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Nuevo episodio de Terrasonora dedicado a James Cotton, el soberbio armonicista de Tunica, Mississippi. El alumno destacado de Sonny Boy Williamson (Rice Miller) que acabó dirigiendo la banda de este, y la suya propia, tras doce años junto a Muddy Waters. Recorremos en este podcast algunas de sus grabaciones legendarias. Playlist Johnny Young & James Cotton - Cross-cut saw James Cotton - Don’t start me talkin’ Muddy Waters - Sugar sweet James Cotton - Hold me in your arms James Cotton - Hold me baby James Cotton - Cotton Crop Blues Muddy Waters - Mopper’s Blues Muddy Waters - Got my Mojo Working James Cotton - Black Night James Cotton - Coast blues Muddy Waters - The Blues Had a Baby and They Called It Rock and Roll James Cotton- Creepers creeps again James Cotton - Superharp James Cotton - Sunny road blues James Cotton - Take Out Some Insurance James Cotton - Keep your hands out of my pockets James Cotton - All walks of life James Cotton - Blues for Koko James Cotton - Saint on sunday James Cotton - Midnight train James Cotton - Dealing with the devil
Nuevo episodio de Terrasonora dedicado a James Cotton, el soberbio armonicista de Tunica, Mississippi. El alumno destacado de Sonny Boy Williamson (Rice Miller) que acabó dirigiendo la banda de este, y la suya propia, tras doce años junto a Muddy Waters. Recorremos en este podcast algunas de sus grabaciones legendarias. Playlist Johnny Young & James Cotton - Cross-cut saw James Cotton - Don’t start me talkin’ Muddy Waters - Sugar sweet James Cotton - Hold me in your arms James Cotton - Hold me baby James Cotton - Cotton Crop Blues Muddy Waters - Mopper’s Blues Muddy Waters - Got my Mojo Working James Cotton - Black Night James Cotton - Coast blues Muddy Waters - The Blues Had a Baby and They Called It Rock and Roll James Cotton- Creepers creeps again James Cotton - Superharp James Cotton - Sunny road blues James Cotton - Take Out Some Insurance James Cotton - Keep your hands out of my pockets James Cotton - All walks of life James Cotton - Blues for Koko James Cotton - Saint on sunday James Cotton - Midnight train James Cotton - Dealing with the devil
Show 262, Made From The Finest Cotton! Long live the music of James Cotton! This show highlights his life and music... Intro Song, James Cotton, “High Compression”, 35X35 Alligator Records, 2006 First Set – James Cotton and His Big Band, “Here I Am (Knockin' At Your Door)”, Live From Chicago, Mr. Superharp HimselfJames Cotton and His Big Band, “Hard Headed”, Live From Chicago, Mr. Superharp HimselfJames Cotton, “Well I Done Got Over It”, Take Me Back, Blind Pig Records James Cotton, “Take Out Some Insurance”, Take Me Back, Blind Pig Records James Cotton, “Hungry Country Girl”, Take Me Back, Blind Pig RecordsSecond Set James Cotton, “Boogie Thing”, 100% Cotton, Universe Records, 2009 James Cotton, “Dolly Put The Kettle On”, 3 Harp Boogie, Tomatoe Records, 1993 James Cotton, “With The Quickness”, Giant, Alligator Records, 2010 James Cotton, “Blues For Koko”, Giant, Alligator Records, 2010 Third Set James Cotton, “Diggin' My Potatoes”, The Best of James Cotton, Alligator Records James Cotton, “Superharp”, The Best of James Cotton, Alligator Records James Cotton, “Bonnie Blue”, Cotton Mouth Man, Alligator Records James Cotton, “Sad Sad Day”, The Best of James Cotton, Alligator Records
This is show #43, Black and Blues for the last part of February, 2008. Well, we started of the show with , Aint Seen My Baby. We will also have , Kitchen Sink Boogie; , Wee Wee Hours; , The Moon is Full; , Superharp; , At Da' Crossroads; , Standing and the Cottonfields; , Shut That Door; , What The Blues Is All About; , 5-0 Blues; , Too Much Boogie; , Lord, Help the Poor and Needy; , Have You Ever Loved A Woman; Train My Baby; and , Cold Wind Blowing. Dave
This week's playlist: • Howling At The Moon by Kenny Neal, from Bayou Blood (1992), available from the store at Kenny's site, Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store.Visit KennyNeal.net for more information. • Take Your Time by The Hollywood Combo, from The Hollywood Combo (2005), available from CD Baby. Visit both SwinginRecords.com and their MySpace page for more information. • That's How Strong My Love Is by Doyle Bramhall, from Fitchburg Street (2003), available from Yep Roc Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit DoyleBramhall.com for more information. • Tired Of Crying by Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, from their brand new album Rattleshake (2006), available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. • Praying For A Cloudy Day by Gary Primich, from Ridin' The Darkhorse (2006), available from Electro-Fi Records and the iTMS. Visit GaryPrimich.com for more information. • Daddy, Let Me Hitch A Ride by Gary Primich, also from Ridin' The Darkhorse (2006). • Stop Watching Your Enemies by Koko Taylor, from Jump for Joy (1990), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit KokoTaylor.com for more information. • Another Day by Robert Wuagneux, from his brand new self-produced CD, Always (2007). Visit Robert's site, 1-uproductions.com for more information. • Hungry 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. • Superharp by James Cotton, from High Compression (1984), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit JamesCottonSuperharp.com for more information. Mentioned during this show: the sneaky bums at Quechup.com. Do NOT join this social networking site! 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 #90 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: • Didn't Know She Was Married by Chumslick Nick and the Sharks. Visit ChumslickNick and the Sharks.com or their page at GarageBand.com for more information. • Who Do I Gotta Kill by Joe White, from Trials Along The Trail (2005), available as a download from Independent Artists Company.com. Visit JoeWhiteMusic.com and Joe's page at Garageband.com for more information. • Three Chords by Jimmie Bratcher, from Red (2005), available from his online store and the iTunes Music Store. Visit JimmieBratcher.com for more information. • Angeline by George Fletcher's Bourbon Renewal (formerly known as George Fletcher and the Handsome Men), from Ain't The Worst That You Could Find (2000), available from CD Baby; also available: Dangerous Things - Live (2005). Visit GeorgeFletcher.com for more information and to see George's extensive photo gallery. • Breakin' Out by Shemekia Copeland, from The Soul Truth (2005), available from Alligator Records or the iTMS. Visit ShemekiaCopeland.com for more information. • Meet Me in the Middle by Stingray, from Ghosts in the Attic, available for download from MartianMusic.com. Visit StingrayOnline.com for more information. • Going Back to Alabama by the Siegel-Schwall Band from Flash Forward (2005), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Corky Siegel's ChamberBlues.com for more information. • I Feel It Too by The Hipnotics, from Plannin' An Accident (2003), available on CD from TheHipnotics.net. • Gut Bucket 3 by James Brown, the one and only Godfather of Soul. This track is available from the Podsafe Music Network. There are 58 different James Brown albums available through the iTMS. Visit the GodfatherOfSoul.com for more information. • Highwayman by Tinsley Ellis from Live - Highwayman (2005) available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit TinsleyEllis.com for more information. • Superharp by James Cotton, from High Compression (1984), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit JamesCottonSuperharp.com for more information. • Ain't Got No Home by Roscoe Chenier, from Waiting For My Tomorrow (2006), available from Black & Tan Records and the iTMS, Visit Roscoe's MySpace page for more information. • Drinking My Last Dime by Rusty Zinn, from The Chill (2000), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Rusty's page at Alligator.com for more information. • Don't You Tell Me by Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women, from Old, New, Borrowed & Blue (1994), available from Alligator Records or the iTMS. Visit UppityBluesWomen.com • Jona Lee by Roomful of Blues, from Standing Room Only (2005), available from Alligator Records or the iTMS. Visit the Roomful.com or Roomful of Blues page at Alligator.com for more information. • Natural Man by Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, from Head's Up! (2002), available from Alligator Records or the iTMS. Visit Lil' Ed's page at the Alligator Records site for more information. • Woolly Mammoth by The Robert Farrell Band, from Sun House Fury - Part 1 (2003). To buy the CD, or for more information, visit Doubleslide.com. Mentioned during this show: Google Analytics. 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 #55 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I obtained many of these tracks)
This week's playlist: • Mark My Words by Gregg Martinez, from Big Bad Daddy (2006). For more information, or to buy the CD, visit GreggMartinez.com. Big Bad Daddy is also available from CD Baby and Amazon.com. • No Time for Singing the Blues by Detroit Women, a pre-release podcasting exclusive to Murphy's Saloon from their forthcoming album Sassitude. Their CD Rattle Your Cage (2005) is available from CD Baby, Silk City Records, the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com. The Detroit Women song Old Weakness is included in a compilation called iTunes Essentials: Detroit. Be sure to check out their site at DetroitWomen.org. • She What? by Bad Influence, from Tastes Like Chicken (2001), available from CD Baby. CD Baby also carries their 1996 album Where We Been (1996). For more information, visit BadInfluenceBand.com or their MySpace page. • Don't Bring Me Flowers by The Jimmy Davis Band. They have 10 tracks for sale on the music page of TheJimmyDavisBand.com. For additional information, visit their Garageband page. • Texas Easy Street by Jim Suhler, from Dirt Road (2002), available from TopCat Records, CD Baby, the iTMS and Amazon.com. Jim's site is here. • Superharp by James Cotton, from High Compression (1984), available from Alligator Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com. • Road Dogs by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, from Road Dogs (2005), available from Eagle Rock Entertainment, the iTMS and Amazon.com. The official John Mayall web site is 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, the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com. • Three Chords by Jimmie Bratcher, from Red (2005), available from his online store, the iTMS and Amazon.com. For more information, visit JimmieBratcher.com. • Just A Fool by Big Hammer. For more information, visit their Garageband page. Mentioned during this show: give Detroit Women some love - send an email to Peggy Blue, their publicist; Ubercaster, Rich Palmer and Audio Gumshoe, and Risky Business. 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 #48 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I obtained many of these tracks)
Bob has shared the stage and played with some of todays great blues artists. Most recently His band backed Superharp james cotton He has opened for a number of major acts over the years from Ronnie Earl And Eddie Kirkland to Bobby Parker and Hubert Sumlin. He was guitarist for Floyd Phillips and The Mudflaps for 3 years having formed the band with Floyd in 1998. The band consists of Bob On guitar and vocals, Steve Pozz or Ron Howden on drums, Sandy Joren on bass. Also any number of the areas great blues musicians can be seen from time to time perfoming with the band. As far as the blues go, this is the real deal check the schedule and check out the band. Bob"The Breadman" Lanza has been playing theNY/NJ/PA. blues circuit for the last 20 years. The Cancellation Blues Band, Cruisin for a Bluesn', Fat Chance, The Bluzemonsters The Homewreckers,Big Daddy and The Wildcats and Floyd Phillips and The Mudflaps were a few of the bands he was involved with. Now he has formed his own band, THE BOB LANZA BLUES BAND. The band puts the best blues talent in the area, in the spotlight. Bob's energetic, blue guitar playing is backed up by some of the best blues players around!!!! Weather it be Ron Howden on drums or L'il Leroy (AKA Steve Pozz). Sandy Joren on bass, or Charlie Hilbert, or Randy Lippincott . Dave Homan on sax, Johhny Tu Tone on harmonica. These guys are the cream of the crop as far as blues go. Bob Lanza Blues Band
This week's playlist: • Sweet As Sin by Ruby James from her forthcoming CD Ruby James; this and other tracks can be downloaded free from RubyJames.com. Ruby is touring the United States this fall - some dates are confirmed and others are pending. For more information, visit Ruby's MySpace page or the RubyJamesFans page at MySpace. • In My Time Of Dying by Ben Godwin from the CD Lighter Than The Atom / =shinyshiny= (2006) available from CD Baby, the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com. For more information about Ben, visit his site PeaceMango.com and his MySpace page. • Mr. Bad Luck by Oscar Jordan & The Mighty Sons Of Hercules from their album Mr. Bad Luck (2001), available from CD Baby and Amazon.com. For more information, visit OscarJordan.com and/or his MySpace page. Oscar's CD Eclectic Soul (2004) is also available from CD Baby. • Superharp by James Cotton from High Compression (1984) available from Alligator Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com. • Some Sympathy by Chris Juergensen from the CD Big Black Sun (2005) available from Magnatune.com, the iTMS and Amazon.com. Chris' earlier CD Prospects (2003) is also available from Magnatunes. • Go Fast by Humdinger. They have a CD and a band website in the works; in the meantime, visit their MySpace page for more information. • Bad Religion by Jimmie Bratcher, from his 2005 CD Red, available from his online store, the iTMS and Amazon.com. For more information, visit JimmieBratcher.com. • Highwayman by Tinsley Ellis from Live - Highwayman (2005) available from Alligator Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com. Mentioned on tonight's Murphy's Saloon: Jambone Records, and Flamenco Chicago, as well as FC's founder, artistic director and choreographer, Rosetta Magdalen. Online resources for more information about the blues: the Blues Foundation, the Delta Blues Museum, and the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, Uncensored History of the Blues. Please note: If this is your first visit to Murphy's Saloon, you can skip the first 10-12 episodes with a completely clear conscience. No kidding. (Music on Murphy's Saloon #37 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I downloaded some of these tracks)