Johnnie Marshall, Robert Ealey and Chris Beard surfaced around the same time at the turn of the 90s and - sadly for us - none have recorded anywhere nearly enough. There are a couple of blues artists with pretty serious health worries at the moment and we send them much love and kind thoughts: Finis Tasby had a stroke last year and though paralysed remains in undiminished good spirits, we caught him front and centre singing for the Mannish Boys. Walter Trout had a lengthy spell in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers but these days has life-threatening liver troubles. There'll be a cd, book and DVD project in stores as of 4th June and we got an early look at the album: Mayall wrote and did rippling piano duties on the Boogie track to showcase the good cause.
Robert Cray starts his UK tour on Friday and he'll reach Cambridge on 10th with a follow-on gig in Norwich the day after. Don't have his new album yet but that single is a good taster. Can't believe he's slipped past the 60 mark now, its great to hear him in touch with those soulful roots. With Mr Singleton on the start line for new albums we find both Keb Mo and Kenny Blues Boss Wayne. The female blues voice didn't get much of a fair shake but what there was was pretty darn good: Helen Humes and Big Maybelle who got covered by Aretha Franklin. The new issue of Living Blues has Swamp Dogg on the cover and in th e early guise of Little Jerry Williams we had him on the show. Wynonie Harris, Kip Anderson and Earl Gaines effortlessly upped the vox quotient. The lone instrumental was the single Al Wichard cut for the Bihari brothers in a recording blitz designed to stockpile product ahead of the second Petrillo ban.
Somewhat bleary eyed I was roused by Lady Blue on Saturday morning telling me about Ben Harper on breakfast tv, hence our excursion into the 2004 collaboration he did with the Blind Boys of Alabama in the gospel tent. God willing we'll surface again with trivia, tomfoolery and blues at 10pm 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 |
Gotta Find My Baby | Chris Beard | 9 | Who I Am & What I Do | Chris Beard | ELECTRO Glide |
you move me | robert cray | 1 | you move me | robert cray | provogue |
I Had a Dream | Robert Ealey | 1 | Rounder Revue | Various Artists | Rounder |
On My Way to Memphis | Johnnie Marshall | 2 | Live For Today | Johnnie Marshall | JSP Records |
jumpin' the bone | Duke Robillard | 10 | Stomp! The Blues Tonight | Duke Robillard | Stony Plain Music |
Take My Hand | Ben HarperBlind Boys Of Alabama, The | 1 | There Will Be A Light | Ben HarperBlind Boys Of Alabama, The | VIRGIN RECORDS |
Mean Old World | Mannish Boys, The | 2 | Double Dynamite | Mannish Boys, The | Delta Groove |
mayall piano blues | walter trout w. john mayall | 7 | blues came a calling | walter trout | provogue |
Keep On Rockin' | Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne | 10 | Rollin' With The Blues Boss | Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne | STONY PLAIN |
The Worst Is Yet To Come | Keb Mo | 1 | Bluesamericana | Keb Mo | |
blame game | jarekus singleton | 11 | refuse to lose | jarekus singleton | alligator |
Lovin' Machine | Wynonie Harris | 9 | Jump Mr Blues | Wynonie Harris | Fantastic Voyage |
Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night) | Hank Ballard & The Midnighters | 5 | Doo Wop Revival: The R&b Vocal Group Sound 1961-1962 | Various Artists | Fantastic Voyage |
Cake Jumps (Instrumental) | Al 'Cake' Wichard Sextette | 11 | Beating The Petrillo Ban. The Late December 1947 Modern Sessions | Various Artists | ACE |
Burnt Toast And Black Coffee | Mike Pedicin | 5 | Get On The Right Track: Mod R&b, Jazz & Ska | Various Artists | Fantastic Voyage |
respect | otis redding | 1 | Respect: Aretha's Influences & Inspirations | various artists | ace |
Pitful | Big Maybelle | 8 | Respect: Aretha's Influences & Inspirations | Various Artists | ACE |
today i sing the blues | helen humes | 10 | Respect: Aretha's Influences & Inspirations | Various Artists | ACE |
Anytime is the Right Time | Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup | 4 | My Baby Left Me The Definitive Collection | Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup | Fantastic Voyage |
Keep What You Got | Lonnie Johnson | 6 | Originator Of Modern Guitar Blues | Lonnie Johnson | BLUES BOY |
Fat Mama Blues | Jabo Williams | 25 | Roll 'Em Pete : 25 Years Of Piano Blues And Boogie | Various Artists | INDIGO |
I'm the Lover Man | Little Jerry Williams | 4 | It's All Good - A Singles Collection 1963 - 1989 | Swamp Dogg | ACE |
I Wanna Be The Only One | Kip Anderson | 13 | Where Southern Soul Began: 2 | Various Artists | HISTORY OF SOUL |
best of luck baby | earl gaines | 19 | Where Southern Soul Began | Various Artists | HISTORY OF SOUL |