STAR BLUES on 14th February 2010 at 22:00

There is one question no man wants to be asked though last night's STAR BLUES offered a suggestion during our piano blues feature...

The timing of the show meant that we were able to survey the great wealth of blues love songs about good men lovin' bad women and good women lovin' bad men. Top of my list was "Sweet Black Angel", the Lucille Bogan song done in 1956 by BB King and the Maxwell Davis Orchestra - a real celebration both lyrically and instrumentally with BB at his utmost and nothing whatsoever to do with the downbeat depressing stereotype of the genre. Brook Benton's "I'll Take Care of You" was a big hit by Bobby 'Blue' Bland and his warm reassuring voice wraps around you like the softest of blankets in the wildest winds. Magic Sam was on hand for "All Your Love" and Howlin' Wolf was "Howlin' For My Baby" in 1951.

We indulged ourselves with seven minutes from the Layla double album of love songs for Derek and the Dominoes version of Freddie Kings "Have You Ever Loved A Woman?" - can there ever have been a more poignant rendition of the last line about "best-friends gal" in the light of Eric Clapton's trouble in woo-ing Patti Harrison away from Beatle George? Eric also gave us our gospel offering with "Give Me Strength" from his 1974 comeback project "461 Ocean Boulevard". At listener request we also did Gary Moore's version of "Need Your Love So Bad", we often play the Little Willie John original or the Fleetwood Mac cover but rarely do we go to Moore's controlled rework. Willie's "Fever" was present too so the circle stayed neatly intact.
Somehow Andrew Junior Boy Jones album on Electro-Fi slipped under the radar at the tail end of last year and I tried to make amends by including "Just Playing The Blues" last night. Coco Montoya has played with Albert Collins and John Mayall before his recent solo success, he'll have a new album out next month and we played the title track "I Want It Back" on yesterday's STAR BLUES. The project finds him in somewhat reflective mood and in the capable production hands of Keb Mo.
Chaps - if your lady ever asks "Does my bum look big in this?" Fear not, those Uppity Blues Women, Saffire have a suggestion: "THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS TOO MUCH BUTT". Go on I dare you. While you contemplate those wise words, I'll say thanks for giving me the chance to spend time with you yesterday and I hope we can be together again this upcoming Sunday at 10pm for two hours more blues, news, reviews and tomfoolery in a white tee-shirt. Until then take care of yourselves and take care of those that take care of you

Gary Blue
PS Please let me know how you got on with that answer, though neither I nor anyone else at STAR BLUES or UKRD will accept any responsibility etc etc...