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This week's playlist: • Jump For Joy by Koko Taylor, from Jump For Joy (1990); available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit KokoTaylor.com or Koko's page at Alligator.com for more information. • Shotgun House by Chainsaw Dupont, from Lake Street Lullaby (2003); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ChainsawDupont.com for more information. • Money Tree by Joe Galea Band, a track available free from Download.com. Visit JoeGaleaBand.com for more information. • Master Charge, Lights Are On But Nobody's Home and Brick, all by Albert Collins. Master Charge is from Deluxe Edition: Albert Collins (1997); Lights Are On But Nobody's Home is from Cold Snap (1986); and Brick is from Frostbite (1980). All three albums are available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Wikipedia's entry about Albert and Albert's page at Alligator.com for more information. • Who Stole The Booty by Boo Boo Davis, from Drew, Mississippi (2006); available from from Black & Tan Records and the iTMS. Visit BooBooDavis.com for more information. • Are You Losing Your Mind? by Buddy Guy, from Stone Crazy (1981); available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit BuddyGuys.com and Buddy's page at Alligator.com for more information. • Remember by Bob Kirkpatrick and Short Fuse, from Drive Across Texas (2001); available from TopCat Records, CD Baby and the iTMS. • You're The One I Need by Watermelon Slim and the Workers, from No Paid Holidays (2008); available from the store at Slim's site, NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit WatermelonSlim.com for more information. Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and 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; 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 #133 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)
This week's playlist: • Something at My Feet by Davis Coen, from Ill Disposition (2007); available from CD Universe and the iTunes Music Store. Visit DavisCoen.com for more information. • Kissin In Your Sleep by Barry McCabe, from The Peace Within (2001); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit BarryMcCabe.com for more information. • Who Stole The Booty by Boo Boo Davis, from Drew, Mississippi (2006); available from from Black & Tan Records. Visit BooBooDavis.com for more information. • Blues for Boo Boo, Don't Go No Further and Welfare Blues, all by Kirk Fletcher, and all from Shades of Blue (2003); available from Delta Groove Productions, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Delta Groove Productions site for more information. • Too Much Time by Bob Kirkpatrick, from Drive Across Texas (2001); available from TopCat Records, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit Bob's TopCat Records bio page for more information. • Building Full of Blues by Fathead, from Building Full of Blues (2007); available from ElectroFi Records and the iTMS. Visit Fathead.biz for more information. • Don't You Lie To Me by Chaz De Paolo, from Flirtin' With the Blues (2008); available from ItsAboutMusic.com, Guitar9.com and the iTMS. Visit ChazDePaolo.com for more information. • No Time To Kill by The Others, from BAR, Volume 5 (2008); available from BluesAndRootsPromotions.com. No Time To Kill can also be found on The Others' album The Devil Made Me Do It (2006), which is available from the merchandise page at their site. Visit TheOthers.com.au for more information. Mentioned during this show: The Grand Canal, Al Dente, geocaching, Mike's Pastry, Modern Pastry, The Black Rose, Sullivan's Tap. Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. 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 #113 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)
This week's playlist: • (Get Yourself A) Garbage Man by B.C. Read, from Bowl of Sugar (2007); available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit BCRead.com for more information. • Let Me Down Easy by Bettye LaVette, obtained as a single for podcast play from the Podsafe Music Network; also available as a digital download on a 2006 album entitled Bettye LaVette Selected Hits, available from the iTMS. Visit BettyeLaVette.com to buy other CDs, read reviews and for much more information. • I Wonder Why by the Rene Trossman Band, from Postmarked Illinois (2007). Visit ReneTrossman.com and his MySpace page for more information. • Please Don't Waste My Time by Louisiana Bob Kirkpatrick & Short Fuse, from Drive Across Texas (2001), available from TopCat Records, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit Bob's TopCat Records bio page for more information. • Woolly Mammoth by The Robert Farrell Band, from Sun House Fury - Part 1 (2003). To buy the CD, and for more information, visit Robert's site: Doubleslide.com. Mentioned during this show: Chicago Bluesfest, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and SXSW (aka South By South West). Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. 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 #107 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)
This week's playlist: • I Did Her Wrong by Louisiana Bob Kirkpatrick & Short Fuse, from Drive Across Texas (2005), available from TopCat Records, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit Bob's TopCat Records bio page for more information. • Big Mary's by The Hipnotics. Visit TheHipnotics.net for more information. • No Right Or Wrong Way by Blue Voodoo, from Hot Wire (My Heart) (2007), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit BlueVoodooBlues.com or their MySpace page for more information. • Snake Eye by John Mayall &The Bluesbreakers, from the 2005 CD, Road Dogs, available from Eagle Rock Entertainment and the iTMS. The official John Mayall web site is here. • I Like It Like That by Blue Plate Special, from Can You Dig It (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit BluePlateSpecialBand.com for more information. Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. 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 #97 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)
This week's playlist: • I Got To Leave You Alone by The Mitchell Blues Band. Visit the band's GarageBand page, their MySpace page and their iLike page for more information and free mp3s of their songs. • Mountain Top by Boo Boo Davis, from The Snake (2004), available from Black & Tan Records and CD Universe. • I Did Her Wrong by Louisiana Bob Kirkpatrick & Short Fuse, from Drive Across Texas (2005), available from TopCat Records, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit Bob's TopCat Records bio page for more information. • Wig City by Gary Primich, from Ridin' The Darkhorse (2006), available from Electro-Fi Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit GaryPrimich.com for more information. • Spaceship by Scott Albert Johnson, from Umbrella Man (2007), available from the store at his site and the iTMS. Visit ScottAlbertJohnson.com for more information. • Umbrella Man by by Scott Albert Johnson, also from Umbrella Man (2007). • Is This Everything There Is by Ana Popovic, from Still Making History (2007), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit AnaPopovic.com and her MySpace page for more information. • Dark Horses by Billy Goodman, from Dark Horses (2005), available from ItsAboutMusic.com and the iTMS. Visit BillyGoodman.com for more information. • Amtrak by the Big George Jackson Blues Band, from Southern In My Soul, available from Black & Tan Records and the iTMS. Visit BigGeorgeJackson.com for more information. • Big Shot by Marcia Ball, from Live! Down the Road, available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit MarciaBall.com for more information. Mentioned during this show: I won't dignify Quechup.com with a link, and once again, I urge you to stay away from them and their questionable business practices; if you want a cool t-shirt, visit ElectroFi.com, although when I visited on 9/8/07, the site was down temporarily. Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. 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 #91 courtesy of the artists, and/or one of the following: the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)
This week's playlist: • The Wheel Man by Watermelon Slim and the Workers, from The Wheel Man (2007), available from Slim's site, NorthernBlues.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit WatermelonSlim.com for more information. • Bad Man by Haze The King. Visit the band's MySpace page for more information. • Busker's Blues Blues by Davis Coen, from Ill Disposition (2007), available from his site and the iTMS.Visit DavisCoen.com for more information.. • Please Don't Waste My Time by Louisiana Bob Kirkpatrick & Short Fuse, from Drive Across Texas (2001), available from TopCat Records, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit Bob's TopCat Records bio page for more information. • Put It Back On Me by the Quarter Draw Band, from For Sale By Owner (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit the Quarter Draw Band's MySpace page for more information. • Loretta by the Quarter Draw Band, from For Sale By Owner (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit the Quarter Draw Band's MySpace page for more information. • Beware of the Man (Who Calls You Bro) by Doug Cox and Salil Bhatt, from Slide To Freedom (2007), available from DougCox.org, NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit DougCox.org for more information. • I'm Looking For A Miracle by the Phantom Blues Band, from Out of Shadows (2006), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit the Phantom Blues Band page at the Delta Groove site for more information. • Somebody's Gettin' It by Edwin Holt, from Second Time Around (2005), available from TopCat Records and the iTMS. Visit EdwinHolt.com for more information. • At Da' Crossroads by Billy Jones, from tha' Bluez (2005), available from Black and Tan Records. Visit Billy-Jones.com for more information. Mentioned during this show: in Chicago - ChicagoBluesFestival.org and a very cool downloadable tour of Chicago blues sites narrated by Buddy Guy, available from DownloadChicagoTours.com in both enhanced (with photos) and audio-only versions. In Washington, D.C. - the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; in alphabetical order: Aditi Indian Cuisine, Bangkok Joe's for Thai food, Jaleo for tapas, The Melting Pot for fondue, Red, Hot & Blue for barbecue and Tony and Joe's Seafood Restaurant. Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. Also, be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in Chicago. (Music on Murphy's Saloon #76 courtesy of the artists and either the Podsafe Music Network or the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance)
This week's playlist: • Poor Man's Train by Gerry Wall, from Winter Grass (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit GerryWall.com for more information. • Wrapped Up In Love by Carey & Lurrie Bell, from Second Nature (2004), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Carey's Alligator Records bio page for more information. • Ride, Ride by Alexis P. Suter, from Shuga Fix (2005), available from CD Universe, EMusic.com, and the iTunes Music Store. Visit AlexisSuter.com for more information. • She's Got My Number by Blue Plate Special, from Can You Dig It (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Also available from CD Baby: The Blues Ain't Pretty (2000) and No Place To Fade (1998). The Blues Ain't Pretty and No Place To Fade are also now available from the iTMS. Visit BluePlateSpecialBand.com for more information. • Fat's Jump by Big George Jackson, from Beggin' Ain't for Me (1999), available from Black and Tan Records and the iTMS. Visit BigGeorgeJackson.com for more information. • 5-0 Blues by Corey Harris, from Fish Ain't Bitin' (1997), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Corey's Alligator Records bio page for more information. • No Time for Singing the Blues by Detroit Women from their brand new album Sassitude (2007), due in stores January 31st. Visit DetroitWomen.org and their MySpace page for information about the Women, and how you can buy a copy of Sassitude. For more information about the individual Women, visit this page and use the The Women pull-down menu. • Too Much Time by Louisiana Bob Kirkpatrick & Short Fuse, from Drive Across Texas (2001), available from TopCat Records, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit Bob's TopCat Records bio page for more information • Fool For The Ladies by EB Davis & The Superband, from Live at the A-Trane, Berlin (2005). EB sells his own CDs through his online store. You can also learn more at EB Davis.com and at his MySpace page. • Side To Side by Detroit Women from their brand new album Sassitude (2007). Visit DetroitWomen.org and their MySpace page for information about the Women, and how you can buy a copy of Sassitude. For more information about the individual Women, visit this page and use the The Women pull-down menu. Mentioned during this show: Detroit Women's backing band, Motor City, which consists of Dennis Burr - guitar, Susie Woodman - keyboards, Rick Zeldes - bass and Steve Kohn - drums. Also, write to the Superhot Lady Cop, aka The Sexpert, at yoursexpert@gmail.com with questions about sex, or your sex-related dlilemmas. Your questions and The Sexpert's replies will be included in future episodes of Murphy's Saloon. Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. (Music on Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast #59 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I obtained many of these tracks)
This week's music: • Foul Weather Blues by Harpdog Brown; his album Once In A Howlin' Moon, is available at his Web site. • Boom Boom by Loren Schulte, from his album No Frills, available from CD Baby; Schulte has also a GarageBand page. • In My Arms by the Ken DeRouchie Band, from their album Y2KDB, available from their site. They also have pages at MySpace and GarageBand. • The Moon Is Full by Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland & Robert Cray, from their album Showdown!, available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. • Snake by Son Lewis; from the Red Hot Blues compilation, available from Silk City Records and the iTunes Music Store. • Get Out of Memphis by The Chicago Kingsnakes, from their album Blues Island, available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. • Please Don't Waste My Time by Bob Kirkpatrick, from his album Drive Across Texas, available from TopCat Records and the iTunes Music Store. • Why We Play the Blues by Michael Hill's Blues Mob, from the album Bloodlines, available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. Also mentioned on tonight's show: the Chicago Blues Festival, the United Jersey Blues Network, the Delta Blues Museum and their podcast, Uncensored History of the Blues, and No iPod Required. (Music on Murphy's Saloon #28 courtesy of the artists, their labels, and/or the Podsafe Music Network)
This week's music: • Remember (Long Version) by Louisiana Bob Kirkpatrick & Short Fuse, from their 2001 album Drive Across Texas, available from the iTunes Music Store and TopCat Records. • Take Your Shoes Off by Janet Ryan and Straight Up!, from their 2002 album Wrapped Up In Blue, available from the iTunes Music Store and CD Baby. Also available is their 2001 album Passion and Fire from the iTMS and CD Baby. • Don't Call Me by The Paul Wood Band, from their 2001 album The Blues is My Business available from Garageband and CD Baby. • Classic Case of the Blues by Robbie King. For more about Robbie and his music, visit his Garageband page and his site. • 5-0 Blues by Corey Harris, from his album Fish Ain't Bitin', available from the iTunes Music Store and Alligator Records. • Last Night by Stingray, from their album Ghosts In The Attic, available from True Blue Records, and individual tracks from the album can be downloaded from Martian Music. The band's site is here. • Sing Your Song by Oscar Jordan & The Mighty Sons of Hercules, from their album Eclectic Soul, which is available on CD from Amazon.com, CDBaby and DWM Music. Oscar's MySpace page is here. The Murphy's Saloon intro is from Just Got To Boogie by Matt Thorpe. Also mentioned on tonight's show: Audio Gumshoe Podcast and MySpace.com. Mevio {Mevio-c9ef45d60760b8a20ba65c621d7b836e} (Music on Murphy's Saloon #23 courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network and Garageband.com. A special thanks to Oscar Jordan.)