul, Mr James Brown, as we celebrate his birthday...

1. Doyle Bramhall ll & Erykah Badu- Oh Death
2. Butterfield Blues Band- East West
3. Luther Allison- Living In The House Of The Blues
4. James Brown- Ain't That A Groove
5. Paul deLay Band- Fourteen Dollars In The Bank
6. Son Seals- Jelly, Jelly
7. Magic Slim & The Teardrops- Mama Talk To Your Daughter
8. Magic Slim & The Teardrops- Hard Life Blues
9. Charlie Musselwhite- Big River
10. Kenny Neal & Billy Branch- The Son I Never Knew
11. Kenny Neal- The Real Thing
12. Lucky Peterson- Tribute To Luther Allison
13. John Primer- I Want To Know
14. Honeyboy Edwards- How Long
15. Bill Rhoades & Alan Hager- I'll Show You How
16. Sleepy John Estes- Everybody Oughta Make A Change
17. Sone Seals- Danger Zone
18. Johnny Shines & Snooky Prior- Terra Plane
19. Willie "Big Eyes" Smith- Lowdown Blues
20. Susan Tedeschi- Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean
21. Koko Taylor- Spoonful
22. Katie Webster- I'm Still Leaving You
23. Bonnie Lee- Baby What You Want Me To Do
24. Gregg Allman- Devil Got My Woman
25. Lurrie Bell- Why (Am I Treated So Bad)
26. Detroit Junior- Call My Job