Afternoon folks!

It's blues by the bucketload this week... Starting off we've got a fantastic live performance from B.B. King from 1964 when he was pretty much at the height of his playing. After that we've got a compilation of alternates and unreleased songs from Larry Williams, one of the great New Orleans r&b piano player/singers followed by some raucous live slide guitar blues from Hound Dog Taylor. Following all that is some blues rock Texas style from Toni Price and then an album from Kingfish, a band that features the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir. We finish up in the diversity department with a sampler from John Prine's record label that features a few songs from him followed by some other interesting artists.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

More great stuff this week! Starting off we've got a live album from a great Chicago blues guitarist, Eddie Taylor, followed by an album from a great Delta blues guitarist, Big Jack Johnson backed by harmonica player Kim Wilson (best known for his work with the Fabulous Thunderbirds) and Pinetop Perkins. After that there's an album of raucous, upbeat blues from Sandra Hall and some modern Zydeco from Buckwheat Zydeco. Then it's on to a live concert from The Band back in 1971 and we finish up with a 60's psychedelic album from a relatively obscure group called Fever Tree.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

This week we're starting off with a couple of sixties era blues albums, the first from harmonica player James Cotton which I think is his first recording fronting his own band, followed by one from guitarist Lowell Fulson. After that it's on to some serious r&b with an album from Otis Redding. Then we move to some more modern blues with an album from John Hammond backed up by Little Charlie and the Nightcats followed by an album from The Spencer Davis Group. We finish up with an album to mellow you out from Cat Stevens.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

We've got a grab-bag of good stuff this week. Starting out we have an album from a soul-blues singer, Little Johnny Taylor, followed by one from a great Chicago blues piano player, Sunnyland Slim. After that it's two live albums, the first from "The Texas Cannonball," Freddy King, followed by a Mardi Gras performance from Dr. John in New Orleans. After that we've got a sort of acoustic folk blues album from The Nighthawks former guitar player Jimmy Thackery and slide guitarist John Mooney - an album definitely worth a listen. Finishing up we have an odd sort of album from French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson a bunch of interesting guitarists and the drummer from Captain Beefheart's band.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

This week we start off with a couple of Chicago blues albums, one from guitarist Otis Rush and another, a live album from harmonica player James Cotton with Matt Guitar Murphy and Luther Tucker. After that, we have a rockabillyish sort of compilation album from Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks followed by an album by Stax guitarist Steve Cropper and lots of guests which is a tribute to the 5 Royales. Finishing us up in the diversity department is an album from the band Klaatu that for a brief moment in the mid 70's some loose gossip caused folks to think that it might be a new Beatles album. It's an interesting album nonetheless.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

Well here's another batch of blues for you guys. Starting off we've got a compilation album of some of Chicago blues guitarist Buddy Guy's Chess recordings, great stuff, followed by a live recording of Buddy and his frequent partner, harmonica player Junior Wells - the album is about bootleg quality but worth a listen if Chicago blues is one of your things. Following those albums is one from Texas soul-blues singer Robert Ealey and then it's on to early Excello swamp-pop label recordings from harmonica player Jerry McCain. Some of the Jerry McCain videos may be missing because some awful German record company has decided that it would like to deny Americans their musical heritage of 60 year old recordings. After that there's a modern zydeco album from Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas. Finishing us off is a live album from the Grateful Dead's guitarist Bob Weir and one of his side projects, Kingfish.

Have a great weekend and enjoy the tunes!

Afternoon folks!

This week among other things, there are a handful of great live albums. Starting off is a live album from Chicago blues guitarist Lonnie Brooks, followed by a studio album from another Chicago blues guitarist Otis Rush. After that it's another live album, this time from harmonica player and singer Junior Wells backed by one of Chicago's tightest backing bands, The Aces. Then we have a compilation album of Washboard Sam, backed by Roosevelt Sykes and Big Bill Broonzy. Following that we get more modern with an album from New Orleans musician Trombone Shorty and then yet another live album from blues rock guitar legend Roy Buchanan. Finishing up in the diversity department is a fun album from a bunch of Canadian folkies, Moxy Fruvous.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

It's a stylistic smorgasbord of blues this week starting out with an album from Syl Johnson, a Chicago blues and soul artist backed by the Hi (records) rhythm section as he was at the height of his commercial output, reprising some of his hits along with some other cool material. After that we move to New Orleans for a compilation album of two great singer/piano players, labelmates Tommy Ridgely and Bobby Mitchell. Following that is another compilation album of artists from the Trumpet label in the early 50's, including harmonica player Jerry McCain and then it's on to a more modern band and a live album from Little Charlie and the Nightcats a fun, talented band worth a serious listen. We finish off with an album from The Texas Tornados who are difficult to fit into a specific stylistic category, but maybe you could call it Texas music.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

It's a feast of blues this week. Starting off in New Orleans with an album from barrelhouse piano player Champion Jack Dupree, we then move on to an album from Taj Mahal, with a stellar version of Horace Silver's "Senor Blues." Following that we go to a live album from Muddy Waters and then a raw, rootsy album from Big Bad Smitty. After that it's blues-rock time with a live Hot Tuna album and we finish up in the diversity department with a folksy kind of album from The Be Good Tanyas.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

Here's some great blues to anticipate snowmageddon with, or not if you're not in its sights. Starting off, we've got a bunch of fine delta blues musicians (Big Jack Johnson, Frank Frost and Sam Carr) collectively known as The Jelly Roll Kings, after which we move up to Detroit for an album from Eddie Burns, an early sideman with John Lee Hooker. On to Chicago, there's an album from Willie Mabon with some great Chicago sidemen on the session. Following that we have Johnny Shines a running partner of Robert Johnson and later a Chicago blues staple with an acoustic album. Switching up genres is an album of zydeco music with Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas, featuring cajun fiddler Michael Doucet. Finishing out from the diversity department is an album from an original member of Pink Floyd and an interesting songwriter, Syd Barrett.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!