Something of a piano feast got served up on last night's STAR BLUES. Leading practitioner Pinetop Perkins' session in Switzerland marked his inclusion in my make-pretend list of blues artists I'd share a car with and Amos Milburn took us down to his "Chicken Shack" for a bit of boogie. We also had Brit Carl "Sonny" Leyland over in New Orleans celebrating at the "House of Blue Lights" and German Axel Zwingenburger gracing a track from Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. That one from their newest album and you can catch them live at Cambridge Corn Exchange on All Hallows Eve.
The other two car passengers - Guy Davis and Candye Kane - made an appearance and both would make good company with a wealth of stories to tell. Our own Blondie had a birthday so it was sort of fitting that I played "Denise" by Randy and the Rainbows (the original version of the big 70's hit for Ms Harry's band). Another birthday got marked for B. B. King (he was 84 on 16th) and I chose three up-beat songs to prove blues isn't all about depressing bad things.
Katherine Davis is playing near Peterborough on Saturday - so I played a track from her new album. Live blues music is still thriving, if you know where to look, and Katherine is the real deal. Don't forget the British R&B legends are in Cambridge on 28th complete with Alan Price, Maggie Bell, Zoot Money, Bobby Tench and Chris Farlowe. See you there?
Before then I hope to have your company again at 10 next Sunday night on FM or online at www.star107.co.uk with more STAR BLUES, until then take care of yourselves and take care of those that take care of you
Gary Blue
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