Afternoon folks!

We've got some great stuff this week, starting with Chicago blues guitarist Jimmy Rogers, followed by a 60's era James Cotton album and an 80's comeback album from piano player and songwriter Tommy Tucker. Following that is an album of live vault recordings of British blues band Chicken Shack. Finishing off is an album from California prog rock/psychedelic band Love.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

Here's a bunch of music than was better than the week. Starting off, check this fellow out, Bee Houston was Big Mama Thornton's guitar sideman for many years, he's played blues, jazz and r&b and this album is worth a listen. After that we've got albums from James Cotton, Screamin' Jay Hawkins and a long compilation from Johnny "Guitar" Watson. Then to finish off the set and mellow you out, we've got an album from Cat Stevens minus a couple of cuts that the publishers decided you shouldn't hear. Go figure.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

We've got some great Chicago blues this week. Starting off we've got J.B. Hutto a fantastic slide guitarist, followed by a 2-disc compilation of Chicago blues featuring people like Jr. Wells and Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Otis Spann and many others. After that there's a live album from B.B. King at Cook County Jail and then we get a touch more modern with an album from harmonica player Mark Hummel. Next, it's some old-school Motown with an album from The Temptations and we finish off in the diversity department with some prog rock from Gentle Giant.

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!

More great stuff this week (surprise!) Anyway, starting off we've got an album from the great Chicago blues harmonica player, James Cotton, followed by a compilation album from a talented fellow that far too few people know about, Eugene Church. After that we've got an album of tunes from a bunch of Delta blues musicians. Big Joe Williams, Luther Huff and Willie Love. Moving on to more modern bluesy music we've got a live album from the Amos Garrett, Doug Sahm and Gene Taylor Band, followed by a blues rock album from Dave Alvin. We finish up in the diversity department with an album from the Texas Tornados a band that's stylistically a little hard to pin down but well worth a listen.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

It was a short week for me, and I didn't upload as much as usual, however, there's still some great stuff here. Starting off, there's a great classic Chicago blues album from pianist Otis Spann with a bunch of great sidemen. After that, we've got an album from Chicago harmonica player Big Wheeler and another one from country/blues artist Tracy Nelson (formerly of Mother Earth). Finishing us up is a fine album from Ry Cooder.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

This week we've got a live (double) early 70's album from James Cotton, followed by a live album from Hound Dog Taylor - some serious high-energy Chicago blues for you guys. After that, it's The Kinks, with a compilation of singles from their early classic blues rock period. Then there's some New Orleans r&b from Cookie & The Cupcakes and an album from Little Feat. We finish off in the diversity department with a prog-rock band from Japan called The Sadistic Mika Band.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

There's some great ear-treats this week. Starting off, there's an album from Albert King and an album with 60's era Chicago blues recordings of James Cotton, Otis Rush and Homesick James. From there, you can boogie with Canned Heat, rock with the MC5 and then mellow out a bit with Bonnie Raitt. Coming into the home stretch, there's a Jorma Kaukonen album of country bluesish tunes and finishing up in the diversity department, there's an album by German prog-rockers Triumvirat.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

07/01 Open Thread: The Holy Feast of the Genocidal Imperialist SOB Junipero Serra

~~ Junipero Serra Statue at Mission San Juan Capistrano