Archive for January, 2008
Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Big Road Blues Show 1/27/08: JSP Blues Part 1
ARTIST
SONG
ALBUM
IKokomo Arnold
Old Original Kokomo Blues
Road To Robert Johnson & Beyond
Johnnie Temple
Lead Pencil Blues
Road To Robert Johnson & Beyond
Son House
Walkin’ Blues
Road To Robert Johnson & Beyond
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Change My Luck Blues
Road To Robert Johnson & Beyond
Blind Blake
Georgia Bound
Road To Robert Johnson & Beyond
Leroy Carr
Mean Mistreater Mama
Road To Robert Johnson & Beyond
Johnny Shines
Fishtail
Road To Robert Johnson & […]
No Comments » - Posted in Delta Blues, Mississippi Blues, New Orleans, Playlists by Jeff
Friday, January 25th, 2008
Willie Headen: Blame It On The Blues
I would imagine all but the most seasoned collector has ever heard of blues singer Willie Headen. I for one certainly had not but I have blind faith in the good folks at Ace Records plus a collector’s curiosity, so I picked up the Willie Headen collection Blame It On The Blues with no […]
No Comments » - Posted in Music Reviews, West Coast Blues by Jeff
Sunday, January 20th, 2008
Big Road Blues Show 1/20/08: Mix Show
ARTIST
SONG
ALBUM
Ishman Bracey
Saturday Blues
Legends of Country Blues
Charlie Patton
Tom Rushen
Screamin’ And Hollerin’ The Blues
Willie Brown
Make Me a Pallet on the Floor
Screamin’ And Hollerin’ The Blues
Billy “The Kid” Emerson
When It Rains It Really Pours
Memphis Blues (JSP)
Johnny O’Neal
Johnny Feels The Blues
Very Best Of King & Federal Vol. 2
Earl Hooker
Don’t Have To Worry
Don’t Have To Worry
Little Milton
Homesick For My Baby
Memphis […]
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Sunday, January 13th, 2008
Big Road Blues Show 1/13/08: Ike Turner - A Tribute
RIP 1931 - 2007
ARTIST
SONG
ALBUM
Ike Turner
Trouble And Heartache
Blues Kingpins
Bonnie Turner
Old Brother Jack
The Sun Sessions
Jackie Brenston
Rocket 88
Rhythm Rocking Blues
Ike Turner
Cubano Jump
Ike’s Instrumentals
Howlin’ Wolf
My Baby Stole Off
The Modern Records Story
Drifting Slim
Good Morning Baby
Down Home Blues Sessions Vol. 2
Johnny O’Neal
Ugly Woman
The Sun Sessions
Dennis Binder
Early Times
Rhythm Rocking Blues
Dennis Binder
Nobody Wants Me
Rhythm Rocking Blues
Ike Turner
Loosely (The Wild One)
Ike’s Instrumentals
Elmore James
Make My […]
No Comments » - Posted in 1950's Blues, 1960's Blues, 1970's Blues, Memphis Blues, Mississippi Blues, Playlists, St. Louis by Jeff
Thursday, January 10th, 2008
The Road To Robert Johnson & Beyond/When The Levee Breaks
In my ongoing attempt to to clear some space in my house I’ve been systematically working my way through several piles of unlistened to records including several JSP box sets. For the uninitiated JSP specializes in issuing budget priced roots box sets of public domain material. On the blues front they’ve issued single artists sets […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Delta Blues, Mississippi Blues, Music Reviews by Jeff
Sunday, January 6th, 2008
Big Road Blues Show 1/6/08: Blues Consolidated: Junior Parker & Bobby “Blue” Bland
ARTIST
SONG
ALBUM
Parker/Bland
Love Me Baby
Original Memphis Blues Brothers
Junior Parker
Fussin’ and Fightin’
Mystery Train
Junior Parker
Feelin’ Good
Mystery Train
Junior Parker
Mystery Train
Mystery Train
Junior Parker
That’s Alright
The Duke Recordings, Vol. 1
Junior Parker
Driving Wheel
The Duke Recordings, Vol. 1
Junior Parker
I Wanna Ramble
The Duke Recordings, Vol. 1
Junior Parker
Cryin’ For My Baby
The Duke Recordings, Vol. 1
Junior Parker
Man or Mouse
The Duke Recordings, Vol. 2
Junior Parker
Jivin’ Woman
The Duke Recordings, Vol. […]
No Comments » - Posted in 1950's Blues, 1960's Blues, 1970's Blues, Memphis Blues, Playlists by Jeff
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Kennedy’s Blues - African American Blues and Gospel Songs on JFK
Kennedy’s Blues is the third volume in Guido Van Rijn’s groundbreaking series of books focusing on topical blues and gospel songs. The critically praised Roosevelt Blues kicked off the series in 1997, an examination of all the blues and gospel songs during Roosevelt’s administration that contained political commentary and doing the same with 2004’s The […]
1 Comment » - Posted in 1960's Blues, Book Reviews by Jeff
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
Ike Turner: Blues Roots
By now everyone knows that Ike Turner has passed. Just about every notable publication had an obituary or opinion on Ike and not surprisingly many focused on his well publicized troubles instead of his musical legacy. Serious blues and rock fans know that well before Tina, Ike was a major player on the R&B […]
