STAR BLUES on 22nd February 2015 at 22:00 - a night at the Oscars

a world away from Hollywood our STAR BLUES had plenty to celebrate on your red carpet. Birthday book entries for Fats Domino and Corey Harris amongst others. Johnny Winter (somewhat predictably won a posthumous Grammy) and would have turned 71 tomorrow (Monday). His winning project was earthier than many of his later albums and the prize befits a player whose obituary ran two full pages in Living Blues magazine. We also marked the passing of Vernon Ray Harrington who came to play Castor Village Hall not so long back.

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

Created: 22/02/2015 23:48:24