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Mike Bloomfield

Album of the week 9-6-25

Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 09/06/2025 - 3:00pm

Afternoon folks!

It's another great week and here are your blues. Starting off we've got a 70's album from one of the 3 Kings of the Blues, guitarist Freddie King, followed by a 90's album from Chicago blues harmonica player, Billy Branch. After that is an album from New Orleans piano legend Professor Longhair. In the blues-rock category we have a live album from Mike Bloomfield and we finish up in the diversity category with a live album from John Prine.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Album of the Week 12-2-23

Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 12/02/2023 - 3:00pm

Afternoon folks!

This week we've got a mess of good stuff. We've got a James Cotton album to lead off, followed by a compilation of old Falcons records - a really great r&b/doo-wop group that had some enormous talents pass through it over the years. Following that there's a movie soundtrack album with Mike Bloomfield, Nick Gravenites, Paul Butterfield and Maria Muldaur on it. I think that it's kind of an overlooked album given the talent on it. After that there's a mid-70's John Hammond album with a bunch of good stuff on it followed by Johnny Winter backed up by the Muddy Waters band including James Cotton and Muddy Waters who sings on the last cut. We've got a JJ Cale (kinda greatest hits) compilation and to finish up, for a little diversity there's a Joe Ely album, probably his best one.

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Album of the Week 11-4-23

Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 11/04/2023 - 3:00pm

Afternoon folks!

There's a big haul of good stuff this week starting off with 3 (count 'em) 3(!) blues albums. There's albums by Chicago blues guy Eddy Clearwater, Louisiana swamp blues harmonica player Lazy Lester and from the Pacific Northwest there's the Delvon LaMarr organ trio. In the blues-rock category we start off with an often overlooked album from Mike Bloomfield, John Hammond and Dr. John - whenever I used to play it on the air people would call the station to ask what is that? After that there's albums by Robin Trower, and the J. Geils Band.

If all that leaves you feeling like you want to mellow out, there's a lesser-known Van Morrison album and we finish off with acoustic guitarist Norman Blake recorded live.

Enjoy and have a great weekend!