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This week, we conclude our two-part feature offering live recordings in this time of sheltering in place due to the Coronavirus-19 pandemic. We'll hear classic live recordings from Guy Clark, Bonnie Raitt, Arlo Guthrie, Mississippi John Hurt, Steeleye Span and many more. We’re still LIVE … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Episode #20-18: In Concert, Pt.2 Host: Tom Druckenmiller Artist/”Song”/CD/Label Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways Tom, Betty & Nathan Druckenmiller / “Arkansas Traveler/Soldier's Joy” / Back Home / Little Cat Guy Clark / “Introduction” / Songs and Stories / Dualtone Guy Clark / “LA Freeway” / Songs and Stories / Dualtone Dry Branch Fire Squad / “Mel Bay” / Live at Newburyport Firehouse / Rounder Dry Branch Fire Squad / “Lonesome Fugitive” / Live at Newburyport Firehouse / Rounder Bonnie Raitt / “Kokomo Blues” / Philadelphia Folk Festival 40th Anniversary / Sliced Bread Richard Thompson / “Beeswing” / Philadelphia Folk Festival 40th Anniversary / Sliced Bread Arlo Guthrie / “Ring Around the Rosie Rag” / Philadelphia Folk Festival 40th Anniversary / Sliced Bread Tom, Betty & Nathan Druckenmiller / “Sourwood Mountain - Jimmie Johnson” / Back Home / Little Cat Paul Rishell & Annie Raines / “Custard Pie” / A Night in Woodstock / Mojo Rodeo Mississippi John Hurt / “Candyman” / Blues at Newport / Vanguard Lightin' Hopkins / “Shake That Thing” / Great Bluesmen-Newport / Vanguard The Pentangle / “I've Got a Feeling” / Sweet Child / Castle Steeleye Span / “Blackleg Miner” / Back in Line / Shanachie Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
This is show #78, Bruce's Blues! Hey, welcome back, everyone! This is your blues loving bluesman Dave Harrison from the Star City of Virginia… I've got another great show for you! Having just experienced one heckuva blues festival at the in Wheeling WV, I've decided to feature many of the artists that were there! Bruce Wheeler (Festival Director) and his family really outdo themselves every year! Bruce did a fantastic job of selecting some great music and that's why Show #78 is called “Bruce's Blues”! Well, we started off the show with with Let Me Love You! Following Magic, we'll hear from , Car Troubles; , Mississippi Flatland Blues; , The Devil Had A Woman; , Going Down to the River; , Fishin' Hole; , Black John; , See You Hurt No More; w/ John Nemeth, Who's the Fool; , Kokomo Blues; , Love Me Tonight; , Flashback; and wrapping up with the IBC Albert King Guitar Award winning playing Low Dirty Deal! A special thanks to all the independent artists, the signed artists, the promoters, and the record labels for the ongoing support in the BluzNdaBlood Show, your first stop for the best in the blues! Also special thanks to Michael Allen, from the for his ongoing support in allowing me to use his incredible artwork on my show and web sites! This show's artwork is courtesy of Daniel Baird, who now owns a sign making business. He created the banner that was presented to Bruce and also is used for this show! Check out the details in the banner! There's a great panoramic view of the Wheela venue! Be sure to swing by the home page! There are hyperlinks to all the great music that you hear on my show! Remember to send in your favorite blues artists that you would like me to play on an upcoming “By Request” show! I need your help! Enjoy the show and keep in touch! I can be found at , , and ! Or better yet, e-mail me at . Until next time, this is Dave Harrison, reminding you to keep the blues alive and keep the blues in the blood! Dave
This week's playlist: • Who That Girl? (3:33) by Robert Stanley, from Roadman's Hammer (2008); available from DigStation.com, CDConnection.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit RoadmansHammer.com and Robert's MySpace page for more information. • I Got To Leave You Alone (5:02) by The Mitchell Blues Band. Visit the band's GarageBand page, their MySpace page and their iLike page for more information. • Untrue (4:33) by Anni Piper, from Two's Company (2009), available from Blues Leaf Records' page at CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit AnniPiper.com for more information. • Some Fun (2:27), Sugar Lee (4:32) and Lonely Blues (4:30), all by Damon Fowler, and all from Sugar Shack (2009); available from BlindPigRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit DamonFowler.com for more information. • Kokomo Blues (4:03) by Jeff Norwood, from Awendaw (2009); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit this page at LiveBluesWorld.com for more information. • I Don't Know (3:29) by Bobby Jones, from Comin' Back Hard (2009), available from DeltaGrooveProductions. Visit DeltaGrooveProductions for more information. • Mile High (4:46) by The Phantom Freeway Rhythm & Blues Revue, from Callin' In Rich. The band's page at the Podsafe Music network is here (where you can hear several more tracks). • Chesterfield County Jail (3:59) by Mason Casey, from the compilation The Future of the Blues, Vol. 3 (2008); the track is from Sofa King Badass (2007). Both the compilation and Sofa King Badass are available from NorthernBlues.com, and Sofa King Badass is available from the iTMS. Visit this page at NorthernBlues.com for more information. Mentioned during this episode: The Great Northern Blues Society's Blues Cafe 2009 and The Ash Grove. To contact me: in addition to email - murphyssaloon(at)gmail(dot)com - you can contact me through the following social networking sites: Facebook, MySpace 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. (Music on Murphy's Saloon #153 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, IODA PROMONET, Download.com or Garageband.com)
This week's playlist: • You Cured My Blues by Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, from Can't Stop Now (2008), available from Electro-Fi Records and the iTMS. Visit KennyBluesBoss.com for more information. • Mornin's Breakin by Tom Malafarina, from Less Is More (2008), available from the store at Tom's site and CD Baby. Visit TomMalafarina.com/BMT.html for more information. • Down In The Neighborhood by Marcia Ball, from Peace, Love & BBQ (2008); available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit MarciaBall.com for more information. • Hypnotized, by Eddy Clearwater and Ronnie Baker Brooks, from West Side Strut (2008), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Alligator Records site and this page at the Blind Pig Records site for more information. • Less And Less Of You, Wasn't That Enough and That's What Love Will Make You Do by Janiva Magness. Less And Less Of You and Wasn't That Enough are from Bury Him At The Crossroads (2004), available from the store at Janiva's site, NorthernBlues Music, and the iTMS. That's What Love Will Make You Do is from What Love Will Do (2008), available from the store at Janiva's site, Alligator Records, and the iTMS. Visit JanivaMagness.com for more information. • Kokomo Blues by David Jacobs-Strain, from Ocean Or A Teardrop (2004), available through the discography page at David's site, and from NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit DavidJacobs-Strain.com for more information. • Godfather Of The Blues by Albert Castiglia, from These Are The Days (2008); available from Blues Leaf Records. Visit Blues Leaf Records and AlbertCastiglia.com for more information. • Bogart Bounces Again by JW-Jones, from Bluelisted (2008); Available by mail (and autographed, if you ask) from the store at JW-Jones.com; also from NorthernBlues Music and the iTMS. Visit both JW-Jones.com and this bio page at NorthernBlues Music for more information. Mentioned during this show: I neglected to mention two groups for which Janiva Magness is a tireless advocate: Casey Family Programs and Foster Care Month; also - a Youtube video of Alejandro Escovedo and Bruce Springsteen performing Alejandro's new single "Wasn't I Always A Friend" live in Houston. 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 #128 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: • Kokomo Blues by David Jacobs-Strain, from Ocean Or A Teardrop (2004); available through the discography page at David's site, from NorthernBlues.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit DavidJacobs-Strain.com for more information. • Back On Track by Arthur Adams, from Back On Track (1999); Available from Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Blind Pig site 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. • Sweet Man Of Mine by E.C. Scott, from Hard Act To Follow (1998); available from Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit ECScott.com and this page at the Blind Pig site for more information. • Before The Quick Can Get Ready by E.C. Scott, from If This Is Love ... I'd Rather Have The Blues (2004); available from Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. • Wise As A Fool by E.C. Scott, from Masterpiece (2000); available from Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. • Girls To Shame by Albert Cummings, from Working Man (2006); available from Blind Pig Records, the store at his site and the iTMS. Visit AlbertCummings.com and this page at the Blind Pig site for more information. • Lessons by the Mike Andersen Band, from Tomorrow (2004); available from Black & Tan Records and the iTMS. Visit MikeAndersenBand.com for more information. • Snowflakes and Horses by Jason Ricci & New Blood, from Rocket Number 9 (2007); available from Delta Groove Productions. Visit this page at the Delta Groove Productions site for more information. • Harpin' On A Riff (instrumental) by Charlie Musselwhite, from The Harmonica According to Charlie Musselwhite (1994); available from BlindPigRecords.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit CharlieMusselwhite.com for more information. Mentioned during this show: Adam Curry, Adam's role in the development of podcasting, No iPod Required. 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 # 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: • If You Let A Man Kick You Once by Corey Harris & Henry Butler, from Vu-Du Menz (2000); available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit this page for more information about Corey Harris, and this page for more information about Henry Butler. • Blow Wind Blow by Percy Strother, from Home At Last (1998); available from Black & Tan Records and the iTMS. Visit this 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. • Sleepless Dream, Soul Of A Man and Kokomo Blues, all by David Jacobs-Strain, and all from Ocean Or A Teardrop (2004), available through the discography page at David's site, and from NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit DavidJacobs-Strain.com for more information. To see three wonderful performance videos of David recorded at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., go here. • Second Hand Man by Carey Bell and Junior Wells, from Harp Attack! (1990), which also includes James Cotton and/or Billy Branch on some tracks. Harp Attack! is available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Alligator Records site for more information (be sure to scroll down). • Brand New Woman by John Mooney, from If This Is Love...I'd Rather Have The Blues (2004), a compilation available from Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit JohnMooneyLive.com and John's page at the Blind Pig Records site for more information. • Some Sympathy by Chris Juergensen, from Big Black Sun (2005), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ChrisJuergensen.com to buy Big Black Sun and for more information. • Just A Fool by Big Hammer. For more information, visit their Garageband page. Mentioned during this show: SXSW, TexasMusicRoundup.com, Alejandro Escovedo, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jon Dee Graham and Eliza Gilkyson. Also - Kids Rock - a great spoof of songs re-made for kids. 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 #115 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)