Recent positive feedback on pre-war sides gave us the spur to include singles from Blind Willie Johnson and Blind Willie McTell. At the recent end of the spectrum we also had a track from Bobby Rush's new one (we've said it before: what's he got to do to get a Grammy). Eddie Boyd and Otis Spann both did sessions for Mike Vernon and his Blue Horizon imprint ; we include one apiece into the STAR BLUES cornucopia.
Our Oscars were Woods and McLollie - about as polar opposite as you could imagine; we could have had Moore or Brown (or even Junior Walker based on his given moniker). They sat neatly alongside big guns such as John Lee Hooker, Bukka White and Big Joe Turner. With Spann and Boyd on piano stool we added Frank Frost and George Smith on Mississippi sax.
Fats Domino will be 87 on Thursday and his joyous sound spread over several decades and could've yielded a whole show for his party. He sold more records in the 50's than Elvis Presley and you're urged to look for a 4-cd set on EMI called "the Fat Man": as they say all killer no filler. Mike Sanchez is a versatile pianist, guitarist, singer and writer - he also had a birthday and his jumpin' swing numbers never fail to please. Missy Anderson had a nice live feel to her recent album with nice ensemble playing with emphasis away from electric guitar noodling - she had a birthday too.
track.title | track.artistsort | index | album.title | album.artistsort | label |
Going Back To Texas | Bob Kirkpatrick | 1 | Going Back To Texas | Bob Kirkpatrick | JSP Records |
my baby's comin' home | James Wheeler | 11 | ready | Kenny Parker | delmark |
Walking Thru' The Park | Johnny WinterMuddy Water | 9 | Nothin' But The Blues | Johnny Winter | BEAT GOES ON |
Can't Hold Out (Talk to Me Baby) [Feat. Ben Harper] | Johnny Winter | 2 | Step Back | Johnny Winter | |
whole lotta nuthin | missy anderson | 2 | in the moment | missy anderson | main squeeze records |
love of a woman | Blinddog Smokin', Bobby Rush | 6 | Decisions | Bobby Rush With Blinddog Smokin' | |
You Did Me Wrong | Vernon Ray Harrington | 1 | West Side Blues | Vernon Ray Harrington | ATOMIC-H2 |
strung out | Dave Thompson | 7 | Come On Down To The Delta (Plus) | Dave Thompson (Plus) | jsp |
You Got To Move | Corey Harris | 5 | Fish Ain't Bitin' | Corey Harris | Alligator |
All She Wants To Do Is Rock | Mike Sanchez | 2 | Women And Cadillacs | Mike Sanchez | DOOPIN |
i hear you knockin | fats domino | 5 | fat man sings | fats domino | music for pleasure |
don't blame it on me | fats domino | 6 | fat man sings | fats domino | music for pleasure |
Mr. Lucky | John Lee Hooker | 1 | The Original Mr. Lucky | John Lee Hooker | BLUES ENCORE |
your time is gonna come | henry oden | 8 | you're wrong for that | henry oden | n/a |
T. V. Mama | Big Joe Turner | 16 | The Blues Boss | Big Joe Turner | BLUES ENCORE |
The Honey Jump | Oscar McLollie | 16 | The R'n'b Years 1953: 100 Hot Rhythm And Blues Tunes From 1953 | Various Artists | BOULEVARD VINTAGE |
It’s Gettin’ Late | Al King | 4 | Together | Al KingArthur K. Adams | ACE |
Strollin' With Bones | T-Bone Walker | 64 | The Original Source | T-Bone Walker | PROPER |
Stop For The Red Light | Harold Burrage | 13 | Double Trouble The Cobra Records Story | Various Artists | One Day Music |
Mr. McTell Got The Blues | Blind Willie McTell | 10 | Statesboro Blues | Blind Willie McTell | ORBIS BLUES COLLECTION |
Hard Dallas Blues | Ramblin' Thomas | 10 | Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Texas | Various Artists | Fantastic Voyage |
It’s Nobody’s Fault But Mine | Blind Willie Johnson | 3 | Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Texas | Various Artists | Fantastic Voyage |
Got A Date At Half Past Eight | Jesse Fuller | 14 | Blues Roots | Various Artists | TOMATO |
no more foolin | Otis Spann | 1-10 | blue horizon recordings | otis spann | blue horizon |
you gotta reap | Eddie Boyd | 3 | blue horizon recordings | eddie boyd | blue horizon |
Jelly Roll King | Frank Frost | 15 | Blues Upside Your Head | Various Artists | CHARLY |
Times Won't Be Hard Always | George 'Harmonica' Smith | 4 | Now You Can Talk About Me | George 'Harmonica' Smith | BLIND PIG RECORDS |
Going Down In Georgia On A Horn | John Jackson | 3 | American Masters Vol. 1 : Country Blues | Various Artists | Arhoolie Records |
Shake Your Stuff | Richard Trice | 5 | Come On 'Round To My House, Baby | Richard Trice | |
The Panama Limited | Bukka White | 23 | Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Memphis | Various Artists | Fantastic Voyage |
Goin' To Alabama | Al Smith | 11 | The Prestige/Bluesville Story | Various Artists | NOT NOW |
T- Model Boogie | Rosco Gordon | 19 | Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Memphis | Various Artists | Fantastic Voyage |