Playlist for Tuesday 4/20/10

A mix of old and new...likin' the Back Alley Players...I really dig "I've Got The Blues" from their Beyond the Blues release.

1. Doyle Bramhall II & Erykah Badu- Oh Death
2. Back Alley Players- Back Alley Blues
3. Luther Allison- Cherry Red Wine
4. The Rolling Stones feat. Buddy Guy- Champagne & Reefer
5. The Rolling Stones- You Got To Move
6. John Mayall Blues Band feat. Mick Taylor- Blues For Lost Days
7. Dave Spector & Steve Freund- Albatross
8. Dave Hole- Cold Women With Warm Hearts
9. Walter Trout- Gotta Leave This Town
10. The Kinsey Report- Down In The Dungeon
11. Kilborn Alley Blues Band- You Can Have The Tail
12. Steve Guyger- Bricks In My Pillow
13. Liz Mandeville- Walking On Eggshells
14. Karen Lovely- I've Had Enough
15. Karen Lovely- Older Fool
16. Etta James- Cry Like A Rainy Day
17. Maria Muldaur- Meet Me Where They Play The Blues
18. Susan Tedeschi- Lookin' For Answers
19. Bonnie Lee- Baby What You Want Me To Do
20. Guitar Shorty- It All Went Down The Drain
21. Little Charlie & The Nightcats- Don't Do That
22. Brownie McGhee- Ask Myself A Question
23. Jimmy Johnson- Walking On Thin Ice
24. Back Alley Players- I Got The Blues
25. Alvin Youngblood Hart- Gallows Pole
26. John Hammond- Tell Me Mama
27. The Duck & The Bear- Goin' Up The Country

Playlist For Tuesday 4/13/10

No themes this week other than a nod to last week's "side show" by revisiting Muddy's "Hard Again"...I just can't hear that record too many times!!

1. Doyle Bramhall II & Erykah Badu- Oh Death
2. Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers- Don't Lose Your Cool
3. Pinetop Perkins- Chicken Shack
4. Sleepy John Estes- Brownsville Blues
5. Albert Collins- Things I Used To Do
6. Canned Heat, John Lee Hooker & Henry Vestine- Little Wheel
7. Big Bill Morgenfield- Lonesome Lonely Blues
8. Muddy Waters- Jealous Hearted Man
9. Muddy Waters- I Can't Be Satisfied
10. Muddy Waters- The Blues Had A Baby, And They Named The Baby Rock & Roll
11. Muddy Waters- Deep Down In Florida
12. Muddy Waters- Crosseyed Cat
13. Muddy Waters- Little Girl
14. Muddy Waters- A Walk In The Park
15. Jimmy Rogers- You're The One
16. Eddie Taylor- Trouble No More
17. Carey & Lurrie Bell- Baby Please Don't Go
18. Lurrie Bell- Don't You Lie To Me
19. Saffire The Uppity Blues Women- Bald Eagle
20. Missy Andersen- Little By Little
21. Zora Young- Goin' Back To Memphis
22. Shirley Johnson- You Shouldn't Have Been There
23. Fiona Boyes- Juke Joint On Moses Lake
24. Magic Slim & The Teardrops- You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had
25. Alabama Mike- Death Letter Blues
26. Billy Boy Arnold- New Jail House Blues

Playlist for Tuesday 4/5/10

I decided to mix up a bunch of singles with sides from some of my favorite blues lp's.

1. Doyle Bramhall II & Erykah Badu- Oh Death
2. Muddy Waters- Mannish Boy
3. Muddy Waters- Bus Driver
4. Muddy Waters- I Want To Be Loved
5. Bryan Lee- Too Many Wolves
6. Robben Ford- Don't Worry 'Bout Me
7. Willie "Big Eyes" Smith- I'm The Creeper
8. Junior Wells- Snatch It Back & Hold It
9. Junior Wells- Ships On The Ocean
10. Junior Wells- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
11. Junior Wells- Hound Dog
12. Junior Wells- In The Wee Hours
13. John Primer- Keep On Loving The Blues
14. Mike Zito- Eyesight To The Blind
15. Kilbourn Alley Blues Band- Better Off Now
16. Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials- Housekeeping Job
17. Etta James- Got My Mojo Working
18. Etta James- Don't Start Me To Talking
19. Etta James- Hush Hush
20. Etta James- Lil Red Rooster
21. Marquise Knox- Living To Die
22. Alabama Mike- Somethin' On My Mind
23. Long John Hunter- Beggar Man
24. Tail Dragger- Keep It To Yourself
25. Elmore James Jr.- The Sky Is Crying
26. Johnny Winter- It Ain't Your Business
27. Willie Dixon- You Shook Me
28. Willie Dixon- I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
29. Willie Dixon- The Same Thing
30. B B King & Eric Clapton- The Thrill Is Gone
31. Allman Brothers Band- Little Martha

Playlist for Tuesday 3/30/10

Due to our Spring fundraiser, a bit of an abbreviated setlist...stayed in Chicago for most of the show, with a quick trip to SF to visit with the Hook.

1. Doyle Bramhall ll & Erykah Badu- Oh Death
2. Boz Scaggs feat. Duane Allman- Loan Me A Dime
3. Luther Allison- Living In The House Of The Blues
4. Junior Wells- Early In The Morning
5. Luther Allison- Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
6. Junior Wells & Buddy Guy- Ships On The Ocean
7. Elmore James- The Sky Is Crying
8. Elmore James- Baby Please Set A Date
9. Muddy Waters, Little Walter & Bo Diddley- Long Distance Call
10. Reginald Cooper- Give Me Back My Wig
11. Little Arthur Duncan- Gone To Main Street
12. Byther Smith- Cried Like A Baby Child
13. Sunnyland Slim- Smile On My Face
14. Tail Dragger- You Gotta Go
15. Buddy Guy- Where Is The Next One Coming From
16. John Lee Hooker- Whiskey & Wimmen'
17. Janis Joplin- Cry Baby
18. Susan Tedeschi- Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean
19. Koko Taylor- Let The Juke Joint Jump
20. Muddy Waters, James Cotton & Johnny Winter- Trouble No More
21. Muddy Waters, James Cotton & Johnny Winter- Got My Mojo Workin'

Playlist for Tuesday 3/23/10

1. Doyle Bramhall ll & Erykah Badu- Oh Death
2. Luther Allison- Cat Blues
3. Mark Hummel & The Blues Survivors- Willie & The Hand Jive
4. The Rolling Stones feat. Buddy Guy- Champagne & Reefer
5. Lurrie Bell- Chicago Is Loaded With The Blues
6. The Kinsey Report- Good Mornin' Mississippi
7. Albert King- Blues At Sunrise
8. Sista Monica Parker- Come To Mama
9. Katie Webster- So Far Away
10. Debbie Davies- Room To Move
11. Angela Strehli- SRV
12. Big Joe Williams- Mama Don't Allow Me To Fool Around All Night Long
13. Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm- Don't Just Sing About The Blues
14. Sleepy John Estes- Needmore Has Harmed Many A Man
15. Johnny Winter- It Ain't Your Business
16. Taj Mahal- Big Legged Mamas Are Back In Style
17. Shawn Murphy- Can't No Grave Hold My Body Down
18. Etta James- Smokestack Lightnin'
19. Shirley Johnson- Felt So Good
20. Shawn Murphy- It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
21. Rory Block- Ain't No Shame
22. Homemade Jamz Blues Band- Pay Me No Mind
23. Albert King- She Caught The Cady
24. Freddy King- Woman Across The River
25. B B King- Waiting For Your Call
26. Chris Cain- Trippin' At Taylors

Playlist for Tuesday 3/16/10

It was a real trip for me to debut 40-year old Jimi Hendrix music on my show...I always said, "What if Jimi...?" and then I got a chance to actually play some "brand new" stuff! Made me feel like I was dj-ing in the 60's!

1. Doyle Bramhall ll & Erykah Badu- Oh Death
2. Savoy Brown- Little Red Rooster
3. Louisiana Red- Orphanage Home Blues
4. Muddy Waters- She's 19 Years Old
5. Taj Mahal- You Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
6. Jimi Hendrix- Red House
7. Jimmy Vaughn- Astral Projection Blues
8. Ike Turner- You Can't Winnum All
9. Bo Diddley- You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover
10. Tail Dragger- Baby Please Don't Go
11. Long John Hunter- You Say You Want A Caddy
12. Sippie Wallace- Murder Gonna Be My Crime
13. Saffire The Uppity Blues Women- Drown In My Own Tears
14. Zora Young- Wang Dang Doodle
15. Pinetop Perkins- Anna Lee
16. Willie Dixon- Back Door Man
17. Little Arthur Duncan- Gone To Main Steet
18. Joe Louis Walker- Blackjack
19. Bob Margolin's All-Star Band- Brutal Hearted Woman
20. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers- Goin' Down
21. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers- Palace Of The King
22. Big Bill Morganfield- Same Thing
23. Johnny B Moore- Sittin Here Thinkin'
24. Magic Slim- Mama Talk To Your Daughter
25. Duane Allman- No Money Down

Playlist for Tuesday 3/8/10

A little bit of this....a little bit of that....

1. Doyle Bramhall ll & Erykah Badu- Oh Death
2. Bryan Lee- Six String Therapy
3. Canned Heat- On The Road Again
4. Canned Heat- Blues After Hours
5. John Primer- At Home Alone
6. Etta James- Spoonful
7. Ruth Brown- Good Day For The Blues
8. Koko Taylor- Force Of Nature
9. Carey & Lurrie Bell- Rock Me
10. Carey & Lurrie Bell- Five Long Years
11. Buddy Guy- Too Broke To Spend The Night
12. Buddy Guy- Feels Like Rain
13. Buddy Guy- She's Nineteen Years Old
14. Little Milton- A Nickel & A Nail
15. James Cotton Band feat. Kenny Neal- Don't Start Me To Talking
16. James Cotton Band feat. Maria Muldaur- All Walks Of Life
17. Rory Block- If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
18. Etta James- Smokestack Lightning
19. Fiona Boyes- Good Lord Made You So
20. Chris Cain- Before The Rooster Crows
21. Elvin Bishop, James Cotton & Angela Strehli- I Found Out
22. Lonnie Brooks- Crosscut Saw
23. Billie Boy Arnold- Worried Life Blues
24. Bill Rhoades & The Party Kings- I Wish You Would
25. Charlie Musselwhite- The Blues Overtook Me
26. Barkin' Bill- Sufferin' Mind
27. Willie Kent- Do You Love Me?
28. Johnny Winter- Drop The Bomb