The sinister yellow ducks are in a Mexican standoff situation with Mrs Doubtfire wearing the most resolute of pinafores, in a staring contest with Ernest Borgine my money's on her - the fate of the two young chicks rests with her.
Unsurprisingly we are now officially (?) Britain's Other Blues Show; as proof our birthday book celebrated Chuck Berry, Kenny Neal, Olga, Mickey Baker, Nappy Brown and Guitar Gabriel - each with an individual blues gift Gabriel's album was his first in 30 years and was part of the launch of the MusicMaker organisation. It has an impressive roster (Precious Bryant, Etta Baker, Beverley Watkins, John Dee Holeman and so on) and is run as a not for profit outfit dedicated to the welfare of blues musicians who ground out a living on the road without healthcare provision. Regular subscribers who get my annual publication "GARY BLUE'S ALMANAC" are asked to make a donation to MM instead of paying me.
While we have good health in mind we sent positive thoughts to Kid Ramos, Curtis Salgado and Candye Kane who are all having a tough time with cancer. The power of Curtis' voice - with many textures in common with Solomon Burke - was astonishing given how ill he has been. Candye went back into hospital briefly but is now on the road again, Facebook showed her in New Orleans - she simply does not know how to slow down. She has lost loads of weight but still has the biggest heart of anyone I know.
The Crescent City gave us Champion Jack Dupree and Fats Domino - our piano blues maestros last night and as if it needed a bonus we snuck in Roy Milton's "RM Blues" on the Specialty label. Johnny Guitar Watson, Pee Wee Crayton and birthday boy Mickey Baker had overdriven amps and aggressive guitar in the 50s which still blows away everything else before or since. Mickey is still with us and would be a great subject for a film by Jon Brewer? Barbara Lynn is a great left-handed player - barely hamprered by what looks like a fulsome bridesmaid dress on the booklet cover of Kents anthology of her rare 60s and 70s singles.
Mick Hucknell has had a go at "That's How Strong My Love Is" - bless him - he oversells it so we gave him OV Wright's original as a homework assignment. For further inspiration James Carr covered Otis Redding. Mark Lamarr's gospel collections on Veetone brought forth another gem for us. Before we knew it our allotted 118 minutes were up (a third hour anyone?). My plans for next week are to theme STAR BLUES around the feature in the new issue of Living Blues - "New Generation of Acoustic Blues". Hope you can be at your place in good time for 10pm (BST) next Sunday, until then take care of yourselves and take care of those that take care of you
| Track.Title | Track.ArtistSort | Index | Album.Title | Album.ArtistSort | Label |
| She Don't Play By The Rules | John Mayall W. Mick Taylor | 13 | Along For The Ride | John Mayall | EAGLE |
| Too Much | Omar & The Howlers | 1 | Too Much Is Not Enough | Omar & The Howlers | |
| Poppa Stoppa | Pee wee Crayton | 8 | Ace 30: Blues And R'n'b | Various Artists | ACE |
| Too Tired | Johnny 'Guitar' Watson | 6 | Ace 30: Blues And R'n'b | Various Artists | ACE |
| Sugar Coated Love | Barbara Lynn | 14 | A Good Woman | Barbara Lynn | Kent |
| Real Gone Lover | Kid Ramos | 12 | House Party | Kid Ramos | EVIDENCE |
| everyday i have the blues | b b king | 2-1 | blues tunes | Various Artists | n/a |
| 3 o clock blues | b b king | 1 | blues tunes | various artists | n / a |
| playing with my friends | b b king w. robert cray | 1 | blues summit | various artists | mca |
| just take your time | Olga (Featuring Cody Dickinson) | 4 | Whatever You Want | Olga | 219 Records |
| That's How Strong My Love Is | O.V. Wright | 19 | The Complete Goldwax Singles, Vol. 1 1962-1966 | Various Artists | Kent |
| Don't Be Angry | Nappy Brown | 12 | The Golden Age Of American Rock 'N' Roll - Volume 8 | Various Artists | ACE |
| atomic boogie | pete johnson | 1 | Jump 'N' Jive | Various Artists | METRO |
| Alimony | Lonnie Brooks | 7 | Bayou Lightning | Lonnie Brooks | Alligator |
| Bitter With The Sweet | Kenny Neal | 2 | Hooked On Your Love | Kenny Neal | BLIND PIG RECORDS |
| promised land | chuck berry | 15 | at his best | chuck berry | mca/chess |
| Hard Knock Gal | Candye Kane | 10 | Sister Vagabond | Candye Kane | DELTAGROOVE |
| Miss You Like The Devil | Guitar Gabriel | 8 | Deep In The South | Guitar Gabriel | MUSIC MAKER |
| Strollin' | Champion Jack Dupree | 1 | Blues From The Gutter | Champion Jack Dupree | Atlantic |
| Dance With Mr. Domino | Fats Domino | 24 | The Fat Man | Fats Domino | IMPERIAL |
| R M Blues | Roy Milton & His Solid Senders | 4 | Specialty Story | Various Artists | Specialty |
| its getting late | voices of jordan | 1 | screaming gospel | various artists | veetone |
| my babys gone | eddie riff feat. Mickey Baker | 23 | hit git and split | mickey baker | revola |
| Love Man | Curtis Salgado | 7 | Soul Shot | Curtis Salgado | Alligator |
| I Can't Turn You Loose | James Carr | 11 | Hard To Handle: Black America Sings Otis Redding | Various Artists | ACE |
| something missing | Holmes Brothers, The | 5 | Feed My Soul | Holmes Brothers, The | Alligator |
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