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This week's playlist: • Till You Go Too Far (3:45) by Candye Kane, from SuperHero (2009); available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit CandyeKane.com for more information. • Pearlee (2:38) by Sid Selvidge, from Live at Otherlands (2005), available from Archer-Records.com, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit Sid's MySpace page for more information. • Diddle It (5:10) by Carlos Del Junco, from Steady Movin' (2008); available from NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit CarlosDelJunco.com for more information. • Comin' Home To New Orleans (2:46) by The Dare Ya Blues Band, from Lonely Street (2004), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Also available: Food For Song (2006) from CD Baby. Visit the band's page at Garageband.com for more information and other links. • Something Ain't Right (2:51) by Blue Dukes, from Wanted (2009); available from Somersault Music and the iTMS. Visit BlueDukes.com.au for more information. • Hobo Man (4:44), King Snake (3:52) and Grits Ain't Groceries (2:58); all from Got Blues For You (2009); available from NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit HMJamzBluesBand.com for more information. • Not Fooling Around (5:14) by David Reo, from David Reo's Greatest Hits Volume II (2003); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit this MySpace page for more information. • Doncha Know I Love You (4:34) by Harpdog Brown, from Once In A Howlin' Moon (1999), available from HarpdogBrown.com. Visit Harpdog's Garageband page or his MySpace page to hear other tracks. • Can't Stand To See You Go (3:36) by Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers Blues Quartet, from Soul Monster (2009), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit TheMightyFlyers.com and Delta Groove Productions for more information. • Enough! (5:49) by Zac Harmon, from From The Root (2009); available from NorthernBlues Music and the iTMS. Visit ZacHarmon.com for more information. • A Mama Like Mine (4:39) by Big James &The Chicago Playboys, from Right Here Right Now (2009); available from BlindPigRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit BigJames.com for more information. • I'm A Man (3:39) by Billy Boy Arnold, from Consolidated Mojo (2005); available from ElectroFi Records and the iTMS. Visit BillyBoyArnold.com for more information. • I'll Find Someone Who Will (5:10) by by Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps, from Oh Yeah (2003), available from the music page of her Web site, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit TeresaJames.com for more information. Mentioned during this show: Mevio.com, RSS in Plain English, FM 102 (Eliat, Israel). To contact me: There's email - murphyssaloon(at)gmail(dot)com - or you can contact me through: Facebook, MySpace, FriendFeed and Twitter. You are also welcome to write reviews in iTunes. Excellent sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; BluesCritic.com. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. For up-to-the-minute news about things to do in Chicago: TheLocalTourist.com. (Something noteworthy being done by a very hard-working, steel-willed, long-ago friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago) (Music on Murphy's Saloon #162 is courtesy of the artists and their labels, and sometimes the Podsafe Music Network, IODA PROMONET, Download.com or Garageband.com)
Track Artist CDCome Back Around Chase The Sun Chase The Sun Everybody's Down On Me Watermelon Slim And The Workers No Paid Holidays Christmas Tree Tony Mcphee Blues At Ten Woke Up This Morning Mickey Champion What You Want Bring Your Fine Self Home Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland Showdown! Lies Tom Principato Raising The RoofCloser Keb' Mo' Keep It Simple Umbrella Man Gary Moore Bad For You BabyAmazing Grace Carlos Del Junco Steady Movin'Something Heavy Shemekia Copeland The Soul TruthShotgun Joe Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles Mr. Stranger ManStay From The Casino Boo Boo Davis Name Of The Game
This week's playlist: • Deadman Walking by The Max Bent Band. Visit MaxBent.com and his MySpace page for more information. • Running To New Orleans by Byther Smith, from his album Throw Away The Book, available from Black & Tan Records. Visit Byther's page at TheBlueHighway.com for more information. • Cut You Loose by Big George Brock, from Live at Seventy Five (2007); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit Big George's MySpace page for more information. • Diddle It, Doodle It and Mash Potatoes Canada, all by Carlos Del Junco and all from Steady Movin', due for release in September, 2008; available from NorthernBlues.com. Visit CarlosDelJunco.com for more information. • Steal Away by Edwin Holt, from Second Time Around (2005), available from TopCat Records and the iTMS. Visit EdwinHolt.com for more information. • Pay Me No Mind by The Homemade Jamz Blues Band, from Pay Me No Mind (2008); available for pre-release orders at NorthernBlues.com. Visit HomemadeJamzBand.com and their MySpace page for more information. • Money Tree by Joe Galea Band, a track available free from Download.com. Visit JoeGaleaBand.com for more information. • Boot Hill by Johnny Winter, from Guitar Slinger (1984), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit JohnnyWinter.net for more information. Mentioned during this show: to read my response to the revised (formerly five-star, now one-star) review of Murphy's Saloon in iTunes, go here; to donate to the American Red Cross, go here. Excellent resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; BluesCritic.com. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. (Music on Murphy's Saloon # courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)