Archive for February, 2008
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
Beale Town Bound: Memphis Blues The 1920’s & 30’s
ARTIST
SONG
ALBUM
The Beale Street Sheiks
Beale Town Bound
Masters of the Memphis Blues
The Beale Street Sheiks
Mr Crump Don’t Like It
The Best of Frank Stokes
Frank Stokes
Downtown Blues
The Best of Frank Stokes
Furry Lewis
Billy Lyons And Stack O’Lee
Memphis Masters
Furry Lewis
Falling Down Blues
Masters of the Memphis Blues
Memphis Jug Band
Sun Brimmer’s Blues
MJB & Gus Cannon’s Jug Stompers
Memphis Jug Band
Whitehouse Station Blues
MJB & Gus […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Memphis Blues, Playlists by Jeff
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
The Blues Is Back: Ernest Lane
This mini documentary was used as the introduction for Ernest Lane
when he played at the Soul Serenade, January 17th, 2008
Here’s a question: what does Robert Nighthawk, Earl Hooker, Canned Heat and the Monkees have in common? The answer is pianist Ernest Lane who’s played with them all in a long and varied […]
No Comments » - Posted in Articles, Blues News by Jeff
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Them Two Sparks Brothers Been Here And Gone
I first came across the Sparks Brothers some twenty years ago on The Piano Blues Volume Twenty: Barrelhouse Years 1928-1933, the second to last installment of the Magpie label’s groundbreaking piano blues series. Featuring the arresting, high pitched vocals of Milton “Lindberg” Sparks and the sensitive, rolling piano of Aaron “Pinetop” Sparks, the songs, […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Articles, St. Louis by Jeff
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Big Road Blues Show 2/17/08: Mix Show
ARTIST
SONG
ALBUM
Charley Patton
Jim Lee Part 1
Screamin’ & Hollerin’ The Blues
Bo Weavil Jackson
You Can’t Keep No Brown
Paramount Masters
Garfield Akers
Dough Roller Blues
When The Levee Breaks
Jimmy Witherspoon
I’m Just Wonderin’ Part 1
Urban Blues Singing Legend
Kansas City Red
Standing Around Crying
Original Chicago Blues
L.C. Robinson
Trailin’ My Baby
House Cleanin’ Blues
Curtis Jones
Bad Avenue Blues
Curtis Jones Vol. 1937-1938
Sunnyland Slim
Nappy Head Woman
Sunnyland Slim & His Pals: Classic […]
No Comments » - Posted in Playlists by Jeff
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Lifting The Veil: The First Bluesmen - Rev. Gary Davis & Peers
Reverend Gary Davis recorded prolifically in the post-war years starting with a few scattered sides in the 1940’s, more in the 1950’s and really picking up steam in the 1960’s. A pleasant surprise in recent years are the number of unreleased Davis sides that have surfaced. Among the notable ones include: If I Had […]
No Comments » - Posted in 1940's Blues, 1950's Blues, Music Reviews by Jeff
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Lost Blind Blake Record Found
One of two missing Blind Blake 78’s (Paramount 13123) has been discovered. “Night And Day Blues” b/w “Sun To Sun” was discovered in 2007 when it was retrieved from an old steamer trunk in a trailer park in Raleigh, NC, […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Blues News by Jeff
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Down Home Blues Bonanza: Juke Joint Blues & Lightnin’ Special
In previous posts I’ve spotlighted some of JSP’s pre-war blues box sets but for the past couple of weeks I’ve been captivated by a pair of recent post-war ones; Juke Joint Blues: Good Time Rhythm & Blues 1946-1953 and Lightning Special: Volume 2 of the Collected Works. The music spans a fascinating period, roughly […]
2 Comments » - Posted in 1940's Blues, 1950's Blues, Music Reviews, Texas Blues by Jeff
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
Program Note
Muskie’s Juke Joint, which follows Big Road Blues, will be doing a special extended program which will take over my time slot next week airing from 5PM to 10PM. Dave Moskal will be doing his final show after hosting Muskie’s Juke Joint for the past fifteen years. I’ll be sitting in for a bit plus […]
No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by Jeff
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
Big Road Blues Show 2/3/08: Daddy, That Make Me Feel So Boogie Woogie - Classic Barrelhouse & Boogie Woogie Piano
ARTIST
SONG
ALBUM
Pinetop Smith
Jump Steady Blues
Shake Your Wicked Knees
Pinetop Smith
Pine Top Blues
Shake Your Wicked Knees
Charlie Spand
Soon This morning
Dreaming The Blues
Montana Taylor
Detroit Rocks
Shake Your Wicked Knees
Mozelle Alderson
Tight Whoopee
Shake Your Wicked Knees
Romeo Nelson
Head Rag Hop
Shake Your Wicked Knees
Little Brother Montgomery
First Time I Met You
Down In Black Bottom
Little Brother Montgomery
Frisco Hi-Ball
Complete Recorded Works 1930-1936
James ”Boodle It” Wiggins
Keep A-Knockin’ An You […]
