Monday 25 January 2016

STAR BLUES on 24th January 2016 Get Ready To Grin Like A Good'un

... 'cos Britain's Other Blues Show is probably the only radio show to feature Cab Calloway this week.

track.titletrack.artistsortindexalbum.titlealbum.artistsortlabeldurationwritercredit
When You Want the BluesJohnnie Marshall598 Cents In The BankJohnnie MarshallJSP Records[ 3 mins 49 secs ]Johnnie Marshall
Alabama Greyhound BluesChicago Bob Nelson12Tell Me MamaChicago Bob NelsonMUSIC MAKER[ 3 mins 47 secs ]Chicago Bob Nelson
Nineteen Years OldCarey Bell3Brought Up The Hard WayCarey BellJSP[ 5 mins 0 secs ]Carey Bell
I'm Going But I'll Be BackBuster Brown12I'm Going But I'll Be BackBuster BrownJasmine[ 0 mins 0 secs ]Buster Brown
They Call Me Big MamaWillie Mae Thornton & Bill Harvey's Band19Boogie Uproar - Gems From The Peacock VaultsVarious ArtistsOne Day Music[ 2 mins 3 secs ]Willie Mae Thornton & Bill Harvey's Band
Messed UpHarold Burrage17Goin' Down To Eli's (The Cobra And Abco Rhythm And Blues Anthology 1956-1958)Various ArtistsWESTSIDE[ 0 mins 0 secs ]Harold Burrage
Hide 'nor HairRay Charles9Soul For DancersVarious ArtistsFantastic Voyage[ 3 mins 12 secs ]Ray Charles
I'll Drown in My TearsLula Reed3A Soul Chronolgy Vol. 2 - This Old Soul Of MineVarious ArtistsHISTORY OF SOUL[ 2 mins 50 secs ]Lula Reed
povertybobby blue bland3that did it!bobby blue blandmca  
downsville bluestomcat coutney6downsville bluestomcat courtneyblue witch[ 0 mins 0 secs ] 
Down South BluesSleepy John Estes10The Blues BoxVarious ArtistsMETRO[ 3 mins 10 secs ]Sleepy John Estes
Dixie FlyerJohnny Temple22Broke Black And BlueVarious ArtistsPROPER[ 2 mins 50 secs ]Johnny Temple
The Calloway BoogieCab Calloway & His Orchestra30The R'n'b Hits Of 1948Various ArtistsINDIGO[ 0 mins 0 secs ]Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
I Like Your StylePete Mayes5For Pete's SakePete Mayes [ 4 mins 21 secs ]Pete Mayes
Blowin' the HornJohnnie Bassett4The Heid-Bassett Blues InsurgentsJohnnie Bassett [ 3 mins 9 secs ]Johnnie Bassett
Rhumboogie JiveFrank 'Floorshow' Culley & His Band14Let The Boogie Woogie Rock'n'rollVarious ArtistsACE[ 3 mins 18 secs ]Frank 'Floorshow' Culley & His Band
Ride With Your Daddy TonightFrank Frost21The Sound Of The City - MemphisVarious ArtistsEmi Records Ltd[ 2 mins 36 secs ]Frank Frost
I Could Cry (1957 Version)Junior Wells11Junior Wails - Complete Singles As & BsJunior WellsJasmine[ 0 mins 0 secs ]Junior Wells
Mean Ole Lonesome TrainLightnin' Slim17I'm A Rolling Stone Lightnin' SlimLightnin' SlimJasmine[ 3 mins 12 secs ]Lightnin' Slim
I'm So Glad (Trouble Don't Last Always)Sam Cooke11Sam Cooke With The Soul StirrersSoul Stirrers, TheSam CookeSpecialty[ 0 mins 0 secs ]Sam Cooke
wonderfulSam Cooke12Sam Cooke With The Soul StirrersSoul Stirrers, TheSam CookeSpecialty[ 0 mins 0 secs ]Sam Cooke
Who's the FoolSingin' Sammy Ward29For This I Thank You: Motown R&b, Popcorn And Rock N RollVarious ArtistsFantastic Voyage[ 2 mins 44 secs ]Singin' Sammy Ward
Make a Little LoveLowell Fulsom, Lowell Fulson13For Connoisseurs Only, Volume 1: Kent Modern Soul CollectablesVarious ArtistsKent[ 2 mins 38 secs ]Lowell Fulsom, Lowell Fulson
Doggone My Good Luck SoulHattie Hudson3Roll 'Em Pete : 25 Years Of Piano Blues And BoogieVarious ArtistsINDIGO[ 3 mins 11 secs ]Hattie Hudson
honky tonktrain bluesmeade lux lewis11boogie woogie mastersvarious artistsclassics jazz[ 0 mins 0 secs ]lewis
Moan You MoanersBessie Smith2A Soul Chronolgy Vol. 1 - Wade In The WaterVarious ArtistsHISTORY OF SOUL[ 3 mins 14 secs ]Bessie Smith
Funny FeathersVictoria Spivey8Broke Black And BlueVarious ArtistsPROPER[ 3 mins 17 secs ]Victoria Spivey
Hambone BluesEdna Broughton8Blues Belles With AttitudeVarious ArtistsACE[ 3 mins 15 secs ]Edna Broughton
jake bottle blueslemuel turner17rough guide to bottleneck guitarvarious artistsrough guide  
Moanin' the BluesAllen Shaw1The Slide Guitar - Vol.2Various ArtistsCOLUMBIA[ 0 mins 0 secs ]Allen Shaw
Pepper-Head WomanSquare Walton28In The '50S: Hit, Git & SpitMickey BakerRev-Ola Bandstand[ 2 mins 25 secs ]Square Walton
Mean Ole GalJohnny Otis Orchestra, Vocal By Esther Jones, The24Blues Belles With AttitudeVarious ArtistsACE[ 2 mins 50 secs ]Johnny Otis Orchestra, Vocal By Esther Jones, The
i wonderb.b. king4here's one you may not know aboutb.b. kingace[ 3 mins 21 secs ] 
Created: 25/01/2016 19:05:59

Monday 18 January 2016

STAR BLUES on 17th January 2016 at 22:00 carefully crafted

track.titletrack.artistsortindexalbum.titlealbum.artistsortlabeldurationwritercredit
that's alrightbenny turner9when she's gonebenny turner   
texas guitar slingerJoe 'Guitar' Hughes6Texas Guitar SlingerJoe 'Guitar' HughesBULLSEYE BLUES[ 0 mins 0 secs ]Joe 'Guitar' Hughes
I'll Play the Blues for YouAlbert King1Old Grey Whistle Test BluesVarious ArtistsWm UK[ 6 mins 36 secs ]Albert King
Look at Little SisterStevie Ray Vaughan9Live AliveStevie Ray VaughanCBS[ 0 mins 0 secs ]Stevie Ray Vaughan
When the Welfare Turns it's Back on YouAlbert Collins4It's Hard But FairVarious ArtistsMUSIC CLUB[ 5 mins 26 secs ]Albert Collins
You'll Lose a Good ThingBarbara Lynn11Soul City New Orleans: Big Easy Gems From The Dawn Of Soul MusicVarious ArtistsFantatsic Voyage[ 2 mins 39 secs ]Barbara Lynn
Switchin' in the KithcenDon Covay7Rockin' And Doowoppin' - The Early YearsDon CovayJasmine Records[ 2 mins 28 secs ]Don Covay
I Want to (Do Everything for You)Joe Tex9Singles A's & B's Volume 1Joe TexShout! Records[ 2 mins 10 secs ]Joe Tex
'baby, Baby' Every NightEtta James4Unlock The Lock - The Us Kent Records StoryVarious ArtistsACE[ 2 mins 24 secs ]Etta James
What Came First - The Egg or the HenKoko Taylor26Rock OnVarious ArtistsACE[ 2 mins 27 secs ]Koko Taylor
you been cheatin on meking edward1050 years of the bluesking edward   
I Done Woke UpLouisiana Red20Get On The Right Track: Mod R&b, Jazz & SkaVarious ArtistsFantastic Voyage[ 2 mins 19 secs ]Louisiana Red
Can't Afford to Do itHomesick James5Chicago Blues From C.J. Records - Vol. 2 (Wolf 120.282)Various ArtistsWOLF[ 2 mins 33 secs ]Homesick James
boppin with sonny boysonny boy williamson30Get On The Right Track: Mod R&b, Jazz & SkaVarious ArtistsFantastic Voyage[ 2 mins 19 secs ]Louisiana Red
Beggin' WomanCousin Joe5The R'n'b Years 1949: 100 Hot Rhythm And Blues Tunes From 1949Various ArtistsBOULEVARD VINTAGE[ 2 mins 53 secs ]Cousin Joe
Goin' Fishin'David Dee25Goin' Fishin'David DeeICHIBAN[ 5 mins 17 secs ]David Dee
midnight bluesbaby calloway1baytone bluesvarious artists   
Touch and GoSister Wynona Carr2Dizzy Miss Lizzy - The Speciality Story - 1954 -1960Various ArtistsOne Day Music[ 0 mins 0 secs ]Sister Wynona Carr
I'm WalkingFats Domino26Gumbo Ya Ya: The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2Various ArtistsPROPER[ 2 mins 6 secs ]Fats Domino
She's Got Me Hook, Line and SinkerSmiley Lewis9Gumbo Ya Ya: The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2Various ArtistsPROPER[ 2 mins 29 secs ]Smiley Lewis
Clap Your HandsWallace Johnson19Soul City New Orleans: Big Easy Gems From The Dawn Of Soul MusicVarious ArtistsFantatsic Voyage[ 2 mins 37 secs ]Wallace Johnson
growing oldb.b. king3here's one you didn't know aboutb.b. kingace  
Chico's BoogieRed Callender Sextette7Wailin' DaddyMaxwell DavisFantastic Voyage[ 2 mins 51 secs ]Red Callender Sextette
Blue ShuffleMaxwell Davis20Wailin' DaddyMaxwell DavisFantastic Voyage[ 2 mins 4 secs ]Maxwell Davis
Let the Back Door Hit YouPeppermint Harris8Wailin' DaddyMaxwell DavisFantastic Voyage[ 2 mins 39 secs ]Peppermint Harris
She Put Me DownLittle Boy Blues2Bad LoveLittle Boy Bluesjaxon[ 3 mins 58 secs ]Little Boy Blues
Barbecue Any Old TimeBrownie McGhee16The Complete Brownie McGheeBrownie McGheeCOLUMBIA[ 2 mins 47 secs ]Brownie McGhee
Barbecue BluesBarbecue Bob4Let Me Tell You About The Blues: AtlantaVarious ArtistsFantastic Voyage[ 3 mins 15 secs ]Barbecue Bob
Do You Give a Damn for Me?Peter Green23Roll And Tumble Blues : History Of Slide GuitarVarious ArtistsINDIGO[ 3 mins 41 secs ]Peter Green
aberdeen mississippibukka white1legacy of the blues samplervarious artistssonet  
i's be troubledmuddy waters1Roll And Tumble Blues : History Of Slide GuitarVarious ArtistsINDIGO[ 3 mins 41 secs ] 
Created: 18/01/2016 18:10:48

Thursday 14 January 2016

BLUES Artists born in 1916

MonthDayNameGivenPlaceLivedD.o.B
Jan7Bobo JenkinsJohn Pickens JenkinsForkland Al.1916 - 19847-Jan-1916
Jan12Jay McShannJames McShannMuskoge Ok1916 - 200612-Jan-1916
Jan14Maxwell DavisThomas Maxwell DavisIndependence Ka1916 - 197014-Jan-1916
Jan28Baby Tate Elberton Ga1916 - 197228-Jan-1916
Feb10T. V. SlimOscar WillsHouston Tx1916 - 196910-Feb-1916
Feb16Bill Doggett Philadelphia Pa.1916 - 199616-Feb-1916
Mar23R. H. HarrisRobert H. HarrisTrinity Tx1916 - 200023-Mar-1916
Jul9Joe Liggins Guthrie Ok.1916 - 19879-Jul-1916
Jul26Alberta AdamsRoberta Louise OsborneIndianapolis1916 - 201426-Jul-1916
Aug22Sonny ThompsonAlphonso ThompsonCentreville Ms1916 - 198922-Aug-1916
Oct29Hadda BrooksHadda HopgoodLos Angeles Ca.1916 - 200229-Oct-1916
Nov16Herb Abramson Brooklyn NY1916 - 199916-Nov-1916
Created: 14/01/2016 20:28:22

Monday 11 January 2016

STAR BLUES on 10th January 2016 at 22:00 starting in the company of senior players

Our first six artists have accumulated between them the best part of 500 years.

track.titletrack.artistsortindexalbum.titlealbum.artistsortlabeldurationwritercredit
Back Up MamaBuddy Guy3Born to Play GuitarBuddy GuySILVERTONE[ 4 mins 42 secs ]Buddy Guy
country preacherJimmy Johnson1north southJimmy Johnsondelmark[ 3 mins 48 secs ]Jimmy Johnson
My Heart is Hangin' HeavyJimmy Burns6It Ain't RightJimmy BurnsDELMARK[ 3 mins 59 secs ]Jimmy Burns
do unto othersEddie Clearwater5west side struteddie clearwaterAlligator[ 0 mins 0 secs ]Eddie Clearwater
Real Good TimeEddie Clearwater21Chicago Blues From Federal RecordsVarious ArtistsACE[ 0 mins 0 secs ]Eddie Clearwater
Locksmith ManLong John Hunter13Swinging From the RaftersLong John HunterAlligator[ 2 mins 56 secs ]Long John Hunter
one foot in texasLong John HunterTom 'Bluesman' Hunter2One Foot in TexasLong John HunterTom 'Bluesman' HunterDOC BLUES[ 3 mins 19 secs ]Long John HunterTom 'Bluesman' Hunter
Eddie's BoogieWalkin' Cane Mark12Tryin' to Make You UnderstandWalkin' Cane Markenable[ 4 mins 12 secs ]Walkin' Cane Mark
precious lordruby turner22ruby and joolsruby turner [ 2 mins 42 secs ]dorsey
Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of BeerCandye Kane & Sue Palmer2One Night in BelgiumCandye Kane & Sue Palmer [ 3 mins 6 secs ]Candye Kane & Sue Palmer
Me and My ChaauffeurMemphis Minnie2The Sound of the City - MemphisVarious ArtistsEmi Records Ltd[ 2 mins 45 secs ]Memphis Minnie
t-bone bluest-bone walker      
Down Hearted BluesAlberta Hunter120th Century BluesVarious ArtistsCATFISH[ 3 mins 12 secs ]Alberta Hunter
how many more yearshowlin wolf11The Sound of the City - MemphisVarious ArtistsEmi Records Ltd[ 2 mins 45 secs ] 
midnight rambleh-bomb ferguson22Jivin' Jamboree 3Various ArtistsACE[ 2 mins 44 secs ] 
See About MeRobert Ealey2I Like Blues When I PartyRobert EaleyBLACK TOP[ 3 mins 17 secs ]Robert Ealey
Ten Pounds of Love (In a Five Pound Sack)Sonny Rhodes6A Good Day to Play the BluesSonny RhodesSTONY PLAIN[ 0 mins 0 secs ]Sonny Rhodes
have mercy jesusOtis Clay1The Gospel TruthOtis ClayBLIND PIG RECORDS[ 4 mins 42 secs ]Otis Clay
Trying to Live My Life Without YouOtis Clay1Hi MastersOtis ClayHI[ 0 mins 0 secs ]Otis Clay
Living on Borrowed TimeOtis ClayJohnny Rawls5Soul BrothersOtis ClayJohnny RawlsCatfood[ 3 mins 41 secs ]Otis ClayJohnny Rawls
Pickin' Your BonesGeorgie Bonds1Hit It HardGeorgie BondsRoadhouse Redemption Records[ 4 mins 12 secs ]Georgie Bonds
friend like mesteve howell1friend like mesteve howellout of the past[ 0 mins 0 secs ] 
John HenryGabriel Brown2Shake That Thing!: East Coast Blues 1935-1953,Various ArtistsJSP Records[ 2 mins 26 secs ]Gabriel Brown
trouble don't lastralph willis5Shake That Thing!: East Coast Blues 1935-1953,Various ArtistsJSP Records[ 2 mins 40 secs ] 
Blues is Killin' MeBaby Face Leroy Foster4Blues is Killin' MeVarious ArtistsFLYRIGHT[ 0 mins 0 secs ]Baby Face Leroy Foster
dark roadfloyd jones5Blues is Killin' MeVarious ArtistsFLYRIGHT[ 0 mins 0 secs ] 
when i take my vacation in harlemtampa red1The Sound of the City - new yorkVarious ArtistsEmi Records Ltd[ 2 mins 45 secs ] 
Bowlegged WomanBobby Rush10Down in LouisianaBobby RushDEEP Rush[ 4 mins 0 secs ]Bobby Rush

Sunday 3 January 2016

STAR BLUES on 3rd January 2016 at 22:00 along this big ol' road

after a crossroads year for our music. We have something old, something new, something old - just about everything blue. (Exception is the white tee-shirt. Somethings never go out of style).

track.titletrack.artistsortindexalbum.titlealbum.artistsortlabeldurationwritercredit
Streamline WomanWillie Buck11Cell Phone ManWillie BuckDELMARK[ 3 mins 57 secs ]Willie Buck
I Go to WorkMarquise Knox9Man ChildMarquise KnoxAnalogue Productions Originals[ 3 mins 16 secs ]Marquise Knox
I Don't Want No WomanMagic Sam4Delmark 60 Years of BluesVarious ArtistsDELMARK[ 3 mins 43 secs ]Magic Sam
Easy Easy BabyAnn Cole3A Soul Chronolgy Vol. 3 - Save a Seat for MeVarious ArtistsHISTORY OF SOUL[ 2 mins 38 secs ]Ann Cole
feverlittle willie john4A Soul Chronolgy Vol. 3 - Save a Seat for MeVarious ArtistsHISTORY OF SOUL[ 2 mins 48 secs ] 
Barrelhouse BluesJohnny Otis21On With the Show: the Johnny Otis Story Volume 2: 1957-1974Johnny Otis Show Live, TheACE[ 3 mins 9 secs ]Johnny Otis
come back babychampion jack dupree3-4apollo storyVarious Artistsone day[ 0 mins 0 secs ] 
Soul on FireLavern Baker14A Soul Chronolgy Vol. 2 - This Old Soul of MineVarious ArtistsHISTORY OF SOUL[ 3 mins 5 secs ]Lavern Baker
Little SadieCarolina Chocolate Drops5Colored AristocracyCarolina Chocolate Drops [ 3 mins 34 secs ]Carolina Chocolate Drops
Bye Bye BluesPaul Rishell & Annie Raines10Screamin' and Hollerin' the BluesVarious ArtistsSHANACHIE[ 0 mins 0 secs ]Paul Rishell & Annie Raines
Keep Your Big Mouth ClosedRuthie Foster13... First There Was Memphis MinnieVarious ArtistsSTONY PLAIN[ 3 mins 14 secs ]Ruthie Foster
you're history babymarion james11essencemarion jameseller soul  
man size jobmarion james12northside soulmarion jameseller soul  
Wrapped Up and ReadyMannish Boys, The4Wrapped Up and ReadyMannish Boys, TheDelta Groove Productions[ 4 mins 33 secs ]Mannish Boys, The
Can't See for LookingSmokin' Joe Kubek3Got My Mind BackSmokin' Joe KubekBULLSEYE BLUES[ 0 mins 0 secs ]Smokin' Joe Kubek
The State SongEddie Taylor16Where Southern Soul Began: 3 1957-1963Various ArtistsHISTORY OF SOUL[ 2 mins 1 secs ]Eddie Taylor
You Make Me Feel So GoodTarheel Slim (Aka Alden Bunn)Little Anne24Uk Sue Label Story, Vol. 4Various ArtistsKent (U.K.)[ 2 mins 35 secs ]Tarheel Slim (Aka Alden Bunn)Little Anne
goin' homeroscoo gordon25Uk Sue Label Story, Vol. 4Various ArtistsKent (U.K.)[ 2 mins 35 secs ] 
another fool in townlightnin hopkins15No More Doggin': the Rpm Records Story Volume 1 1950-53Various ArtistsACE[ 3 mins 11 secs ] 
When the Lights Go OutJimmy Witherspoon18Chicago Bound: Chess Blues, R&b and Rock 'n' RollVarious ArtistsFantastic Voyage[ 2 mins 54 secs ]Jimmy Witherspoon
Yancey SpecialLloyd Glenn3The R'n'b Years 1952: 100 Hot Rhythm and Blues Tunes From 1952Various ArtistsBOULEVARD VINTAGE[ 3 mins 0 secs ]Lloyd Glenn
Misery in My HeartRay Charles20A Soul Chronolgy Vol. 2 - This Old Soul of MineVarious ArtistsHISTORY OF SOUL[ 3 mins 3 secs ]Ray Charles
Why Don't You Do Right?Lil Green4The Sound of the City - ChicagoVarious ArtistsEmi Records Ltd[ 2 mins 59 secs ]Lil Green
Countin' the BluesMa Rainey3Let Me Tell You About the Blues: New YorkVarious ArtistsFantastic Voyage[ 3 mins 8 secs ]Ma Rainey
Backwater BluesBessie Smith3History of Rhythm and Blues Part OneVarious ArtistsRhythm and Blues Records[ 3 mins 18 secs ]Bessie Smith
Jivin' the BluesJohn Lee 'Sonny Boy Williamson20History of Rhythm and Blues Part OneVarious ArtistsRhythm and Blues Records[ 2 mins 57 secs ]John Lee 'Sonny Boy Williamson
On the Road AgainFloyd Jones24Down Home Blues Classics - Chicago (1946-1954)Various ArtistsBOULEVARD VINTAGE[ 3 mins 11 secs ]Floyd Jones
Trouble and HeartachesIke Turner5No More Doggin': the Rpm Records Story Volume 1 1950-53Various ArtistsACE[ 2 mins 31 secs ]Ike Turner
Every Dog Has His DayPee Wee Crayton11Cosimo Matassa StoryVarious ArtistsProper Box[ 2 mins 22 secs ]Pee Wee Crayton