Afternoon folks!

Ok, ready to tiptoe through the blues? Starting out we've got an album of Chicago blues harmonica play Junior Well's early recordings, followed by a compilation album of guitarist Earl Hooker's recordings. After that there's a live album of Muddy Waters and Otis Spann from 1958, originally recorded to an acetate record the first couple of cuts have some occasional noise, but it's worth it. Following that is a mostly acoustic album from John Lee Hooker. Then it's on to blues rock with an audiophile remaster of The Band's "Music From Big Pink" and then we finish up with an album from Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

There's some awesome blues music here this week. Starting off is Big Mama Thornton with the Muddy Waters Blues Band in 1966, a really great album, followed by Junior Wells a few years later accompanied by Buddy Guy, Otis Spann and a bunch of other Chicago blues luminaries. After that is an EP that I picked up years ago from a cutout bin of some of Jimmy McCracklin's early hits on Chess records. Following that is James Harman, a fine harmonica player and we finish up with some bluegrass with Peter Rowan - great stuff!

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

There's some great blues for you all to listen to this week. Starting off, there's an album of mostly live recordings from the American Folk Blues Festival in Europe from 1962 with a great lineup of talent including Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, Matt Guitar Murphy and Sonny Boy Williamson. Following that are albums from Eddy Clearwater and west coast harmonica player William Clarke. After that it's on to the rock department with a band you've likely heard of, Los Lobos recorded live and we finish up in the diversity department with a 1980's album from Canadian folk-rock guitarist and songwriter Bruce Cockburn.

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!

Happy holiday weekend! We've got some stuff to amuse you for a bit, here. Starting off with some Chicago blues, we've got a live Junior Wells album from the 60's followed by an album of Otis Spann tickling the ivories for you. After that it's on to the father of British blues, Alexis Korner. Then it's back to Texas for an album from a fine guitarist Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets, after which we bounce back to Britain again for a live album from Chicken Shack later in their career. After that we've got some folky/acoustic kinda blues from Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan which segues nicely into a classic album from Leon Redbone. We finish off in the diversity department with some prog rock from Gentle Giant.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great holiday weekend!

Afternoon folks!

This week we kick off with a collection of Otis Spann mostly solo pieces, followed by a compilation with a bunch of B.B. King and Bobby Blue Band along with some other classic blues tunes. After that, we're off to blues rock territory with The Band's second album followed by an album from Fleetwood Mac's first bass player Bob Brunning and his band along with some appearances by Peter Green. Following that is an album from slide guitar monster, Bob Brozman and we finish up with some California country rock by Poco to mellow you out.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

There's plenty of blues for ya this week. We've got albums from Texas guitar great Phillip Walker and blues composer, pianist and producer Sonny Thompson. We've also got a great album featuring Sippie Wallace and Otis Spann backed up by the Jim Kweskin Jug band - this album is an overlooked gem, don't miss it. After that there's blues rock - a solo album from Jorma Kaukonen (Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane), an album from The Fabulous Thunderbirds and a radio interview with Dave Edmunds which includes a live version of his big hit "I Hear You Knockin'." We finish up in the diversity department with country guy Charlie Rich and an album with some great tunes, including "Mohair Sam" and "I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water."

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

Well, things have slowly improved with my daily limit on youtube, so there's more this week than last. Starting off there's an album by the great Otis Spann accompanied by Robert Jr. Lockwood, followed by a compilation of singles from the ridiculously obscure Young Jessie - make sure you listen through at least to hear his original version of "Mary Lou," which became a hit for the Steve Miller Band and also Ronnie Hawkins. There's a bunch of blues rock this week with albums by Mike Bloomfield and Dr. Feelgood and some country rock from The Flying Burrito Bros. There's an album by the harder-to-classify Spirit and we finish off with some UK electric folk from the Albion Country Band.

Enjoy!