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Live, Uncut, Uncensored Conversations  With "Musicians You Should Know" Angel Forrest will be rescheduled due to technical issues Fathead is John Mays, Al Lerman, Omar Tunnoch, Papa John King and Bucky Berger and they released Fatter Than Ever this past summer. This is their 10th album and they continue to prove that they can bring the Roots & Blues to the party.  I will speak with the guys about growing up in their hometowns in Canada, how the blues found them and how they found each other and formed back in 1992.  Madison Slim found Little Walter while serving in the US Air force in 1967.  He ended up in Chicago, playing with some of the best and became a member of The Legendary Blues Band and played with Jimmy Rodgers for 7 years, touring the globe.  He moved to Florida to relax and found Couch Kid Doug Deming and has been a memebr of the Jeweltones since then.   His new album is entitled Close...But No Cigar and I get to sit with Slim (and Doug and Mark Thompson) to talk about his life and new album. Mike Zito had to cancel due to a conflict

This episode's playlist: • Natural Man (3:12) by Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, from Heads Up! (2002); available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit LilEdandtheBluesImperials.com for more information. • No Better Than This (3:12) and Each Day Of Sorrow (2:36) by John Mellencamp, from the album No Better Than This (2010), available from Rounder.com and the iTMS. Visit Mellencamp.com for more information. The album is reviewed here by Chicago Tribune critic Greg Kot. • Cummins Prison Farm (4:55) and Breaking Up Somebody's Home (4:33) by Magic Slim & The Teardrops, from Raising The Bar (2010); available from Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit MagicSlimBlues.com and this page at the Blind Pig site for more information. • Hot Potata (4:19) and Found Me A Man (3:22) by Chrissie O'Dell & One Hot Mess, from If I Had A Dime (2010); available from the store at BiLLFoOLeRY.com. Visit this page at ReverbNation.com for more information. • Ice Or Fire (3:47) and Hard Feelings (3:41) by Bob Margolin, from Hold Me To It (1999); available from CDUniverse and the iTMS. CDUniverse also has many of Bob's other CDs for sale. Visit BobMargolin.com for more information. • Please Let Me Explain (5:32) by Reverend Raven & The Chainsmoking Altar Boys (feat. Madison Slim), from Live At Blues On Grand (2004); available from CDBaby and the iTMS. Visit ReverendRaven.com for more information. Mentioned during this episode: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' guitarist Mike Campbell treats a young fan with admirable kindness. The music you hear on Murphy's Saloon always comes to you courtesy of the artists and their labels. One of the following fine organizations also may have provided assistance as an intermediary: IODA PROMONET, AirplayDirect, RadioSubmit.com, the Podsafe Music Network or Download.com.

This week's playlist: • Rain, Rain by The Detonators. Their site is here and their MySpace page is here. • The Moon Is Full by Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland and Robert Cray, from Showdown! (1985) available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Collins' page, Copeland's page and Cray's page at the Alligator site for more information. • Ain't Good Lookin' by Billy Jones, from tha' Blues, available from Black and Tan Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit Billy-Jones.com for more information. • Tell Me A Story by Chris Juergensen, from Big Bad Sun (2005), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ChrisJuergensen.com to buy Big Bad Sun and 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. • Foul Weather Blues by Harpdog Brown. To buy Harpdog's most recent CD, Once in a Howlin' Moon, visit HarpdogBrown.com. Visit Harpdog's Garageband page or his MySpace page for more information and to hear more killer tracks. • Fool For You by The Mescal Sheiks, from This World Is Not My Home (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit MescalSheiks.com or their MySpace page for more information. • Listen To The Wind by The Hitman Blues Band, from Angel in the Shadow (2003), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit HitmanBluesBand.com and their MySpace page for more information. • See Me In the Evening by Hound Dog Taylor, from Deluxe Edition (1999), available from Alligator Records and from the iTMS. Visit Hound Dog's bio page at the Alligator Records site for more information. • Uh Uh Baby by EB Davis & The Superband, from Live at the A-Trane, Berlin (2005). EB sells his own CDs through his online store. Visit EB Davis.com and his MySpace page for more information. • Angeline by George Fletcher's Bourbon Renewal, from Ain't The Worst That You Could Find (2000), available from CD Baby. Visit GeorgeFletcher.com for more information. • In The Windy City by The Chicago Thieves, from In The Windy City (2007); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ChicagoThieves.co.uk for more information. • Heartless by Michael Burks, from Make It Rain (2001), available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit MichaelBurks.com for more information. • Beehive Baby by Reverend Raven, featuring Madison Slim, from Live At Blues On Grand (2004); available from their site, CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit ReverendRaven.com for more information. • Housecat Blues by Magic Slim & The Teardrops, from Midnight Blues (2008); available from Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Blind Pig Records site for more information. Mentioned during this show: BarackObama.com/issues. 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. For up-to-the-minute news about things to do in Chicago: TheLocalTourist.com. (Music on Murphy's Saloon #143 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, IODA PROMONET, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist: • In The Windy City by The Chicago Thieves, from In The Windy City (2007); soon to be available from an online store at their site. Visit ChicagoThieves.co.uk for more information and/or send email to cgiles29@aol.com. • I'm Your Honeyboy by Reverend Raven, featuring Madison Slim, from Live At Blues On Grand (2004); available from their site, CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit ReverendRaven.com for more information. • You Ain't All That 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. • Rooster Blues by Davis Coen, from Ill Disposition (2007); available from CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit DavisCoen.com for more information. • N.O. by Chainsaw Dupont, from Bourbon Street Breakdown (2005); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ChainsawDupont.com for more information. • 99 mph (Interstate Version) by Chainsaw Dupont, from Lake Street Lullaby (2003); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ChainsawDupont.com for more information. • King Of My Heart by Chainsaw Dupont, from Ghost Kings of Beale Street (2007); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ChainsawDupont.com for more information. • Around My Thoughts by Owen Roberts, from Bay to Maples (2007); available from the Music page on his site and the iTMS. Visit OwenRobertsMusic.com for more information. • What It Takes To Be Your Man by Rex Rambler, from Pieces Of Time (2007); available from SoundClick.com. Visit RexRambler.com for more information. • Coffee Man by Calvin Owens, from The House if Burnin' (2002); available from the Order Page at his site and the iTMS. Visit CalvinOwens.com for more information. • Thick Side by Mark Kerr, from One Drink Away From The Blues (2005); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit MarkKerrLtd.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 #102 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: • Castanets by Alejandro Escovedo, from A Man Under the Influence (2001), available from the store connected to Alejandro's site and the iTunes Music Store. Visit Alejandro Escovedo.com for more information, and for upcoming show dates and locations. • Sweet Home New Orleans by Phillip Walker, from Going Back Home (2007), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit PhillipWalker.com for more information. • See Me In the Evening by Hound Dog Taylor, from Deluxe Edition (1999), available from Alligator Records and from the iTMS. Visit Hound Dog's bio page at the Alligator Records site for more information. • Baby Whatcha Do by The Mescal Sheiks, from This World Is Not My Home (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit MescalSheiks.com or the Sheiks' MySpace page for more information. • I'm Single by The Billy Gibson Band, from Southern Livin' (2006), available from CD Baby, InsideSounds.com and the iTMS. Visit BillyGibson.com and the band's MySpace page for more information. • Mercy On My Soul by Earl Gaines, from Don't Take My Kindness As A Weakness (2006), available from SnailWorx.com and the iTMS. Visit Earl's page at IODA PROMONET for more information. • Big City by Luther Allison, from Blue Streak (1995), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Luther-Allison.com for more information. • Cool Your Engine by Janet Ryan and Straight Up!, from Wrapped Up In Blue, available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit JanetRyan.com for more information. • The Back Scratcher by Reverend Raven, featuring Madison Slim, from Live At Blues On Grand (2004), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ReverendRaven.com for more information. • Break This Time by Alejandro Escovedo, from The Boxing Mirror (2006), available from the store connected to Alejandro's site and the iTMS. Visit AlejandroEscovedo.com for more information, and for upcoming show dates and locations. Mentioned during this show: Bum Rush The Charts and the SXSW Music Conference and Festival. 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 #65 courtesy of the artists, IODA PROMONET and the Podsafe Music Network)

This week's playlist: • Please Let Me Explain by Rev. Raven and the Chain-Smoking Altar Boys, featuring Madison Slim, from Live At Blues On Grand (2004), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. The iTMS also has the Rev's albums Slow Burn (2004) and Big Bee (2006). • How Many Times by Eric Coslop, from a single first released in 2001. Eric has a page at Garageband.com, as does his current band The Curbfinders. In the early '90s, Eric also contributed to a series of CDs by the Home At Last Band. • Go Tell It on the Mountain by Jimmie Bratcher, from Man! It's Christmas (2006), available Nov. 24th from Jimmie's online store. Jimmie's other albums are available from his site, as well as the iTMS and Amazon.com. For more information, visit JimmieBratcher.com and his MySpace page. • Guaranteed Recipe by The Raunchtones, from Standing Room Only: Songs from the Last Roadhouse (2005), available from Silk City Records and the iTMS. • Thick Side by Mark Kerr, from One Drink Away From The Blues (2005), available from CD Baby, the iTMS and Amazon.com. For more information, visit MarkKerrLtd.com. • Rollin' by Maria Daines, a single obtained from the Podsafe Music Network. Two albums of Maria's music are available from the iTMS: Treebone and Brother of the Road (both 2005). For more information about Maria, and her partner (and guitarist) Paul Killington, visit Maria-Daines.com. • CTA (mix 1) by Anonymous American, a single obtained from the PMN. For more information about the band, visit AnonymousAmerican.com. • Too Late to Try to Do Right by Root Doctor and The Sofa King Horns, from Been A Long Time Coming (2006), available from CD Baby, Amazon.com, CD Universe and Barnes & Noble. For more information, visit RootDoctorBand.com. • Rather Be With Her by EB Davis & the Superband, from I Wanna Talk About You (1999). EB sells his own CDs through his online store. You can also learn more at EB Davis.com and at his MySpace page. • No Time for Singing the Blues by Detroit Women, a pre-release podcasting exclusive to Murphy's Saloon from their forthcoming album Sassitude. The Detroit Women CD Rattle Your Cage (2005) is available from CD Baby, Silk City Records, the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com. Be sure to check out their site at DetroitWomen.org. Mentioned sometime during this show: The MTA Song, Ubercaster, foie gras, GourmetCruelty.com and the Chicago City Council's decision to ban the sale of foie gras in the city. And don't forget to send Detroit Women some love with an email to Peggy Blue, their publicist, at pblue(at)detroitwomen(dot)org. 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 #49 courtesy of these independent artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I obtained many of these tracks)

  This week's playlist: • Come Out Baby by Chris Juergensen, from the album Big Bad Sun, available through Chris' page at Magnatunes.com. Also available at Magnatunes: the album Prospects. • Sweet Melissa by Chris Juergensen, also from Big Bad Sun. • Please Let Me Explain by Reverend Raven, featuring Madison Slim, from the CD Live At Blues on Grand (2004), available from CD Baby. In addition, CD Baby has the Rev's first CD, Slow Burn (1998). • Bee Hive Baby by Reverend Raven, featuring Madison Slim, also from Live At Blues on Grand. • I Want To Talk About You by EB Davis and The Superband, from the album I Want To Talk About You. EB has his own online store, where you can order his CDs. You can also learn more at his MySpace page, and at EB Davis.com. • Fool For The Ladies by EB Davis and The Superband, also from I Want To Talk About You. • Hammer Down by Russell "The Hitman" Alexander and The Hitman Blues Band, from their 2003 album Angel in the Shadows, available from the iTunes Music Store. For more information about Russ and the band, go to their page at Garageband, their MySpace page or the band site. Also available from the iTMS: the 2000 album Blooztown. • Listen To The Wind by Russell "The Hitman" Alexander and The Hitman Blues Band, also from Angel in the Shadows. Although not mentioned on tonight’s show, very cool blues-related links worth a visit: the Delta Blues Museum and their podcast, Uncensored History of the Blues. And remember, you do not have to own one of the most popular mp3 players on the planet to enjoy Murphy’s Saloon away from your computer: visit No iPod Required for more information. (Music on Murphy’s Saloon #29 courtesy of these very independent artists, the Podsafe Music Network, CD Baby or Magnatune.com)

This week's music: • Devil In My Shoes by the Rose City Kings from their album Holler Out For More (2005). Also available through Garageband.com are their CDs Up On It (2004) and Delta Hop (2003). Their site is here. • Wrapped Up in Love by Carey and Lurrie Bell from their album Second Nature (1991); available at the iTunes Music Store and Alligator Records. • Let Me Down Easy by Bettye LaVette; at the iTunes Music Store: A Woman Like Me (2006) and I've Got My Own Hell to Raise (2005). Also at Amazon.com. • I'm Your Honeyboy by Reverend Raven and the Chainsmoking Altar Boys, featuring Madison Slim; from their CD Live At Blues on Grand (2004) available from CD Baby. CD Baby also has their first CD, Slow Burn (1998). • Landlord At My Door by Son Seals, from Son Seals: Deluxe Edition (2002), available at the iTMS and Alligator Records. • Mile High by Phantom Freeway and the Badass Horns at the Podsafe Music Network. • Sweet Talk & Wine by Blue Voodoo from their CD The Storm (2005), available from CDBaby. Also available is Red Hot Blues (2004). Their site is here. Mentioned on tonight's show: No iPod Required, noted Chicago author Nelson Algren and the very Chicago-centric blogs Gapers Block and Chicagoist. (Music on Murphy's Saloon #25 courtesy of the artists, their labels (where appropriate), the Podsafe Music Network and Garageband.com)

This week's music: • Take It Back by Jimmie Bratcher from his album Red; available from the iTunes Music Store. For more information and to buy his music on CD, Jimmy's site is here. • Chilly by The Tonemasters from the 2004 compilation album Red Hot Blues, put out by the United Jersey Blues Network and available from the iTunes Music Store. The album is available on CD from Silk City Records. • The High Road by Bettye Lavette from her Album I've Got My Own Hell To Raise, available from the iTunes Music Store. You can buy Bettye's music on CD at the Anti- label site. Bettye's own Web site is here. • Shoot Him Down by Jenny Beck from her album On The Outside; available on CD from jennybeck.co.uk. All songs from Jenny's previous releases are available from her site as individual downloads for £1 each. • Don't You Tell Me by Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women from their CD Old, New, Borrowed & Blue; available from the iTunes Music Store. Their music is available on CD from Alligator Records. • I'm Your Honeyboy by Reverend Raven and the Chain-Smoking Altar Boys, featuring Madison Slim, from their album Live At Blues On Grand; available from the iTunes Music Store. You can also buy their music on CD over at CD Baby. • Heartless by Michael Burks, from his album Make It Rain; available from the iTunes Music Store. You can also buy his CDs from Alligator Records. Also mentioned on tonight's show: the site No iPod Required - yes, you can listen to podcasts without the famous piece of hardware. You can even burn podcasts to CD for listening later. Two other great music podcasts I mention on tonight's show are Bad Dawg Radio and The Great American Music Hour. The Murphy's Saloon intro is from Just Got To Boogie by Matt Thorpe. (Music on this week's episode of Murphy's Saloon is courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network, the artists and the record labels cited above. Special thanks to Reverend Raven.)