Monday 5 December 2011

STAR BLUES on 4th December 2011 at 22:00

Real sad news at the end of last night's STAR BLUES with confirmation that Hubert Sumlin had died. I did have "Smokestack Lightnin'" to hand but that somehow didn't seem enough. Never a flashy lead guitarist his work with Howlin' Wolf made Hubert a central figure in the way electric Chicago Blues sounded. When Wolf came to London in May 1970, the sessions included various members of the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton - with Eric being really embarrassed to be there asking "Why do you need me, you've got Hubert?".

We also lost Howard Tate on Friday to a battle with Leukemia a somewhat underrated singer who got famous though the covers Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and BB Kind did of his originals. He and Jerry Ragavoy worked well together and it was ironic that Tate has gone so soon after Ragavoy. Tates stuff isn't easy to come by but will repay the effort if you try.

Big birthday celebrations for Larry Davis (our 1001 blues), Pop Staples, Little Richard, Junior Wells and the second man calling himself Sonny Boy Williamson. In January Alligator will release Joe Louis Walkers debut for them called "HellFire", on his performance during the Blues Cruise its not hard to hear why Bruce Iglauer wanted JLW on board (pun!) Robert Ealey clearly enjoyed playing blues, why he wasn't better know is one of blues mysteries...

Mojo Magazine (there are others) has a cover mount disc from the latest breed of soul singers, each doing a cover of a track from the Rolling Stones' "Sticky Fingers" - we went to its Naomi Shelton cut for our gospel spot a Stax horn soundalike version of "You Gotta Move" by Gary Davis / Fred McDowell (perm any one from three). Sonny Thompson did piano on an unissued side from 1947 when he was with Miracle Records in Chicago. To round out the full flavours of blues we did the title track from Seasick Steve's chart album retrospective "Walking Man" - and "Scratch My Kat" With Cedell Davis. A new approach to "Barefootin" from Joe Medwick was all we had time for my white tee-shirt - hope we get another chance to chinwag, gossip, natter and peruse on Sunday night at 10pm (GMT) until then take care of yourselves and take care of those that take care of you


Track_Title Track_ArtistSort Index Album_Title
Crusin' for a Bluesin' Ray Bailey 5 Cruisin' for a Bluesin'
Hottest Thing In Town Andy Poxon Band, The 1 Red Roots
I Got My Eyes On You (Featuring Al Blake & Alex Schultz) Big Pete 6 Choice Cuts
Nickels & Dimes Fiona Boyes 1 Blues For Hard Times
Walkin' Man Seasick Steve 2 ...Songs For Elisabeth
John Henry Pop Staples 22 Ultimate Staple Singers: A Family Affair
House Calls Bob Kirkpatrick 9 Going Back To Texas
Texas Flood Larry DavisFenton Robinson 5 Dave's Dukes
Midnight In The Barrelhouse Johnny Otis Orchestra Feat. Pete "Guitar" Lewis 5 The Johnny Otis Story Volume 1 Volume 1: 1945-57 Midnight At The Barrelhouse V A
Nothing's Impossible Solomon Burke 4 Nothing's Impossible
Stop Howard Tate 25 The Pomus And Shuman Story
Ain't Nobody Home Howard Tate 12 This Time It's For Real
Barefootin' Joe Medwick 1 Voice of Americana: Joe Medwick
It's A Shame Featuring Joe Louis Walker Joe Louis Walker 4 Tommy Castro Presents The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue -- Live!
All My Worries Robert Ealey 7 Turn Out The Lights
Don't Start Me Talkin' Sonny Boy Williamson (Aka Rice Miller) 11 The R'n'b Hits Of 1955
Slippin' And Slidin' Little Richard 11 The E.P. Collection
Hoodoo Man Junior Wells 15 Down Home Blues Classics - Chicago (1946-1954)
My Dog Can't Bark Johnny Dyer 10 Rolling Fork Revisited
You Gonna Win Mike Sanchez 5 Women And Cadillacs
Walking Sonny Thompson 7 Jam Sonny Jam
You Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond Hans Theessink 11 Jedermann Remixed - The Soundtrack
You Gotta move Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens 5 Sticky Soul Fingers
Smokestack Lightnin Howlin' Wolf 19 Smokestack Lightnin'
Keep On Snatchin It Back Cedell Davis 1 All Men Are Liars
Barefootin' Joe Medwick 1 Voice of Americana: Joe Medwick
Created: 05/12/2011 08:22:49 



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